Emergency meeting over Dishoom piracy threat
Indian film producer Mukesh Bhatt says that The Film & Television Producer's Guild of India held an emergency meeting after they learnt about the potential online leak of the upcoming film Dishoom. "We have received shocking news that a pirate site is advertising that Dishoom will soon be shown. If a pirate site advertises that there will be a leak, there could be nothing more frightening for a producer," said Bhatt, who is also president of the guild. "Each and every producer, wherever they were and whether they were busy, cancelled their appointments and came to my office." Dishoom, starring Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and John Abraham is set for release on July 29. Recently, films to have been leaked ahead of their release include Udta Punjab and Great Grand Masti. While the former still managed to attract decent numbers at the box office, the latter made a less than sparkling debut. – IANS
Eddie Redmayne casts spell over Comic-Con
Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne brought the wizarding world of Harry Potter to real life over the weekend as he helped hand out wooden wands to the 6,500-plus audience at a Comic-Con panel and made everyone perform a spell. Redmayne, the lead actor of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, asked the audience to shout the incantation for the light-up spell "Lumos Maxima" to unveil a new trailer of the film which is due out in November. Fantastic Beasts, due out in November, is a spin-off from the magical Harry Potter universe created by JK Rowling. The annual four-day Comic-Con convention is taking place in San Diego. – Reuters
Title of new Star Trek TV show revealed
The next chapter of the Star Trek franchise will be called Star Trek: Discovery. The title and footage of the starship Discovery were teased at a Comic-Con panel celebrating the series' 50th anniversary with actors from every previous series, including William Shatner. Executive producer of Discovery, Bryan Fuller, said the show coming to the CBS All Access streaming video service will draw upon the optimistic tone established by Trekcreator Gene Roddenberry. "We have to celebrate a progression of our species," Fuller told fans gathered inside the San Diego Convention Center. "Right now, we need a little help." The brief teaser featured close-ups of a Starfleet vessel called the USS Discovery moving out of a docking station located within an asteroid. "The idea of naming it Discovery just felt so intrinsic to what Star Trek represents and where we need to go as a species and how we're going to collectively come together as a planet," added Fuller. – AP
Marvel reveals new film slate and celebrity surprises at Comic-Con
Marvel treated fans at Comic-Con to their first look at a new Black Panther movie cast, the mysterious Doctor Strange, a Spider-Man teen movie and an Oscar-winning actress as the new Captain Marvel. The audience, many of whom had queued overnight, were introduced to the lead cast of the Black Panther movie, directed by Creed filmmaker Ryan Coogler. Chadwick Boseman plays the titular hero while Michael B Jordan is his arch nemesis, Erik Killmonger, and Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o plays the warrior Nakia. Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson was revealed as Captain Marvel, but no details were given on the 2018 movie. Benedict Cumberbatch introduced a scene from Doctor Strange, due out in November, in which neurosurgeon Stephen Strange, who lost the use of his hands in an accident, meets the Ancient One – played by Tilda Swinton – to harness the mysterious world of magic and alternate dimensions. Meanwhile Spider-Man: Homecoming, starring Tom Holland, was revealed to be a teen comedy, following 15-year-old Peter Parker as he transitions into adulthood. Finally, the cast of 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy 2 entered amid cheers, as new footage revealed Sylvester Stallone in the film, and Kurt Russell playing Star Lord's father Ego. – Reuters
Sigourney Weaver hopes to reprieve Alien role
Sigourney Weaver, the original star of the Alien film franchise says she's hopeful about reprising her role as tough-as-nails survivor Ellen Ripley in another sequel. Weaver told the Comic-Con crowd, during a panel celebrating the 30th anniversary of the sci-fi sequel Aliens, that District 9 filmmaker Neill Blomkamp pitched her an idea for another instalment when they were working together on his 2015 film Chappie. "Four months later, I got a script that was so amazing and gives the fans everything they are looking for – plus innovates in a lot of ways," said Weaver. The actress, who will soon begin production on filmmaker James Cameron's Avatar sequel, isn't sure when they would work on the project. Alien director Ridley Scott is currently crafting a Prometheus sequel titled Alien: Covenant. Weaver last portrayed Ripley on screen in the 1997 sequel Alien Resurrection. – AP
Kamal Haasan remains in hospital
Indian actor and filmmaker Kamal Haasan, who fractured his leg following a fall nearly two weeks ago, is still undergoing treatment in a private Chennai hospital. "He's still expected to stay in the hospital for a few more days. Having already undergone a minor surgery for compound fracture, he's currently kept under observation," a source said. "Doctors have instructed him to rest for a month. He was all set to commence the second schedule of his upcoming trilingual film from the last week of July. However, due to this unfortunate incident, the shoot has now been postponed to September." Sixty-one-year-old Haasan is directing and playing the lead in Sabaash Naidu, which is slated for release early next year. – IANS
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Shower or bath after being outside.
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Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.
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Key findings
- Over a period of seven years, a team of scientists analysed dietary data from 50,000 North American adults.
- Eating one or two meals a day was associated with a relative decrease in BMI, compared with three meals. Snacks count as a meal. Likewise, participants who ate more than three meals a day experienced an increase in BMI: the more meals a day, the greater the increase.
- People who ate breakfast experienced a relative decrease in their BMI compared with “breakfast-skippers”.
- Those who turned the eating day on its head to make breakfast the biggest meal of the day, did even better.
- But scrapping dinner altogether gave the best results. The study found that the BMI of subjects who had a long overnight fast (of 18 hours or more) decreased when compared even with those who had a medium overnight fast, of between 12 and 17 hours.
A new relationship with the old country
Treaty of Friendship between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates
The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates; Considering that the United Arab Emirates has assumed full responsibility as a sovereign and independent State; Determined that the long-standing and traditional relations of close friendship and cooperation between their peoples shall continue; Desiring to give expression to this intention in the form of a Treaty Friendship; Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1 The relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates shall be governed by a spirit of close friendship. In recognition of this, the Contracting Parties, conscious of their common interest in the peace and stability of the region, shall: (a) consult together on matters of mutual concern in time of need; (b) settle all their disputes by peaceful means in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
ARTICLE 2 The Contracting Parties shall encourage education, scientific and cultural cooperation between the two States in accordance with arrangements to be agreed. Such arrangements shall cover among other things: (a) the promotion of mutual understanding of their respective cultures, civilisations and languages, the promotion of contacts among professional bodies, universities and cultural institutions; (c) the encouragement of technical, scientific and cultural exchanges.
ARTICLE 3 The Contracting Parties shall maintain the close relationship already existing between them in the field of trade and commerce. Representatives of the Contracting Parties shall meet from time to time to consider means by which such relations can be further developed and strengthened, including the possibility of concluding treaties or agreements on matters of mutual concern.
ARTICLE 4 This Treaty shall enter into force on today’s date and shall remain in force for a period of ten years. Unless twelve months before the expiry of the said period of ten years either Contracting Party shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the Treaty, this Treaty shall remain in force thereafter until the expiry of twelve months from the date on which notice of such intention is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have signed this Treaty.
DONE in duplicate at Dubai the second day of December 1971AD, corresponding to the fifteenth day of Shawwal 1391H, in the English and Arabic languages, both texts being equally authoritative.
Signed
Geoffrey Arthur Sheikh Zayed