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DPS-MIS students excel in debate competitionQatar Preparatory Schools

Debating League-I for Boys took place on November 25

at Hamza bin Abdul Mottalib Inde-pendent Preparatory School for Boys.

The tournament was throbbing with the great participation from various schools in Qatar. They debated about issues of the current blockade in Qatar, lowering of the voting age and violent sports.

DPS-MIS delegation was led by its coach, Jaya Majumder along with Nadia Khan, Malathi Mahalingam and Somasunadaram Narayanan and 13 students.

Master Sarthak Modi and

Farhan Sakkir were honoured to sit in the panel as judges along with other adjudicators.

At the end of the day, DPS-MIS Boys emerged as toppers.

Team Akshal, Aarav and Advaith excelled with all four wins followed by Vidit, Jaefar and Hemang at sec-ond with the same number of wins but 2 less points, Team Atharv, Rudra and Tamim managed to bag fifth position with three wins.

In the individual category , Akshal Jain topped as the best speaker followed by Vidit Dalal in the 3rd, Aarav Bedi - 7th, Atharv Bhatt and Advaith Raghav -10th, Jaefer Shameem - 15th, Syed Tamim

- 18th, Hemang Seth - 18th and Rudra Yadav in the 31st position.

It was a very enriching and healthy competition that allowed the debaters to gain tremendous

knowledge in the art of wordplay, developing numerous skills neces-sary in life like time management and expression for the bright minds of the future.

Annual Food Festival 2017 at PISQ

Pakistan International School Qatar (PISQ) held the ‘Annual Food Festival 2017’ at its

premises recently. The much awaited day started

with great enthusiasm among the stu-dents of PISQ to celebrate the annual festival.

This yearly school event conveys positive messages to the young stu-dents about food, with plenty of colour, humour and hands-on cook-ing. It also aims at transforming young people’s approach to eating portray-ing the famous slogan, “Health is Wealth”.

Enthusiastically, the children of all wings KG, Junior, Girls and Boys set up stalls with various food items such as pastries, chocolates, jellies juices, pasta, noodles, biryani, carrot halwa, Kashmiri tea, various fruit sal-ads and green salads.

The event was also one of the best ways to encourage children to eat good food by providing them with an opportunity to cook it themselves.

Nargis Raza Otho, School Princi-pal, opened the day by cutting ceremonial ribbon. She then lauded the great zeal and zest among the stu-dents for the celebration of the event.

Innovation and ingenuity mark MES Smart Expo 2017MES Indian School organised

Smart Expo 2017 - a Sci-ence and Mathematics

Exhibition - on November 30. A total of 500 exhibits, compris-

ing innovative working models and enquiry based projects in various fields of study were put up for the view of the public.

Specifically enough, the depart-ment of mathematics showcased numerous collection of mathemat-ical models aimed at kindling the mathematical aptitude of students.

The exhibition was conducted

in 3 categories with students of Classes V - VII forming category 1 and students of Classes VIII & IX and Classes X and XI formed category 2 and 3 respectively.

Also, two projects from each class were declared as the ‘Most Commented Exhibits’, which added attraction to the exhibition.

As a part of extending support and solidarity to the peace initia-tives of Qatar, an exclusive Qatar Corner devoted to the wide and rich cultural heritage of the country, showcasing an array of models and representations was set up to

enlighten the visitors. The ‘majlis’, a symbol of hospi-

tality, Qatari monuments, miniature of traditional Qatari villages,

ornaments and attire of yore and ancient Qatari utensils and weap-ons largely drew the attention of the visitors.

COVER STORY MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 201704

The Washington Post

You don’t have to be a full-on voluntourist to give back while travelling. Today, philanthropy may be as simple as

booking a certain hotel or using a particular travel site. Altruism is becoming more intertwined with travel, according to “Good Travels: The Philanthropic Profile of the American Traveler.”

The survey, conducted by Pho-cuswright on behalf of Tourism Cares (the charitable arm of the travel and tourism industry), reveals that travelers want to make an impact: Of 2,551 people surveyed,

86 percent said that they gave money while travelling; 72 percent said that giving is important, very important or extremely important while on the road. Of the groups surveyed, millennials were the most generous.

The survey also showed that a heart of gold only goes so far: Even if a hotel proves to be socially con-scious, price is still the main deciding factor in travel.

If you’re looking to make a dif-ference without lifting a finger on your next trip, book a stay at a hotel that puts at least some of your money where it’s needed. Here are some ways hotels are giving back.

They’re donating to nonprofit organisations: In July, the new Ace Hotel opened in Chicago with a six-week “preview period.” The hotel donated a percentage of its reve-nue from bookings and hosted events to support three local Chi-cago arts-centric nonprofit organisations (Little Black Pearl, Young Chicago Authors and 826CHI), raising more than $25,000. That’s typical of the Ace Hotel brand. When opening a property in a new city, the company forges relation-ships and collaborates with community organisations.

For every reservation made on OmniHotels.com, Omni Hotels & Resorts donates to Feeding

America, providing a meal for a family of four as part of its Say Goodnight to Hunger programme. Sage Hospitality, a hotel and res-taurant management company with more than 60 hotels nation-wide, has raised more than $3.3m for nonprofit organisations (includ-ing the National Children’s Cancer Society, Special Olympics, JDRF Diabetes Foundation and others) since 2002, when it launched its Dollars for Dreams programme. Quarterly, a different recipient is given funds raised through bake sales, auctions and other events that employees dream up and sup-port, with the help of guest donations.

Socially conscious hotels give back to the community

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The Ritz-Carlton, in Denver, works with Make-A-Wish Colorado to

help grant wishes to kids with life-threatening medical conditions.

Christopher Young (centre) wanted nothing more than to become a

vampire, a wish inspired by his favourite movie, “Hotel Transylvania.”

Photo: Vanessa Zazueta-The Ritz-Carlton, Denver

A musician entertains at an event hosted by Chicago’s new Ace

Hotel to support three local arts-centric non-profit organisations,

including 826CHI, which provides free after-school tutoring and

creative-writing workshops.

Every October, in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Station Casinos in Las Vegas rallies its 11 hotel-casinos to participate in Project Pink. They donate a portion of designated pink dining, gaming and entertainment proceeds to the fight against breast cancer, and have contributed more than $500,000 since 2010.

One day a month, 100 percent of bath house net admission sales at the Springs Resort & Spa in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, is donated to a different charity, which is chosen by the staff as part of the #SpringsGiving event.

They’re supporting a cause: Atlantis Paradise Island in the Baha-mas is an ode to its mythical namesake. The island resort and marine habitat is also dedicated to investing in the ocean that enter-tains its guests, and does so through the Atlantis Blue Project Founda-tion, which works to protect the water and its wildlife by funding scientific research, coral-reef con-servation, marine wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, education pro-grams and more.

The foundation has donated more than $5m to partners and non-profit organisations involved in conservation. The foundation gets its funding from marine activities at Atlantis, so if you snorkel, scuba or dive into other activities, you may be helping to save sea creatures.

In Antigua, the owners of the all-inclusive Curtain Bluff resort wanted to help their nearby com-munity, so they started a nonprofit organisation called the Open Road Fund. The hotel and guests contrib-ute to the fund, and in the past 20 years have donated more than $1m. That money has paid for university educations for 45 students and helped send 150 children to tennis camp in the United States while also covering medical care and buying school uniforms, computers and sporting equipment for local schools and teams.

They’re rallying employees to give back: Caesars Entertainment, which includes more than 40 hotels and gaming hub, launched its HERO volunteer programme more than two decades ago to encourage staff to help improve lives in the com-munity through individual and corporate activities. All of the loca-tions in the United States and Britain (those include Caesars prop-erties, Harrah’s properties, Bally’s properties, Horseshoe properties and others) participate in the HERO programme and help out with sen-iors, education, environment, health and wellness, and local causes.

In 2016, 46 percent of employ-ees got involved in the HERO programme, reporting more than 409,000 hours of volunteer time. Eligible employees at Limelight Hotel Aspen, which is owned by

Aspen Skiing Company, can volun-teer during work time for up to 16 hours and still receive their usual pay. In addition, when employees donate to the Caring for Commu-nity Fund, which serves families in need in the Roaring Fork Valley, the employer offers a two-to-one match that triples the employee’s contribution.

They’re making dreams come true: The Ritz-Carlton in Denver regularly works with Make-A-Wish Colorado to help grant wishes to children with life-threatening med-ical conditions. Most recently, the hotel transformed into “Hotel Ritz-ylvania” so that a child with a brain tumor could live out his dream of being a vampire. (His favourite movie is “Hotel Transylvania.”) Upon check-in, staff members wore capes and fangs, filled his room with bats and hosted a fog-filled, vampire-led dance party. The hotel has granted at least one wish a year for the past seven years.

They’re squeaky clean: Ever wonder what happens to all the half-used soaps, shampoos and conditioners at hotels? Thanks to a nonprofit organisation called Clean the World, many of them are recy-cled and donated to homeless shelters and developing countries in an effort to decrease waste and diminish disease caused by poor hygiene and sanitation. Clean the World participation is a brand standard for Hilton and Wyndham; hotels within the Marriott, Hyatt, IHG, Choice Hotels, Caesars and Las

Vegas Sands organisations also par-ticipate. A glimpse at Clean the World in action: The Hilton Fort Collins, in Colorado, has donated more than 350 pounds of soap this year.

Their loyalty points are help-ing others: If you’re not using your points, it’s pretty easy to find a way for them to benefit others. Many of the major brands partner with char-ities and allow people to donate them. To name a few, Marriott loy-alists can donate points to American Red Cross, Hotels for Heroes and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; Hilton regulars can donate to doz-ens of organisations that span wildlife, arts and culture and edu-cational pursuits; Starwood points can go toward Clean the World, Unicef and others. Point donations are not tax deductible.

They’re being joined by others: Booking sites have also gotten in on the philanthropy. On Suiteness, you can search for available suites in dif-ferent cities. When you book, you save between about 5 and 30 per-cent, and a portion of your booking will go to a local charity.

The site is on track to hit nearly $100,000 in donations by the end of 2017. Kind Traveler is a hotel booking site that offers rates that save an average of 12 percent to 25 percent in exchange for a $10-per-night donation to a charity in the destination city. Since launching a year ago, the site has donated more than $7,000.

COMMUNITY MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 201706Fantastic - 5 Futsal Tournament Season 2 winners

The Hameedians’ Fantastic - 5 Futsal Tournament Season 2, among Sri Lankan commu-

nity, organised by Qatar Branch Old Boys’ Association of Hameed Al Husseinie College Colombo was held successfully on November 24 at Pearling International School Doha. Opening ceremony was led by Hussain Ali, Sports Manager of

Being Kind Foundation. The teams which appeared in

2016 final match, faced each other again in 2017 and runner-up of 2016 turned to beat the defending champions.

Old Wesleyites Sports Club clinched the title of F5 S2 Champi-ons 2017,

Chief Guest, Rasamunira Ramil,

from Abdullah Abdulghani Bro Co handed over the trophy.

Maroons F.C Thunder became runner- up, Everocks F C and Fan-tastic S C won 3rd and 4th places respectively. Fair Play was awarded to Naser Bin Nawaf F C Best player awarded to Manoj Siriwardena and Best Goal Keeper awarded to Mohamed Shiyam. An exhibition

match between Stafford Sri Lanka School Doha kids brought a pleas-ant momentum to the ground and a raffle game among spectators was an entertainment to the crowd.

The second edition of the tour-nament also ended with great success. The said event aims to bring the unity of Sri Lankan Com-munity through sports.

Goodwill Cargo celebrates 10th year anniversary

(LEFT) ICC President Milan Arun; Goodwill Cargo Vice-Chairman, Babu

Kupparayil; and Muhamed Noushad Aboo, Managing Director, led the

cake cutting and inaugurated the celebration of Goodwill Cargo’s 10th

year anniversary. Indian community leaders, Airlines cargo managers,

business prominents, media persons, customers and well-wishers also

attended the event. Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula

TECHNOLOGYMONDAY 4 DECEMBER 2017 07Robots could replace up to 375 million workers by 2030The Washington Post

Over the next 13 years, the ris-ing tide of automation will force as many as 70 million

workers in the United States to find another way to make money, a new study from the global consultancy McKinsey predicts.

That means nearly a third of the American workforce could face the need to pick up new skills or enter different fields in the near future, said the report’s co-author Michael Chui, a partner at the McKinsey Glo-bal Institute who studies business and economics.

“We believe that everyone will need to do retraining over time.” The shift could displace people at every stage of their career, Chui said.

By 2030, the researchers esti-mated, the demand for office support workers in the US will drop by 20 percent. That includes sec-retaries, paralegals and anyone in charge of administrative tasks.

During the same period, the need for people doing “predictable physical work” - construction equipment installation and repair,

dish-washing and food preparation, for example - will fall by 30%.

Other advanced economies, such as Germany and Japan, will see at least a third of their work-force similarly disrupted, the report concludes.

China’s share will be smaller (12 percent), since more employers there will still find it cheaper to employ humans.

Machines can increasingly per-form tasks that people have long handled. They scan Tylenol and lip balm at the drugstore. They build pickup trucks. They take your grilled cheese order at Panera.

Technology could replace up to 375 million employees worldwide by 2030, the McKinsey authors estimate.

The jobs most at risk involve repetitive tasks. About half the duties workers handle globally could be automated, according to the report, though less than five percent of occupations could be entirely taken over by computers.

Caretakers, psychologists, art-ists, writers - anyone who relies on empathy or creativity at work - can expect to have the most job

security as automation continues to spread, said Jason Hong, a com-puter science professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

“Artificial intelligence is now taking over even white collar jobs,” he said, “but those that require lots of human touch and commu-nication won’t be easily automated.”

Still, the McKinsey researchers foresee “substantial workplace transformations” across the globe, which they think calls for more public investment in job training centers and education.

“The shift could be on a scale not seen since the transition of the labor force out of agriculture in the early 1900s in the United States and Europe, and more recently in in China,” the authors wrote.

A May survey from the Pew Research Center revealed anxiety among bosses. About a third of busi-ness leaders and technology watchers in a group of roughly 1,400 expressed “no confidence” that the country’s education sys-tem and job training programs will evolve quickly enough to meet the next decade’s labour demands. But the McKinsey study, an eight-month endeavour, offers hope.

Susan Lund, a labour economist at the firm, said automation will open more jobs - workers who cre-ate robots, workers that run computers, occupations we can’t yet imagine - and ultimately boost US productivity and general well-being, as long as the workforce can adequately adjust to a new climate.

WhatsApp group admins can restrict members from postingIANS

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is likely to give group admin-istrators more powers where

they will be able to restrict all other members from sending text mes-sages, photographs, videos, GIFs, documents or voice messages in case the admin thinks so.

According to WABetaInfo, a fan site that tests new WhatsApp features early, the popular mobile messaging platform has submit-ted the “Restricted Groups” setting via Google Play Beta Programme in the version 2.17.430.

The “Restricted Groups”

setting can only be activated by group admininstrators. Adminis-trators can keep sharing media and chatting as normal as they restrict other members.

Once restricted, other members will simply have to read their mes-sages and will not be able to respond. They will have to use the “Message Admin” button to post a message or share media to the group. The mes-sage will need to be approved by the administrator before going through to the rest of the group. “A group can be restricted once every 72 hours but thanks to the 2.17.430 beta, we discovered that WhatsApp will be finally able to change this value from

the server,” the website said.WhatsApp has also announced

advanced features, bug fixes and general improvements in the upcoming update.

The features will be available once WhatsApp enables it for all users. In October, reports said administrators on WhatsApp groups will soon be able to choose if other participants can modify the subject

of the group, its icon and descrip-tion. WhatsApp has rolled out

“delete messages for everyone” fea-ture that lets users revoke messages in case they sent those to a wrong person or a group.

With over 1.2 billion monthly active users, WhatsApp is available in more than 50 different languages around the world and in 10 Indian languages.

LIFESTYLE MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 201708The Washington Post

When family life counsel-lor Kim John Payne published “Simplicity

Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Hap-pier, and More Secure Kids” in 2009, he was warning us about how our supersize lives were affecting our kids. He was seeing kids who were unable to play by themselves in rooms full of toys, throwing fre-quent tantrums caused by overscheduling, and being diag-nosed with behavioural disorders they didn’t have. He knew some-thing needed to change.

“The too much, too soon, too young - it’s become ubiquitous,” he says.

It turns out he was onto some-thing with that “less is more” approach, particularly when it comes to holidays toys. Each year, as minimalism grows in popularity, Payne sees more parents embrac-ing the call for less stuff and more time together.

For a few ideas on how to give children more meaningful gifts this year, we talked to Payne, as well as a lifestyle blogger inspired by sim-plicity parenting, a mother of seven who recently downsized her life, an author of parenting books and a psychologist who studies gift giv-ing. Here are their suggestion:

Erin Boyle, creator of the site Reading My Tea Leaves and author of the book “Simple Matters,” gets more questions about her posts on her gifting strategy for children than almost anything else. She likes to follow the idea of giving just four presents: one gift kids want, one gift to read, one gift to wear and one gift they need. (Substitute a cate-gory for “do” if you want to include an experience.)

“We are [our children’s] guides,” says Boyle, who lives in New York City. “So if we show excitement over chocolate in a stocking, they’re not going to look around the room for more things.”

She suggests starting a minimal-ist gifting strategy at a young age

- her children are 3 and 10 months - and spreading the word to friends and family.

“Messaging from the beginning is important, having super-frank

conversations with family and friends, and being willing to be a little weird. . . . If simplicity is your goal, it’s possible.” If loved ones don’t adhere to your plan, you should still be gracious about all gifts received, she notes.

“Say ‘thank you’ and then decide over time if it’s something you want to keep in your house,” she says.

While on a mission trip to Africa last Holidays, Jennifer Pepito and her family of nine decided that they wanted to downsize their lives and devote more resources to travel-ling. The founder of the Peaceful Press, a company that creates a cur-riculum for home-school families, Pepito didn’t want to buy her kids even more toys that she’d step on or need to pick up.

After deciding to focus on expe-riences rather than things, she and her husband sold their house in Cal-ifornia and bought a smaller fixer-upper. They saved enough money on housing and property taxes to take a trip again for the hol-idayss this year, to Italy for two weeks. On holidays, she’ll have small gifts for the kids: Pajamas, used books and travel toys, such as card games and maybe a Kindle or

two. But the real gift is seeing the world together. Her holidays budget includes enough room for “gelato, bread, pizza, more bread, wine and museum entrance fees,” she says.

And experience gifts don’t have to be big, costly trips. Karen Pine, a professor at the University of Hert-fordshire in Britain who studies the psychology of gift giving, says that

“more than anything, kids love attention from their parents and time together.”

Pool the money spent on gifts and put it toward an experience that everyone can enjoy. Try a day hike with dad or a weekend with mom doing an activity the child chooses. Also consider flipping the giving, encouraging kids to give parents experiences, such as an outing or a morning of gardening together.

Try creating a family ritual around giving. Jenn Mann, author of “The A to Z Guide to Raising Happy, Confident Kids,” and her family celebrate Hanukkah. Their first-night tradition is that each of her children gets three pieces of paper with a description of a charity she thinks they might like. They get to choose which one they want to give to.

“It’s good to get kids thinking outside of their own wants and needs, especially during the hol-idayss,” she says. “These kinds of rituals bring families closer together and send really positive messages to kids.”

For holidayss, this could be done with a wrapped box for older kids with a few charities inside for them to choose from. If you want to give a charitable gift to others, make sure it’s a cause the recipient cares about. To learn more about a charity you are con-sidering supporting, check out Charity Navigator (charitynaviga-tor.org). “Give them something that they can pour their creativ-ity into,” Payne says. “A toy that is fairly simple, that doesn’t do very much, that is in itself fairly plain.” He likes to give kids a box of five big pieces of dyed muslin cloth, perhaps including one that is shiny and another that is dark. Kids turn these into houses, prin-cess gowns, “all manner of things . . . that provide hours of play,” he says. “The plainer the toy, the sim-pler the toy, the more creative the play and then the more collabo-rative the play.”

Alternatives to a mountain of toys

FOODMONDAY 4 DECEMBER 2017 09Charlotte DruckmanThe Washington Post

This is a slightly richer, possibly more elegant take on a frittata. Its crowning glory is a crust of Muenster cheese,

which has mozzarella’s melting powers with a sharper, nuttier fla-vor to recommend it.

Consider putting mushrooms, spinach or broccoli in here for an alternate take. Serve as a light lunch or supper.

4 servings

Ingredients12 ounces to 1 pound asparagus4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter2 tablespoons chopped onion1/2 teaspoon sugar1 teaspoon salt2 tablespoons water6 large eggs1/3 cup heavy creamFreshly ground black pepper1 1/2 cups grated Muenster cheese

StepsPreheat the oven to 425

degrees.Peel and roll-cut asparagus (to

taste; see Note, below) into 1-inch pieces. You should have 2 cups.

Melt 2 tablespoons of the but-ter in a saute pan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and cook for about 5 minutes, until softened.

Add the asparagus, sprinkle with the sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt; stir-fry for 1 minute, then add the water, cover and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, moving the pan to keep the asparagus from sticking. (This step should brighten the color of the vegetable.)

Uncover and cook for a few minutes, until the pan liquid has evaporated. Remove from the heat to cool slightly.

Whisk together the eggs, cream, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper (to taste) in a mixing bowl.

Melt the remaining 2 table-spoons of butter in an ovenproof baking dish (10 inches square) set inside a larger skillet on the stove

top, or in a 10-inch ovenproof skil-let. Pour in the egg mixture and cook for about 3 minutes over medium heat until just the bottom has set.

Arrange the asparagus and onions in a single layer on top of the egg mixture. Transfer to the oven (if you used the baking dish, you can leave the skillet behind). Bake (mid-dle rack) for 5 minutes, then remove

from the oven to top the dish with the grated cheese. Return to the oven and bake for 15 to 25 minutes, until puffed and the cheese has lightly browned.

Serve right away.

Note: To roll-cut asparagus, give each spear a one-quarter turn as you cut it on the diagonal each time, into

1-inch sections. (The facets this cre-ates will lend more texture to the dish.)

Nutrition: Per serving: 450 cal-ories, 22 g protein, 6 g carbohydrates, 39 g fat, 22 g satu-rated fat, 375 mg cholesterol, 970 mg sodium, 2 g dietary fiber, 4 g sugar.

Oven asparagus

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HEALTH AND BEAUTY MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 201710

IANS

Binging on organic food is good to get rid of toxins in our bod-ies but it is also important to

pay attention on what you apply on your body.

Cleansers, toners, moisturisers, oils and serums are part of the larger skincare regime, hence right ingredients in these products play an equally important role, suggest experts.

Experts at SkinYoga and Shaivya Gupta, R&D Manager at Organic Harvest, listed few inputs:

* Regular exfoliation helps get rid of dead skin, which in turn helps your skin breathe and absorb other nutrients. Exfoliated skin looks fresh and healthy.

For a 100 percent natural skin exfoliator you can use an almond orange face scrub.

Exfoliating also promotes a radiant appearance by helping your skin unclog pores and remove tan-ning. Olive seed oil is considered to be great ingredient for it. It deeply moisturises the skin and improves hydration level of the skin. It helps in eliminating dead skin cells and refines the texture of

the skin.* In winters, apply malai in the

morning and wash your face with luke warm water. You can add a pinch of organic turmeric for the extra glow.

* Having a spoon of cow ghee or cold pressed coconut oil every morning moisturises the entire body including your skin. It is a habit you can develop over time but this will definitely show result with softer and even skin tone in the long run.

* Essential oils are more than just the concentrated fragrant essence of botanicals. Their aro-matic scents, natural healing and cleansing properties make them a perfect supplement for your beauty routine.

No matter what type of skin you have, there is an essential oil that can enhance and balance your complexion.

* If you have dry skin, apply few drops of old pressed coconut oil over your face and neck before going to bed. You can indulge your-self with facial treatment oil.

* Shea butter is a skin super food that comes from the seeds of the fruit of shea. The concentration of

natural vitamins and fatty acids in shea butter makes it incredibly nourishing and moisturising for the skin.

* Drink loads of water. * A toner can help unclog pores

as well. It is a great addition to your beauty regime. Neem is an excel-lent skin toner that helps to reduce wrinkles and fine lines. It also light-ens dark spots making your skin look soft and glowing.

* Eating fat rich fruit like avacado and Omega 3 rich food like flax seed. In short increase colla-gen content from inside.

* Adding a serum to your skin-care routine is crucial to healthier skin and can make a big difference, especially if to keep your skin bright and plump. With daily use of serums you will have fewer or no breakouts. Serums offer the ulti-mate protection against environmental pollution, as well as providing your skin with instant nourishment.

* Do not forget the skin on your lips. The skin is very sensitive and thin and requires equal care if not more than our face. Remember to exfoliate, moisturize and apply sun-screen on your lips.

Must-know skincare tips

Reading aloud to yourself may boost memoryIANS

Is your child unable to memorise his or her les-sons in school? Ask them

to read it out loud. According to a study, speaking text aloud helps to get words into long-term memory.

The findings showed that the dual action of speaking and hearing oneself, dubbed as the “production effect”, has the most beneficial impact on memory.

It is because both speak-ing and hearing words make the words more personal and thus increases their chance of getting retained the mind.

“The study confirms that learning and memory bene-fit from active involvement,” said Colin M. MacLeod, pro-fessor at the University of Waterloo, Canada.

“When we add an active measure or a production ele-ment to a word, that word becomes more distinct in long-term memory, and hence more memorable.”

For the study, published in the journal Memory, the team tested four methods for learning written information, including reading silently, hearing someone else read, listening to a recording of oneself reading, and reading aloud in real time.

The results showed that the production effect of read-ing information aloud to yourself resulted in the best remembering.

“This study suggests that the idea of action or activity also improves memory.”

The research was based on the previous studies showed that production effect of activities, such as writing and typing words, help boost overall memory retention.

BOLLYWOODMONDAY 4 DECEMBER 2017 11

‘Gauru: Journey of Courage’ bags awards at China film festival

Hindi film “Gauru: Journey of Courage” won two awards at the 13th China

International Children’s Film Festival.

Child actor Ritwik Sahore won the award for Best Perform-ance in Acting, while singer-actress Ila Arun was adjudged the Best Adult Per-former for her role in the movie, read an official statement from CFSI.

The film is produced by the Children’s Film Society, India (CFSI).

“We (CFSI) are very happy to receive the awards. It is a proud moment for India. CFSI is com-mitted to making films which are entertaining and message-ori-ented for children and we shall continue to put in our best in this endeavour,” said Shravan Kumar, CEO, Children’s Film Society, India.

Shot in Rajasthan, the film, directed by Ramkishan Nandram Choyal, tells the story of a 13-year-old boy named Gauru who undertakes a difficult task to take his sick grandmother to her village though he has not seen the place.

The film shows the child’s arduous journey in the desert areas of Rajasthan to reach his grandmother’s village just to make her happy though his elders advise him not to go there.

‘Time Out’ an eye opener for Tahir Raj BhasinIANS

Working on web series “Time Out” was an eye opener for Tahir Raj Bhasin (pictured). The actor says the show taught him the impor-

tance of taking some time off for oneself.“The show opened my eyes. It is important to take

time out for yourself. So, I went on a trip the minute I got done with the shooting. I went to Hong Kong for two weeks,” Tahir said.

“I needed some time for myself because whether you like it or not as an actor, you really do get affected by something that you are shooting,” he added.

“Time Out” is a VOOT Original, and went live on Viacom 18’s video-on-demand streaming service from November 28.

Directed by Danish Aslam, the show narrates the story of a couple -- Rahul and Radha -- as they strug-gle to find balance in their life. Rahul, essayed by Tahir, is going through a quarter-life crisis, and feels he is stuck in his job and marriage. The show also features Sarah Jane Dias.

On the show, Tahir said: “It challenges the concept of urban marriages and relationship in general. We have fixed ideas of what the society thinks is an ideal relationship and what is happiness.

“One gets so absorbed in projecting that you are happy whether it is Facebook or Instagram, that one barely gets time to self introspect whether it is actu-ally making you happy and that is what the show is really about.”

Tahir shot to fame in 2014 with “Mardaani”, in which he played the villain. He followed it up with another negative character in “Force 2”. He made his debut in the digital medium with “Time Out”.

He says he had fun shooting for the web series. “We shot this in over 21 days and I felt like I was

shooting two films at one time.”

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Actress Priyanka Chopra (pictured) will launch the interactive trailer of “Monsoon Shootout” via social media.

A story woven on the concept of making life-altering choices, the film has been directed by Amit Kumar and produced by Guneet Monga.

Priyanka, who has made her mark internation-ally, will extend support to launch the trailer for the film. It will be out digitally today.

Monga said in a statement: “I reached out to

Priyanka to express our desire to have her launch our trailer. She watched the trailer and loved the innovation of being a first-of-its-kind interactive trailer where the audience chooses the ending.

“It is indeed very kind of her to instantly agree and extend her support. She has produced and sup-ported several independent films. She is a global icon and an amazingly talented actress who has a great sense of good content. It’s humbling to see someone like her to come forth in support of our film.”

“Monsoon Shootout” premiered at Cannes and won Best Thriller in several festivals internation-ally. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vijay Varma, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Neeraj Kabi. It will release on December 15.

Priyanka Chopra to launch 'Monsoon Shootout' trailer

ENTERTAINMENT MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 201712Reuters

Carrie Fisher’s final perform-ance as the beloved Leia in

“Star Wars” puts the charac-ter on the front lines in a dark new chapter that reaches theaters this month, leaving a galactic hole to fill after the sudden death of the actress a year ago.

Fisher had filmed all of her scenes for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” the eighth installment of the blockbuster space saga, before she died of a heart attack in December 2016.

“She’s irreplaceable,” Mark Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker, said.

‘Star Wars’ is about great tri-umphs and great tragedies, and I can’t think of a bigger tragedy than missing our Leia,” Hamill said.

Writer and director Rian John-son said he did not change Leia’s story in “Last Jedi” after her death. The film debuts in theaters on December 14.

It will be up to the makers of 2019 film “Episode IX” to decide the ultimate fate of the character first seen as a spunky princess in the

original 1977 “Star Wars” film, John-son added.

In “The Last Jedi,” “we didn’t tailor it to be a farewell to her,” Johnson said. “But, that having been said, I think there’s some moments that I think will really mean a lot to fans. You will see more from Leia that you haven’t seen before.”

Fisher’s final film appearance is expected to boost already fever-ish interest in the franchise, now owned by Walt Disney Co.

Boxoffice.com projects “Last Jedi” will haul in $185 million to $215 mil-lion at U.S. and Canadian ticket windows its first weekend, which would rank as one of the biggest film debuts in history.

The cast and director provided few details about the film’s plot. John Boyega, who portrays former Stormtrooper Finn, said the movie finds Leia, now a general, leading the Resistance against the evil First Order during a tense time in the

raging battle to protect the galaxy far, far away.

“There is a lot of pressure on the Resistance, and General Leia is on the front lines having to make big decisions,” Boyega said. “It’s a per-formance that requires a heartfelt approach, and she definitely had that.”

Oscar Isaac, who plays Resist-ance pilot Poe Dameron, said the time in Leia’s life mirrored Fisher’s in some ways.

Leia understands “she’s not going to be around forever, and there is a passing of the torch that needs to happen,” Isaac said. “She wants to give over as much of her wisdom as she can before this moment happens.”

Fisher, however, would not want fans to get too sentimental, Hamill said.

“I do know her well enough to say that she would want us to be laughing and even mocking her,” Hamill said.

“She was irreverent, she was cynical, and she was bitterly funny and caustic and all these things. But she was always fun to be around,” he added.

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ cast open up about Carrie Fisher

Meghan Markle's $675 bag sold outIANS

A burgundy leather tote flaunted by British royal Prince Harry's fiancee Meg-

han Markle was sold out hours after the former "Suits" actress was spot-ted with it. It was a bag from Strathberry. A spokesperson for the Scottish brand, which was launched in 2013 by Leeanne Hun-dleby and her husband Guy, said:

"It's just amazing for us, it really is the greatest."

At the time Hundleby decided to send Markle a selection of purses, it had not yet been announced that she was engaged to Prince Harry, reports people.com. "It was a fan-tastic surprise and we are really excited. We're suddenly incredibly busy.”

The bag costs almost $675, so you’ll probably want to start sav-ing your holiday cash now.

Reshoots ‘already done’ for ‘All the Money in the World’Reuters

Movie director Ridley Scott says he is confident of finishing reshoots on “All

the Money in the World” in time for its planned December release after a scramble to replace actor Kevin Spacey because of miscon-duct allegations.

Scott said in an on-set inter-view that work on the Sony Pictures movie “All the Money in the World” was near completion after a nine day emergency reshoot in Rome and London.

“They’re going to see it. I may have to do a couple of technical things to make it land completely technically, but it’s really already done... I’ve done it,” Scott said in the interview published recently.

In an extraordinary move, Scott announced on November 8 that he was removing Spacey

entirely from the film and reshoot-ing his scenes with Christopher Plummer in the role of late US oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty. The movie is due to open in movie theaters as scheduled on December 22.

Scott’s decision followed claims of misconduct against Spacey by multiple men. Spacey issued an apology for the first reported incident, involving actor Anthony Rapp.

The British film director said he decided to reshoot Spacey’s

scenes because he feared the pub-licity would damage the film, which was seen as a potential Hol-lywood awards season contender.

“We cannot let one person’s actions affect the good work of all these other people.”

Hollywood trade paper Vari-ety has reported that re-shoot would cost about $10m - one quarter of the already $40m pro-duction budget for “All the Money in the World.”

SCIENCEMONDAY 4 DECEMBER 2017 13

Reuters

A dazzling discovery in northwestern China of hundreds of fossilised pterosaur eggs is providing fresh understanding of these

flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs including evidence that their babies were born flightless and needed parental care.

Scientists said on Thursday they unearthed

215 eggs of the fish-eating Hamipterus tianshan-ensis -- a species whose adults had a crest atop an elongated skull, pointy teeth and a wingspan of more than 3.5 metres -- including 16 eggs con-taining partial embryonic remains.

Fossils of hundreds of male and female adult Hamipterus individuals were found alongside juveniles and eggs at the Xinjiang Uygur Auton-omous Region site, making this Cretaceous

Period species that lived 120 million years ago perhaps the best understood of all pterosaurs.

“We want to call this region ‘Pterosaur Eden,’” said paleontologist Shunxing Jiang of the Chi-nese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology.

Pterosaurs were Earth’s first flying verte-brates. Birds and bats appeared later.

Until now, no pterosaur eggs had been found with embryos preserved in three dimensions. Researchers think up to 300 eggs may be present, some buried under the exposed fossils.

The embryonic bones indicated the hind legs of a baby Hamipterus developed more rapidly than crucial wing elements like the humerus bone, said paleontologist Alexander Kellner of Museu Nacional in Rio de Janeiro.

“Some birds can fly on the same day they break out from the egg, while some others will need a long period of parental care. Our conclu-sion is that a baby Hamipterus can walk but can’t fly,” Jiang said, an unexpected finding.

The researchers believe these pterosaurs lived in a bustling colony near a large fresh-water lake. Kellner cited evidence that females gathered together to lay eggs in nesting colo-nies and returned over the years to the same nesting site.

They suspect the eggs and some juvenile and adult individuals were washed away from a nest-ing site in a storm and into the lake, where they were preserved and later fossilized.

The oblong eggs, up to about 3 inches (7.2 cm) long, were pliable with a thin, hard outer layer marked by cracking and crazing covering a thick membrane inner layer, resembling soft eggs of some modern snakes and lizards.

There had been a paucity of pterosaur eggs and embryos in the paleontological record because it is difficult for soft-shelled eggs to fossilize.

Dogs mouth-lick in response to angry humansIANS

Have you ever wondered why dogs are in a habit of licking their mouth? It

may not only be considered as a simple behaviour in response to food or uncertainty but also a communicative process towards the angry facial attitude of the humans, a study has found.

The study mentioned that years of domestication has made the dogs inculcate certain gestures such as licking their faces, which

the animals use as a signal to com-municate their response with the humans.

When humans in particular confront the dogs with angry faces, the domesticated animals lick their mouth as a responsive behaviour, unlike the cases of other dogs whereby the animals remain unaffected by any visual cues of anger.

“Humans are known to be very visual in both intra and inter-spe-cific interactions, and because the vision of dogs is much poorer than

humans, we often tend to think of them using their other senses to make sense of the world,” said Daniel Mills, Professor at Britain’s University of Lincoln. “But these results indicate that dogs may be using the visual display of mouth-licking to facilitate dog-human communication in particular.”

The study, published in the journal Behavioural Processes, examined the behaviour of dogs by showing them facial expres-sions, both positive and negative,of dogs as well as the humans.

The results showed that the dogs licked their mouth majorly while viewing the angry human faces.

“Mouth-licking was triggered by facial expressions only. There was also a species effect, with dogs mouth-licking more often when looking at humans than at other dogs,” said Natalia Albuquerque, lead researcher of the study.

“Most importantly, the findings indicate that this behaviour is linked to the animals’ perception of negative emotions,” she added.

Egg fossils crack open secrets of ancient flying reptiles

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of

silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and

daughter and has his revenge.Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

MONDAY 4 DECEMBER 2017CINEMA PLUS14NOVO — Pearl

Daddy’s Home 2 (2D/Comedy) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00pm & 12:00midnightPaddington 2 (2D/Animation) 10:00, 11:00am, 12:10, 1:15, 2:20, 3:30, 4:30, 5:45, 6:40, 8:50 & 11:00pmDaddy’s Home 2 (2D/Comedy) 11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00pm & 12:00midnight The Mountain Between Us (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:00,9:15 & 11:30pmJustin League (2D/Action) 10:00am, 2:30, 7:00 & 11:30pmBetter Watch Out (2D/Horror) 12:30, 5:00 & 9:30pmSmart Chase (2D/Action) 11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00pm Coco (2D/Animation) 10:30am, 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 8:30 & 11:00pmAct of Vengeance (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00pm & 12:00midnightPaddington 2(2DIMAX/Animation)10:15am, 12:30, 2:45, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30& 11:45pm

MALL

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ROYAL PLAZA

ROXY

ASIAN TOWNLava Kusha (Malayalam) 5:45, 8:45 & 9:15pmAnnadurai (Tamil) 1:00 & 7:00pm Thiruttu Payale 2 (Tamil) 10:00pm Firangi (Hindi) 1:00pm Jawaan (2D/Telugu) 6:30pm Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 8:45pm

AL KHORDaddy’s Home 11:45am, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 & 11:45pm Paddington 2 (Animation) 11:00am, 1:15, 3:30 & 5:45pm Oxygen (Telugu) 12:00noon Jawaan (Telugu) 2:00pm Firangi (Hindi) 8:00 & 11:00pm Lava Kusha (Malayalam) 3:00 & 9:00pm Annadurai (Tamil) 6:00pm Thiruttu Payale 2 (Tamil) 12:00noon

ACT OF VENGEANCE

Firangi (2D/Hindi) 2:00 & 9:00pm Better Watch Out (2D/Horror) 4:15pm Oxygen (Telugu) 2:00pm Olaf And Coco (2D/Animation) 2:30pm S.M.A.R.T Chase (Action) 4:30 & 11:45pm Jawaan (Telugu) 6:30pmPaddington 2 (Adventure) 5:00 & 7:00pm Daddy’s Home 2 (2D/Comedy) 6:15pm The Mountain Between Us (2D/Romantic) 8:00pmTumhari Sulu (Hindi) 8:45pm Act of Vengeance (2D/Action) 10:00pm Good Time (2D/Thriller) 11:30pm Lava Kusha (2D/Malayalam) 11:30pm

Jawaan (Telugu) 2:30pm Olaf And Coco (2D/Animation) 3:00 & 4:45pm Thiruttu Payale 2 (2D/Tamil) 3:00 & 11:15pm Paddington 2 (Adventure) 5:30 & 7:30pm Act of Vengeance (2D/Action) 7:00pm Lava Kusha (2D/Malayalam) 8:30pmThe Mountain Between Us (2D/Romantic) 7:45pmDaddy’s Home (2D/Comedy) 6:00 & 9:30pm Better Watch Out (2D/Horror) 9:45pm Good Time (2D/Thriller) 11:30pm S.M.A.R.T Chase (Action) 11:30pm

Oxygen 2:15pm Olaf And Coco 2:30 & 4:45pm Al Jawla Akheera 2:30pm Paddington 2 (Adventure) 5:00 & 7:00pm Daddy’s Home (2D/Comedy) 4:30 & 9:00pm Better Watch Out (2D/Horror) 6:15pm Act of Vengeance (2D/Action) 7:00pm Good Time (2D/Thriller) 7:45pm S.M.A.R.T Chase (Action) 9:00 & 11:00pm The Mountain Between Us (2D/Romantic) 9:30pm Lava Kusha (2D/Malayalam) 11:15pm Thiruttu Payale 2 (2D/Tamil) 11:30pm

Coco (Mystery) 11:00am, 1:40 & 6:30pm Acts of Vengeance (Action) 11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 & 11:15pm Better Watch Out 11:00am, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15 & 11:15pm Lava Kusha (Malayalam) 11:00am, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm Paddington 2 (Animation) 1:00, 4:20 & 9:10pm Firangi 2:00, 7:00 & 10:00pm

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

08:00 News08:30 101 East 09:00 Return Of A

President10:30 Inside Story11:00 News11:30 UpFront12:30 Witness13:00 NEWSHOUR14:30 Inside Story15:00 Syria: Witnesses

For The Prosecution

16:00 NEWSHOUR17:30 Talk to Al Jazeera18:00 Newsgrid19:00 News19:30 Counting the

Cost20:00 News20:30 Inside Story21:00 NEWSHOUR22:30 The Stream23:00 The Coming War

On China

13:20 Lolirock15:00 The

Zhuzhus 15:10 K.C.

Undercover16:00 Tangled

Before Ever After

17:00 Tangled: The Series

20:10 Liv And Maddie

20:35 Jessie 21:00 Tangled:

The Series 21:25 K.C.

Undercover 22:15 Bizaardvark 22:40 Bunk’d 23:05 Rolling With

The Ronks 23:20 Miraculous

Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir

13:50 Wildest Africa

14:45 Prepost-erous Pets

15:40 Wildest Indochina

16:35 Untamed & Uncut

17:30 Treehouse Masters

18:25 Monsters Inside Me

19:20 River Monsters

21:10 Meet The Orangutans

21:38 Meet The Orangutans

22:05 Monsters Inside Me

23:55 Wildest Indochina

00:50 Untamed & Uncut

13:10 Alaska: The Last Frontier

14:40 Gold Divers17:00 How Do

They Do It?17:50 Storage

Hunters UK18:20 Container

Wars18:50 Deadliest

Catch20:35 How Do

They Do It?21:00 Gold Rush21:50 Gold Divers22:40 Cooper’s

Treasure: The Hunt For A Secret Fortune

23:30 Diesel Brothers

00:20 Street Outlaws

01:05 Gold Rush

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Yesterday’s answer

Conceptis Sudoku: Conceptis Sudoku

is a number-placing puzzle based on a

9×9 grid. The object is to place the

numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so

that each row, each column and each

3×3 box contains the same number

only once.

AIRBED, BACKPACK,

BATTERIES, BINOCULARS,

CAMPFIRE, CAN OPENER,

CANVAS, COMPASS,

FIRELIGHTER, FIRST AID KIT,

FLASK, FOOD, FUEL, GRIDDLE,

GROUNDSHEET, HIKING

BOOTS, KINDLING, LANTERN,

MAPS, MOSQUITO NET, PANS,

PEDOMETER, POTS,

ROPE, STOVE, TENT, TINDER,

TOOLS, TORCH, WATER.