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Along with the world, Melbourne celebrated the 550th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji with full pomp & splendour

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TEAM THAT STICKS TOGETHER

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MOST INFLUENTIAL ASIAN-AUSTRALIAN How Pakistan-born Muneera Bano broke stereotypes to study in Australia and bagged the ‘Most Influential Asian Australian’ title

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Australia to return historic Indian artefacts

CANBERRA, NOV 27: The Australian Government will return three culturally significant artefacts during the Prime Minister’s visit to India in January 2020.

The artefacts, which were held by the National Gallery of Australia (Gallery), were purchased in good faith, but extensive research undertaken by the Gallery has led to its decision to voluntarily return these artefacts to India, an official media release said.

Gay officers win discrimination suit against NSW police department

SYDNEY, Nov 29: Four gay Australian police officers won a discrimination lawsuit against the New South Wales police on Friday after they were investigated for drug use based on their sexual orientation.

The artefacts being returned are: Pair of door guardians (dvarapala) 15th Century, Tamil Nadu, India – (two works); and The serpent king (Nagaraja) 6th to 8th Century, Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh, India.

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underscores the world’s debt to India’s magnificent culture, history and legacy,” the Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne said.

“Historic artefacts play a significant role in modern society by allowing “Like India, we understand the value of communities to acknowledge and our ancient cultures and artefacts,” the celebrate their shared history and Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. culture. The National Gallery of Australia recognises this, and is strongly committed “The return of these artefacts is the right to the ethical collecting of cultural material thing to do. This is another demonstration and best practice collection management. of deep relationship between Australia and I commend the Gallery for resolving India.” these legacy issues,” the Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Both India and Australia are party to the Arts Paul Fletcher MP said.

UNESCO 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Criminal law proceedings are currently Import, Export and Transport of Ownership underway in India and the United States of Cultural Property. against former New York art dealer Subhash Kapoor, from whom these “The strong ties Australian and artefacts were purchased. The Australian Indian institutions have made in recent Government does not have any role in years have helped develop important these proceedings. professional relationships and share culture. The return of these artefacts also (Media release)

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The law enforcement officials, who all worked at the Newtown Police Station in central Sydney, had to undergo several drug tests over six months following a complaint by their boss, Simon Hardman, whom they accused of fostering a “homophobic culture” at the station, Efe news reported.

Hardman filed a complaint against the four men with the state police after a fifth officer, also gay and a friend of the plaintiffs, tested positive for drugs; the supervisor also accused them of conspiring to avoid detection by waxing their body hair.

In his report, Hardman said that the officials were “notorious for their promiscuity” and indulging in “indiscriminate sexual encounters” in which the use of drugs was considered “fundamental.”

In its verdict, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal said that “each of the applicants has established that they have been subjected to unlawful discrimination” on grounds of their homosexuality.

(Agencies)

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Response to Aged Care Royal Commission Interim Report

CANBERRA, NOV 25: The Morrison Government is taking strong action to respond to the three priority areas identified in the Aged Care Royal Commission’s Interim Report released on October 31, by increasing home care packages, reducing chemical restraints, and getting younger people out of residential aged care.

The Government will deliver a $537 million funding package to respond to the Interim Report, across the identified three priority areas, including; investing $496.3 million for an additional 10,000 home care packages; providing $25.5 million to improve medication management programs to reduce the use of medication as a chemical restraint on aged care residents and at home, and new restrictions and education for prescribers on the use of medication as a chemical restraint; delivering $10 million for additional dementia training and support for aged care workers and providers, including to reduce the use of chemical restraint; and investing $4.7 million to help meet new targets to remove younger people with disabilities from residential aged care.

Increasing Home Care packages The additional 10,000 home care packages will be focused on the Royal Commission’s identified areas of need and is strongly weighted towards level 3 and level 4 packages, which provide a high level of care.

Australians.

In line with the long-term direction as identified by the Royal Commission, we will also progress further measures, including; providing simpler aged care assessments by creating a single assessment workforce and network; and establishing a single unified system for care of our elderly in the home.

also establish stronger safeguards and restrictions for the prescribing of repeat prescriptions of risperidone, an official press release said.

Doctors will still be able to prescribe it but will be required to apply for additional approval if risperidone is to be prescribed beyond an initial 12week period. These changes have been developed following recommendations from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, and in collaboration with doctor’s groups and the broader health sector.

The Government is also providing an additional $10 million over two years from 2019–20 to increase dementia training and support for aged care workers and These packages will be rolled out from 1 health sector staff.

December 2019.

This will better equip them to manage Better medication management and behavioural and psychological symptoms dementia training of dementia, deliver best practice From 1 January 2020, government will dementia care and comply with the new

standards for reducing the use of physical and chemical restraints in aged care.

Younger people in residential aged care In response to the Royal Commission, the Government will strengthen the initial targets of the Younger People in Residential Aged Care Action Plan.

The new targets, apart from in exceptional circumstances, will seek to ensure there are; No people under the age of 65 entering residential aged care by 2022; No people under the age of 45 living in residential aged care by 2022; and No people under the age of 65 living in residential aged care by 2025.

Building on longer term reforms These measures will complement the major reforms the Morrison Government has been undertaking to improve standards, oversight, funding and transparency in the care of older

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Simplifying the system for consumers The Government will streamline assessment by creating a single assessment workforce and a single network of assessment organisations that are able to undertake all aged care eligibility assessments.

Key reforms continue The Royal Commission’s final report is due on 12 November 2020, however the Government’s rigorous oversight of the sector and reform program continues.

The Government has established a new independent aged care watchdog in the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission, upgraded Aged Care Quality Standards and introduced regulations to minimise the use of restraints, and we are developing a Serious Incident Response Scheme.

The Government is also expanding the powers of the Commission, with the new Commissioner responsible for the approval of aged care providers, compliance and enforcement actions in relation to the care being provided, and the administration of the responsibilities of approved providers to report assaults.

(Media release)

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Govt says will protect religious freedoms

CANBERRA, NOV 30: After further considering the hundreds of submissions that have been made to the Exposure Draft of the Religious Discrimination Act (RDA), the Government decided earlier this week to issue a revised and further exposure draft of the RDA Bill to reflect the Government’s response to the consultation to date and provide further opportunity for engagement.

This second and final exposure draft will be released before the end of the year, and will take account of issues raised and provide the opportunity to respond to the revisions made and fine tune the Bill before it is introduced next year , an official media release said.

“Our Government takes the issue of discrimination against Australians for their religious beliefs very seriously. We made a commitment to Australians to address this issue at the last election and we are keeping faith with that commitment in a calm and considered process. We’re about listening and getting this right,” the release said.

“Recent statements by Labor seem to be opportunistically trying to derail and discredit this highly consultative and patient process. This is disappointing and betrays a lack of genuine commitment

by Labor to the principle that Australians who hold sincere religious beliefs in this country deserve the same legal protections that are rightly provided in other areas such as gender and race.

During the election Labor did not stand up for Australia’s many religious communities, and it seems nothing has changed.

“Once the Bill is introduced to the Parliament there will also be the opportunity for further engagement through the normal parliamentary process.

“Our Government will continue to proceed on the basis of good faith with a view to having a balanced and common sense Bill that protects the important religious freedoms that Australians can sadly no longer take for granted,” it further added.

(Media release)

Tens of thousands of young Australians missing from school system: Report

MELBOURNE, NOV 28: At least 50,000 young Australians have ‘disappeared’ from the education system nationwide, according to a new report from the University of Melbourne.

Authored by Dr Jim Watterston, Dean of the University’s Melbourne Graduate School of Education, and Honorary Fellow Megan O’Connell, Those Who Disappear: The Australian education problem nobody wants to talk about sheds light on the issue of young people across Australia of compulsory school age who are not participating in an education program of any type. The report also proposes solutions for how to prevent this trend from continuing.

Through modelling the report has determined that upwards of 50,000 young people have detached from the formal education system in Australia. Dr Watterston said the issue is a serious educational crisis that has until now been largely ignored. “Young Australians of all ages have been able to detach themselves from the education system and we don’t know who they are, where they are, or why they remain hidden,” he said.

The report shows that detection and intervention need to happen early in a young person’s life to prevent them from detaching, but Australian education systems are not adequately equipped to keep track of detached young people.

“Education departments often use the term ‘disengaged’ as a catch-all for students who are challenged by their school experience, but don’t identify that many thousands of students are not accounted for at all. By not making the

Trio jailed for Christmas terror plot

MELBOURNE, NOV 29: Three men have been jailed today over their plan to use improvised bombs and machetes in a terrorist attack in Melbourne’s CBD during the 2016 Christmas period.

A 24-year-old man was been sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment, with a nonparole period of 16 years. A 25-year-old man and a 27-year-old man were each sentenced to 26 years’ imprisonment.

The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team foiled the plot, in which the men had planned to inflict maximum bloodshed and community fear, in an operation that resulted in the arrests of the masterminds on 22 December 2016.

Those two men are already serving jail terms for a separate attack and 16 years of today’s sentence must be served cumulatively on their existing term.

Detectives from Operation Kastelholm seized machetes, partly constructed IEDs and electronic devices containing Islamic State propaganda material and bombmaking instructions when they searched the men’s homes in Melbourne’s northwestern suburbs.

The three men were found guilty by a jury in October 2018, convicted of one count each of conspiracy to undertake acts in preparation for or planning a terrorist act, contrary to section 101.6 of the Criminal Code (Cth).

That results in a new head sentence of 38 years each, with a minimum nonparole period of 28 years and six months.

Another man had earlier pleaded guilty to his role in the terror plot and was sentenced to 24 years’ jail with a nonparole period of 20 years.

The Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), are among the agencies involved in the Joint Counter Terrorism Team.

(Media release)

Hefty fines for employers who breach sponsorship obligations

distinction between disengaged students and those who have detached entirely from the education system, the extent of this crisis has been masked,” said Dr Watterston.

The report also outlines how a multitude of factors can lead to disengagement and detachment, including identity issues, learning difficulties, lack of financial resources, family dysfunction, mental illness, relationships with teachers and peers, and bullying.

Those Who Disappear proposes eight recommendations to address the national crisis, which include data sharing across all schools and school systems, early intervention to prevent disengagement and detachment, support for teachers and schools to identify and intervene for those students at risk, and increased investment in psychology, mental health and allied support services.

Dr Watterston said the issue requires urgent attention from Government and the education sector. “We need a national commitment from all states and territories to ensure that all children and young people are supported to access a quality education, especially those who are at risk of disengaging and detaching. It is time to take serious coordinated action to prevent our most vulnerable young people from falling through the cracks.”

(Media release)

MELBOURNE, NOV 29: A mechanical workshop north of Melbourne has been fined $18,900 for underpaying temporary foreign workers, following recent enforcement activity by the Australian Border Force (ABF).

for approval as a sponsor for two years.

A total of 111 workplaces across Australia that sponsor temporary skilled workers were visited by the ABF during October.

A cleaning company with a head office in Sydney’s south was fined $12,600 for the same offence, after underpaying one worker. A Thai massage parlour on the NSW south coast and a prestige car retailer in Brisbane were both fined $6,300 for other breaches.

A number of businesses were sanctioned during the activity, aimed at ensuring employers comply with their sponsorship obligations.

Workers on temporary visas are entitled to the same basic rights and protections as Australian citizens and permanent residents under applicable laws.

“The Australian Border Force undertakes proactive, targeted sponsor compliance activities to ensure certain sponsors are not breaching their obligations,” ABF Investigations Acting Commander Penny Spies said.

“In the case of a mechanical workshop north of Melbourne, the sponsor was penalised for being unable to provide evidence that three sponsored temporary skilled visa holders received their full entitlements.”

The ABF cancelled the employer’s sponsorship agreement and barred the employer from making further applications

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In other breaches, a Darwin based restaurant was fined almost $19,000 for offences including underpaying three sponsored temporary skilled visa holders.

Australian businesses are able to sponsor suitably skilled temporary migrant workers to fill a position if they can demonstrate that they cannot not find an appropriately skilled Australian worker.

The Australian Border Force maintains a publically available register of sponsors who breach their sponsorship obligations.

Penalties for breaching sponsorship obligations include cancellation of their approval as a sponsor, being barred from sponsoring other workers, being barred from making future applications for approval as a sponsor and being issued with infringement notices.

Public disclosure aims to deter other sponsors from breaching their obligations and protects foreign workers from exploitation by enabling them to inform themselves about working for a potential sponsor.

(Media release)

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The Rat Trap: International cybercrime probe shuts down insidious malware

Protecting the iconic Great Ocean Road

MELBOURNE, NOV 30: New legislation has been introduced into the Victorian Parliament that will reform the management of the Great Ocean Road and its landscapes for future generations.

The Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Bill 2019 establishes dedicated management arrangements to better protect the road’s environment and the jobs, businesses and liveability of communities that rely on it.

The Bill gives effect to reforms outlined in the Government’s Great Ocean Road Action Plan by: • Establishing the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority to deliver a more coordinated and sustainable approach to land and visitor management. Currently, 11 entities have responsibility along the length of the road with no clear overarching plan • Strengthening and imbedding Traditional Owner knowledge and culture into the management of the landscapes traversed by the road and includes Traditional Owner language in the body of the Bill • Recognising the scenic

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MELBOURNE, NOV 30: A tool allowing cybercriminals to remotely and secretly gain control over a victim’s computer is no longer available as a result of an Australian-led operation targeting hackers allegedly using the Imminent Monitor Remote Access Trojan (IM-RAT). landscapes along the road as the one living and integrated entity for protection, with requirements to implement a landscape management approach and stricter planning controls • Recognising the state significance of the Great Ocean Road and its landscapes.

The Great Ocean Road is an international tourist drawcard with more visitors each year than Uluru and the Great Barrier Reef combined. Like many popular tourist sites, it’s facing pressure from increasing visitor numbers, natural processes, and the impacts of climate change.

These reforms are about managing these pressures and ensuring the road continues to bring visitors to Victoria, while delivering benefits for the local communities in the region.

(Media release)

An investigation led by the Australian Federal Police’s (AFP) Cybercrime Investigations teams, with international activity coordinated by Europol, resulted in an operation involving more than a dozen law enforcement agencies in Europe and Australia.

Once installed upon a victim’s computer the, now defunct, IM-RAT software allowed a remote user to access and view documents, photographs and other files, record all the keystrokes entered and even activate the webcam on the victim’s computer – all of which could be done without the victim’s knowledge.

In Australia, a number of the IM RAT purchasers are known to be respondents to domestic violence orders. Mobile service centres have also been targeted

by IM RAT users, demonstrating the broad range of criminal applications this malware can be used for.

The number of victims is unknown but estimates suggest it could globally be in the tens of thousands. Investigators have identified evidence of stolen personal details, passwords, private photographs, video footage and data. Forensic analysis on the large number of computers and internet accounts continues, with investigators working to identify potential victims. However with the source-software now no longer the North West Regional Crime available, access to victims has Unit and the Federal Bureau of been shut off.

Investigation.

This investigation began in 2017 following a referral from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the threat intelligence team Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks.

The investigation has uncovered a network of individuals who supported the distribution and use of the IM-RAT software across 124 countries and with sales records showing there may more than 14,500 buyers. IM-RAT was November 30 marks the last day advertised via a website dedicated of an international week-of-action to hacking and the use of criminal resulting in the take down of the malware, with a license costing Imminent Monitor web page. As a as little as US$25 and requiring result of this week-of-action there little technical knowledge to be have been 85 warrants executed deployed. internationally, 434 devices seized (laptops, phones, servers etc.)

While not all uses of IM-RAT are and 13 people arrested (none in illegal and owning a licence is not Australia). a criminal offence, the malware can be used for illegal purposes, The global investigation remains such as gaining remote user ongoing with Australia working complete access to a potential closely with our partners in the victim’s computer. Essentially Belgium Police, New Zealand giving the purchaser access to Police, National Police Corps movement, location, online and of the Netherlands, the United offline activity.

Kingdom’s National Crime Agency, (Media release)

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New deal for Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2020

MELBOURNE, NOV 26: The Andrews Labor Government has backed the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival to continue to grow and showcase Victoria’s wares to the world, announcing a new four-year funding deal for the renowned event.

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula has confirmed the continued support for Australia’s premier food and wine festival, as well as a new approach to the 2020 program that will see the Queen Victoria Market play a starring role.

The 2020 Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, entering its 28th year, will take place exclusively in Melbourne over 10 days from 20-29 March, with a dedicated festival in regional Victoria to be launched next spring.

The new structure will showcase more of Melbourne and regional Victoria’s food and wine experiences than ever, encouraging visitors to stay longer and immerse themselves in festival offerings.

Queen Victoria Market sits at the heart of Melbourne’s food and wine culture and is one of the city’s top attractions, welcoming 2.7 million visitors each year.

The World’s Longest Lunch will return to Melbourne on Friday, 20 March with culinary legends Stephanie Alexander, Philippe Mouchel and Jacques Reymond to host 1600 diners at Treasury Gardens.

The Crawl and Bite event is also back which will see curious diners return to Melbourne’s labyrinth of laneways for old favourites and to discover the newest openings across the city.

(Media release)

When city sleeps, the spy tram comes out to survey

MELBOURNE, NOV 17: A speciallyequipped tram has been scouring Melbourne’s tram network at night to inform future maintenance and infrastructure works.

Using state-of-the-art 3D lasers, sensors and cameras, the ‘spy tram’ collects information about the condition of different assets.

This equipment is attached to the top, bottom, front, back, and sides of a B-Class tram, with data mapped accurately using GPS.

MELBOURNE, NOV 30: Public housing tenants in South Melbourne will have a chance to build a neighbourhood they can be proud of thanks to a new program being rolled out by the Andrews Labor Government.

Minister for Housing Richard Wynne and Member for Albert Park Martin Foley joined celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the Park Towers public housing estate in South Melbourne today, where they also launched the South Melbourne Community Capacity Building Initiative.

Festival organisers are also collaborating with the National Gallery of Victoria to host a free exhibition The 141-year-old Queen Victoria celebrating the 40th anniversary of Market will become the new festival hub and will host a series of signature events, the iconic cookbook, The Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday plus talks and presentations led by the best local talent and international guests. Cake Book.

The ‘spy tram’, as it’s known, has travelled 500 kilometres surveying the entire Melbourne tram network to collect data on the condition of key tram infrastructure such as tracks, wires and tram stops.

Helping locals build a better South Melbourne

Since 2010, Yarra Trams has used this approach in conjunction with physical inspections to identify and assist in prioritisation of maintenance and renewal works for network infrastructure.

From Lygon Street, to Toorak Road and Plenty Road, the spy tram is vital to ensuring the longevity of Melbourne’s tram network. There have been 25 significant maintenance and renewal works across the network since 2018.

Park Towers was the time the tallest residential block in the southern hemisphere when it was built in 1969.

It received international acclaim from architects in the US, Italy, England and Russia.

Since then, Park Towers has provided safe and secure housing for those who need it most, helping Victorians get their lives back on track and reap the opportunities that they deserve.

The South Melbourne Community Capacity Building Initiative is being

Residents have already started to propose projects, such as improved cleaning services, a youth group and a weekly social meal, better mental health support for locals and a redevelopment of the estate playground.

(Media release)

MELBOURNE, NOV 29: Marvel Stadium will host the biggest international supercross and freestyle motocross event ever held outside the United States, as the world’s best riders take flight at the Aus-X Open Melbourne.

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula was joined by international stars, including Australian legend Chad Reed, on a remade Marvel Stadium arena today as riders prepared for the first Aus-X Open to be held in Victoria.

be the largest indoor competitive action sports event ever held in the southern hemisphere.

More than 30,000 dirt-bike fans are expected to turn out for the Open, which has moved from Sydney to Melbourne under a three-year deal secured through the Andrews Labor Government’s Major Events Fund.

The Open is the latest addition to Victoria’s nation-leading major events calendar, a collection of sporting and cultural attractions that together generate more than $1.8 billion for the economy each year.

The move to Victoria has brought with it a significant leap in patronage – a crowd of 21,000 was achieved in Sydney last year.

A very different major sporting event will follow close on the wheels of the Aus-X Open, with tens of thousands of golf fans expected in Melbourne in less than two weeks for the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne.

Showcasing supercross and freestyle motocross, the Aus-X Open Melbourne will

(Media release)

Finding a new home for old trains

Since 2017, Yarra Trams has been Every tiny detail, from the smoothness conducting these surveys twice a year, of the rail, to where foliage like weeds using the latest data capture technology are coming up, is captured and analysed. from Europe.

With more people using public transport than ever before, planning infrastructure upgrades need to be prioritised better than ever to limit disruption and ensure reliable journeys.

The start of the Expression of Interest process is the first step in helping the Labor Government repurpose the retired trains and trams once they are no longer needed by transport operators.

(Media release)

The initiative will be rolled out at Park Towers and the nearby Emerald Hill Court estate.

Melbourne marvels at Aus-X Open supercross stars

MELBOURNE, NOV 30: The Andrews Labor Government has started the process of finding new homes for the more than 800 train carriages, locomotives and trams that have been retired, or will be retired in coming years.

As more data is collected, Yarra Trams will be able to better prioritise works for the next five to 15 years.

delivered by the Labor Government in partnership with Star Health. It will allow residents to choose the projects and improvements for their neighbourhood that matter to them.

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Retired rolling stock is currently housed at the Newport rail yards, taking up valuable space that could be put to better use.

Newport is an important strategic part of the rail network, so the rolling stock needs to be relocated so space can be put to better use because of the Government’s growing investment in public transport infrastructure.

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Lifesaving training helps doctors Christmas Day lunch find skin cancer faster at SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium

MELBOURNE, NOV 27: The Andrews Labor Government is helping more GPs across Victoria detect skin cancer earlier and save lives thanks to the expansion of a SunSmart training program.

Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos announced a $1.1 million health workforce training strategy to improve early detection and treatment of skin cancer. This will include a boost to the Dermoscopy for Victorian General Practice Program, which provides dermatoscopes and training to help GPs better manage skin cancer.

A dermatoscope is a specialised skin microscope which allows doctors to look more closely at skin lesions than with the naked eye – improving the early detection of skin cancer.

Since the program launched in 2018, more than 200 GPs have benefitted from the training, the majority from regional and remote practices. training GPs in regional or rural practices in The expansion will see a further 60 GPs trained. order to support Victorians who have limited access to dermatologists. In addition, $4 million will also be given to the Cancer Council Victoria Skin cancer is the most common cancer to implement a new skin cancer prevention diagnosed in Australia, with two in three awareness campaign.

Australians diagnosed with some form of skin cancer before the age of 70. In 2017, With summer coming, it is a timely reminder almost 3,000 Victorians were diagnosed with for Victorians to get to know their skin so they melanoma with more than 140,000 treated for can find changes earlier. If you notice any non-melanoma skin cancer. anything unusual – get it checked straight away.

Most skin cancers can be successfully treated This training for GPs will help meet the Labor if it is found early and this program allows more Government’s ambitious Victorian Cancer Plan people to have their skin checked closer to 2016-20 target of saving 10,000 lives from home and faster. Patients will also benefit from cancer over a decade. fewer unnecessary surgical procedures.

The funding is particularly important for

(Media release)

TREAT the family to an underwater adventure and a traditional Christmas Lunch all in one at SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium on Christmas Day. Guests will enjoy a festive three course feast including Huon Rover salmon for entrée and roast turkey with all the trimmings for main course, followed by a dessert platter with Christmas favourites such as pavlova and plum pudding.

With the option of an early seating from 11am – 2pm or a late lunch from 3:30pm – 6:30pm, SEA LIFE Melbourne’s Christmas Day Lunch will take place in Coral Atoll, which showcases a glorious array of tropical fish as well as floor-to-

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ceiling views of the Yarra River.

Santa Claus will also be stopping by to deliver a special gift to the children spending Christmas surrounded by spectacular sea creatures!

Tickets include unlimited drinks and all day access to the whole aquarium so guests can experience a touch of a White Christmas by visiting SEA LIFE Melbourne’s colony of sub-Antarctic King and Gentoo penguins.

Christmas Day Lunch bookings are essential. For further information, visit: www.melbourneaquarium.com. au/events/christmas-day-lunch

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Carmel Benjamin among volunteers awarded for incredible work

Victoria’s newest station opens at Cobblebank

also established vital initiatives like the ‘woman 2 woman’ program that helps women transition from prison into the community.

In 1980, Ms Benjamin founded the Court Network, a volunteer-based organisation devoted to the welfare of court users at Prahran Courthouse.

With her ongoing involvement, the organisation now helps more than 190,000 court users a year, across 36 courts throughout Victoria and Queensland.

Ms Benjamin received a handcrafted trophy and a $10,000 donation to a not for profit organisation of her choice.

MELBOURNE, DEC 1: A Volunteer who has dedicated more than 50 years to the rights of people involved in the criminal justice system has been given the Premier’s Volunteer of the Year, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Award.

Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Luke Donnellan on Sunday presented it to Carmel Benjamin AM at the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Volunteer Champions Awards at Government House.

Ms Benjamin received the honour for her work as a victim counsellor, official prison visitor, board member, ambassador and consultant on ministerial advisory committees. She has

Now in its seventh year, the Victorian Premier’s Volunteer Champions Awards were created to recognise and celebrate the value and impact of volunteering across Victoria in building our communities, services and connections.

MELBOURNE, DEC 1: Residents in Melbourne’s booming outer west will soon be able to catch a train at their new station, with services stopping at Cobblebank Station from tomorrow.

Passengers between Melton and the city will also get two extra peak hour services from December 2, as well as new bus services for Cobblebank and Rockbank – meaning less waiting and congestion each morning for thousands of passengers in Melbourne’s west.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional More than 1.5 million Victorians Development Michael McCormack volunteer their time, skills and experience said passengers along the line could – making a huge contribution to our also expect a boost in reliability with local communities. Their contribution 18 kilometres of new track duplication to the Victorian economy is estimated completed and in use from tomorrow. to be worth up to $42 billion by 2021, if volunteering rates continue.

“The new track between Melton and Deer Park West will reduce delays This year, 247 nominations were and enable extra services by providing received across the categories of more opportunities for trains to pass Service, Leadership, Impact and each other along the Ballarat Line,” Teamwork and 57 volunteers were McCormack said. recognised for their invaluable contributions.

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Ballarat Line passengers, who will see even more benefits from the Ballarat Line Upgrade rolled out next year.”

The station opening follows 23-days of intensive construction work, that will end tonight, including upgrades at Bacchus Marsh and Ballan station, track and signalling works, safety testing and driver training.

Victorian Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan said a huge amount of work had been delivered over the past month, to deliver stations and services along the line.

Locals had a sneak peek of Cobblebank Station on Sunday with hundreds of people enjoying station tours, free entertainment and activities at a family-friendly community day.

The station was delivered as part of the half-a-billion-dollar Ballarat Line Upgrade, which also includes four major station upgrades, two new passing loops and new train stabling.

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Making a wheel difference Building mental health in the lives of lonely system from the ground up older Victorians MELBOURNE, NOV 29: The Andrews Labor Government will accept each and every recommendation handed down by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, as part of its interim report.

MELBOURNE. DEC 1: A new-age rickshaw imported from Copenhagen is one driving force behind a revolutionary program that is tackling loneliness and social isolation amongst our elderly residents.

The Andrews Labor Government has backed One Good Street, a grassroots organisation that is connecting neighbours with older people to help keep them involved with the communities where they live.

Minister for Suburban Development Marlene Kairouz helped founder Matiu Bush launch the movement’s One Good Ride project at residential aged-care facility Gregory Lodge in Flemington.

Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Mental Health Martin Foley visited the Sebastopol Men’s Shed and met with local ‘shedders’ who have turned to the Men’s Shed to improve their health, wellbeing and sense of purpose.

passenger bench seat at the front.

Volunteer cyclists can now team with residents at facilities such as Gregory Lodge for tours through the local neighbourhood.

The Royal Commission has found too many Victorians needing help can’t find suitable support, while those who do access ‘the system’ find it hard to negotiate their way through it. People living with mental illness are waiting longer and getting sicker before they can access services. Poor mental health costs Victoria $14.2 billion annually.

The plan is for one bike to become The Commission also found that the rate of suicide among men aged 35–54 many as awareness grows of the The Labor Government supported One significance of loneliness and isolation as years who lived in rural and regional Good Street and 236 other community communities was around 60 per cent social and health issues. higher than those living in Melbourne. initiatives across the state under the $30 million Pick My Project program, whereby The project also operates the Library The Royal Commission recommends: local people voted on the projects they of Care Things, enabling people to deemed most worthy of support. donate equipment ranging from frames Expanding the Hospital Outreach Postand shower stools to reclining chairs and suicidal Engagement (HOPE) program One Good Street uses social media electric wheelchairs. currently servicing Geelong, Wangaratta, platforms to bring volunteers together to Latrobe Valley, Ballarat and Bendigo to provide services and activities for people Since 2018, the Inner Metropolitan also include Goulburn Valley, Mildura and who too often can be left on the margins. region has received more than $1.1 Warrnambool million in funding through Pick My One Good Street put part of a $30,000 Project, after almost 25,000 votes were Better access to HOPE for Victorians in Pick My Project grant towards the cast across local communities. regional and rural areas by establishing cost of importing a special transporter extra clinical outreach services from Denmark featuring a comfortable (Media release)

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More acute beds Workforce development to address the workforce challenges that are even more pronounced in regional and rural Victoria.

The recommendation includes additional graduate placements, scholarships, supporting international recruitment and adding Certificate IV in Mental Health to the Free TAFE list The state-wide rollout of Aboriginal health and wellbeing teams The Royal Commission also recommends a revenue mechanism to support the major mental health reform.

The Commission will hold further public hearings in 2020 before delivering its final report in October. If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs support call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or BeyondBlue on 1300 224 636.

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Regional students to gain access to more VCE subjects

MELBOURNE, NOV 29: The Andrews Labor Government is supporting students from regional and rural schools to have greater choice in VCE subjects thanks to a $1.2 million dollar investment.

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New drought assistance now rolling out for Victorian farmers

Minister for Education James Merlino announced the VCE Collaboration Fund round 2 partnerships to 28 rural and regional schools.

The $1.2 million VCE Collaboration Fund is part of a $22.6 million investment to give regional and rural students access to the full range of VCE subjects.

The fund supports regional and rural schools to partner with each other to broaden the subject choice and quality of VCE offerings.

Schools included in this round are spread across regional Victoria including Outer Gippsland, Central Highlands, Southern Ocean Road, Ovens Murray, Bendigo and Rochester.

School partnerships can apply for up to $40,000 in funding, with funding for master classes for VCE subjects, afterschool study groups, video conferencing facilities and professional learning for teachers.

The fund will support around 100 schools over four years to give regional VCE students greater choice in what they can study. Funding is available to support partnerships between schools from all sectors where at least one school is a

government school in a regional or rural area.

The fund is being delivered alongside a major expansion of VCE subjects offered through the virtual learning programs of Virtual School Victoria and the Victorian School of Languages, and through a new ‘blended learning’ pilot through Victorian Virtual Learning Network.

In September the Labor Government announced an initial package of $82.8 million in funding to support recommendations from the Expert Advisory Panel into Rural and Regional Students.

MELBOURNE, NOV 28: Victorian farmers affected by drought and dry seasonal conditions are encouraged to apply for the Andrews Labor Government’s new grants programs offering on-farm assistance and household financial relief.

The $15 million Farmers’ Drought Fund is part of the Labor Government’s $31 million support package announced in October, helping farming businesses and families to alleviate some of the immediate burden while supporting farmers to make investments in the long term.

This funding will address teacher supply issues outside Melbourne by attracting teachers and school leaders to state schools in rural and regional Victoria and supporting them to stay.

The $12 million On-Farm Drought Resilience Grants program will help eligible farm businesses invest in onfarm drought preparedness or business advice, with up to $5000 available per business.

It will also enable rural and regional students to attend VCE revision lectures and will expand professional development for teachers and leaders in rural and regional areas.

The program provides similar benefits to the Government’s previous drought support measures which were taken up by almost 5,000 farmers to assist with

infrastructure.

Farming families in need will be supported with $3 million in household financial relief, with the Country Women’s Association of Victoria to deliver up to $3000 per family through its CWA Drought Relief Program.

The drought resilience and drought relief programs are available to farmers in the Wellington and East Gippsland shires, dryland farmers in the Millewa region and irrigation farmers in the Goulburn Murray Irrigation District of northern Victoria.

Eligible farmers who have received grants under the Labor Government’s previous drought support measures are welcome to apply for further support to extend their drought infrastructure or assist in business planning.

For further information on available support and assistance and to apply, visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/dryseasons.

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Keeping kids safe with new Making it easier to being pool safety regulations class actions for wage theft MELBOURNE, NOV 28: The Andrews Labor Government is improving access to justice and making it easier to bring class actions for silicosis, wage theft and other forms of wrongdoing – under new legislation before the Parliament.

MELBOURNE, NOV 29: The Andrews Labor Government has introduced new mandatory safety regulations for private pools and spas in a bid to reduce the incidence of drownings among young children.

The majority of drowning deaths of children under five happen in home swimming pools. In Victoria alone, there have been 27 fatal drownings in private swimming pools and spas over the last 19 years.

The Victorian Coroner found in at least 20 of these cases the safety barrier was non-compliant, and this is likely to have played a role in the deaths.

The new regulations require owners to register private pools and spas with their local council including, all permanent pools and spas and most relocatable ones capable of holding water to a depth greater than 30cm.

Small inflatable wading pools that do not require any assembly do not have to be registered.

Owners are also required to have a registered building surveyor or inspector certify that their pool or spa safety barrier is compliant every four years.

the pool or spa with older ones to be inspected first.

If the inspection finds the barrier is non-compliant, the owner has up to 60 days to bring it up to code – serious cases of non-compliance will be referred directly to council for follow up actions.

While the new regulations come into force on 1 December 2019, implementation will be staged to give owners and councils time to adjust to the new requirements.

These recommendations are a result of a comprehensive review of pool safety regulations which included extensive consultation with councils and other stakeholders.

Councils will inform owners of the date by which they must organise their first Registrations to Councils must be inspection and certification of their barrier submitted by 1 June 2020. which will be determined by the age of (Media release

The Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Bill 2019 will pave the way for class actions – including cases of silicosis and wage theft – to proceed where they otherwise may not have been viable.

The changes will allow lawyers to receive a ‘contingency fee’, a fee that is calculated as a percentage of the settlement of damages. This change was recommended by Victorian Law Reform Commission’s (VLRC) Access to Justice report.

ordinary people bringing cases against big corporations.

Class actions are an important tool in our justice system, as they allow a case with six or more plaintiffs, to combine their action. Class actions provide vulnerable groups such as workers and consumers to access lawyers to bring cases against corporations for wrongdoing.

Three independent bodies have recommended these changes be made, including the Victorian Law Reform Commission. Contingency fees have historically been prohibited in Australia. However, three independent bodies, including the VLRC, have all recommended that the ban be lifted.

The Victorian Law Reform Commission found that class actions are underutilised because plaintiffs fear that they will face the burden of legal costs if the matter is unsuccessful. This acts as a deterrent to

Additionally, the Bill will make minor and technical amendments to various justice Acts to clarify and simplify their operation.

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These changes will allow lawyers to indemnify the lead plaintiff to remove the fear and risk of adverse costs, if the class action is unsuccessful.

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Supporting Victoria’s Indian communities

Community organisations are encouraged to apply for grant

MELBOURNE, NOV 26: The Andrews Labor Government is making it easier for Victorians from a multicultural background to have a place to call their own and celebrate together.

Minister for Multicultural Affairs Richard Wynne has opened the Multicultural Community Infrastructure Fund to create new community facilities or upgrade them.

MELBOURNE, Nov 26: The Andrews Labor Government is helping Victoria’s Indian communities build and improve community facilities to ensure they have safe and welcoming places to meet.

Minister for Multicultural Affairs Richard Wynne opened the $3 million Indian Community Infrastructure Fund, fulfilling a key election commitment.

The Fund is open to Victoria’s Indian communities so they can upgrade and enhance their temples, community centres and other community facilities.

Indian not-for-profit organisations can apply for a grant between $10,000 to $100,000 for smaller scale projects, or a large grant from $100,001 to $500,000 for larger new build projects.

The Fund ensures Indian Victorians have access to safe and functional facilities where they can participate in their community, hold cultural activities and share their cultures with the wider Victorian community.

For more information or to apply, visit vic.gov.au/Indian-communityinfrastructure-fund.

Wynne said, “We’re delivering on a promise to help build and upgrade Indian community facilities. Victoria is home to Australia’s largest Indian community – they have helped make Victoria one of the most successfully multicultural places in the world”.

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are encouraged to apply for grants between $10,000 and $100,000 to build new facilities or renovate, fit-out or upgrade existing buildings.

Hundreds of organisations have benefitted from previous rounds, including kitchen and bathroom upgrades, building refurbishments, community hall repairs and new community centres.

The grants can also be used

to increase security or improve accessibility.

The Fund ensures multicultural communities have safe and welcoming places that allow them to participate with others, hold cultural activities and share their traditions with the broader Victorian community.

For more information or to apply for a grant, visit vic.gov. au/multicultural-communityinfrastructure-fund.

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World Class: Victoria honours top international students

MELBOURNE, NOV 26: Victoria’s international students have been celebrated at the 2019 Victorian International Education Awards.

Now in their seventh year, the awards acknowledge students who have excelled in their studies and their contributions to the broader community.

The awards, including the Premier’s Award for International Student of the Year, highlight the diversity of the sector with categories spanning higher education, VET, language studies, research and students in regional areas.

Winners received $10,000 to go toward studies at a Victorian education institution, while the winner of the research category, Belle Lim, was named overall Premier’s Award winner and received an additional $10,000 scholarship.

A human rights activist and PhD cancer researcher from Malaysia, Ms Lim is the founder of ChangemakHER and conducts research on genetic predispositions to breast cancer at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Monash University.

Other award winners hailed from the Philippines, Colombia, India, China and Singapore.

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All winners will become champions for the Andrews Labor Government’s Study Melbourne initiative, which promotes the state’s worldrenowned institutions and unique student offerings.

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WORLD NEWS

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Fury in India over Priyanka Reddy rape-murder case

HYDERABAD, NOV 30: Hundreds what was expected to be the start of people on Saturday laid siege to of “fast-track” proceedings later on a police station where four men are Saturday. being held over the latest gruesome rape-murder to shock India.

But police were also criticised as protests spread to other cities.

Baton-wielding police pushed back crowds from the building in the Ashes discovered southern city of Hyderabad where A woman who tried to stage a they said the 27-year-old veterinary one-person demonstration outside doctor was gang-raped, killed and the Indian parliament in New Delhi then her body burned. said she was beaten by police after refusing to go home.

Raising slogans ‘we want justice’, angry local residents, squatted in Anu Dubey had sat outside front of the police station in the the assembly carrying a sign town, about 50km from here. They questioning why she could not “feel were demanding that the accused safe” in her own country. be hanged immediately without inquiry and trial.

“The only purpose of this protest is to ensure that I am not burned to While the suspects were quickly death tomorrow,” she told reporters detained, the killing sparked new later, fighting back tears. outrage in a country that has been in the international spotlight over its “That woman died, other girls handling of sex assaults since the have also died. Every 20 minutes, brutal gang-rape and murder of a there is a rape in India. I don’t want student on a Delhi bus in 2012. to die. And I can’t be a spectator to any more rape cases. I’m tired of “How anyone could subject seeing such cases over and over another human being to such again,” she said. terrible, unprovoked violence is beyond imagination,” said former According to government figures, opposition Congress party leader more than 32,000 rape cases Rahul Gandhi on Twitter. were reported in 2017, however, experts say that the crime is vastly Police had to bring in unreported. reinforcements to bolster security around the Hyderabad police Other cases reported on Saturday station. The suspects were to included a 16-year-old girl who appear before a magistrate for died in a Delhi hospital 10-days

after being allegedly raped by a neighbour and then set ablaze.

Modus operandi Police said the 27-year-old Hyderabad vet, who cannot be named, was abducted on Wednesday night after she left her scooter near an expressway toll booth.

China introduces mandatory face scans for phone users

BEIJING, NOV 30: China will require telecom operators to collect face scans when registering new phone users at offline outlets starting December 1, according to the country’s information technology authority, as Beijing continues to tighten cyberspace controls.

In September, China’s industry and information technology ministry issued a notice on “safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of citizens online”, which laid out rules for enforcing real-name registration, the Gulf News quoting AFP said.

The four men are alleged to have deflated a tyre whilst she was away and offered to help when she returned to collect it.

The notice said telecom operators should use “artificial intelligence and other technical means” to verify people’s identities when they take a new phone number.

The victim called her younger sister to say she was stranded and that a group of men had offered to fix her scooter.

A China Unicom customer service representative told AFP that the December 1 “portrait matching” requirement means customers registering for a new phone number may have to record themselves turning their head and blinking, the report said.

The woman said she was “afraid”, according to her sister’s testimony to police. The sister called back later but the victim’s phone was switched off.

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“In next steps, our ministry will continue to...increase supervision and inspection...and strictly promote the management of real-name registration for phone users,” said the September notice.

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BUSINESS NEWS

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$520M growth fund to call Melbourne home

MELBOURNE, NOV 28: The Andrews Labor Government has welcomed news that the Australian Business Growth Fund will be based in Melbourne, cementing its spot as the home of capital funding.

The $520 million Fund will help small to mid-sized firms expand by taking equity stakes of between $5 million to $15 million, with funds to flow from June 2020.

The Federal Government has revealed the Fund – backed by the four big banks – will be headquartered in Melbourne.

Eligible businesses will need to have annual revenue of $2 million to $100 million and proof of three years of increasing profitability.

The Fund follows in the footsteps of the Labor Government’s $250 million Victorian Business Growth Fund, which was announced earlier this year.

Working with First State Super and VicSuper, the Victorian Fund will also provide small to medium enterprises with the capital they need to grow and create jobs.

A competitive process is currently underway to appoint an independent fund manager, while the fund’s investment guidelines and further opportunities will be outlined next year.

The Labor Government is providing $50 million to the Victorian Fund, which will create thousands of jobs by investing

in established Victorian businesses with compelling potential for growth and jobs creation.

The Fund will complement the Government’s programs which already support businesses, such as the Victorian Jobs and Investment Fund and regional payroll tax cuts announced in the Victorian Budget 2019/20.

Victoria is home to more than 600,000 small businesses that contribute 36 per cent of the state’s output in goods and services and generate almost half of private sector jobs across the State.

The state also has 34 per cent of superannuation funds in Australia, including VicSuper, Hostplus and AustralianSuper.

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Victoria making the 1,000th Dreamliner plane soar

MELBOURNE, NOV 30: Victoria’s aerospace manufacturing expertise has played a critical role in helping the world’s most technically advanced commercial aircraft take off.

Minister for Economic Development Tim Pallas on Saturday celebrated the production of the 1,000th 787 Dreamliner in a visit to Boeing Aerostructures Australia in Port Melbourne, where the wing components for the aircraft are made.

The 787 Dreamliner is one of the premium commercial aircrafts and flies more than 1,900 routes around the world.

The Fishermans Bend facility – one

of Boeing’s largest outside the US – brings together design, engineering and advanced manufacturing in the one location.

There, the unique ‘resin infusion’ system used in the 787 Dreamliner wing components was developed, a carbon fibre production technology that provides significant weight and efficiency savings for the aircraft.

This Victorian expertise is a critical part of each Dreamliner taking to the skies.

Boeing joins global companies such as Lockheed Martin, Thales and BAE Systems that have chosen Victoria

to undertake aerospace research, development and manufacturing.

Home to a number of global manufacturers, Victoria’s manufacturing sector contributes more than $30 billion to the economy and employs more than 270,000 people.

Victoria has in excess of 250 aerospace companies that are renowned for their world-class design and manufacturing capabilities.

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‘Sexting not just about sex’

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NEW YORK: Sexting is extremely common among adults – but maybe not for the reasons one thinks – as a new study shows that two-thirds of people who sext do so for non-sexual reasons.

“It was intriguing that two-thirds of the individuals who engaged in sexting did so for non-sexual purposes,” said study researcher Kassidy Cox from Texas Tech University in US. “This may actually be demonstrating some individuals engage in sexting, but would prefer not to, but do so as a means to either gain affirmation about their relationship, relieve anxiety or get something tangible – non-sexual – in return,” Cox added.

In an analysis of the reasons people engage in sexting with their relationship partner, the researchers confirmed three main motivations found in previous research: some people use sexting as foreplay for sexual behaviours later on; some sext for the relationship reassurance they receive from their partner; and some sext their partner as a favour, with the expectation the favour will be returned later in a non-sexual way (such as a dinner date).

When they began the research, study researchers were curious to see if one of these motivations was the most prevalent.

Using data gathered online from 160 participants, ranging in age from 18-69, they performed a latent class analysis measuring sexting motivations, relationship attachments and sexual behaviours.To their surprise, they discovered three nearly equal clusters, suggesting no motivation is more

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common than another.

Also surprising to the researchers was there were no significant differences in motivation based on sexual orientation, gender or age.

This study highlighted the main reasons to date that individuals are motivated to sext, and it actually normalises all three types of motivations.

“As it is becoming a more accepted method of communicating one’s sexual desires, we wanted to highlight how adults utilise this behaviour in their relationships,” said study author Joseph M. Currin.

“This tells us that sexting among adults is an evolution of how we have communicated our sexual desires to our partners in the past. People used to write love poems and steamy letters, then when photography became more common place, couples used to take boudoir photos for each other,” Curri said.

Currin and Cox noted that their research focused on sexting between current partners in consensual relationships only. “Individuals who send unsolicited sext messages – such as images of their genitalia – are not actually engaging in sexting; they are sexually harassing the recipient,” Currin added.

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Once a cheater, always a cheater may be a true saying

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GETTING MARRIED IN AUSTRALIA

Making a will Marriage will invalidate any previous wills unless your will clearly shows you were planning this marriage when you made it. It is important that you make a new will when your personal circumstances change. This ensures that you have a valid will that gives effect to your intentions about how you want your assets to be distributed in the event of your death. A solicitor can help you make or change a will.

SAN FRANCISCO: Once a cheater, always a cheater may be a true saying as researchers now discover that students’ tolerance for cheating may spill over into their careers.

They were asked to respond to statements about cheating and ethics such as “It’s cheating to ask another student what was on the test” and “Within a business firm, the ends justify the means.”

The study by professors at two California State University campuses, including San Francisco State University, tackled two questions: If students tolerate cheating in the classroom, will they also tolerate unethical behavior in their careers? And what’s shaping these attitudes?

The survey found that students who were more tolerant of cheating in a classroom also demonstrated an openness to unethical behaviour on the job. Some students face enormous pressure from their families to succeed in college, so those students may engage in cheating to avoid the shame of flunking out, the findings showed.

“If [students] have this attitude while they’re in school — that it’s OK to cheat in school — that attitude unfortunately will carry over to the corporate boardroom,” said San Francisco State Professor and Chair of Marketing Foo Nin Ho. The fear is that these lax attitudes, if left unchecked, could manifest later as turning a blind eye to unethical business behaviour or participating in a coverup, added the study’s lead author Glen Brodowsky from California State University San Marcos.

To conduct the study, the authors surveyed nearly 250 undergraduate marketing students.

Understanding the cultural forces at work could help professors develop culturally sensitive ways to minimize these unethical behaviours in their classrooms.

“As professors, we need to set the tone and say, ‘This is what’s not rewarded in the classroom’ and train students that following ethical behaviour leads to better outcomes,” Brodowsky said. “So when they graduate and work for companies they will better equipped to evaluate that situation.”

Taxation after marriage When you marry, the amount of taxation you pay may change. It is advisable to contact the Australian Taxation Office, a tax agent or an accountant before marriage to discuss any tax implications.

Marriage education before marriage Solid relationships set you up to meet the changes and challenges of life. It is important to develop good communication and sound relationship skills early, so that you can fall back on these skills during difficult times.

Pre-marriage education prepares couples for marriage by providing skills and information to build lifelong marriages.

Courses are also available to explore the added dimension and complexity brought to a marriage by children from a previous relationship.

During marriage: Family Counselling Keeping relationships on track is not always easy. Relationship problems can arise at various stages of our lives. While having a shaky moment does not mean your relationship is in trouble, it may be a sign that you could do with some help.

Family counselling can help couples

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come to terms with the many changes that happen during a marriage, such as the personal and interpersonal issues to do with children and family. Family counsellors can help you work through emotional problems with your spouse or partner, or to reach agreement about your parental responsibilities.

Marriage breakdown: Family Dispute Resolution Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) can help separating couples to reach agreement about property, money, and— most importantly—any children. The law requires separating families who have a parenting dispute to make a genuine effort to try to sort it out through FDR. An accredited FDR Practitioner can help you discuss issues, look at options, and reach agreement. Importantly, FDR can help you to develop a parenting plan to set out arrangements for any children.

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BEAUTY & SUBSTANCE

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Lawyer-cum model Minnie Dhillon believes in diversity in fashion her the courage to be her best. She has also played badminton since she was a kid and is an amateur golfer.

She encourages everyone to have a regular hobby as it keeps you fit, is a good stress outlet and helps create a sense of community and a wider network. In conversation with Minnie Dhillon.

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innie Dhillon is beauty with brains. A lawyer who works in commercial litigation and commercial law with a keen interest in emerging technology, she won the Ms South Asia Australia 2019 title and is a Ms AustralAsia Globe 2019 hopeful. She also models at charity and cultural events including the Melbourne Fashion Week. Dhillon believes diversity in fashion and media is important and she enjoys representing South Asian women and encouraging others to take part.

As president-elect for Rotary Club of Southbank, she is passionate about service and volunteerism and is proud of the recent Drought Relief Appeal that raised nine million dollars for Australian farmers.

At the time of the magazine going to print, Dhillon is in Shenzhen, China, to take part in the prestigious Ms AustralAsia Globe Pageant. This pageant raises money for Women in Need by way of the WIN Foundation and is open to women over 28 and also to those who are married, separated or divorced.

Having experienced bullying in school, Dhillon cares about issues affecting the millennial and younger females from South Asian backgrounds.

She has observed first-hand how gender and cultural stereotypes affect culturally diverse women in their careers and personal lives. Dhillon has experienced first-hand the impact of economic and emotional abuse on women and is an advocate for financial literacy and financial empowerment of women over 50, who are the fastest growing demographic of homeless in Australia. She is also passionate about mental health and recently became a multicultural ambassador for Mental Health Foundation Australia.

And thanks to her cultural roots, Dhillon says learning mantra and yoga helped her rise above challenges and gave

Tell us about your experience growing up in Australia?

I grew up in Australia in a time when there weren’t many migrants from the subcontinent. I was one of the only ‘brown’ kids in school experienced a bit of bullying and name calling.

It was hard at the time but as I grew up I realised that it helped me become more of an individual instead of adopting ‘group think’. I am absolutely against bullying in any form but having experienced it has made me more empathetic and made me stand up for others.

On the bright side, I found others like me and feel privileged to have grown up in a multicultural society where one can experience many different cultures. Over time I have taken on the best of both worlds.

A lawyer by profession, what made you enter beauty pageants?

I am always looking for ways to grow and expand both personally and professionally. I’ve always aspired to have an expansive mindset no matter what I did in life; this means being open to possibilities through further study, travel, making new friends, developing new hobbies and interests. I was always worried that being a lawyer would stifle my creativity and individuality, so when I was approached about the pageant opportunity, I thought ‘why not’? I then remembered when I was a very young kid, I was so proud of Sushmita Sen winning Miss Universe in the same year Aishwarya Rai won Miss World. Having grown up in a majorly Anglo-Saxon country where beauty is defined as being white-skinned with blue eyes and blonde hair, these two women became role models for me as they were both not only beautiful but also intelligent. I realise that as part of my role as a delegate I am invited to attend interesting events where important discussions on diversity, multiculturalism and policy take place, so the lawyer in me that enjoys advocacy and problem-solving has a role to play too.

Run through the pageant, what happens from the beginning to end?

The pageant process starts with submitting an application and then being interviewed to determine suitability as a candidate/representative of the pageant.

After this there is a preliminary round and then a final round.

During the finals, there is usually a round with gowns, cultural wear, streetwear/casual and a talent round. There

is also a question and answer round which evaluates the candidate’s personal speaking ability and her motives for applying for the pageant and what she hopes to achieve during her reign as the winner of the pageant.

What were the most rewarding things about winning the Ms South Asia Australia 2019 title?

The rewarding aspects are being an ambassador for the Ms South Asia Australia and Ms/Mrs Globe brands, reaching more women, making new friendships with the other delegates and inspiring others to believe in their dreams and goals. We can’t be what we can’t see, and so being visible as a professional person who has other interests outside the profession and still enjoys fashion and femininity by way of being a pageant winner and freelance model is great. However, the most rewarding thing is contributing to the dialogue as an ambassador for South Asian youth and, in particular, in the diversity, multicultural and female empowerment space. I also feel proud of being able to represent my South Asian heritage in a positive way while being Australian.

The experience is a great personal development that gives one an impetus to try to be the best version of oneself by overcoming fears and developing new skills.

What would you like to say to all those who believe that beauty pageants are regressive and focus on the physical beauty of a contestant rather than their intellect?

I believe that if you are a good person and do good things with your life, then that beauty will radiate and you will always look good no matter what shape or form or size or age. To be beautiful, you must be around others who are beautiful on the inside. Being of service to your friends and family and doing the things that you love will never make you lose your beauty.

I believe that pageants are representative of what a society can achieve by empowering women to do bigger and better things as there is always a humanitarian and charitable aspect that women can use to influence or promote a cause. The first pageant was held in 1888 in Belgium and so pageants are an important historical record and, in the past, provided national pride/ patriotism. Additionally, winners of beauty pageants also have an important political role in society - to promote feminism/ feminist causes, albeit subtly.

Several pageants provide scholarships to young women and hence intellect would be vital. Further some of the questions that are asked at pageants are tricky and so to be successful would require a welldeveloped intellect.

I take particular inspiration

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from this year’s winner of The Miss Universe Australia competition who studied Law and has Indian heritage. I believe that the face of beauty is slowly changing in mainstream media and advertising in this country to reflect the 25 per cent of Australians who are born overseas.

What message do you want to promote with other women from South Asian backgrounds?

Too often, women from South Asian backgrounds have so much noise around them and expectations placed on them from their parents, partners, in-laws, children, and community. This can result in taking care of and supporting others (which is a beautiful thing) at the expense of fulfilling their own dreams and potential. The key message I would give is that: you and your dreams matter, so realising your potential, having your voice is important.

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A TEAM THAT STICKS TOGETHER

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How the Craigieburn Falcons

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n the satellite suburb of Craigieburn just outside of Melbourne, one cannot miss the busy and well-kept hockey field at 450 Grand Blvd where girls and boys, men and women from the Punjabi community are proud to be a member of the Craigieburn Falcons club.

This hockey club, which initially started off as an only men’s team, now seems to be a talent factory with the creation of the women’s team.

says with a laugh.

The person who steers the women’s team is Bhupinder Kaur, a former Indian hockey professional, whose chance visit to Craigieburn in 2015 rekindled her passion for hockey which had been put on the backburner for 15 years.

Bhupinder realised this was not an easy ask. “For most women in the Indian community, children and family are priorities and this was going to be a big task. But we thought ‘let’s just give it a try’.”

Bhupinder grew up in Punjab, India, where she used to watch her siblings play hockey until one fine day when the physical education teacher at school, noticing her enthusiasm, took her under her wings. She was the only student to accompany her teacher to state trials.

Hockey became Bhupinder’s passion. She would wake up every day at 4 am and ride 12 km on her bicycle for training. She trained under renowned names such as Geeta Biswas, former women’s hockey Olympian and international umpire, Ashok Kumar, another former Indian professional and son of the hockey legend Dhyan Chand, to name a few.

At first, Bhupinder approached every girl or woman who she saw on the ground.

Her point was, if you are looking for some fitness, why not join hockey? The persistence paid off and before she knew, there were a lot of women and young girls signing up to join the training.

With such quality training, Bhupinder joined the Air India Hockey Club playing professional hockey for them for six years.

She also played in many international invitational tournaments totalling to about 45 to 50 tournaments in 15 years before she left for New Zealand and, later on, to Australia following marriage.

In 2015, Bhupinder and her family were on a chance visit to Melbourne from Sydney when driving around Craigieburn she noticed the banner of a hockey club coming up. “That was it. I told my husband we are not moving anywhere, we are buying a house somewhere here. I realised how much I missed hockey,” she

The move to Craigieburn eventuated.

But with the hockey ground still under construction, Bhupinder started training under 10s and 12s in another club for a short time. Finally, when the Craigieburn Falcons men’s hockey team was created in 2017, she was asked to train boys under 14. Later, the club asked her ‘why not start a women’s team’.

Craigieburn Falcons Women’s team was established last year. Everyone brings a different piece to the table. The team has different age range and an interesting make up of students, teachers, doctors and nurses all connected by their newfound love for hockey.

Take Jiwanjot Kaur, a full-time doctor, who had stopped playing sports after Year 9 right through her university days until someone mentioned about a hockey club in her vicinity. She decided to pick up the sticks on the first visit itself. As a centre forward and right in player, her main role is to move the ball from the half line to the forward and, hopefully, score goals, she says.

Despite her busy schedule working at Northern Hospital, Jiwanjot finds time for hockey. “When something makes you happy or give you great enjoyment you make time for it,” says.

Jiwanjot also says that the advantage of

being in an all Punjabi-team is the fact that one can thrive on the social aspect of the club. “But not everyone is like that, of course. There are some people who come purely for hockey and some like me come for that sense of community that is hard to find in a place like Australia.”

For Amandeep Kaur, a primary school teacher, the initiation came through her daughter who was already playing basketball. When Bhupinder approached her daughter to try hockey, Amandeep ended up being a part of the team. “Also, age is definitely not a barrier if you are passionate aboyr something,” says Amandeep who moved to Australia from Punjab ten years ago.

If anything, the field is the arena where most of these women relieve the stress involved with their jobs with the added bonus of being able to spend time with family as most of them have children or husbands practising too.

Amandeep is happy that she is able to spend lots of time with her kids as all of them play hockey. “It is making me understand them better and become their friends,” she says, adding, “In teaching there is lot of pressure, so playing hockey is a mental stress buster.”

Agrees Gurvinder Kaur, who joined the club after a friend told her about the quality training imparted. “Initially it was hard, my body didn’t have the stamina to play a lot. Now I can feel the change in my body, I have the stamina to run and sprint,” says Gurvinder who works full time in Hume City Council. She came to Australia in 2008 on spouse visa. “Initially I used to miss India a lot but with the club I feel I am now part of one big family.”

Teacher Sunita Sharma was roped in by her friend Gurvinder who asked her to come play hockey for “time pass”. To her surprise, Sunita liked the trainings.

“On Wednesdays, we used to run and exercise and I thought that was not bad.

Then on Sundays, we started learning

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how to hit the balls, understand the styles of hitting and other basic rules of hockey.

We started getting familiar with one thing at a time and the environment was very supportive.”

For Year 12 students Shubseerat Kaur and Taniyal Gill, both former basketball players, the jump to hockey has been a conscious decision and something they are now thoroughly enjoying as part of a team that is elevating itself.

When Craigieburn Falcons Women’s team began in season one, the team’s performance was impressive considering all the other clubs were established clubs.

“We made it to the semi-finals and we lost in the finals in season one. Since then we have been training harder with new girls coming into the team. “This season we only lost one match in the whole season,” says a proud Shubseerat.

Both girls concur that stamina, good ball control, recognising individual strength, communication skills and teamwork are key skills. And the fact they are all from Punjab “makes it all the more enjoyable”.

Perhaps, none can surpass the happiness of team captain Bhupinder who has stitched a team together from scratch. “I can see them all improving and showing the enthusiasm and spirit on field. I am so happy about it because coming from nonsports playing background, most of these women are now playing so efficiently. It is so encouraging.”

The plan is to add two more teams next year for one of the league games, says Bhupinder. After a break of 15 years, getting her hands full now is almost a dream come true. “I was thinking building a women’s team will take a long time but with support from the club this is a great achievement as a community. It is heartening to see parents encouraging their daughters to play. I can’t thank them enough.”

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FOR LOVE OF BOLLYWOOD

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Ferenczi’s

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rowing up in France, Babushka Ferenczi had no inclination for dancing or the arts. Her mind was focussed on becoming a high school English teacher. When she took a trip to Australia at the age of 18, it was with the sole purpose of ‘getting rid of her accent’ and improving her English. However, it would lead her to a journey of discovery about India in multicultural Australia. And the rest, as they say, is history. Today, Ferenczi who is of Hungarian descent, is a full-time model, dancer and performer, and also the founder of Jalwa Dance Company, with a special focus on Bollywood dancing among others. With her love for India and all things Indian, Ferenczi even has her sights set on the world of acting and Bollywood. In conversation with Babushka Ferenczi whose love for Indian culture knows no bounds.

How did set up base in Australia?

When I went back to France after my first visit to Australia, I finished my teaching degree and even taught in the French Army to prepare them for their overseas missions. It took three years before I got back here again. I was missing Australia and the multiculturalism that was happening here especially in the field of performing arts. So I put my high school teaching career on hold and came back in 2011. I had also received training in France in Break Dancing, Hip Hop, Argentin Tango, Salsa and Fire Twirling and Belly Dancing. I started performing full time when I reached here. So here I am.

How did you fall in love with Indian culture?

I fell in love with Indian culture and dancing after performing at a wedding.

At that time, I was mostly into belly dancing which I had learnt in France from Egyptian ladies who are very traditional and conservative and very technical about the dance form.

The Indian wedding was my first proper contact with Indian culture and it was absolutely mind-blowing. There were about 700 people beautifully dressed. But most importantly, it was the family culture that appealed to me strongly. I realised it was pretty much a normal Indian wedding, but what a beautiful ‘normal’ that was.

They also really liked what I did as a belly dancer and invited me to stay for dinner and take part in the celebrations - which is something I hadn’t experienced performing at western style events. They had lots of hopes for me to get into Bollywood, and I did my research.

So how did you take the plunge into Bollywood dancing?

The people at the wedding gave me links and movies such as Devdas to watch. I was appealed by this even more.

I started going from one movie to the next especially the ones with ethnic costumes and dancing. I watched a lot of videos and tutorials understanding what hand gestures were, for instance. More recently, I started to learn Hindi. Before that I was basing my choreographing on translations which was a little bit tricky because people translate the whole line and not word by word.

That took a lot of time. Thanks to my amazing teacher, I can now read, write and speak a little bit albeit slowly, but I can do a bigger work, say, learning to choreograph based on the words and the meanings. So that’s the good part.

Tell us a bit about your dance company Jalwa?

Jalwa came out of a collaboration with one of my dancers Sahil who is a Punjabi and, like me, is in love with the whole Bollywood culture.

When I opened the business, I told him that I wanted a name in Hindi that will reflect my love for India.

After giving him a few concepts of what it should portray, we decided on Jalwa which essentially means charisma or splendour. It fitted well

with our vision.

What are some of the highlights of Jalwa since its launch in 2014?

Our company was established in 2014 and few weeks later we had our launch at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Bollywood dance competition at Federation Square. That was striking because the launch couldn’t have come on a more bigger platform. It was intense recruiting the dancers and training everyone, I even made all the costumes myself and ordered jewellery from India.

But the response was overwhelming.

Right after that show, we were booked out every weekend for the next two months. Since then we have interacted with the festival many times and shared stage with many stars.

We have had many big moments and it is a little hard to choose but doing the grand opening of the Punjabi Film Awards in Melbourne is also a memory worth sharing. We were chosen to do the grand opening and all the way through the show we did different performances with the celebrities with thousands of people watching.

What is it about Bollywood dancing that you love?

The main thing with Bollywood dancing is you get to tell a story and you are not just doing something visual. There is the whole storyline in the background and you can really emote.

Who are the choreographers that inspire you?

I admire Indian dance choreographers Prabhu Deva and Farah Khan and some of the actors such as Madhuri Dixit too.

Watching their work and how they create a totally different scene every time, depending on the movie obviously, is really inspiring.

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Does Melbourne satisfy your creativity?

I would fly to Mumbai anytime given a chance. I think Australia is good for the dancing part of things and live shows.

In fact, there is a lot of love from every culture here, so we are lucky to get a lot of work on that front. But for the acting side of things, Australia is a bit slow. I have plans to join the film industry and I have been offered quite a few projects but it’s difficult to agree on the terms. I will have to see more deeply what the projects are about. If I am interested, I will definitely take part in some of those projects.

What are some of things about you that people are unaware of?

Apart from being on stage, walking the runways, being very glamorous all the times, there is the opposite side of me where I also do a lot of adventure or extreme sports that are very maledominated. I like riding motorbikes, flying para gliders and sky surfing. I don’t speak about much this part of my life. My stage profile is what people know me mostly as but I really love this contrast of my life as it keeps me balanced and grounded.

Most of the time I have to interact with people so much that sometimes it can be really draining. So, taking these one or two days off to isolate myself with nature helps me replenish and restore my energies. Having these moments just to myself helps me shine even more on stage.

Now for an offbeat question, would you like to marry an Indian?

The idea of marrying an Indian man is totally possible but I don’t know what the future holds for me. I don’t have a specific identity of the person I would like to marry, it’s more about the quality of the person inside.

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MOST INFLUENTIAL ASIA-AUSTRALIAN

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Meet Muneera Bano,

named the most influential

Asian-Australian

Dr Muneera Bano has broken stereotypes. Coming from the Pasthun ethnicity in Pakistan with its strong patriarchal culture, she says, “Pashtun girls don’t have a glass ceiling over their heads, they literally have to blast the ceiling’. Take Malala Yousafzai, a Pashtun girl and winner of Nobel peace prize, who is an internationally known example for being targeted for her stance on girl’s education.

Science, Asia-Pacific 2015. She won the Schlumberger’s Award for Women in STEM for two consecutive years - 2014 and 2015. She was given the ‘distinguished research paper award’ at the International Requirements Engineering Conference held in Banff Canada in August 2018. And she has been announced as one of the Superstars of STEM for 2019–2020 by Science Technology Australia.

But having born and raised in Islamabad, Bano says she was blessed with the opportunity to education – something she never took for granted, considering that her own mother was denied access to education due to her gender. “Even in the capital of the country, the career options for a female student of science were limited. In order to break the stereotypes, I opted for Computer Science at Bachelors and Masters level. In 2012 I made the decision to pursue my PhD at University of Technology Sydney. My decision to pursue PhD in Australia without any male chaperon met with resistance, but I persisted,” she says.

In September 2019, Bano was named as the overall winner of the inaugural 40 Under 40: Most Influential Asian-Australians Awards. As the award winner, she will join Sydney University for 13-15 Nov 2019 for Dr John Yu Fellowship for Cultural Diversity and Leadership. A passionate advocate of women in STEM, she has been selected as a member for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, of Science and Technology Australia.

Her persistence paid off. During and after her PhD, Bano received prestigious scholarships during different stages of her research career. She has been a finalist for the Google Australia’s Anita Borg Award for Women in Computer

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our academic background and excellence are very impressive. Can you run us through where you began your schooling and how the career trajectory took shape?

My mother wanted me to study medical science (the only popular feminine profession for female science students in Pakistan) at the end of high school but I overheard a conversation that computer science was not intellectually suitable for girls so I decided that I would set an example for other girls and break stereotypes by studying computer science.

I did my Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science from International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan. I graduated from the Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney in 2015 with a PhD in Software Engineering. After my PhD, I worked for a year as a Post-doctoral researcher and ‘Learning and Teaching Adjunct’ at the University of Technology Sydney.

In August 2017, I joined the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology at Swinburne University of Technology, as a lecturer of software engineering.

In November 2019, I moved to Deakin University, as a senior lecturer in software engineering.

While I may have originally started studying computer science to prove a point, I am well and truly hooked now. I feel like computing and technology offer creative opportunities that can push the boundaries of our imaginations and is fascinated by the digital world, which is its own universe, a creation of human genius, and by how it’s impacting the way we perceive our world.

What you are working on at the moment?

I work in various cross-disciplinary research domains that explore the impact of technology on different aspects of the society and it is important that the results of such research reach wider audience for awareness.

By her own telling, Bano’s journey to Australia has been full of cultural, financial and psychological barriers.

“It required persistence, resilience and sense of purpose to achieve my goal and make it to the spot where I stand today from amongst the female Pashtun diaspora.” In conversation with Dr Muneera Bano. advocate for gender equality for “Women in STEM” by becoming one of the Superstars of STEM for 2019-2020.

As Superstar of STEM for 2019-2020, how, in your individual capacity, do you plan to use your expertise as an influencer to address the gender gap in STEM? My main areas of focus are mentoring and guiding other female international students who wish to have a career in similar fields to mine. Increasing cultural diversity in STEM is equally important to gender balance in these fields. Creating opportunities for all on the basis of merit and promoting intersectional diversity that represent the true multiculturalism of Australia is important for the advancement of STEM fields.

What aspects of your work do you think is the most pioneering for the future?

My academic job has three main areas; teaching, research, leadership and services.

In teaching, I teach both on undergraduate and post-graduate levels.

The most interesting part of my teaching is supervising the ‘Final Year Projects’ of students with industrial clients where we train them to work on the real-world problems while improving their skills of collaboration and communication.

As a researcher, I work with both local and international researchers from Another research work that I am various universities and I actively publish currently part of is analysing the hatemy research results in highly ranked speech on Twitter in order to debate journals and conferences. Recently I was on the feasibility of using biased given the ‘distinguished research paper data from social media in machineaward’ at the International Requirements learning algorithms. It is important for Engineering Conference held in Banff the researchers in Data Science to Canada, in August 2018 for my work in understand the repercussions of the use educational pedagogies for requirements of biased social-media data (which comes engineering education and training. with every level of misogyny, racism, One of the important aspects for growth xenophobia and homophobia) in artificially and promotion in academic job is to intelligent systems, which will eventually provide services to academic community exacerbate these biases in machine and show leadership qualities. I choose made decisions. my personal passion for being an According to the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), and Australian Council of Education Research, Australian students showed a gradual decline in their performance especially in the areas of STEM for more than a decade. This has prompted a strong push to go beyond the boundaries and use the technological solutions in order to improve students’ learning. One of my research streams is addressing this issue by analysing the use of mobile technology to help science and math students in ‘out of classroom’ learning environments.

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The most influential Asian-Australian under 40 title is a prestigious one.

What do you plan to use your title to accomplish in the year ahead?

Being the overall winner of under 40 Asian-Australian award 2019 was a huge honour and a giant leap in my cause for inspiring other women in STEM. The award came with a prize of John Yu Fellowship at Sydney University for the training of “Cultural diversity and leadership”. This would be the first time I will be undertaking professional training for leadership. In November 2019, I was announced as one of the members of the inaugural committee on “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion” by Science and Technology Australia.

What advice would you give to a reader or the young generation to pursue a career like yours?

Australia is the land of opportunities.

Seven years ago, I came as an international student from Pakistan, and with a sense of purpose and hard work, I was able to climb through the first steps of academic ladder and leadership. I would like other international students, especially females, to know that it’s possible to make your mark if you have the right desire and intention.

(As told to G’day India)

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GURU NANAK’S GRACE IN MELBOURNE

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ovember 12 marked an important date in the calendar for Sikhs around the world as they united to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. The celebration was one of the biggest in scale and saw hundreds of thousands of devotees throng gurudwaras globally.

In Australia too, the celebrations were on in full swing at different gurudwaras around the country. For the people of Victoria, it was no different with the Premier Daniel Andrews who showed his strong support towards the event as a true champion of multiculturalism.

The Streets in the spirit of being one.

“What started off as a simple idea to bring communities from all walks of life together, became Sydney’s first ever multi-faith music festival to commemorate Guru Nanak’s philosophy of universal humankind and oneness,” the organisation said.

KEY MILESTONE Historic Kartarpur Corridor opening The celebration got an extra significance with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on November 9 inaugurating the much-awaited Kartarpur Corridor in Punjab province, paving the way for Congratulating the Sikhs, who so thousands of Indian Sikh pilgrims to generously pass on the message of visit the highly revered Kartarpur Sahib Guru Nanak Devji to all Victorians, at Gurdwara. India signed an agreement the Humanity Walk, Andrews said, “The with Pakistan on October 24 on the message of brotherhood, compassion, modalities for operationalisation of respect, kindness – is a powerful the 4.2 km-long four-lane Kartarpur code and lesson to live life by. These Sahib Corridor at the Zero Point on the celebrations of Guru Nanak’s 550th international boundary. birthday have been a product of the hard As per the agreement, Indian pilgrims work of many people - community leaders of all faiths and persons of Indian origin and volunteers.” can use the corridor, while persons of Indian origin need to carry their OCI card Lauding the Sikh community in Victoria along with the passport of their country. as being not only Australia’s biggest Sikh The pilgrims, who need to travel in the community but also Australia’s best Sikh morning are required to return the same community, Andrews said, “As Victorians day, and the corridor will be operational from different backgrounds, we say throughout the year, except on notified thank you to the Sikh community for your days, to be informed in advance. inclusion and commitment to our city and state, multiculturalism and for our future.”

GLIMPSES OF CELEBRATION Devotees throng Melbourne’s Earlier in September, Andrews’s Blackburn Gurudwara government announced a $200,000 fund Thousands and thousands of to be shared by 18 organising groups people including those from different to hold a range of events throughout backgrounds turned up at one of the October and November – fulfilling a key oldest gurudwaras in Melbourne, the election commitment.

Blackburn Gurudwara. Prayers were chanted from the wee hours of the The festivities were marked by tree morning and continued late into the night. plantation, organ donation, langar for Candles were lit, food distributed and many people and harmony humanity children programs were conducted. A walk. The Humanity Walk on November devotee remarked, “Never have I seen 9 from Lansdowne Street, East such a congregation of people, it doesn’t Melbourne finished at the Treasury feel like Melbourne, it feels like India.”

Gardens Lawn 4. Thousands took part in the walk organised by the Victorian Ik Oankar statue at Peace Park in Sikh Gurduaras Council (VSGC) with Bendigo the support of other Sikh Gurdwaras, For the Sikh community in the large Sikh and Australian organisations and town of Bendigo, a golden ‘Ik Oankar’ Victorian Sangat. statue was unveiled at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion to mark the Also, as a gesture of gratitude, celebrations. The symbol, which means buildings and landmarks around “God is One’ reflects the first words Melbourne including the Bolte Bridge, of Guru Nanak Dev in the Sikh Holy the Arts Centre, Melbourne Museum Scripture. The Ik Oankar statue, which is and AAMI Stadium were lit in saffron in the first of its kind in Australia, has taken honour of the occasion. five years to develop and construct.

In Sydney, Sikh Youth Australia organised a successful festival Divine Steps, which saw 4,000 attendees, 3,500 free vegetarian meals served (langar), 500 free vegetarian meals for the homeless, 16 performances and 7 hours of divine music from Sikh and multi-faith groups, with the support of two charities Can Too Foundation and Father Riley’s Youth Off

Golden Temple lights up The holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as Golden Temple, was lighted up in Amritsar, Punjab.Fireworks display and millions of lights around the whole complex saw a sea of devotees turning up for the occasion. Tens of thousands converge in holy land of Sultanpur

‘Ik Onkar’ on Air India India’s national carrier Air India painted “Ik Onkar” on the tail of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner as part of celebrations. ‘Ik Onkar’, a sacred symbol of the Sikh religion, means “God is One”.

HISTORY Guru Nanak Dev was the first Guru and founder of Sikhism, a poet, a wandering religious teacher, a social reformer and a householder. The experience of one God, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, and beyond all form and name, determined every thought and deed of Guru Nanak.

The social doctrine denying caste which Guru Nanak preached must be seen in the light of his experience of a God before whom all men are equal. His wanderings should be acknowledged as an attempt to engage in dialogue with others and to spread his belief in one God who teaches tolerance.

Guru Nanak’s later life as a householder should be perceived as his compliance of God’s command to all men to act responsibly within the world.

Finally, the ebani’ Guru Nanak composed and the passing of his eGuruship’ to his successor can only be understood as devotional acts meant to instil among his followers a continued dedication to the God. Guru Nanak Dev is one of the most travelled persons of his times. He spent almost 20 years of his life in travelling.

The earliest accounts of Guru Nanak Dev’s travels are mentioned by Bhai Gurdas. eJanamsakhis’ also provide information relating to his travels.

The ‘Udasis’ (travels) of Guru Nanak Dev began from Sultanpur Lodhi following the bestowal of the divine commission upon him.

In his first long journey, Guru Nanak Dev traversed Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh.

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The third tour or eUdasi’ of Guru Nanak Dev was towards the interior of the Himalayan region where he visited the Kangra Valley, the Kulu Valley, Western Tibet, Ladakh, Kashmir and West Punjab (Pakistan).

After returning from the Himalayan tour, Guru Nanak Dev spent some time at Talwandi in Punjab and then decided to tour the countries of West Asia.

Wearing a dress of a Muslim devotee, he travelled to Sind, Baluchistan, Arabia, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan.

According to Janamsakhi of Meharban and Bhai Mani Singh, he also travelled to Palestine, Syria and Turkey. Some writers extend the range of Guru’s travels to other countries of Central Asia as well.

Some prominent places connected with this tour of Guru Nanak Dev are Multan, Uch, Lakhpat, Hinglaj, Mecca, Medina, Baghdad, Mashad, Herat, Kandhar, Kabul, Parachinnar and Gorakhhatri (Peshawar).

With the completion of his western tour, Guru Nanak Dev finally settled down at Kartarpur Sahib (now in Pakistan). From Kartarpur, Guru Nanak Dev occasionally undertook short tours within Punjab. One of them, according to Bhai Gurdas, was to Achal Batala and another to Multan.

According to a post on the Punjab government website, the word eGurdwara’, which stands as the amalgamation of the words eGuru’ and eDwara’, has its literal meaning the eGateway to Guru’.

All gurdwaras worship the holy book of Sikhs, Guru Granth Sahib Ji, which is placed at the high pedestal of worship.

Out of the many famous gurdwaras throughout the world, Gurdwara Janam Asthan, also referred to as Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, is a highly revered shrine that was built at the site where the Guru Nanak Dev was believed to be born.

In his second leg, he covered areas in the south up to Sri Lanka.

The shrine is located in the city of Nankana Sahib, near the city of Lahore in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

Some historians believe the east and south were covered in one eUdasi’ over an extended period of 12 years.

Another highly revered shrine in Pakistan is Gurdwara Sri Darbar Sahib, also called Kartarpur Sahib.

This appears to be more reasonable as a person who is to visit south need not come back to Punjab to resume his journey for South India.

It is situated at Kartarpur in Narowal district of Punjab province.

Some important places associated with Guru Nanak Dev’s visit in Sri Lanka are Batticaloa (Mattiakullam), Kurukul, Madap, Katargama, Nuwara Eliya, Avisvella (Sitawaka), Anuradhapura and

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It is built on the historic site where Guru Nanak Dev settled after his eUdasian’ (missionary travels) and lived for 18 years until his death in 1539. The shrine is located along the Ravi river.

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I do get affected by failure, Smith becomes fastest man to reach 7,000 Test runs says Virat Kohli

NEW DELHI, NOV 28: Virat Kohli is not only one of the most successful captains India have had, but also a run-machine. In fact, there seems to be no way that he can fail. But he did fail when it came to the semi-final test against New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup and Kohli has revealed that he too does get affected by failure just as any other human would.

“Do I get affected by failures?

Yes, I do. Everyone does. At the end of the day, I know my team would need me. I had the feeling so strong in my heart that I am going to come not out and make India go through that tough phase [in the semi-final].

“But then again, maybe that was my ego talking because how can you predict something like that? You can only have a strong feeling or maybe it was a strong desire to do something like that,” Kohli told India Today.

Kohli wants to leave behind a legacy which other will follow. In fact, the team has already become one of the best when it comes to the longest format of the game, winning both at home and on foreign soil.

Bradman’s 6,996 Test runs. It took Smith 70 Tests to do so, while Bradman needed only 52.

The 30-year-old’s heroics at the Ashes in England this year saw him widely labelled the best since Bradman, considered Test cricket’s greatest ever, when he scored a mammoth 774 runs in just seven innings, the news report said.

He had the opportunity to pass both Bradman and Hammond in the first Test against Pakistan in Brisbane, but fell for just four in a rare failure.

“I can only say we are at the top of our game. You can’t judge a team’s dominance with seven games. You’re talking about a West Indies side which did it for 15 years,” Kohli said.

“So, when we all are close to retiring then you ask me this question. How the decade has gone playing together. Not after seven games. Seven years yes but not seven games,” he smiled.

Kohli said the mindset has changed as they now know they can beat any team in the world. “I think there is still time (to compare). But we are quite excited how we are playing and what the challenges are. Going forward we will be playing “I hate losing. I don’t want to walk out New Zealand now. Now the frame of and say I could have done this. When I mind is to get to the next series in test step out on the field, it’s a privilege. When cricket. Not like we are finished playing at I walk out, I want to have zero energy. home let’s see what happens abroad.

We want to leave behind a legacy that future cricketers will say we want to play “We are waiting to play Test cricket. like that,” he said.

That mindset has changed. Now we know if we play well we can win anywhere in Speaking after the second Test against the world. That’s a very nice and exciting Bangladesh, Kohli though said there was feeling to have within the change room,” still some time before this Indian team he said. can be compared to the Windies one of (Agencies) the 1970s and 1980s.

ADELAIDE, NOV 30: Steve Smith on Saturday became the fastest man to score 7,000 Test runs, shattering a record that had stood since 1946, while moving past Donald Bradman to become Australia’s 11th highest scorer, reports AFP. The 30-year-old took a single off Muhammad Musa during the second Test against Pakistan in Adelaide to reach the milestone and take possession of a record held for 73 years by English great Wally Hammond.

Hammond reached the mark in 131 innings, while Smith, who played his first Test nine years ago, made the grade in his 126th.

India’s Virender Sehwag is the third fastest in 134 innings.

“The fastest to 7K - you’re a star Steve Smith!,” tweeted Cricket Australia.

Smith also passed the legendary

In an insight into Smith’s determination to be the best, he said after missing out in Brisbane that he punishes himself when the runs do not flow.

“I always punish myself when I get no runs, just like I reward myself when I score runs with a chocolate bar at the end of the night if I get a hundred,” he said.

“So yeah, if I get no runs I always like to have a run or go to the gym or do something just to give myself a bit of a punishment.”

Smith still has 10 other Australian players above him in total Test runs scored.

Greg Chappell (7,110) is his next target, but he has a mountain to climb to reach Ricky Ponting, who amassed 13,378 runs in his 168 Tests.

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Victoria in the game for 2023 Sandown hosts Melbourne FIFA Women’s World Cup Cup for greyhounds MELBOURNE, NOV 19: Victoria has thrown its weight behind Australia’s bid to secure the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the largest women’s sporting event in the world.

MELBOURNE, Nov 29: The Andrews Labor Government is backing greyhound racing’s Melbourne Cup program at Sandown tonight, with top racing and family entertainment at the top of the bill.

The Melbourne Cup is one of the premier greyhound races in Australia and is widely regarded around the world.

Sixty-four greyhounds battled it out in eight heats last Friday, with the eight winners progressing to the $630,000 final.

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula joined Matildas stars Jenna McCormick and Laura Alleway at AAMI Park, confirming that the 2023 World Cup bid led by Football Federation Australia (FFA) would include plans to play five games at the Melbourne venue. entertainment, a fireworks display, and The ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup lucky wristband prizes for people aged 18 will be the largest ever with 32 teams and over. to play 64 games over a five-week period in July/August. The 2019 World The evening will also feature the Cup held in France comprised 52 presentation of the club’s Community matches and a global TV audience of Superhero Awards to people who have more than 63 million tuned in to watch made a significant contribution to the the USA defeat the Netherlands in the local community. final.

The Labor Government has invested $30,000 from its Victorian Racing Industry Since November 2014, the Fund – Raceday Attraction Program to Government has approved more than support the Cup heats and tonight’s final. $1 million to support 33 race events and three infrastructure projects at Sandown This year’s Melbourne Cup meeting Greyhound Racing Club. also promises plenty of entertainment outside the action on the track.

The greyhound racing industry in Victoria generates $500 million annually Australian Idol finalist Lee Harding will and helps sustain more than 4,300 fullperform and there will be Vietnamese time-equivalent jobs. music and dance performances, Asian food stalls, kids’ activities including face (Media release) painting, inflatable rides and roving

The total tournament broadcast audience for France 2019 was estimated at one billion – underlining the potential benefits for Melbourne and Victoria if Australia was to secure hosting rights.

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, South Africa and South Korea/North Korea have confirmed they will also bid for the 2023 World Cup – FIFA is expected to confirm the host in May

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2020.

The Andrews Labor Government is backing sporting opportunities for women and girls at grassroots and elite levels, including securing cricket’s 2020 ICC T20 World Cup final for the MCG on March 8 ­– International Women’s Day. The Government has invested more than $850 million in community sport and recreation facilities since November 2014, including building female friendly facilities across the state.

The 2023 FIFA World Cup bid builds on strong momentum in women’s soccer in Victoria and Australia, with FFA recently announcing prizemoney parity for the Matildas and Socceroos.

McCormick and Alleway will join their Melbourne Victory W-League teammates in South Korea this month for games against top teams from China, Japan and the host nation in the inaugural AFC Women’s Club Championship.

Reigning W-League premier Victory will represent the league and the state with the aid of a $10,000 sponsorship awarded by the Government’s trade arm Global Victoria.

(Media release)

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BMW 330i Touring

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By Amandeep Sethi cruise control, a standard feature on many competing models, is included and becoming widely common now days.

The presence of extremely high quality materials elevates the 330i’s interior to compete with vehicles twice the price.

The M-Sport steering wheel provided on our test vehicle is lightyears improved over that of the diesel variant, with a thick, merino-leather wrap that feels natural in the palm. The bolstered seats have clearly been designed with longevity in mind, with added accented stitching and segmented areas to prevent uneven wear. Even the storage space seems to be manufactured with elegance in mind, with a somewhat oddly placed wireless charging tray under the central climate controls, the space is pleasantly large and shrouded by leather.

While the flashy tech and lavish interior are welcomed and appreciated, they are only half of the battle. BMW’s trusty slogan is ‘The Ultimate Driving Machine’ not ‘The Best Place to Sit,’ after all.

ost distinguished automakers have a model that has stood the test of time; a model that stands to represent the heritage of the brand. Often times these models fill a niche in the automotive market that was left previously unsatisfied. For Volkswagen this model is the Golf, for Honda, the Civic and for BMW, the 3-Series. With the 3-series name spanning over four decades, it’d be hard to believe that they don’t have the sport-saloon formula down to a T. With the 2019 and 2020 model year, BMW have introduced the newest iteration of the 3-series. The new 3-series is, yet again, the prized pony of the new lineup and coursing with prestigious BMW lifeblood. There is absolutely no doubt that the newest 3-series is the successor to a long lineage of purpose built automobiles.

Sitting in the lower quadrant of the new 3-series model range is the 2019 BMW 330i. Now gone is the underpowered and unenthusiastic base 320i model of the previous generation. With that being said, the 330i doesn’t look or feel confined to the lower end of the BMW totem pole.

In fact, the 330i is a pretty remarkable bang for your buck at $70,900.

From a distance, the silhouette of the 2019 330i is unmistakably BMW. The flowing body contours seem to wrap around the entirety of the car in a cyclical way, hinting towards tried and true BMW design. In the spirit of retaining decades old design cues, the 330i displays prominent front kidney grilles, albeit with a more angular shape, and BMW’s signature Hofmeister kink along the rear windows. While some of the styling is clearly reminiscent of other competing manufacturers, looking at you Lexus, it is evident that the designers took care in delivering a unique and interesting product.

While BMW has held true to a great deal of 3-series character traits, the interior of the 2019 330i is certainly a step beyond what we’ve come to expect from an entry level BMW sport-sedan. Where the interior of the previous generation 3-series felt like an upscaled Mini Cooper, the interior of the 2019 330i feels like that of a slightly muffled 5-series of a much higher class.

It really is the subtle details that make the most difference in the case of the 330i’s

interior. Most of the knobs, buttons and accents are finished in a beautiful brushed aluminum, opposed to the cheap plastic of the generation before. Some elements of the aluminum-bolstered interior redesign are no-doubt borrowed from the competition.

The centrally mounted start/stop button and infotainment selector dial seem to be lifted from an Audi, but still retain a BMW twist.

The dash has taken an entirely digital form, with speedometer and tachometer information displayed prominently on the outer edges.

The digital cluster really shines when it comes to customisability. Navigation, media information and vehicle statistics can all be displayed, front-and-center, to your liking.

Paired with a heads-up display that projects an equally customizable array of information on the front windshield, you truly do feel surrounded by helpful and unobtrusive technology. The

headsup display is even more impressive in the diesel variant, with an astounding amount of windshield real estate dedicated to displaying speed, revs and other pertinent information.

These are features you are unlikely to find in any other base model vehicle.

As you probably would have guessed, technology is certainly a primary focal point in the 2019 330i’s interior experience. The enormous 12.3 inch central display is the powerhouse for media setting and controls, running BMW’s new iDrive 7 operating software. While the interface is intuitive, it relies heavily on using the touchscreen to navigate; not exactly ideal for on-the-go use.

Furthermore, many of the interior buttons lack the elegantly tactile ease that you would expect from a luxury brand. An annoyance that repeatedly reared its ugly head came in the form of the A/C control buttons. With the controls being so small, and button based instead of a traditional dial, making simple air-con adjustments was a chore.

The 330i’s autodrive feature will undoubtedly bring a smile to your face if you haven’t experienced the tech firsthand. Watching the steering wheel move independently is something genuinely surreal. Despite the elevated nerves from letting technology take control, the experience feels oddly natural as the autodrive feature does a wonderful job of following traffic in a safe way. With that being said, autodrive is undoubtedly a freeway aimed feature and probably wouldn’t fare too well

on suburban streets. I did come to trust it, just maybe not that much yet.

Just for kicks and added technological bragging rights, BMW included 360 panoramic parking assist on the 2019 330i.

It truly does give you confidence to reverse without looking in a mirror at all. Of course a good driver wouldn’t use this as a crutch, but the overhead birds-eye view surround cameras definitely add some extra assurance if you’re sliding into a tight spot.

While the space-age tech is most often a welcome addition to the new 3-series, there are a few areas that continue to meet expectations of a premium wagon. Radar

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Luckily, the new 330i keeps the claim alive. Powered by a 190kW 4-cylinder engine paired with an 8-speed sport automatic transmission, ample acceleration is just a foot-stomp away. The 400Nm of torque makes the 330i feel like a dominant force off the line. It certainly isn’t a slouch around the bends either. With M-adaptive suspension on our test vehicle, In comfort mode, the ride was excellently balanced but the chassis would only sit somewhat flat when in Sport mode when thrown into a curve. While the steering feels on-point around corners, power is quite limited when exiting; Quite disappointing as the exit is the most important spot for power delivery. But in all fairness, this was somewhat expected with the heavy rear of the wagon variant, the sporty 19-inch wheels provide a smooth and grippy ride. The brakes were also a spot of praise, stopping the 330i as fast as it can accelerate.

As far as the typical 3-series formula is concerned, the 2019 330i certainly fulfills the criteria of comfort and sportiness, leaving one crucial piece: Practicality.

As a sport oriented saloon, the 2019 330i allows quite a bit of room to sprawl out. The 14-way front seats allow for ample legroom for driver and passenger.

The front cabin feels increasingly more spacious with the large sunroof in the open position. A mesh slide cover would have been a more ideal solution, rather than a block out cover, but the increased size is quite a nice addition. The rear seats are also fit for three adults to sit without any awkward squirming. BMW has always touted that 3 full-sized golf bags can fit in the boot of any 3-series and the 2019 330i is no exception. The tried and true BMW 40/20/40 folding seats allow for a 480-litre boot; plenty of space for weekend adventures. While space is ample, there are quite a few cracks and crevices that smartphones and other trinkets to get lost in. My only other gripe is the underwhelming cargo hooks that might make loading anything more than two bags a hassle.

BMW had a lot to live up to with the newest iteration of the 3-series. It can be a make or break for a distinguished manufacturer to redesign a model that has defined a brand for decades. With the new 3-series platform, I am pleased to say that BMW has largely succeeded. Even on the lower end of the 3-series range with the 330i, you get the elegant and premium driving experience that BMW has been widely renowned for in the past.

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An offbeat New Year’s holiday at Eilat

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ooking for some fun in the sun? Eilat offers a winning combination of sea and desert. The locals refer to it as the most cosmopolitan city in Israel and see it as the prefect city for shopping. The southern tax-free city is located on the Red Sea offers ideal weather all year long and water temperature of 21C in the winters.

Here’s a quick itinerary to get your curiosity:

dolphins but is also an adventurous destination for divers and families who want to enjoy daily recreation that includes guided dolphin swimming, petting and watching dolphins being fed and taken care of.

Shopping around the city: No visit to the city ends with empty hands.

That’s because the prices are much cheaper compared to other parts of Israel (17 percent VAT exempt). The spacious shopping malls and shops spread all over the promenade - all complement the city’s travel experience.

Hiking in the Red Canyon: About 20 kilometers north of Eilat and at 700 meters above sea level, is the stunning Red Canyon, named after its reddish-colored walls. The trails are set in between the red sandstone walls, that vary in color, shape and size. Highly recommended for families and hiking enthusiasts.

Day trip to the Dead Sea and Jerusalem: While tourists mainly visit during the winter months, many also take the opportunity to travel north to the Dead Sea and Jerusalem. These two sites are major tourist attractions in their own right. The Dead Sea (called “Sea of Salt” in Hebrew), the lowest place on earth, attracts tourist for health and healing purposes and Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, is known for historical sites, markets and holy places for the world’s three major monotheistic religions.

Bicycle Hike in Timna Park: Bicycle enthusiasts will be delighted to discover this mountainous park, which features a 14-km bicycle trail for the entire family. Along the trail, some spectacular vantage points await you, the most magical of them being the hidden lake, which is among the steep cliffs of the park. Tourists can rent a bicycle or stop by the lake at a restaurant.

Coral snorkelling: Eilat beaches are a favorite among divers from all over the world. Clear waters and regulated beaches regulated have breathtaking world of fish, coral in a variety of forms, and rocky ground that serves as a fertile cushion for marine animals of various types. The Coral Coast located on the southern shores is a nature reserve in itself. It is the only reef in Israel that is recognized as a national treasure.

Swimming with Dolphins: For 30 years, the Dolphin Reef has been

considered one of the most unique attractions in Israel. The ecological site is not only a natural habitat for

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A very festive winter: During the up-coming winter season Eilat is planning to host 35 international festivals between November 2019 and April 2020. Some of festivals already in the works include “desert ashram” and “Eilat desert marathon” in November, international Instagram festival and international guitar festival in January; A chamber music festival, wine festival, jazz festival and street theater in February; Electronic music festival, international graffiti festival, bird watching festival and Eilat food festival in March. (AGENCIES)

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Twitter posts can reveal how lonely you are

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esearchers have found that users who tweet on loneliness are much more likely to write about mental well-being issues and things like struggles with relationships, substance use and insomnia on Twitter.

By applying linguistic analytic models to tweets, researchers were able to gain an insight into the topics and themes that could be associated with loneliness.

“Loneliness can be a slow killer, as some of the medical problems associated with it can take decades to manifest,” said the study’s lead author Sharath Chandra Guntuku, from University of Pennsylvania in the US. “If we are able to identify lonely individuals and intervene before the health conditions associated with the themes we found begin to unfold, we have a change to help those much earlier in their lives.

This could be very powerful and have long-lasting effects on public health,” Guntuku said.

By determining typical themes and linguistic markers posted to social media

that are associated with people who are lonely, the team has uncovered some of the ingredients necessary to construct a ‘loneliness’ prediction system.

As part of the study, published in the journal BMJ, researchers analysed public accounts from users based in Pennsylvania and found that 6,202 accounts used words such as ‘lonely’ or ‘alone’ more than five times between 2012 and 2016.

Comparing the entire Twitter timelines of these users to a matched group who did not have such language included their posts, the researchers showed that ‘lonely’ users tweeted nearly twice as much and were much more likely to do so at night.

When the tweets were analysed via several different linguistic analytic models, the users who posted about loneliness had an extremely high association with anger, depression and anxiety, when compared to the ‘non-lonely’ group.

Additionally, the lonely groups were significantly associated with tweeting about struggles with relationships (for example,

using phrases like ‘want somebody’ or ‘no one to’) and substance use (‘smoke,’ ‘weed,’ and ‘drunk’) “On Twitter, we found lonely users expressing a need for social support, and it appears that the use of expletives and the expression of anger is a sign of that being unfulfilled,” Guntuku said.

Users in the group that didn’t post about loneliness seemed to display some so-

cial connections, as they were found to be more likely to engage in conversations, especially by including others’ user names (using ‘@twitter_handle’) in their tweets.

In the future, the researchers hope to develop a better measure of the different dimensions of loneliness that online users are feeling and expressing.

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Bots are more successful if they Google Maps update adds new impersonate humans translator feature

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s we embrace Alexa or Siri in our lives, researchers report that chatbots are more successful than humans in certain human-machine interactions -- but only if they are allowed to hide their nonhuman identity.

players can either act egotistically to exploit the other player, or act cooperatively with advantages for both sides.

The artificial voices of Siri, Alexa or Google, and their often awkward responses, leave no room for doubt that we are not talking to a real person.

oogle Maps is adding a new translation feature that will allow As soon as they divulged their true identity, a phone to speak out a place’s however, cooperation rates decreased. name and address in the local “Translating this to a more realistic scenario lingo in order to help travellers communicould mean that help desks run by bots, for cate with their hosts more effectively. example, may be able to provide assistance more rapidly and efficiently if they are allowed “Simply tap the new speaker button next to masquerade as humans,” the researchers to the place name or address, and Google Maps will say it out loud, making your next wrote. trip that much simpler, and when you want The society will have to negotiate the distinc- to have a deeper conversation, Google tions between the cases of human-machine Maps will quickly link you to the Google interaction that require transparency and those Translate app,” Google said. where efficiency is key.

The new feature will be launched this A previous research has shown that humans month on Android and iOS with support for 50 languages. More languages will arrive prefer not to cooperate with intelligent bots. in the future, Google says.

(AGENCIES)

An international team, including Iyad Rahwan, Director of the Center for Humans and Machines at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, sought to find out whether cooperation between humans and machines is different if the machine purports to be human.

In the study published in Nature Machine Intelligence, the team asked almost 700 participants in an online cooperation game to interact with a human or an artificial partner.

In the game, known as the Prisoner’s Dilemma,

The findings showed that bots impersonating humans were more successful in convincing their gaming partners to cooperate.

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Additionally, the text-to-speech technology will automatically detect what language a phone is using to determine and at which places a user might travel.

Moreover, for deeper conversations beyond directions and location names, Google Maps will now also link the user directly to the Google Translate app.

Currently, the US based search engine started rolling out incognito mode for Google Maps to Android devices.

The new mode, first announced four months ago at Google IO, has already started to land on smartphones globally.

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AI can predict if you will die within next year

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fter looking at standard ECG tests, Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help identify patients most likely to die of any medical cause within a year, claim researchers.

To reach this conclusion, researchers from Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania analysed the results of 1.77 million ECGs and other records from almost 400,000 patients.

The team used this data to compare machine learning-based models that either directly analysed the raw ECG signals or relied on aggregated human-derived measures (standard ECG features typically recorded by a cardiologist) and commonly diagnosed disease patterns.

The neural network model that directly analysed the ECG signals was found to be superior for predicting one-year risk of death. Surprisingly, the neural network was able to accurately predict risk of death even in patients deemed by a physician to have a normal ECG. Three cardiologists separately reviewed the ECGs that had first been read as normal, and they were generally unable to recognize the risk patterns that the neural network detected, researchers said.

“This is the most important finding of

this study. This could completely alter the way we interpret ECGs in the future,” said Brandon Fornwalt, chair of the Department of Imaging Science and Innovation at Geisinger in Danville, Pennsylvania.

Another study by the same group of researchers found that AI-based models can analyse ECG test results and pinpoint patients at higher risk of developing a potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia).

The team used more than two million ECG results from more than three decades of archived medical records in Pennsylvania/New Jersey’s Geisinger Health System to train deep neural networks.

They found that Artificial intelligence can examine ECG test results, to predict irregular heartbeat and the death risk, according to the two preliminary studies to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019 in Philadelphia from November 16-18.

While the vast Geisinger database is a key strength of both studies, the findings should be tested at sites outside of Geisinger, the researchers noted.

“Incorporating these models into routine

ECG analysis would be simple. However, developing appropriate care plans for patients based on computer predictions would be a bigger challenge,” said lead author Sushravya Raghunath.

Atrial fibrillation is associated with higher risk of stroke and heart attack.

Both studies are among the first to use AI to predict future events from an ECG rather than to detect current health problems.

Jennifer Hall, the American Heart Association Chief of the Institute for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine, said that deep learning is “terrific as another way for us in our field of cardiovascular medicine to be able to help patients and help those understand the risk of stroke.”

“This is exciting and provides more evidence that we are on the verge of a revolution in medicine where computers will be working alongside physicians to improve patient care,” said Fornwalt.

“Having these techniques at our fingertips and having more precise techniques to uncover potential atrial fibrillation now or in the future, is absolutely tremendous,” Hall noted.

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This chip will turn smartphones This tool locates shooters using smartphone video into car keys

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esearchers have developed a system that can accurately locate a shooter based on video recordings from as few as three smartphones.

The system, called Video Event Reconstruction and Analysis (VERA), won’t necessarily replace the commercial microphone arrays for locating shooters that public safety officials already use, although it may be a useful supplement for public safety when commercial arrays aren’t available.

“One key motivation for assembling VERA was to create a tool that could be used by human rights workers and journalists who investigate war crimes, terrorist acts and human rights violations,” study researcher Alexander Hauptmann from Carnegie Mellon University in the US.

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XP Semiconductors announced an addition to its ultra-wideband (UWB) chip with a new automotive integrated circuit (UWB IC) which is capable of turning smartphones into car keys.

The technology is designed to give spatial awareness to UWB-equipped cars, mobiles, and other smart devices, to enable cars to know exactly where the users are.

With this, users can open and start cars, while leaving their phones in their pockets or bags, and enjoy secure remote parking via smartphone. Furthermore, the new UWB IC brings maximum level of protection against car theft through relay attacks.

“Today we are seeing a rapid amalga-

When demonstrated using three video recordings from the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas that left 58 people dead and hundreds wounded, the system correctly estimated the shooter’s actual location -the north wing of the Mandalay Bay hotel.

mation of automotive and smartphone technologies, which altogether unlocks a whole new world of opportunities for smart mobility. Ultra-wideband has transformed from just a data transmission to a secure ranging technology, having multiple use cases for automotive in the coming times,” The estimate was based on three gunsaid Sanjay Gupta, Vice-President and In- shots fired within the first minute of what would be a prolonged massacre. dia Country Manager, NXP India said.

In conjunction with the launch of the IC, NXP, BMW Group, Continental and others are jointly working on UWB implementations through the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) and IEEE to ensure the best customer experiences at the intersection of the vehicle, mobile, and consumer devices. .

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VERA uses machine learning techniques to synchronise the video feeds and calculate the position of each camera based on what that camera is seeing.

“But it’s the audio from the video feeds that’s pivotal in localising the source of the gunshots,” Hauptmann said.

Specifically, the system looks at the time

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delay between the crack caused by a supersonic bullet’s shock wave and the muzzle blast, which travels at the speed of sound.

It also uses audio to identify the type of gun used, which determines bullet speed.

VERA can then calculate the shooter’s distance from the smartphone.

“When we began, we didn’t think you could detect the crack with a smartphone because it’s really short,” Hauptmann said.

“But it turns out today’s cell phone microphones are pretty good,” Hauptmann added.

By using video from three or more smartphones, the direction from which the shots were fired -- and the shooter’s location -- can be calculated based on the differences in how long it takes the muzzle blast to reach each camera.

VERA is not limited to detecting gunshots.

“It is an event analysis system that can be used to locate a variety of other sounds relevant to human rights and war crimes investigations,” Hauptmann said.

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Poor relationship with family bad for your health

Women, Gen Z forthcoming about intimacy

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aving a strained relationship with parents, siblings or child may be more harmful to people’s health than enduring rocky romantic partnerships, according to a new study.

“We found that family emotional climate had a big effect on overall health, including the development or worsening of chronic conditions such as stroke and headaches over the 20-year span of midlife,” the study’s lead author Sarah B. Woods, Assistant Professor at University of Texas, said.

“Contrary to previous research, which found that intimate relationships had a large effect on physical health, we did not get the same results.”

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s India having good sex? A new study by online dating platform Tinder has revealed that 79 per cent Indians like to try new things in the bedroom and 52 per cent Indians have never faked an orgasm.

It adds that women and men agree on the necessity of innovating when it comes to sex, and both are open to trying new things on a casual date. As per Tinder, this indicates sexual liberation for women, especially in the context of casual sex. “The older you are, the more open to experimenting in the bedroom especially with a casual date,” the findings said.

The study touches upon many aspects of intimacy and sexual relationships, including how important sex is, excuses to avoid sex, innovating in bed, what’s the best time to get busy, and what puts them in the mood.

Tinder said that it commissioned a market survey of 1,500 Indian singles from 7 cities, across the 18-34 age group who own a smartphone, earlier this year and the reports highlight these results.

The study reveals that for 81 per cent of singles, sex is important in a relationship, and the importance increases as one gets older.

In excuses for not having sex, men are more worried that someone will hear them getting cosy, which indicate that women are more forthcoming and are starting to care less. Not surprisingly, 8 out of 10 Indian single women have already had an excuse not to have sex, while the figure 64 per cent for men.

What excuses are Indians using?

Almost 45 per cent say they are “too tired after working all day”, 32 per cent cite severe headaches, and 31 per cent blame it on not having enough time.

On the other hand, 2 in 5 Indians are turned on by holidays and travel. If you are looking to heat up things with a woman, note that succeeding at her job can also turn her on, as 37 per cent women say that job success puts them in the mood, as compared to 33 per cent men.

But, when is India having sex? 60 per cent night-time is the best, but 32 per cent say all times work for them. People across gender and age have also named Monday as the worst day, and Saturday as the best day to get under the sheets.

So, is monogamy the way to go? 70 per cent of women say yes, as opposed to 55 per cent of men. The Tinder study also indicated that as one gets older, you are more likely to commit to one person.

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For the study published in the Journal of Family Psychology, the researchers used data from 2,802 participants in the Midlife Development in the US survey that included a nationally representative sample of adults from 1995 to 2014.

Three rounds of data were collected in 1995 to 1996, 2004 to 2006 and 2013 to 2014.

The average participant was 45-years-old during the first round.

The survey asked questions about family strain and family support as well as an intimate partner strain.

Health was measured using participants’ total number of chronic conditions, such as stroke, headaches and stomach trouble, experienced in the 12 months prior to each of the three data collection times.

Participants also rated their overall health from excellent to poor at each round.

The researchers found that greater family relationship strain was associated with a greater number of chronic conditions and worse health appraisal 10 years later, during the second and third rounds of data collection.

“Comparatively, we found that greater family support during the second round of data collection in 2004 to 2006 was associated with better health appraisal 10 years later,” said the study’s co-author Jacob B. Priest, Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa.

There were no significant effects of intimate partner relationships on health outcomes, the study said.

“We were honestly stunned that there were zero associations between intimate partner emotional climate and later health,” Woods said.

The lack of significant associations between intimate partner relationships and later health could be because those relationships can break up, whereas people are more likely to have longer associations with family members who aren’t a spouse, the researchers noted.

“For adults who already have a chronic condition, a negative family emotional climate may increase their poor health and conversely, supportive family members may help improve their health outcomes,” Woods added.

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Well-paid wife is injurious to hubby’s mental health

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f your wife earns more than you, especially after marriage, and you are facing some sort of mental stress for quite some time, there is a definite link between the two.

everything was an effort. Men reported better mental health than their wives reported on their behalf.

“This too may be down to gender norms. If masculine social roles preclude the admission of vulnerability, and men are inclined to hide symptoms of stress and depression, it follows that wives’ responses (about their spouses) will be less accurate,” said Dr Syrda.

An interesting study has found that husbands are least stressed when their wives earn up to 40 per cent of household income but become increasingly uncomfortable as their spouse’s wages rise beyond that point and are most stressed when they are entirely economically dependent on their partner.

The research from the University of Bath also showed that husbands did not suffer psychological distress about their wives’ income if their wife was the higher earner before marriage and the existing and potential income gap was clear to them.

The study of over 6,000 American heterosexual couples over 15 years showed husbands are at their most anxious when they are the sole breadwinner, shouldering all the burden of responsibility for the household’s finances.

Stress levels decline as their wives’ earnings approach 40 per cent of household income. But as women’s earnings go through that point, the study showed husbands’ stress levels gradually increasing.

“The findings suggest that social norms about male breadwinning -- and traditional conventions about men earning more than their wives -- can be dangerous for men’s health. They also show how strong and

persistent are gender identity norms,” said Dr Joanna Syrda, an economist at the University of Bath’s School of Management.

The study also shed light on the ‘bargaining power’ between husband and wife.

“The elevated psychological distress that comes with husbands’ economic dependence on their wives can also have practical underpinnings due to bargaining in the shadow of dissolution or the fear of reduced economic status in the event of an actual divorce. These effects are larger among cohabiting couples, possibly due to the higher probability of dissolution,” she elaborated.

The study also showed a disparity in the way husbands and wives assessed their own psychological distress and that of their partner.

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In fact, wives reported their husbands’ lowest distress level was when they were contributing 50 per cent of the household income, while husbands reported lowest distress when their wives contributed 40 per cent.

“With masculinity closely associated with the conventional view of the male breadwinner, traditional social gender norms mean men may be more likely to experience psychological distress if they become the secondary earner in the household or become financially dependent on their wives, a finding that has implications for managing male mental health and society’s understanding of masculinity itself,” the researchers elaborated.

The fact that a wife observes to a lesser degree her husband’s elevated psychological distress when he is financially dependent on her may be simply because he does not communicate it -- this may be yet another manifestation of gender norms, showed the findings published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

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LIFESTYLE

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How meditation can help you make fewer mistakes

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esearchers have found that meditation could help you to become less error prone. According to the health experts here, meditation also helps in rejuvenating the mind, mental well-being, better concentration power along with improved memory.

Practically stress and unwanted tension are some of the major reasons of short term forgetfulness and unfocused behaviour, the experts added.

Manish Gupta, Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology at Jaypee Hospital, Noida, said that meditation helps in rejuvenating the mind and gives relief from stress.

“Hence up to some extent it is helpful in making a person deal things with more patience and quiet mind. It also entirely depends upon the types of meditation one is doing, like sitting and following certain breathing exercise pattern to calm the mind, focusing on one point for a long time with quite mind,” Gupta said.

“As per techniques, these activities definitely help in making a person more focused. Undoubtedly a calm mind can do things better than a mind full of mess,” Gupta said.

The research, published in the journal Brain Sciences, tested how open monitoring meditation or, meditation that focuses awareness on feelings, thoughts or sensations as they unfold in one’s mind and body -- altered brain activity in a way that suggests increased error rec-

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eople who make plans to avoid or handle temptations may be more likely to achieve goals, such as academic and weight loss goals, according to a new study. ognition.

They found that 20 minutes of meditation can enhance the brain’s ability to detect and pay attention to mistakes.

It makes people feel more confident in what mindfulness meditation might really be capable of for performance and daily functioning right there in the moment, the study said.

According to Pallavi Joshi, Clinical Psychologist at Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute, New Delhi, traditionally meditation has always been suggested to be added in the daily routine so as to reduce regular mental problems.

“As per today’s lifestyle time has come on fast pace, a single mind has to deal with a number of things in a single time, hence being forgetful, making silly mistakes frequently is nothing new,” Joshi said.

“Meditation helps in bringing the entire thought process to one point and relax, it clears our vision and fortunately while preparing for meditation we try to settle our physical, emotional and mental status which culminates in not only good meditation, but additional effectiveness at the level of balanced emotional and mental well-being, better concentration power, improved memory, lesser forgetfulness,” she explained.

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Kids who miss breakfast get lower grades

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arentstake a note. If you want your kids to score good marks, make sure they had their breakfast, as researchers have found that students who rarely ate breakfast on school days achieved lower grades than those who ate it frequently.

For the findings, the researchers surveyed 294 students from schools and colleges in West Yorkshire in 2011, and found that 29 per cent rarely or never ate breakfast on school days, while 18 per cent ate breakfast occasionally, and 53 per cent frequently.

Their figures are similar to the latest nation-

And, planning self-control ahead of time may be critically involved in achieving longterm goals, they added.

For the study published in the journal society of Personality and Social Psychology, the research team conducted two studies of undergraduate college students to assess the effectiveness of five self-control strategies in their pursuit of long-term goals.

Five self-control strategies: Situation selection - Avoiding situations where temptation is present. For example, if a dieter knows there are cookies in a kitchen, he/she might stay in a different room.

Distraction - Diverting one’s attention away from a temptation. For example, the dieter might choose to not look at tempting cookies, even if they remain in front of him.

For the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, researchers from the University of Leeds demonstrated a link between eating breakfast and GCSE performance for secondary school students in the UK.

“This research suggests that poor nutrition is associated with worse results at school,” Adolphus said.

People rely on several self-control strategies. The use of these strategies can be planned ahead, before a temptation is directly experienced, the researchers said.

Situation modification - Altering one’s situation to minimize the influence of temptation.

For example, if the dieter must remain in the kitchen to help cook, he/she may ask the host to move the cookies to the living room.

Adding together all of a student’s exam results, they found that students who said they rarely ate breakfast achieved nearly two grades lower than those who rarely missed their morning meal.

“Our study suggests that secondary school students are at a disadvantage if they are not getting a morning meal to fuel their brains for the start of the school day,” said study lead researcher Katie Adolphus from the University of Leeds in UK.

“Proactively planning to manage temptations may be more effective than simply responding to temptation when it arises,” said Ben Wilkowski, Associate Professor, University of Wyoming in the United States.

Reappraisal - Changing the way one thinks about a temptation to make it seem less appealing. For example, the dieter might tell himself/herself that cookies are disgusting and might upset his stomach.

Response inhibition - Exerting effort to shun the temptation when confronted with it. al data for England in 2019, which found that more than 16 per cent of secondary school children miss breakfast.

of nearly two grades, after accounting for other important factors including socio-economic status, ethnicity, age, sex and BMI.

GCSE grades were converted to point scores using the Department for Education’s 2012 system, where A* = 58, A = 52, B = 46, and so on.

Looking at performance for each individual GCSE, they found that students who rarely ate breakfast scored on average 1.20 points lower than those who frequently ate breakfast, after accounting for other factors.

Adding up students’ scores across all subjects gave students an aggregated score.

Those who rarely ate breakfast scored on average 10.25 points lower than those who frequently ate breakfast, a difference

Each grade equates to six points, so the difference accounted for a drop of a fifth of a grade for every GCSE an individual achieved, the study said.

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The researchers found that the first four strategies, which might be more easily planned in advance, are generally more effective than the fifth.

“We found evidence suggesting that participants sometimes formed plans for how to manage temptations and that these plans were indeed related to the initiation of diverse self-control strategies,” said researchers.

“People can, indeed, proactively initiate self-control. And those who do so are better able to make progress toward their longterm goals,” they concluded.

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Chewing sugar-free gum may prevent dental cavity

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o prevent your teeth’s from rotting, start chewing sugar-free gums, as researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found some evidence that sugar-free gum could help reduce further development of dental caries (cavities) in adults and children.

Published in the Journal of Dental Research, the study from King’s College London revealed that chewing sugar-free gum not only reduce the advancement of dental caries, it could be used as a viable preventative agent, in comparison to nonchewing control methods such as oral health education and supervising toothbrushing programmes alone.

“Both the stimulation of saliva which can act as a natural barrier to protect teeth, and the mechanical plaque control that results from the act of chewing, can contribute to the prevention of dental caries,” said study lead author and Indian origin researcher Avijit Banerjee, Professor at King’s College London in UK. Sugar-free gum can also act as a carrier for antibacterial ingredients including xylitol and sorbitol.

“No recent conclusive evidence existed prior to this review that showed the relationship between slowing the development of caries and chewing sugar-free gum,” Banerjee added.

The research included analysis of studies published over the last 50 years, identifying 12 which explored the impact and intervention outcome of chewing sugarfree gum on oral health conditions, and in particular, dental caries on adults and children.

Sugar-free gum was found to reduce caries increment, giving it a preventative factor of 28 per cent.

In recent years, chewing sugar-free gum has emerged as a possible supplement to existing prevention strategies in stopping the development of dental caries.

“There is a considerable degree of variability in the effect from the published data and the trials included were generally of moderate quality”, Banerjee said.

“However, we felt there was a definite need to update and refresh existing knowledge about sugar-free gum and its effect on dental caries and oral health. We are planning further research to determine the acceptability and feasibility of using this method in public health,” Banerjee added.

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Air pollution can trigger Alzheimer’s in aged women

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omen in their 70s and 80s who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution experienced greater declines in memory and more Alzheimer’s-like brain atrophy than their counterparts who breathed cleaner air, new research has revealed.

“This is the first study to really show, in a statistical model, that air pollution was associated with changes in people’s brains and that those changes were then connected with declines in memory performance,” said study researcher Andrew Petkus, Assistant Professor University of South California in US. Previous research has suggested that fine particle pollution exposure increases the risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

What scientists haven’t known is whether PM2.5 alters brain structure and accelerates memory decline.

For the study, published in the journal Brain, researchers used data from 998 women, aged 73 to 87, who had up to two brain scans five years apart as part of the landmark Women’s Health Initiative launched in 1993 by the US National Institutes of Health and enrolled more than 160,000 women to address questions about heart disease, cancer and osteoporosis.

Those brain scans were scored on the basis of their similarity to Alzheimer’s disease patterns by a machine learning tool that had been “trained” via brain scans of people with Alzheimer’s disease.

The researchers also gathered information about where the 998 women lived, as well as environmental data from those locations to estimate their exposure to fine particle pollution.

When all that information was combined, researchers could see the association between higher pollution exposure, brain changes and memory problems -- even after adjusting to take into account differences in income,

education, race, geographic region, cigarette smoking and other factors.

“This study provides another piece of the Alzheimer’s disease puzzle by identifying some of the brain changes linking air pollution and memory decline. Each research study gets us one step closer to solving the Alzheimer’s disease epidemic,” Petkus said.

“Our hope is that by better understanding the underlying brain changes caused by air pollution, researchers will be able to develop interventions to help people with or at risk for cognitive decline,” Petkus added .

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Increased fitness linked to lower dementia risk

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esearchers have found that improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness is strongly linked to lower dementia risk.

“It is important to say that it is never too late to begin exercising. The average participant in our study was around 60 years old at baseline, and improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness was strongly linked to lower dementia risk, said study researcher Atefe Tari from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway.

Those who had poor fitness in the 1980s but improved it within the next decade could expect to live two years longer without dementia,” Tari said.

For the study, published in the journal Lancet Digital Health, between 1984 and 1986, almost 75,000 Norwegians participated in the first wave of the HUNT Survey (HUNT1).

11 years later, HUNT2 was organised, and 33,000 of the same people participated.

More than 30,000 of them answered enough questions to be included in Tari’s analyses.

The researchers calculated cardiorespiratory fitness with a formula previously developed and validated by the researchers, called the Fitness Calculator.

The study links results from the Fitness Calculator to the risk of dementia and dementiarelated deaths up to 30 years later.

To investigate these associations, Tari has used data from two different databases, the Health and Memory Study in Nord-Trondelag and the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry.

Between 1995 and 2011, 920 people with dementia were included in the Health and Memory Study in Nord-Trondelag.

The researchers found 814 women and men who had died from or with dementia during the period.

A total of 320 of them had also participated in both HUNT1 and HUNT2 and provided enough information about their own health to be included in the analyses.

This means that dementia was stated as the underlying, immediate or additional cause of death.

It turned out that poor cardiorespiratory fitness in both the 1980s and 1990s was significantly more common in this group than among otherwise comparable HUNT participants who had not been diagnosed with dementia.

In fact, the risk of developing dementia was 40 per cent lower for those who were among the 80 per cent with the best fitness in both the 1980s and 1990s.

Furthermore, it was 48 per cent lower if one had changed from poor to higher fitness levels between the two surveys.(AGENCIES) All participants were followed until death or end of follow-up in the summer of 2016.

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The risk was lowest for those who had good fitness at both HUNT surveys.

However, also those who had changed from poor to better fitness over the years had a 28 per cent reduced risk.

The study provides evidence that maintaining good fitness is also good for the brain.

“High-intensity exercise improves fitness faster than moderate exercise, and we recommend that everyone exercise with a high heart rate at least two days each week,” Tari said.

“Low fitness is an independent risk factor for dementia and death due to dementia,” the authors concluded.

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G’DAY INDIA | DEC 2019

ASK Dr. Raj… This months Q: WARTS:

Q: Hello Dr Raj, My wife has devel-

oped several knob like growths on her face, arms etc in the last one year. Initially we noticed 2 such growths, one on the chin and other at the tip of the nose. These were freezed first and then laser burned when they reappeared later within 3 months. Now these growths are multiplied and we are greatly concerned that these may continue to spread and about health implications. This started shortly after my wife went for an aid camp as a volunteer. Mr. A.

Try melting some coconut oil into a cup of tea: it will soothe your throat while providing a boost to your immunity

Health tip: an available opportunity.

A detailed case study is required for effective treatment. Homeopathy has a proven track record in treating warts and also preventing their recurrence.

The ideology behind this is not everyone exposed to the virus get warts.

This is because of the strength of their immune system and its response.

Homeopathic remedies will stimulate a similar response in the affected person’s immune system, thus the warts gradually dry drop off and in most cases do not reoccur.

Freezing of warts is called Cryotherapy. The wart is sprayed with liquid nitrogen at very low temperatures allowing the wart to drop off. Side A: Dear Mr.A, Warts are common, effects include pain, swelling, scaring and are caused by a viral infection and the results are not permanent. (viruses in the human papillomavirus Laser treatments burn off the wart but (HPV) family) and are contagious once again, may not be a permanent when in contact with the skin of the solution because the virus which causinfected person. Warts usually disap- es the wart is still well and truly alive pear after few months however can within your body. I have heard the also last several years and reoccur. continuous use of Apple Cider Vinegar Warts can grow on various parts of the on the wart surely helps the wart to body, face, inside the mouth, genitals, disappear but would not recommend hands, fingers etc. Also warts are of the use of such treatments by yourself different types such as flat and filiform without medical supervision when you warts (more common on the face), have available natural therapy alternaplantar warts, mosaic and genital tives. warts etc.

By Raj Kothuru Please send any of your health related questions to drYour wife could have picked up the raj@aurahealth.com.au with Ask Dr Raj as the subject virus in her travels or the virus could line or ph: 94788649 / 0425761826. The questions will be have been dormant and manifested at published with your identity protected.

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Keto diet may help you fight the flu

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ketogenic diet, which includes meat, fish, poultry and nonstarchy vegetables, may help combat the flu virus, suggests new research.

This diet regimen activates a subset of T cells in the lungs not previously associated with the immune system’s response to influenza, enhancing mucus production from airway cells that can effectively trap the virus, said the study published in the journal Science Immunology.

“This was a totally unexpected finding,” said co-senior author Akiko Iwasaki, Professor at Yale University in the US. The researchers found that mice fed a ketogenic diet were better able to combat the flu virus than mice fed food high in carbohydrates.

Specifically, the researchers found that the ketogenic diet triggered the release of gamma delta T cells, immune system

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cells that produce mucus in the cell linings of the lung -- while the high-carbohydrate diet did not.

When mice were bred without the gene that codes for gamma delta T cells, the ketogenic diet provided no protection against the influenza virus.

“This study shows that the way the body burns fat to produce ketone bodies from the food we eat can fuel the immune system to fight flu infection,” said co-senior author Visha Deep Dixit, Professor at Yale University.

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Shaking head to remove water from ears causes brain damage

Lower physical activity leads to higher death rates

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esearchers have found the people who had the lowest levels of physical activity had higher rates of death compared to people with higher levels of activity, adding that nine per cent of all premature deaths are caused by not getting enough physical activity.

Physical activity is known to reduce deaths from heart disease, diabetes, chronic lung disease, and mental illness.

For the findings, the research team from Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil, looked more carefully at the relationship between death and physical exercise among older adults in Brazil (where the number of older adults grew 40 per cent between 2002 and 2012).

The study was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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haking head is one of the most common methods people use to get rid of water in their ears, but it can also cause complications as researchers have found that trapped water in the ear canals can cause infection and brain damage.

Researchers at Cornell University and Virginia Tech in US, revealed that shaking the head to free trapped water can cause brain damage in small children.

“Our research mainly focuses on the acceleration required to get the water out of the ear canal,” said Indian-origin researcher and study author Anuj Baskota from Cornell University.

“The critical acceleration that we obtained experimentally on glass tubes and 3D printed ear canals was around the range of 10 times the force of gravity for infant ear sizes, which could cause damage to the brain,” Baskota said.

For adults, the acceleration was lower due to the larger diameter of the ear canals. They said the overall volume and position of the water in the canal changes the acceleration needed to remove it.

“From our experiments and theoretical model, we figured out that surface tension of the fluid is one of the crucial factors promoting the water to get stuck in ear canals,” said Baskota.

Luckily, the researchers said there is a solution that does not involve any head shaking.

“Presumably, putting a few drops of a liquid with lower surface tension than water, like alcohol or vinegar, in the ear would reduce the surface tension force allowing the water to flow out,” Baskota said.

The study was presented at the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics 72nd Annual Meeting on November 23 in Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, US. (AGENCIES)

During the study, from January to August 2014, researchers conducted home interviews with 1,451 adults older than 60. Of these, 971 participants were given wrist monitors to measure their physical activity.

Researchers also asked participants about their smoking habits and how they would rate their health.

Additionally, researchers learned about the chronic health conditions participants said they had, including high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, Parkinson’s disease,

kidney failure, high cholesterol, depression, stroke, and cancer.

The researchers then rated participants’ ability to perform their normal daily activities, including bathing, dressing, getting from bed to chair, going to the bathroom, and feeding.

The researchers concluded that their main

findings suggest that low levels of physical activity are associated with higher risks of death, no matter what a person’s level of health was.

Overall, physical activity was important for avoiding early death in older men and women, the study said (AGENCIES)

Music may reduce cardiac stress while driving

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tress while driving is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac complications such as heart attack, but now researchers have found that listening to music while driving can reduce cardiac stress.

“We found that cardiac stress in the participants in our experiment was reduced by listening to music while they were driving,” said study lead author Vitor Engracia Valenti, Professor at Sao Paulo State University in Brazil.

For the study, published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine, researchers analysed the effects of music on cardiac stress in five women between the ages of 18 and 23.

“We opted to assess women who were not habitual drivers because people who drive frequently and have had a license for a long time are better adapted to stressful situations in traffic,” Valenti explained.

asked them to drive a car they did not own.

Driving their own car might help,” Valenti said.

The volunteers were assessed on two days, in different situations and in a random order.

The level of cardiac stress was estimated by measuring heart rate variability using a heart rate monitor attached to the participant’s chest.

On one day, they drove for 20 minutes at rush hour (5:30-6:30 pm) along a three km route in a busy district of Marilia, a mediumsized city in the northwest of Sao Paulo, without listening to music.

Defined as fluctuations in the intervals between consecutive heart beats, heart rate variability is influenced by the autonomic nervous system.

On the other day, the volunteers drove the same route at the same time of day but listened to instrumental music on a CD player coupled to the car radio.

The more active the sympathetic nervous system, the faster the heart beats, while the parasympathetic nervous system tends to slow it down.

The use of earbuds or headphones while driving is a traffic offense.

“Elevated sympathetic nervous system activity reduces heart rate variability, whereas more intense parasympathetic nervous system activity increases it,” Valenti said.

“To increase the degree of traffic stress, we

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Analysis showed a reduction in heart rate variability in the volunteers who drove without music, indicating a lower level of parasympathetic nervous system activity but sympathetic nervous system activation.

Conversely, heart rate variability increased in the drivers who listened to music, indicating a higher level of parasympathetic nervous system activity and a reduction in sympathetic nervous system activity.

However, the sample size used in the study was too small but significant.

“Listening to music attenuated the moderate stress overload the volunteers experienced as they drove,” Valenti said.

“Listening to music could be such a preventive measure in favour of cardiovascular health in situations of intense stress such as driving during rush hour,” he said. (AGENCIES)

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Less sleep may negatively affect women’s bone health

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esearchers have found that taller people have an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular and often rapid heartbeat that can lead to stroke, heart failure and other complications.

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etting too little sleep is linked with a higher risk of having low bone mineral density (BMD) and developing osteoporosis, researchers have warned.

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone weakening increases the risk of a broken bone.

“Our study suggests that sleep may negatively impact bone health, adding to the list of the negative health impacts of poor sleep,” said the study lead author Heather Ochs-Balcom, from the University at Buffalo in the US. In the study of 11,084 postmenopausal women, those who reported sleeping five hours or less per night had lower BMD at all four sites assessed -whole body, total hip, neck, and spine -- compared with women who reported sleeping seven hours per night.

After adjustments, women reporting five hours or less per night had 22 per cent and 63 per cent higher risks of experiencing low bone mass and osteoporosis of the hip, respectively.

Similar results were seen with the spine.

“I hope that it can also serve as a reminder to strive for the recommended seven or more hours of sleep per night for our physical and mental health,” Ochs-Balcom said.

The study was published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

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The research, which reveals a strong link between the genetic variants associated with height and one’s risk for AFib, is the among the first to demonstrate that height may be a causal--not correlated--risk factor for AFib. Researchers found that the risk for AFib climbed as one’s height increased, with every one-inch increase in height translating to about a three percent increase in risk of Afib--independent of other clinical factors--as compared to those at average height (5 feet and 7 inches).

“Our findings suggest it may be beneficial to incorporate height into risk-prediction tools for AFib,” said the study’s lead author Michael Levin from University of Pennsylvania.

“While current guidelines advise against widespread screening for AFib, our findings show that a certain group of patients-specifically, very tall patients--may benefit from screening,” Levin added.

AFib, which affects more than 33 million people worldwide, is a common, abnormal heart rhythm.

There are a number of clinical risk factors for developing AFib, including high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.

Observational studies, examining population-level data, have found that taller individuals appear to have a higher risk of developing AFib. To further examine the association between height and Afib, the research team leveraged data from the Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Trials (GIANT) consortium, which studied more than 700,000 individuals to identify genetic vari-

ants associated with height.

They also examined data from the Atrial Fibrillation Genetics (AFGen) consortium, which studied more than 500,000 individuals to identify genetic variants associated with AFib.

From there, researchers used a similar statistical method to conduct an individuallevel analysis of nearly 7,000 individuals enrolled in the Penn Medicine Biobank.

The authors employed a statistical method which uses genetics to precisely estimate the relationship between two traits.

They found that height, and genetic variants associated with height, are strongly associated with an increased risk of AFib, independent from traditional clinical and echocardiographic risk factors.

Their analysis revealed that genetic variants associated with height were also strongly associated with Afib, suggesting that increased height may be a cause of atrial fibrillation.

“These analyses show how we can use human genetics to help us better understand causal risk factors for common disease,” said the study’s senior author Scott Damrauer.

This relationship remained strong even after adjusting for traditional AFib risk factors, like heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes, among others.

The study is scheduled to be presented at American Heart Association 2019 Scientific Sessions in Pennsylvania, US. (AGENCIES)

Why spinal cord injury linked to higher rates of stroke?

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esearchers have found that fatigue and sleep may need more attention in order to prevent issues like stroke after spinal cord injury.

perience fatigue more than people without spinal cord injury.

The researchers also found the incidence of clinically defined sleep apnea was roughly four times greater for individuals with spinal cord injury compared to those without, and then went on to show that fatigue and trouble sleeping are related to the level and severity of the spinal cord injury.

“People with spinal cord injury have alarming rates of stroke, and we wanted to understand why? We found that the risk of fatigue is nine times greater in individuals with spinal cord injury compared to those without,” said study lead Aaron Phillips, Assistant Professor at University of Calgary in Canada.

Working with colleagues in Canada, Serbia and Croatia, the team determined that fatigue and sleep issues were prevalent in people with spinal cord injury and that sleep-related breathing problems were associated with reduced brain health in this population.

The researchers next conducted sleep and in-depth physiological studies to test whether there were any scientifically measurable differences to sleep after spinal cord injury.

Using a data-set of more than 60,000 people, the researchers first revealed that individuals with spinal cord injury ex-

The full-night polysomnography recorded brain waves, oxygen level in participants’ blood, as well as their heart rate and breathing.

“People with spinal cord injury were

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suffering from very disturbed breathing during sleep that was actually preventing them from carrying oxygen to vital organs like their brain,” said study researcher Jordan Squair.

“Our study found sleep related disorders are negatively associated with brain health for individuals with spinal cord injury,” Squair added.

They found that sleep-related breathing problems in people with spinal cord injury were associated with reduced health of brain blood vessels.

This is important as people with spinal cord injury are three to four times more likely to experience stroke than uninjured individuals.

The study was published in the journal Neurology.

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Didn’t want to be factory-manufactured prototype:

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ctress Aditi Rao Hydari says she has reached a stage in her career where she no longer wants to be what everyone else expects her to be.

“It was one of the biggest challenges to get to a point where I understood that I didn’t have to be a factory-manufactured prototype of what I’m expected to be. I could be uniquely myself and that would be my strength. I think the day I understood this, everything became happy and effortless for me,” Aditi said.

Born in Hyderabad and brought up in Delhi, Aditi made her debut with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s “Delhi-6” and went on to work in Hindi and Southern film industry.

While talking about the film industry, she pointed out how people give a lot of priority to images and perception.

“I’ve always felt the priority of investment is in images and perception. I wish we would invest more in talent and content.

It’s changing now but as a fan I’d love to watch fewer ‘curated projects’ and more ‘cinema’,” she said on the sidelines of the shoot of “Cheers To That with Janice”, a content series presented by Grey Goose.

Sharing her shooting experience, she said: “It was tough shooting the film, one of the most challenging and exhausting films I have done, physically and mentally.

Mysskin sir has made pathbreaking cinema and he is on the Wishlist of many actors. I was thrilled to have worked with him.”

She also shared how she manages working in Bollywood and down south simultaneously.

“It’s hectic but I love it being hectic. I’m a fully charged Duracell battery cell and I love being on set in front of the camera, being directed by someone who pushes me. It’s my happy place. I find it cathartic.

The time between action and cut is magic.

I have to work doubly hard on languages I don’t know. I travel like crazy, juggling all the work. But if I love something and want to do something, I do it. Also, I never want any boundary to come in my way -in termsof language, religion, or gender.

A good director is a good director, a good film is a good film, and an engaging story is engaging in any language because it makes you feel, and feelings have no boundaries,” Aditi said.

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ctress Katrina Kaif, who has upped her own ante with her performances in films like “Bharat” and “Zero”, says she is now keen on taking up roles that will give her the space and opportunity to invest, get her teeth into the character and explore it.

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ollywood actress Diana Penty reveals she is a “huge foodie” but also believes doing everything in moderation. In an interview, the “Happy Bhag Jayegi” actress gives us a peak into her lifestyle.

Your fitness essentials?

Penty: I have to admit that I’m terrible when it comes to following and sticking to my fitness regime when I’m traveling. Unfortunately, I need to be pushed. I tend to take it kind of easy.

I’m also very dependent on my trainer when I’m working out. But there are ways to make up for it. I realise that when I’m traveling, I end up doing a lot of walking. If I’m going to a city that’s friendly for walking, it usually compensates. Walking is great exercise it’s cardio, I also tend to eat healthier.

Your fitness regime?

Penty: My fitness regime at the moment is pretty simple. I was doing Pilates a couple of months ago. Now I’ve switched it to light weight training and strength regime intentionally. I don’t do too much cardio, because I lose weight very quickly. So, it’s just weight and strength training.

Any suggestion for people who are struggling to lose weight?

What is your diet regime?

Penty: I try to be as healthy as possible. But the problem for me is that I’m a huge foodie.

I mean, I’m literally passionate about food. I love trying new restaurants, new cuisine. It just makes me really happy. So, it’s very difficult for me to eat completely healthy. But I also believe in doing things in moderation and main-

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On the acting front, Aditi will be seen in the Tamil film “Psycho”. It is a psychological thriller directed by Mysskin.

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taining a certain balance. I’m not one of those very extreme kinds of people. As long as you do it in moderation, you don’t overdo it and if you can compensate it, then it’s fine. It is important to regularly hit the gym and work out.

Penty: I’m the wrong person to ask for advice when it comes to losing weight because I’ve never been on that side of the fence. I’ve always tried very hard to gain weight since I was very young. But for either way, it’s important to work out regularly, eat healthy. Be conscious of your diet to whatever extent possible. It’s about maintaining balance. Keep hydrated all the time and just live a healthier lifestyle. .

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“I am keen on taking up roles that will give me the space and opportunity to really invest, get my teeth into the character and explore it. I want to take up roles that will allow me the kind of level of performance which I was able to experience in ‘Bharat’ and ‘Zero’,” Katrina said.

The actress’s performance as Babita in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer “Zero” was widely appreciated by the critics and audience alike.

Would she like to play a similar personality in another film?

“I need to now make sure that I am only connecting with the films and characters that will challenge and inspire me to bring a new aspect out. When you get unanimous praise, it is always very encouraging. It is a wonderful feeling because your work is very personal, so what you do when it comes from a personal space, that acknowledgement is also equally personal,” she said.

Katrina, whose film “Zero” says, her method or the approach to get into the skin of the character is by going with the instinct and the director’s vision.

She said: “I felt I had very strong instincts which worked for me. Now as time has passed, I have tried to analyse and learn more about making movies, creating characters and storytelling. I have started to find what works more is understanding the mindset of the character.

“Understand your character’s background, her needs, her wants, her fears, her mindset, her overall personality; then whatever you are given to do becomes more true and real rather than just being an actor.

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Ayushmann decodes ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ real masculinity

Aamir Khan makes an impressive

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uperstar Aamir Khan unveiled his look from “Laal Singh Chaddha”.

to make #LaalSinghChaddha a C-L-A-S-S-IC.”

He shared his look on Twitter while introducing himself as: “Sat Sri Akaal ji, myself Laal...Laal Singh Chaddha.”

A user called “Laal Singh Chaddha” Aamir’s masterpiece.

The actor looks simple and innocent in a pink and grey check shirt and grey trousers with a powder pink turban. He can also be seen sporting a long beard.

The image currently has 2.7K Retweets and 30.1K Likes.

Aamir’s fans couldn’t stop themselves from commenting on the actor’s look.

One wrote: “300cr on the way. Best of luck laal singh chaddha.”

Another said: “Sir Leave No Stone Unturned

The film is an adaptation of “Forrest Gump”, Robert Zemeckis’ multiple Oscar-winning film which was released in 1994 and starred Tom Hanks with Robin Wright.

The actor will co-produce the Hindi adaptation along with Viacom18 Motion Pictures.

Apparently, Aamir has lost 20 kilos to play the younger version of his title role of “Laal Singh Chaddha”.

Directed by Advait Chandan of “Secret Superstar” fame, and written by Atul Kulkarni, the film will release on Christmas 2020.

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ctor Ayushmann Khurrana has been redefining the concept of hero and heroism in Bollywood with his choice of roles. The consecutive success of his past seven films, as well as the recognition these films have fetched him, proves that the actor has succeeded to a large extent in changing popular perceptions of onscreen masculinity.

If playing the common man with a touch of realism, and yet not losing out on the entertainment quotient, has been the key to his success, Ayushmann has now delivered an inspirational speech on his notion of what real men should be like.

Kirti Kulhari opens up about her love story

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ctress Kirti Kulhari says she first met her husband Saahil Sehgal during the shoot of an advertisement.

The actress opened up about her love story in an episode of Netflix’s chat show “The Brand-New Show”. She became part of the show along with her “Bard Of Blood” co-star Shobhita Dhulipala.

On the work front, the actress will soon be seen in “The Girl On The Train”. The film, which stars Parineeti Chopra, will see Kirti essaying a cop. It is directed by Ribhu Das Gupta, and also features Avinash Tiwary, Aditi Rao Hydari, Vatsal Sheth and Ishita Dutta.

“I met this man at an ad shoot where we exchanged numbers, but nothing happened, and five years passed by. Suddenly we met again at another shoot and Woah! He looked so good,” Kirti said.

“The Girl On The Train” is based on Paula Hawkins’ 2015 bestseller of the same name, which has already been made into a Hollywood blockbuster starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Fergusson and Haley Bennett.

“It was a different vibe at that time and that’s when he asked me for my number again to which I told him: do use it this time. The next thing you know was that we were engaged,” she added.

It is a psychological thriller about a divorcee woman, who gets entangled in the investigation of a missing person, which in turn throws her life out of gear.

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He recently posted a three-minute video for the men’s grooming brand the Man Company, where he shunned many misplaced notions about what men should be like, which society continues to harbour.

In the video titled “What Makes A True Gentleman”, the actor draws from personal experiences to make his point.

“Mujhe na hero, na saviour, na superman banna tha. Jo ro sake, jo ga sake. Kisi ko bacha paye to bacha sake, aisa man banna tha,” he said ” (GDI)

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This is the most special year of my life: Ananya Panday

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nanya Panday has no time for things most girls her age relish doing -- not even celebrate her birthday. She isn’t, however, complaining.

Rather, the “Student Of The Year 2” debutant, who turned 21 on October 30, is happy to have spent a working birthday this year. She says the day highlighted the most special year of her life.

“I think this has been the most special year of my life. I actually got to live my dream of becoming an actor.

That’s what I wanted to do my entire life,” Ananya said.

It has been a good year, indeed. Her debut film made her a teenybopper heartthrob on release earlier this year and she has been flooded with offers for movies, web shows and brand endorsements.

It was dad’s advice that she work on her birthday, she reveals. “Dad told me you should be working on your birthday because if you work on your birthday, then you will be working throughout the rest of the year. I am going to follow his advice and work on every birthday of mine,” she added.

On the work front, the actress will next be seen in the romantic comedy “Pati Patni Aur Woh”, which is a remake of the BR Chopra classic made in 1978, having the same title. In the remake, Ananya stars alongside Kartik Aaryan and Bhumi Pednekar. The film is directed by Mudassar Aziz and slated for a December 6 release.

“I am blessed and lucky. I am grateful that people have liked my performance in my very first film. I hope they continue to like me in the future as well. This is just the beginning of a great, beautiful journey and I am super excited. I feel overwhelmed!” gushed actor Chunky Pandey’s daughter, looking back at her journey so far.

Opening up on the film, she shared: “I think remakes are a lot of fun. We added our own tadka to it and made it modern and relatable in the present times. Even a college student can relate to the feeling of being stuck in a relationship with someone and liking someone else or having feelings for different people. I think it is a very universal feeling. I hope everyone relates to it. I had a lot of fun shooting the film and I hope that translates on the screen.”

Her first birthday after becoming an actress was all about work as usual, rather than cakes, merriment and partying. “I went for dance rehearsals of a song in ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’. It’s been a working birthday, but I am happy.”

On her character in the movie and why she is nervous about it, Ananya said: “I am actually very nervous because I am playing a character slightly older than my age. It’s very different from how people have seen me in

‘Student Of The Year 2’.”

The actress also expressed her love for the rom-com genre. “I have always been the kind of person who is instinctive. I always do what my gut tells me to do. I am young and fond of rom-coms and light-hearted films.

That’s the zone I am sticking to right now. I think I am drawn to scripts I would like to watch as an audience.”

While “Pati Patni Aur Woh” is a romantic comedy, her other upcoming film “Khali Peeli” is the sort of experiment she wants to do. “Khali Peeli’ is completely different. Although I love rom-coms, I also want to experiment.

I am young and want to try many things even if I may make mistakes.

I think it’s okay to make mistakes as long as I learn something from them,” she said.

The Ali Abbas Zafar-produced “Khaali Peeli” co-stars Ishan Khatter and is directed by Maqbool Khan.

“We have finished shooting one schedule, and will resume in December,” Ananya said about the film, scheduled for a 2020 release.

She is eager to foray the domain of web shows. “I have gotten a few (offers) and I am very interested in the digital space. I love watching digital shows. I am completely open to working in the digital (domain). I am just waiting for the right one,” she revea led.

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Society looked differently at me for delaying my pregnancy: Mandira Bedi

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ollywood actress Mandira Bedi, who is also an entrepreneur and fitness enthusiast, says society always judges a woman if she has a successful career after marriage and motherhood.

The actress, who is hosting the digital show “Shaadi Fit!”, said: “Living in Indian society, as a woman you tend to face several stereotypes. When I decided to delay my pregnancy due to work commitments, it was the most difficult decision I had to make. I was looked at differently, and people perceived me as a woman who is career oriented. You would think that is a good trait to have, but our society thinks differently of a married woman. In fact, even after my child was born, I was always divided between my personal and professional lives.”

“Shaadi Fit” is streaming on the OTT platform MX Player and it shows the personal

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journey of four regular couples as they prepare themselves for their big day. As participants on the show, they get advice from experts and contest to win the tag of efit couple’.

Mandira, who is married to filmmaker Raj Kaushal for two decades now, mentioned that while facing the struggle in her career was not easy, her constant support system made her deal with all obstacles.

“My only relief was my husband who supported me a lot through this phase and does till date. He takes care of our son so that I can manage my shoots. I think my message to every married woman is to believe in yourself and your capabilities, rather than focusing on societal beliefs and norms. My career has made me into the person I am today. I have struggled and carved my niche in the entertainment industry and I feel very proud of it,” shared Mandira” (GDI)

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SALMAN KHAN appeals to fitness lovers not to use steroids

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uperstar Salman Khan, who has inspired millions of people in the country to take up fitness with his muscular brawn, has urged fitness freaks not to use steroids, pointing out that such substances triggered off liver and kidney ailments besides causing other harmful effects to the body.

“Nowadays, there is a trend of taking steroids but it’s really a wrong trend. I feel no one should use these. In fact, a lot of people misuse steroids, which is really bad for their bodies because you can damage your liver and kidney. There are a lot of people who have died doing exercises in the gym because of heart failure. So, it is not the right thing to do at all.”

“I think protein shakes and supplements are good for your body, but the kind of steroids people are consuming are very harmful. With those steroids, you can build your body, but people can easily figure it’s a body built by steroids and not naturally. That kind of body cannot last long,” said Salman, while interacting with the media at the preview of Being Strong Fitness Equipment in Mumbai.

Salman started a huge fitness revolution in India way back in 1998, after his shirtless avatar in the iconic song “O oh jaane jaana” in “Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya” became a rage.

Since then, youngsters especially have started hitting the gym to have a similar hunky frame.

Talking about timing of workouts for being fit and healthy, Salman said: “Whenever you get the time, you should do your workout. I get free time after lunch break or after dinner, in the morning or in between the shots.

Whenever I get time, I exercise one body part.

Sometimes, I exercise the stomach, chest or legs, because I don’t have the time to spend an hour or two in the gym. Wherever I spot a small place, I start doing exercises. I think you need gym equipment to do your exercise but if it’s not there, you can go for traditional forms of exercise.”

Salman Khan will next be seen onscreen in the Prabhudheva-directed “Dabangg 3” along with Sonakshi Sinha, Saiee Manjrekar and Kichcha Sudeepa. The film is slated to release on 20th December 2019.

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ctor Sonu Sood, who has made his acting debut with the Tamil film ‘Kallazhagar’ (1999), has said that he feels blessed to be part of the film industry. He added that he has a long way to go in his acting career.

“I feel I have long way to go as an actor. I feel it’s a blessing to be a part of this industry where hundreds and thousands of people land every dayin Mumbai with a lot of dreams. When you see those dreams coming true, then there are prayers that are working for you. I always tell all newcomers that my wishes are with them and my prayers are with them. I think you need to give your best effort and believe in yourself. I think patience and perseverance are two important things, and you have to keep on working hard to achieve your dreams. I am sure one day things will change for the better,” said Sonu, while interacting with the media at the success party of the reality show ‘Mr and Miss 7 States’ along with the show’s producer Waseem Qureshi in Mumbai.

Sonu added: “I feel blessed because I am one of the people mentioned whenever you talk about new talent coming in to make it big in this mad city. I feel it is important to encourage new talent and I am glad that we have these special events and shows like ‘Mr and Miss 7 States’. In this show, people have

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come from different states. I have seen the show. It’s a great event and I wish all the people all the best.”

Asked what tips he would give to newcomers, Sonu replied: “I think people come with a lot of dreams when they participate in any contest. Some of them win and some lose. I told everyone that this is just the beginning. When I was studying engineering, I had participated in such a contest. I lost in the final round. When I see all these contestants, it reminds me of my past, (of the days) when I started. I always tell them that winning or losing is not important, what is important is that you have participated. I feel it’s a great beginning and they will learn a lot from this experience.”

When we asked the show’s producer Waseem Qureshi if it was difficult to get Sonu on board, the actor replied on his behalf: “It wasn’t that difficult. I was happy when I came to know that Waseem (Qureshi) bhai has created such a big platform where newcomers are getting opportunities, so I am always there for him.”

Sonu Sood was last seen on screen in Rohit Shetty’s “Simmba”, starring Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan.

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DINE-OUT GUIDE

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BRUNSWICK Curry King Returns: 841 Sydney Rd Tel: 9386 9227 OPEN 7 NIGHTS: 5pm - 12am (BYO) RESTAURANT & FUNCTION VENUE Authentic North Indian food Eat in or takeaway of all your favourite North Indian specialities.

Catering from 15 - 120 people

MELBOUNRE Flora Indian Restaurant and Café: 238A Flinders St Tel: 9663 1212 OPEN: 7 Days: Sun-Thu: 10am-10pm, Fri & Sat 10am-11pm Dine In/Take Away | Fully Licensed Melbourne’s most talked about fast food restaurant, offers Tandoori, North and South Indian dishes. The professional team at Flora have years of experience & are always willing to please.

BUNDOORA Aangan: 1191 Plenty Road Tel: 8383 3355 | 9467 9899 Open 7 Nights 5.00pm - 10.30pm Lunch 12:30pm – 3:00 pm (Saturday-Sunday)

MELBOURNE Tandoori Junction Catering Tel: 0417 379 224 Tandoori junction has put up a state of art commercial kitchen to provide catering at a venue of your choice. For all occasions, wether it be Pooja, Langar, Birthday, Wedding or any corporate event. We cater for 20 to 2000 guests. We can cater a menu to suit your budget, taste and requirements.

Dinner 5:00pm – 10:30 pm (all days) Dine In/Take Away | Fully Licensed and BYO

Experience authentic Indian food at it’s best

CAMBERWELL Tandoori Den: 261 Camberwell Rd Tel: 9813 2598 | Open 7 Nights 5.30pm - 10.00pm Lunch 11.30am - 2.30pm (Monday - Friday)

MELBOURNE Tejas: 20-22 McKillop St Tel: 973 9193

Tandoori Den is an award-winning restaurant renowned for its consistency, its authentic North Indian cuisine, delightful in-house specials, and wide range of vegetarian dishes

Fully Licenced | Dine in & Take Away Experience the scrumptious dishes here one bite will make one realize you’ve just discovered something amazing. Situated in the heart of CBD. Open for functions.

Dine In/Take Away | Fully Licensed and BYO

Dinner: Mon-Sat: 5.30pm - 10.00pm Lunch: Mon-Sat: 11.00am - 3.00pm

DERRIMUT Aangan: Unit 6-7/85 Mount Derrimut Road Tel: 8361 7280 | 8390 4976 OPEN: Dinner: Wed to Mon 5pm-11:00pm LUNCH: 12:30pm-3:00pm (Sat & Sun) Fully Licenced BYO Wine only | Dine in & Take Away Every occasion is a very special occasion at Aangan.

Experience authentic Indian food at it’s best

PRAHRAN Sachin Garg Catering: 530 Malvern Rd For an obligation free quote please call Sachin on 0431 112 144 or Arun on 0413 100 759 Sachin Garg Catering redefines cuisine of India and takes great pride in offering services for office catering, business lunches, product launches, exhibitions, conferences, cocktail and dinner parties.

ELTHAM Machan Indian Restaurant: Shop 2&3, 953 Main Rd Tel: 9439-0088 OPEN: 7 Nights: 5.30pm - 10.30pm Lunch: Sat & Sun 11.30am - 2.30pm Dine in & Takeaway For very authentic & tasty Indian food in Melbourne, come & visit Machan Indian Restaurant! We offer our patrons the finest in food, service and ambiance!

PRESTON Gujarati Rosoi Returns: 4 Cramer St Tel: 9041 0725

ESSENDON FIELDS Hyatt Place Event Centre:1 Larkin Boulevard Tel: 9190 1247 Email: HyattPlaceMelbourneEF.Events@hyatt.com 80 - 1300 guests Are you looking for a personalized modern wedding or an elegant Indian reception? Our team is here to make your celebration a memorable one with your friends and family.

PRESTON Shahnai Indian Restaurant: 278 High St Tel: 9478 9637 OPEN 7 DAYS: 12pm - 8.30pm RESTAURANT & TAKEAWAY Authentic North Indian cuisine.

Eat in or takeaway of all your favourite North Indian specialities and famous sweets.

Catering available

FOOTSCRAY WEST Aangan: 559 Barkly Street Tel: 9689-4175 | 9396-1359 OPEN: Dinner: Wed to Mon 5pm-11:00pm LUNCH: 12:30pm-3:00pm (Sat & Sun) Fully Licenced BYO Wine only | Dine in & Take Away Every occasion is a very special occasion at Aangan.

Experience authentic Indian food in Aangan’s unique beer garden

SPRINGVALE Paesano International Buffet Restaurant: 754 Princes Hwy Tel: 9540 8222

MELBOURNE Gaylord Indian Restaurant: 33 Spencer St @ Quest Grand Hotel Tel: 9663 3980

THOMASTOWN Brookwood Receptions: 10-12 Lawson Cres Tel: 9460 2946 www.brookwoodreceptions.com.au Grand & Elegant Being a wedding, engagement, social event or any special occasion, with customisable decor and unsurpassed personal service.

You are assured that your function will be an amazing one!

Established since 1985, Gaylord has been one of the favourite for many Indian food lovers.

Specialising in Tandoori, Traditional Curries and much more!

Also known for their catering.

Open 7 Days: 10am - 9pm Eat in or takeaway of all your favourite Gujarati specialities.

Pure Vegetarian Gujarati home-style cooking Catering orders welcome

Open 7 Days Licenced Dine in. Experience Melbourne’s finest and most indulgent International Buffet destination Prior Bookings highly recommended

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In moderation, ginger is one of the best foods for acid reflux

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ith brands like Mamagoto, Dhaba, Sly Storys, Speedy Chow, Rollmaal and Celeste Food Services. Azure Hospitality has the vision to set the pace for the Indian restaurant and food segment. With outlets across all the major cities in the country and turnovers to match, it’s no wonder that this team is one of the top hospitality brands in the country.

Mr. Rahul Khanna, Managing Director of Azure Hospitality who has played an intrinsic part in developing and managing the brand. After studying at the Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne, Switzerland, he has worked with The Mandarin Oriental and Jumeirah groups in London, Hong Kong, and Dubai respectively. With his expertise in conceptualizing designoriented food and beverage outlets, we find out what it takes to stay ahead in the game.

Read Excerpts: Despite the competition, Mamagoto stands strong; do you think it’s because you had a first-mover advantage?

Khanna: In some ways, yes we did have a first-mover advantage in the space of Pan Asian cuisine in India.

However, no matter how well-timed you are in this industry, what gives you

economical and less of a hassle than cooking at home. Comment.

Khanna: I think this can be illustrated in my above statement. Ordering in nowadays is very convenient, there are good discounts given and the food arrives quick. However, nothing compares to excellent service and visiting a beautiful space, while enjoying your meal.

Do you think when it comes to catering, weddings are not the only big-ticket events, corporate events are equally important? staying power is consistent quality and customer experience.

Food prices are getting more democratic would you agree?

Khanna: I think this depends on the restaurant honestly! A lot of less qualityoriented places would price prawns at par with chicken, as the quality of prawn may not be the best. We always use fresh and quality ingredients, so this is not the case with us. However, yes some fish like Basa are readily available so dishes that make use of it need not be astronomically priced.

There are always a few trends that propel F&B culture, what do you feel is trending and what do you think is next on the charts?

Khanna: I think the trend is towards personalization these days. People like feeling like they belong when they go out. Starbucks has mastered this to the tee when you see people lining up just to get their names on a cup (their quality is also consistently good). I think people want to feel at home when they eat out, so restaurants will serve as a natural extension of their safe space.

People are finding ordering in more

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Khanna: Agreed. You also get more repeat customers this way.

What is the one lesson you’ve learned about the food business after spending so many years in it?

Khanna: Never lean on your achievements, always learn and grow more.

With so much competition what does it take to stay ahead in the game?

Khanna: It takes innovation, research, a willingness to please your customers and a great team.

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Tadka Turban Style and California says that people tell him not to westernise Indian food, adding he states, “Give Indian food as Indian food; only then it will sell.”

Being in the industry for more than three decades, the Mumbai-based chef feels that extensive traveling and the accessibility of information has led to massive changes in the F&B industry.

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thought of perusing a career in F&B. “I tried hard to fill in the gaps and acquire knowledge through books, my teachers, traveling, home kitchens, etc. I did it all to actually for the love of it and the journey still continues,” he concludes.

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“My generation has seen the change that the industry is still undergoing.

We are also adapting to the changes. We were not used to getting the correct recipes because people believed in hiding key ingredients or methods. But today, even if one hides this, it doesn’t matter. You can travel and or research and find the information,” he believes.

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hef Harpal Singh Sokhi, known for his show “Turban Tadka”, believes that a chef should always try and retain the Indianness of the food even if it is presented on an international level.

“A lot of chefs believe that Indian traditional food is not presentable. The way a ‘palak paneer’ should look, the dish should resemble that only. Why would you have the paneer in a different shape, make it stand and put little palak around. It is not supposed to be like that. ‘Palak paneer’ is nice, delicious, minced palak with the flavours of desi ghee and has to have the iron content on your tongue. Why would you look

“I personally saw that when I had to learn a recipe, I had to refer to a book.

But books never had clear recipes. I did not have at presenting it in a different manner?,” the opportunity to travel says Sokhi who is also known as the during those days as it was “Energy Chef of India” and the “Dancing not so easy. Let’s say an Chef Of India”.

‘Amritsari kulcha’ was just a simple ‘naan’, made in a He adds, “If you look at most of the round shape. Many hotels rustic restaurants in the world, they still follow that formula, but would present a grilled chicken in the after I started traveling, I most rustic way. They would put grilled realized that a ‘kulcha’ is not chicken, some spinach wilted and some vegetables over it and serve. And people that. It requires a special tandoor and a special form, call it so natural and rustic. If something has got the right colour and looks great in a set temperature,” explains a bowl even, why do you want to change Sokhi. it? It’s just the taste that takes over.”

He says that his journey in the industry has been an Sokhi who has restaurants in Hong Kong, and is soon opening one in Boston interesting one as he never

Future is getting back to the roots: Osama Jalali T he food patterns in a particular place change every couple of years, says Osama Jalali. The Delhi food scene has also seen a lot of changes in the past decade driven by the advent of global cuisine and people’s inclination towards experimenting with flavours.

but now when you go to Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, you will see pouring butter on top. At all the ‘nihari’ shops, there was no use of tomatoes in any of the recipes, but now you will see a lot of tomatoes being used. So, with people coming in from different states and regions, it influences the cuisine as well,” he notes.

“People today have started traveling internationally and across the country and are not afraid to try different cuisines. Delhi’s food scene is changing in a way that there are a lot of international cuisines that are now playing a major part of the food circuit here. This has driven a prominent change in the last decade. Also, people are now more open to trying new cuisines and are not restrained to their old-school traditional flavours,” the writer, researcher, historian-turned chef tells.

Additionally, with changing lifestyles of people also affect food and the process of cooking, he says. “Everything is being made to order or it’s a quick recipe thing, because of which many cuisines are also getting lost. They are not ready to put in the effort. And this is why many cuisines are getting lost or diluted.”

Jalali, who often conducts food festivals with his mother and wife, says the best way to preserve any recipe or cuisine is to teach others. “Earlier our people used to hide recipes and not pass on to the next generation. But today if we do this, our cuisine will be lost. To teach and pass on the recipes as much as you can,” he points out.

With so much focus on the food industry, this has drawn interest towards the good, old-school Delhi food and it is popular among the locals as well as tourists.

“A lot of food walks, tours are now curated which has improved the food scene and help popularise old school culture and old shops of the walled city.

When you go to old Delhi, you will see out of all, there are almost 80 percent tourists eating at Karim’s,” he says.

“Ten-15 years ago no one used to travel to Old Delhi to have ‘Aslam ka chicken tikka’ but today it’s a rage.

“It is good to see that almost all the hotels today are organizing regional food festivals and pop-ups where they call home chefs to cook traditional food. They have realized that the future is getting back to the roots,” he concludes.

People love to travel to old Delhi and try the food there.”

modification of the traditional flavours and cooking processes.

However, the changing demographics of the city has also caused some

“Earlier, there was no butter used in ‘tikkas’ and ‘sheekh kebabs’ in Old Delhi,

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op-up restaurants will bring about a culinary revolution in India, feels celebrity chef Kunal Kapur. According to him, the best way to reach out to diners who seek exceptional experiences is through pop-ups.

“ Pop-up restaurants are quick, unique and put up for a limited time, which works for both the chef and the diners. With their stellar menus, top-level chefs and immaculate service, one can’t resist it,” says Kapur said who recently launched Table Stories, a pop-up at The Roseate in New Delhi.

The 40-year-old feels “it’s a great time to be a part of the food industry with more and more players wanting a slice of this big pie”.

The Delhi-based chef, who started his career in the year 2000, says he had “a tremendous learning curve personally and professionally” since he joined the food industry. This has shaped him into a “grounded, humble and a happy person”, he says.

“I was lucky enough to have been trained under the best chefs in the culinary industry

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“I travel extensively around India and also across the globe researching ingredients and flavour combinations. This inspires me to frame the ground-work for experiments in my kitchen.

“More people are eating out each week versus cooking at home in the metro cities.

There are numerous restaurants with different concepts - from classic to progressive, desi to international. To top this, there is the option of home delivery which is quick to serve you almost any dish that you wish to eat,” adds Kapur who hosted “MasterChef India” seasons 1, 2, 3 and 5.

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early on in my career. The start was rough as the trade (chefs) was not as recognised and respected as it is today,” He, however, feels that being surrounded with good food is a blessing and sometimes becomes a problem. “In the food industry, feedback on your work is instant and the best way to deal with is to take corrective actions immediately. I have had people giving me feedback and I have always taken it in the right spirit.”

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ood delivery major Swiggy on Wednesday said it has invested Rs 175 crore over a period of two years to set up over 1,000 cloud kitchens across 14 cities for its restaurant partners through its “Swiggy Access” initiative.

spoke about the company making significant investments in “pods” to solve for the supply gaps in the country.

Swiggy said it will invest an additional Rs 75 crore to bring more partner cloud kitchens in 12 new cities by March 2020.

Majety also spoke about how Swiggy will scale up these pods to be within a 10-minute reach of 99 per cent of its consumers.

Pods house the cloud kitchens of restaurant partners on Swiggy Access.

The Swiggy Access initiative enables restaurant partners to expand to more loca- “Swiggy Access has helped grow restautions both within their city and across new rant businesses, deliver unmatched cuscities through cloud kitchens. tomer experience and created employment opportunities in metros as well as Swiggy said it has invested in over a tier 2 and 3 cities,” Bhatia said. million square feet of real estate space across 14 cities to help large, medium “Over the last two years, Swiggy has inand small restaurant partners expand to vested over Rs 175 crores towards setmore locations. ting up and running these kitchens. This success has encouraged us to invest “With the massive growth in online food an additional Rs 75 crore to bring more ordering over the last 2-3 years, India has partner cloud kitchens in 12 new cities by leapfrogged the widespread in-restaurant March 2020,” he added. dining culture that was prevalent in many international markets. Swiggy has always Swiggy has created over 8,000 direct and maintained that cloud kitchens will be the indirect jobs in the restaurant industry future of food delivery,” Vishal Bhatia, through its cloud kitchen initiatives over CEO, New Supply, Swiggy, said. the last two years.

“Very soon, India will have the secondhighest number of cloud kitchens in the world, only next to China,” Bhatia said.

This announcement comes a few days after Swiggy CEO, Sriharsha Majety

After achieving this milestone of setting up 1000 partner cloud kitchens, Swiggy said it is set to add another 7,000 direct and indirect jobs in the restaurant industry in the next six months.

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(Inputs by Chef Irfan Sayyed, Executive chef, Lake View Cafe, Renaissance Mumbai)

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RECIPE

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Soya Nuggets Masaledar Soya granules, nuggets or chunks are by far the most popular meat substitute. It is known for its high protein content and is low in calories. Being such a versatile ingredient it can be mixed with other vegetables or enjoyed on its own.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups soya nuggets 3-4 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 2 large onions, chopped 1 tbsp ginger paste 1 tbsp garlic paste 2-3 med tomatoes, chopped 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp garam masala salt to taste 1/2 cup frozen peas, defrosted 1 small red capsicum, diced

METHOD

Soak Soya nuggets in hot water for 5 minutes.

Drain and squeeze out excess liquid.

Heat oil in non stick pan, fry cumin seeds and onions.

SautĂŠ till light brown.

Stir in the ginger and garlic paste. Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli, salt and garam masala. When the oil separates, add the soya nuggets and half a cup of water.

Cook for 10 mins.

Allow the mixture to boil. Add the peas and capsicum, mix well and cook for a few mins.

Serves 4

recipe

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ASTROLOGY

MESHA (Aries)

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VRISHABH (Taurus)

By D. Narayan (Tantracharya)

An excellent month for financial advancement, All your efforts would be characterized by a touch of boldness, and with a good deal of self-confidence you would carry out your pursuits successfully to their intended conclusions. Some of you may well go on to make a mark for yourselves in some areas. There are also good chances of gains from Government. The climate would also be congenial for investment and new ventures, any such plans should be boldly put into motion.

This month, your financial prospects don’t look too bright; Performing arts, practitioners would do well to make a provision for a rainy day, since most of them would face an extremely lean period during this coming month. Those of you waiting for some gain from government to come through may be disappointed; those sitting for competitive examinations should go in for extra coaching since this could well determine the outcome of their efforts.

Best days: 3, 12, 30 Lucky Colour: Red, Orange & Cream

Best days: 9, 18, 27 Lucky Colour: Green, Blue

SIMHA (Leo)

This month your financial prospects don’t look good at all, since the stars have a foreboding look about them. Any anticipated gains from Government are going to cause disappointment, since the outcome would in all probability be unfavourable.

There would be a lot of hard work, with returns nowhere near commensurate to the effort put in. This imbalance would be apparent in virtually every area of professional activity. You do not have any major health problems during the coming month.

Best days: 5,3 Lucky Colour: White & Orange

DHANU (Sagittarius)

MITHUNA (Gemini)

Those going in for higher education would be in for a particularly harrowing time not the least of their difficulties being the finding of the right opportunity. Candidates for competitive examinations should go in for extra coaching well in advance, since in an adverse set of circumstance this could make all the difference between success and failure. There is very little cheer for your financial prospects this month. Most of you could probably see your efforts wasted, and not get any nearer to your objectives. This means no progress of any kind.

Best days: 2, 7, 9 Lucky Colour: Red, White, Yellow

KANYA (Virgo)

TULA (Libra)

Best days: 3, 12 Lucky Colour: Orange, Green

Best days: 9, 18 Lucky Colour: Red, Blue

For most of you there is every chance that your efforts are not going to get you anywhere. This would apply to any new line of activities in particular.

Those expecting any gains from Government are also not likely to be happy at the turn of events.

Finances are seems to be bleak particularly this month. Three would also be some travel and this, too, would prove gainful, of particular benefit would be travel towards the west. you would have to chalk out a schedule where all your normal activities are allowed.

MAKARA (Capricorn)

Most of you would have very few opportunities, and even your own efforts would not seem to get you anywhere in particular. The climate would also be far from congenial for investments and new ventures. This month your pursuits in education are likely to get bogged down in difficulties since the stars facing you is not too favourable. Most of you would have to struggle quite a bit to get to your objectives, and even then you might not be entirely successful.

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KARKAT (Cancer)

A great month to go places in your professional activities. Endowed with a dynamism for action, and inclined to take initiatives you should forge ahead in your field of activity in a fairly certain manner. Any dispute or litigation that you might be involved in is almost certainly going to be decided against you this month.

This would entail substantial financial loss. You must, therefore, postpone a decision on the issue till a more favourable spell of time.

Best days: 9, 18 Lucky Colour: Red, Blue

VRISHCHIK (Scorpio)

This month your financial prospects look good, since you would have several profitable opportunities to profit from, and more important, the drive and self- confidence to derive the maximum gains from these. In fact, all your efforts this month would be great by a touch of boldness, which will go a long way in ensuring success in your pursuits.

The ensuring period is quite good for you, and the turn of events would remove difficulties for you.

There are excellent chances of gains from Government.

Best days: 1, 3, 4 Lucky Colour: Red, Orange

MEEN (Pisces)

There would be a lot of hard work and the returns nowhere near commensurate with the effort put in. This would add to the difficulties. Financial outcomes are not seems to be very good, proceed with caution when it comes to Government. If you have any plans for Investments, should be shelved for a later and more Prosperous period. The first precaution is to strictly refrain from over-exertion.

The redeeming feature of this period would be the inclination of most of you to lead a principal life.

The month could well see you working quite hard and struggling to achieve your planned objectives.

In this you may not achieve much success, despite your best efforts, owing to a set of unfavourable circumstances. Travel is also indicated, but this, too, may turn out to be a pointless exercise, and bear no fruit. The coming month does not prove too well for your health; keep an eye on your health. There is also a distinct possibility that some of you would, as a result of failure in normal activity, turn to criminal skull doggery.

The month is going to be very favourable this month for your financial affairs. There is a distinct possibility that some member of the female sex would do you an extremely favourable turn which would prove to be a boon for you. In any case, most of you can expect to achieve planned objectives. Further, some of you would go on to handle your workers and subordinates in a manner that will enable you to derive optimum benefit from their services. This would bring immense gains. Health seems to be very good.

This month there are favourable signs for your professional advancement. Those in technical fields have a good chance of achieving their goals. All of you would enjoy an excellent climate at work. And not only would the rewards satisfy you, there would be a good deal of satisfaction from your own output and quality of work. Good fortune may come your way through a favour done to you by a member of the female sex. This could significantly boost your career prospects. There could also be a good deal of travel.

Best days: 9, 18 Lucky Colour: Red, Blue

Best days: 1, 3, 4 Lucky Colour: White, Green, Blue

Best days: 5, 3, 6 Lucky Colour: White, Green

Best days: 2, 7, 9 Lucky Colour: Red, Yellow, White

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L AUGHTER HAVE A LAUGH

BUSINESS STRATEGY: Lisa bought a donkey from a farmer for £100.

The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.

In the morning the farmer drove up to her and said ...

‘Sorry, but I have some bad news. *The donkey died.’* Lisa replied, ‘Well just give me my money back then.’

The farmer said, ‘Can’t do that.

I’ve already spent it.’

Lisa said, ‘ OK then, just bring me the dead donkey.’

The farmer asked, ‘What are you going to do with him?’

Lisa said, ‘I’m going to give him off *in a lottery prize.’* The farmer said, ‘You can’t do that with a dead donkey!’

Lisa said, ‘Sure I can. Watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he’s dead.’

A month later, the farmer met up with Lisa and asked, ‘What happened with that dead donkey?’

Lisa said, ‘I gave him off in a lottery.

I sold 500 tickets at £2 each and made a *profit of £898.’* The farmer said, ‘Didn’t anyone complain?’

Lisa said, ‘Just the guy who won. *So, I gave him his £2 back.’*

T HERAP Y

WIFE TO HER ACCOUNTANT HUSBAND: What is inflation?

Husband: Earlier you were 36-24-36.

But now you are 48-40-48.

Though you have everything bigger than before, your value has become less than before.

This is INFLATION. ECONOMICS IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT IF WE HAVE THE RIGHT EXAMPLES. Interviewer: What is Recession?

Candidate: When “Wine & Women” get replaced by “Water & Wife”, that critical phase of life is called Recession!!

ACCOUNTANCY FACT: What is the difference between Liability & Asset?

A drunk friend is liability.

But, A drunk Girlfriend is an Asset.

Lisa now works as Head of Business Strategy*

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