MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2017

I’m not fashion conscious: Sushmita Sen

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Acne-causing habits you should

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FITNESS TRAINER

IT’S TIME TO GET A

These days people are more health conscious and resort to various measures to stay fit. Here comes the significance of personnel fitness trainers and luckily, there are many emerging in the role.

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Amna Pervaiz Rao The Peninsula

As the people are getting more aware of the bene-fits of exercise and nutrition in achieving

physical fitness, the trend of having personal trainers is also growing.

They (personal trainers) not only prescribe various kinds of exercise for the clients but also instruct them about it. Physical fitness, we can say, is a combination of three: Exercise, nutrition and sufficient rest.

“Fitness is a hobby which turns into passion. The fact that I can help other ladies is itself my biggest drive,” says Roufaida Thabit, a per-sonal trainer.

Roufaida Thabit’s journey started in 2013, when she got her certification from International Fit-ness Alliance (IFA). She has covered all the courses which IFA offers to

become a personal trainer. The tough part in the whole

journey, she said, “was to get myself in shape”. She got her first client 3 years ago and now 99 percent of her clients are Qatari women. “Most of them have huge mansions where all facilities are available therefore they do not need to visit fitness clubs.”

She added that while 80 per-cent of her clients were serious with the training that she was providing them, 20 percent of the clients exhibit non-committed approach. She has been training two of her cli-ents since 2 years as they just want to maintain their weight. These cli-ents think if their trainer leaves them, they won’t have anybody to guide them.

She charges QR250 per month for the instruction services. How-ever, the fee also depends on how far the client lives from her home.

She has divided her training ses-sions into 12 parts. “It’s not about money, it is what they (clients) really want,” Thabit told The Peninsula.

“Nutrition is the key to journey towards fitness. Without nutrition it will be very difficult to see results. Nowadays it is very easy to have access to a healthy diet. Most

important for me is the fact that my client should understand what does a healthy lifestyle mean,” she noted.

She said that the very first advice she would give to a client before starting training was to cut down sugar intake and junk food.

“If they can live without these items for 4 weeks then I prefer to move on to the next step,” Thabit said.

“The very first advice I would give to a client before starting training is to cut down sugar intake and junk food. If they can live without these items for 4 weeks then I prefer to move on to the next step,” Thabit said.

Learn the art of staying fit

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“Earlier, I used to believe that doing exercise was a problem for ladies in Doha but after spending some time in the country, I have changed my perception about them. If you go to Aspire Park or Corniche you will find a lot of ladies working out (walking , running , get together in small groups and have a proper intense workout) which is very pleasant to see.”

On motivation, Thabit said: “As a personal trainer you have to understand your client, every indi-vidual is different from other. Some love listening to their favourite music while others not.”

Thabit always suggests her

clients to go for five cardiovascular exercises which include: treadmill, cross trainer, cycling, skipping and rowing. “The top three essential exercises I ask my clients to do are mobilisation, warm up and stretches.”

“I never had a client complain-ing about any injury during the session. What I experienced is a muscle cramps or abs exercises give a lot of muscular pain,” said Thabit.

When asked about her personal fitness goals she said: “My personal fitness goals are to stay fit for as long as I can (keep working out) and to help others to achieve their personal fitness goals.”

Thabit always suggests her clients to go for five cardiovascular exercises which include: Treadmill, cross trainer, cycling, skipping and rowing. “The top three essential exercises I ask my clients to do are mobilisation, warm up and stretches.”

CAMPUS MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 201704

Pakistan International School (PIS) organised an eye catch-ing fair of the most exciting

cutting- edge Science & Technol-ogy on February 6. The Expo provided the young scientists a plat-form to let their imagination fly and innovate something new by having a sneak peek into the research field.

The students of grade III to XII participated in the fest. The young geniuses displayed marvellous sci-entific knowledge, calibre and innovation in the field of living sci-ences, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Information Technology.

The students and teachers wit-nessed the wonderful show of innovative ideas of the young “Far-adays, Newton’s, Edison’s& Charles Babbage”.

The Models And Projects Like Electricity Generators, Water Sen-sors, Pollution Free Robot, Engine Powered Tricycle, Quad copter Drone Camera, Ultrasonic Door Alarm, Generating Electricity by

using Lemons, Spy Gloves, Extrac-tion of DNA, Submarine Action, Cotton Candy Machine, Flying Bal-loons, Plant Gas, Smart Phone Projector, Room Heater, Vending Machine, Vacuum Cleaner, Life Cycles of Animals And Plants, Func-tioning of Blood Circulatory system, Mobile Apps And Website Design-ing and many more revealed inventive potential of the students. iEarn projects i.e Recycling, Trigo-nometry ,Solar cookers and Digital Literacy also exhibited in the sci-ence fair.

The Principal of Pakistan Inter-national School was the Chief Guest of the fest. She keenly interacted with the students who exuded con-fidence while explaining to the visiting guests the various scientific projects that were on display. She lauded the strenuous efforts of the young scholars, their teachers for putting up such a creative and inno-vative display of aptitude and innovation.

Budding scientists put theories to test at PIS expo

A delegation of students from Hamad Bin Khalifa Universi-ty’s (HBKU’s) College of Law

and Public Policy (CLPP) Juris Doc-tor (JD) programme visited the Qatar Financial Center’s Qatar Interna-tional Court and Dispute Resolution Center (QICDRC) on February 1. The students were given an opportunity to learn the type of legal services offered by QICDRC.

Faisal Al-Sahouti, CEO of the QICDRC, said: “QIC is a supporter of the JD program at HBKU.

This program is indispensable in augmenting the needs of Qatar’s budding international industry. I am pleased to have met this group of mature, capable students and I look forward to working with them in the near future.” Professor Clinton Fran-cis, Dean of HBKU’s CLPP, said: “This is an excellent opportunity for stu-dents.” Nofe Khalid Al Suwaidi, a JD student, said: “It was a great privilege to be able to witness the world-class standard that the QICDRC is setting through its mandate.”

HBKU student delegation visits QICDRC

COMMUNITYMONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2017 05

Pakistan Professionals Forum Qatar (PPFQ) successfully organised its fourth free med-

ical camp, on Friday, at Imara Healthcare Centre in Labour City, Industrial Area.

For the four consecutive years, PPFQ is reaching out to the com-munity to provide free medical care to less fortunate individuals and their families. More than 600 work-ers from a number of labour camps were provided with free medical check-up, medication, hygiene kits and lunch.

A team of doctors and volun-teers conducted an information session for the benefit of all patients highlighting the importance of per-sonal hygiene and encouraging them to focus on cleanliness and sanitation. The inauguration cere-mony was attended by chief guest Ambassador of Pakistan Shahzad

Ahmed along with Mohammad Al Hajjaj Head of Occupational Health, Ministry of Public Health as Guest of Honour accompanied with spon-sors and other leading community members.

The free medical camp was held in association with Imara Health Care and Ezdan Mall. PPFQ Team is very grateful to Imara, Ezdan Mall, Ammico, Qalco & Coca Cola Com-pany for their support.

Pakistan Professionals Forum Qatar – PPFQ is a non-profit, apo-litical organisation working under the patronage of Pakistani Embassy in Qatar. We are a voluntary group of Pakistani professional who has a keen desire to give back to the Qatari society as a whole by har-nessing our distinct experiences and skills to focus on promoting youth development, women empower-ment, community and cultural

development. Our members com-prise of professionals pursuing or having established careers in the areas of academia, journalism, law, engineering, medicine, banking, financial services and IT. We are not limited only to individuals of Pakistani origin and hence wel-come people of all backgrounds with common interests and a desire

to attain the organisation’s objectives.

PPFQ team is thankful for the countless blessing of Allah and the helpful community members who always come forward to help us for our events. We look forward to have further more similar events throughout the year and keep help-ing the community.

PPFQ organises free medical camp

‘Languages are hereditary assets of human civili-sations and all efforts are to be made to mas-

ter as many languages as possible’ said C A Razak, International mind power trainer and success coach.

Releasing the revised edition of ‘The literary history of the Ara-bic language’ written by Doha based Indian author Amanulla Vadakkangara at a function held at Friends Cultural Centre, he observed that language is more than just a means of communica-tion. “It influences our culture and even our thought processes. More languages we learn we will be the more enlightened and broad minded.”

He also said that there is a unique tie between culture and lan-guage. The languages we speak provide us with the words and con-cepts to describe the world around us, allowing us to verbalise certain values easily. Anything we as a cul-tural group value will surely have

a known and easily understanda-ble term. Words can have deep meaning, and finding the right word for the right context can be an interesting and formidable challenge.

The relationship between lan-guage and culture is deeply rooted. Language is used to maintain and convey culture and cultural ties.

“Arabic is one of the world’s great languages. Its graceful script, magnificent style and rich vocab-ulary give the language a unique

character and flavour. The impor-tance of Arabic language and its rich literal history are highly rele-vant to all those who live in the gulf countries, he said. He handed over the first copy of the book to John Prince Idicula, Managing Director of Class International Company.

Mashood Thiruthiyad, the pres-ident of Chaliyar Doha shared his experience of using the first edition of the book for his pre degree examinations in 1989. Amanulla Vadakkangara explained that this

was first book he published while he was a degree student and this was recommended by all univer-sities in Kerala for various courses.

Arabic one of the world’s great languages: Razak

COMMUNITY MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 201706

Every year, Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) looks for new and innovative elements to add to its National Sport Day (NSD)

celebration to make the event as engaging and appealing to as many members of the local community as possible. For its sixth annual NSD celebration, AZF has incorporated

“Nordic Walking” into its pro-gramme, a new sporting trend that is growing in popularity.

“Nordic Walking” originated in the Scandinavian region of north-ern Europe. A method of walking that uses especially designed poles. It is an activity that is suitable for non-athletes looking to keep active, burn calories, and improve their health overall.

The 2-hour demonstrations will be held from 11am to 1pm, and par-ticipants will be provided with special walking poles for the activ-ity, to be returned after the activity is finished. Participants will follow a course that runs between the five stations before returning to the start

point. The first station acts as the starting line, and from here partic-ipants make their way to the second station which includes a 10-minute stop for stretching and balance exercises. Next is the third station which includes a 20-minute stop for fun games, then the fourth which includes another 10-minute stop for stretching. Finally, the last station marks the finish of the course from where participants return to Aspetar’s West Wing.

Describing “Nordic Walking” and the benefits it offers, Dr. Husam Rezeq, Head of the Exercise is Med-icine Clinic in Aspetar, said: “Thirty

years ago, the average walking rate of a non-athlete ranged between 25 to 30 thousand steps a day. More recent studies have shown however that this rate has decreased rapidly and now ranges between just two to three thousand steps each day. This has important implications for individuals’ overall health, which is why we’re focusing closely on this

trend and looking for practical solu-tions.” Exercise is Medicine Qatar (EIMQ) is a global initiative that is managed in Qatar by Aspetar as part of their Exercise Is Medicine Department, and is considered one of the key components in support-ing the goals and objectives of the National Health Strategy and vision of Aspetar.

Aspire Zone includes ‘Nordic Walking’ for NSD event

Cultural Forum, Qatar, has kicked off its sports activities under the title “Expats

SportEV 2017” to mark Qatar’s National Sport Day. As many as 30 teams representing different Indian community organisations in Qatar participated in the event. The start-ing event was a 50metre free style swimming competition at Hamad Aquatic Complex in Aspire Zone, which was attended by 25 swim-mers. Khalid Abdulla Mohammed, Board Member of Qatar Swimming Federation, and Neelanghshu Dey, President of Indian Sports Centre, flagged off the competition.

The swimming competition was won by Ranjith of SAQ Qatar com-pleting the race in 36.76 seconds, while the second place was bagged by Sajid Kareem of Youth Forum (37.48), followed by Ameer Suhail

of Calicut Sports Club (37.50). As part of “Expats SportEV 2017” a wide range of competitions will be held on February 14 at Qatar Sports Club and on February 17 at Al Wakra Sports Club. The competition items include Volleyball, Shuttle Badmin-ton, Tug of War, 100 metre race, 4 x 100metre relay, as well as different games for women and children.

Taj Aluva, President of Cultural Forum, presided over the ceremony. Vice-president, Sasidhara Panicker, General secretary, Rony Mathew, Suhail shanthapuram, Thomas Zakaria, Rasheed Ahamed were present. Yasir M Ambdulla, General Convener, welcomed the guests while Ahmed Shafi, Chief Coordi-nator, proposed vote of thanks. The competitions were conducted by an organising committee comprising hundreds of volunteers.

Cultural Forum kick-starts sports competitions

CAMPUSMONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2017 07

MES Indian School bade an emotional farewell to its current batch of Class XII

students at a formal ceremony held at the CBSE i Auditorium of the school on February 11. As many as, 514 students and over 150 school staff took part in the glittering func-tion that marked the culmination of schooling for the current batch of Class XII. There was a mixed feel-ing of joy and sorrow riding high as the students fondly recollected their cherished moments and acknowl-edged their token of love and gratitude to the institution.

Students’ representatives, Mohammed Omer, Safin Hussain, and Riya Mariyam Jacob, through their eloquent speeches, highlighted the valuable contributions of their alma mater and the lasting impact the teachers had on them.

“In the cycle of life, accomplish-ing success is an ongoing process which is assuming different shapes and forms. Its requirement differs from one period of time to other. You can accomplish it with your unlimited talents and potential. As you are in the threshold of facing realities of the world, be dignified in your action, adorn noble quali-ties of trustworthiness and piety and exercise utmost respect to elders and parents”, urged A P Khaleel, Director, Academic, MES Govern-ing Board.

Dr Mohammad Harun Khan, Principal of the school, said: ‘All stu-dents are endowed with equal qualities and capabilities to excel in life. The school on its part equips you with the required knowledge and skill to confront the world of challenges ahead and thus prepares you for the next phase of life with

the guidance and blessings of par-ents, teachers, and well wishers. We are also fulfilling our obligation as trust worthy custodians of our par-ents’ trust who have entrusted you all for the intellectual growth and

the holistic development at the formative years of your life.’

All the major student officials, prefects, club secretaries and CCF (Campus Care Force) members were given away certificates for

their outstanding contributions to the school. The best outgoing stu-dents of various streams of Class XII, who excelled in their respec-tive domains, were honoured with certificates and mementoes.

MES bids farewell to Class XII students

LIFESTYLE MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 201708

A singing robot and a 244-year-old working model of a silver swan will greet visitors to a new exhibition at Lon-

don’s Science Museum spanning 500 years of humanity’s quest to build intelligent machines.

The “Robots” exhibition which opens this month will feature over 100 models in what the museum calls the most significant collection of humanoid robots ever displayed.

Among the star attractions is UK-built RoboThespian, a full-size humanoid robot who will move around the exhibition, do vocal exercises and give a theatrical

performance to visitors every 20 minutes.

The Silver Swan automaton was designed and built in the 18th cen-tury by John Joseph Merlin, the inventor of roller skates. It featured at the Paris Exhibition of 1867 where it was seen by American author Mark Twain, who later described it in his novel “The Inno-cents Abroad.”

Other notable pieces on display include the original skeleton of the T-800 robot used in the filming of

“Terminator Salvation,” Honda’s ASIMO humanoid robot and Inkha

- a reactive robotic head that offers cheeky fashion advice to viewers.

Visitors to the section of the

exhibition featuring modern robots will be reminded of the dystopian film “I, Robot” in which robots and artificial intelligence threaten humanity’s survival.

“I must say that we’re very, very

far from anything like that,” said Professor Giorgio Metta, Vice-sci-entific Director at the Italian Institute of Technology, and builder of the iCub toddler robot, also on display at the exhibition.

Singing robot and Silver

Swan star in London expo

Not washing your face with proper cleansers or con-suming too much of dairy products? Quit these and more to fight acne, says an expert. Abhishek Pilani,

Cosmetologist, Trichologist from Assure Clinic, lists down a few acne-causing habits:

* Acne is caused if you don’t wash your face properly. It is important to use good medicated cleansers twice a day, but hard cleansers and washing too frequently can make the acne worse and face drier.

* Using dairy products on a daily basis: Dairy products have abundance of hormone IGF 1 (Insulin-like growth factor 1) which is specially found in milk. It can cause inflammation in humans. Milk causes insulin spike in humans that makes the liver produce IGF 1. Try to reduce dairy product consumption.

* Using smartphones too much: Smartphones are one of the common causes of breakouts. This is because when your phone is placed on skin while talking to someone, you press bacteria into your pores and ultimately, get pim-ples. So, use ear phones to keep a check on breakouts.

* Applying body cream on face: Many body care prod-ucts can give you acne on your face. Some people apply body products on their face to get some more beauty ben-efits. But it is better not to use body products on face. Feel free to use face cream on dry patch of body, but using a body lotion on your face could cause acne.

* Diet issue: Sweet food items may not always be good for skin. Diet rich in sugar or food with high glycemic index can be a cause for acne.

Merely wearing a police uniform may change the way you per-ceive others and evoke a bias in

you towards those considered to be of low social status, a new study has found.

The study conducted at McMaster University in Ontario state of Canada raises important questions about stere-otypes and profiling, and about how the symbolic power and authority associated with police uniforms might affect these tendencies.

“We all know that the police generally do an excellent job, but there has also been a great deal of public discourse about biased policing in North America over recent years,” said Sukhvinder Obhi, Associate Professor at McMaster Univer-sity. “We set out to explore whether the uniform itself might have an impact, inde-pendent of all other aspects of the police subculture, training or work experiences,” Obhi added. Wearing police attire, the participants in the study were shown pho-tos of individuals wearing hoodies and it was noticed that they were distracted. Their reaction times slowed, indicating

that the images of hoodies were atten-tion-grabbing. “We know that clothing conveys meaning and that the hoodie has to some extent become a symbol of lower social standing and inner-city youth. There is a stereotype out there that links hoodies with crime and violence, and this stereotype might be activated to a greater degree when donning the police style uni-form,” explained Obhi.

Merely wearing a police uniform may evoke bias

Acne-causing habits you should stop

FOODMONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2017 09Ellie Krieger The Washington Post

This recipe is a loose interpre-tation of a true Cincinnati chili, but that richly spiced

meat dish is a loose interpretation of chili to begin with, so I figure it is okay that I am tapping into the same spirit of inspiration and inno-vation here.

The warmly spiced and fragrant flavor of the Midwestern classic is at this recipe’s core. Mine is made with lean ground beef or turkey, cooked low and slow with toma-toes and what might seem like just about every spice in your cupboard: chili powder, paprika, allspice, cin-namon, cloves and more. After a minimum of an hour, the ingredi-ents seem almost melted, and a deep, mole-like savory-sweet fla-vor develops.

But whereas the typical Cincin-nati chili is soupier and often served ladled over spaghetti, this one has the chunky-thick texture you typ-ically expect when you think “chili”

- plus a more vegetable-focused spin, as it is served over ribbons of spa-ghetti squash. I make mine a

“five-way,” as they call it in that Ohio city: topped with beans, chopped onion and shredded cheese for a crowd-pleasing and healthful com-fort food meal that just may become a new classic.

Cincinnati Chili Over Spaghetti Squash

4 to 6 servings (makes about 6 cups)

MAKE AHEAD: The chili can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

Ingredients1 tablespoon olive oil1 large white or yellow onion,

chopped

1 large green bell pepper, seeded and diced

1 pound ground beef or ground turkey (90 to 93 percent lean)

3 cloves garlic, minced2 tablespoons chili powder1 tablespoon unsweetened nat-

ural (not Dutch-process) cocoa powder

2 teaspoons sweet or mild paprika

1 teaspoon ground cumin1 teaspoon dried oregano1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground allspice1/2 teaspoon salt, or more as

needed1/4 teaspoon freshly ground

black pepper1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne

pepper1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1 bay leafOne 28-ounce can no-salt-

added crushed tomatoes, plus their juices

1/2 cup water1 tablespoon unsulfured

molasses1 spaghetti squash (about 3

pounds)1 cup canned kidney beans,

rinsed and drained (from one 14-ounce can), for garnish

1/4 cup grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese, for garnish

1/4 cup finely chopped red onion, for garnish

StepsHeat the oil in a large Dutch

oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, pepper and beef or turkey and cook, stirring

and breaking up the meat with the spoon, until the meat is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic.

Whisk together the chili pow-der, cocoa powder, paprika, cumin, oregano, cinnamon, allspice, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper and cloves in a small bowl, then add to the pot; cook for 1 minute, stirring, until fragrant. Add the bay leaf, the tomatoes and their juices, the water and molasses, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, use a sharp knife to cut the squash in half lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds (reserve for another use or discard, as you wish). To cook the squash in the micro-wave, place one half, cut side down, in a microwave-safe baking dish with about a half-inch of water; microwave on HIGH for 5 to 7 min-utes, until the squash is tender. Repeat with the other half of the squash.

Transfer the cooked squash to a cutting board and allow it to cool slightly, then use a fork to scrape out the squash flesh into spaghetti-like ribbons. Transfer to a bowl, draining off any excess liquid, and cover to keep warm.

When ready to serve, discard the bay leaf from the chili. Taste, and add a bit more salt, as needed. Place the squash in a serving dish or divide among individual bowls or mugs. Ladle the chili over the squash. Garnish with the kidney beans, cheese and red onion.

Nutrition | Per serving (based on 6, using ground beef): 300 cal-ories, 20 g protein, 29 g carbohydrates, 12 g fat, 4 g satu-rated fat, 50 mg cholesterol, 380 mg sodium, 8 g dietary fiber, 14 g sugar

Veg power does a Cincinnati chili one better

HEALTH MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 201710

Finding it tough to cope with stress in your life? Eat prebiotics fibers that may help protect the ben-eficial bacteria in your

gut and restore healthy sleep pat-terns after a stressful event, researchers suggest.

Prebiotics are certain types of non-digestible fibers that probiotic bacteria feed on, such as the fibers found in many plant sources like asparagus, oatmeal, and legumes as well as in breast milk.

Stress could upset the gut’s microbiome, as well as restful sleep

-- essential elements for a healthy

life. “Acute stress can disrupt the gut microbiome,” said Agnieszka Mika, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado Boulder.

A diet rich in prebiotics was found to increase beneficial bacte-ria as well as protect gut microbes from stress-induced disruptions.

In addition, prebiotics also lead to the recovery of normal sleep pat-terns, since they tend to be disrupted after stressful events. “So far no adverse effects from prebi-otics have been reported...and they are found widely in many plants, even present in breast milk, and are already commercially available,”

Mika added. For the study, pub-lished in the journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, the team tested rats that received prebiotic diets for several weeks prior to a stressful test condition and com-pared with control rats that did not

receive the prebiotic-enriched diet. The rats that ate prebiotics prior to the stressful event did not experi-ence stress-induced disruption in their gut microbiota and also recov-ered healthier sleep patterns sooner than controls, the researchers said.

Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzhe-imer’s and Parkinson’s may be linked to defective brain cells disposing

toxic proteins, making neighbouring cells sick, scientists say. The findings showed that although healthy neurons should be able to sort out and rid brain cells of toxic proteins and damaged cell structures, they are una-ble to do so always. “Normally the process of throwing out this trash would be a good thing,” said Monica Driscoll, professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

“But we think with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s there might be a mismanagement of this very important process that is supposed to protect neurons but, instead, is doing harm to neighbour cells,” Driscoll added, in the paper published in Nature.

To understand how the mechanism of eliminating toxic cellular substances works externally, the team conducted experiments on the transparent roundworm, known as the C. elegans, which are similar in molec-ular form, function and genetics to those of humans.

The researchers discovered that the worms -- which have a lifespan of about three weeks -- had an external garbage removal mechanism and were disposing

these toxic proteins outside the cell as well.However, the roundworms engineered

to produce human disease proteins associ-ated with Huntington’s disease and Alzheimer’s, were found to throw out more trash consisting of these neurodegenera-tive toxic materials. While neighbouring cells degraded some of the material, more dis-tant cells scavenged other portions of the diseased proteins.

“These finding are significant. The work in the little worm may open the door to much needed approaches to addressing neurodegeneration and diseases like Alzhe-imer’s and Parkinson’s,” Driscoll said.

To d d l e r s who regu-larly take

naps may deve-lope better language skills than those who do not take a nap, researchers say. The findings showed that three-year-olds who napped within about an hour of learning a new verb performed better than those who stayed awake for at least five hours after learning, regardless of whether they were habitual nap-pers. While an infant between birth and six months old may take up to six naps a day, many children are down to one nap or no naps a day by preschool.

“There’s a lot of evidence that different phases of sleep contribute to memory consolidation, and one of the really important phases is slow-wave sleep, which is one of the deepest forms of sleep,” said Rebecca Gomez, Associate Professor at Uni-versity of Arizona in the US.

Feeling stressed? Try prebiotics

Defective cells spread Alzheimer’s Regular naps help

toddlers learn

language better

BOLLYWOODMONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2017 11

IANS

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, whose movie “My Name Is Khan” yesterday clocked seven years since its release, feels sad that

the film’s plot about the plight of Muslims in the US after 9/11 is still relevant in present times.

The 2010 drama film, which also featured actress Kajol, told the story about Rizvan Khan, who embarks on a journey to meet the US President after his son’s killing and attempts to change people’s perception about religion. Shah Rukh tweeted: “It’s kinda sad too

that ‘My Name Is Khan’ is still rel-evant. But thanks Karan (Johar), Ravi, Kajol, SEL Shibani Niranjan Deepa Jimmy and all cast/crew for a special film.” The actor’s message, it seems, hints at US President Don-ald Trump’s controversial executive order to temporarily bar entry into the US to refugees and citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations.

The order suspends for 120 days the entry of all refugees and the issuing of visas for 90 days for cit-izens from seven countries -- Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Iran -- until new mechanisms can be put in place to screen them more effectively.

Sad that ‘My Name Is Khan’ still relevant: SRK

She has always been lauded for her confidence and for making style statements, but actress and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen says

she isn’t a fashion conscious person.“I don’t know if I am fashion conscious, because

I don’t follow the seasons. I have no rules to fash-ion. If green is in fashion, you’ll probably find me in orange. So I would not call myself fashion con-scious, but I am fashion aware,” Sushmita told IANS in an e-mail interview.

The actress says if she chooses to follow a trend, she would probably be good at it. “Because I love shopping and I love being aware of the fashion trends... But I don’t necessarily follow it,” she added.

The 41-year-old actress says the word “styl-ish” can be associated more with her. “I definitely have a style of my own... Fashion conscious, not

so much,” she said. On the work front, Sushmita was last seen onscreen in 2010 in the Bollywood film “No Problem” and in a Bengali film

“Nirbaak”.

Actress Taapsee Pannu is very excited about the release of

“Running Shaadi”, and says the character she portrays in the movie is similar to her real self.

“I am very proud of ‘Running Shaadi”. Dada (Shoojit Sircar, who has produced the film) gave me

‘Pink’ after seeing what I could do in ‘Running Shaadi’. I can tell you this without hesitation that my

character Nimmi, in this film, is the closest to the person that I am in real life.” “Like Nimmi, I am a Pun-jabi, a sardarni. But I am a little wary of the way Punjabi men and women are portrayed in our films. They are always loud, always aggressive, for-ever singing dancing screaming. Yes, all this is a part of the average Pun-jabi’s DNA, but all sardars are not boisterous all the time.” “A Punjabi

woman also has a softer and more gentle side. This, I’ve shown in ‘Run-ning Shaadi’.”

Taapsee’s biggest temptation to do “Running Shaadi” -- which also features Amit Sadh -- was the opportunity to break away from stereotypes. “The Punjabi girl I play is different from what we see. In fact, when Amit was researching for his character.”

Having spent nearly four years on S S Rajamouli’s “Baahubali” fran-chise, actor Prabhas will finally

commence work on his next yet-unti-tled Telugu outing today. The film will be directed by Sujeeth. “For all the dar-lings and well wishers out there. Pooja tomorrow. Thanks for all the wishes in advance. Prabhas 19 shuru karenge,” Sujeeth tweeted on Sunday. Sujeeth made his directorial debut with 2014 Tel-ugu romantic-comedy “Run Raja Run” in Prabhas’s production. According to a source from the film’s unit, Prabhas will play a police officer in the film.

I’m not fashion conscious: Sen Prabhas launches next film today

My character in ‘Running Shaadi’ closest to me: Pannu

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“Hidden Figures” and Taraji P. Henson had a big night at the NAACP

Image Awards, where Hollywood glamour shared the stage with somber remarks from the director of Washington’s new African-Amer-ican museum.

“Hidden Figures,” the fact-based drama about the contributions of black female mathematicians to the US space programme, won the award for best movie on Saturday, while star Henson was honoured as best actress. “There are roles you accept that scare you. And this one did, because I failed math,” said Henson, recalling that she grew up

in a time when math and science were supposed to be “just for boys.”

“I made it my mission to do this film. This film was very important. It was bigger than me. ... People are seeing it because it’s important,” she said. Henson also won the trophy for TV drama series actress for her role as matriarch Cookie in

“Empire.” Denzel Washington added to his awards haul for “Fences,” winning the trophy for best movie actor. Washington, who directed the adaptation of August Wilson’s play, won a Screen Actors Guild award for his performance and is vying for an Oscar Feb. 26.

“It is a privilege, an honor, a responsibility, a duty and a joy to bring his brilliance to the screen,”

Washington said of the late Wilson, whom he called among America’s greatest playwrights.

The TV sitcom “black-ish” came close to sweeping its categories, taking the award for best TV com-edy and with stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross get-ting top acting trophies. In

non-televised awards given Friday, the show earned honors for co-stars Laurence Fishburne and Marsai Martin and a writing trophy for cre-ator Kenya Barris. A directing award to Donald Glover for his comedy series “Atlanta” prevented a “black-ish” monopoly at the 48th Image Awards.

‘Hidden Figures’ wins

NAACP Image Awards

Fresh from victory at the Golden Globes, Hol-lywood musical “La La Land” leads the nominations yesterday for Britain’s Bafta

awards, which are seen as a good indicator for future Oscar triumphs.

Damien Chazelle’s poetic love story has 11 nom-inations, including best film, best actor for Ryan Gosling and best actress for Emma Stone. Chazelle, Gosling and Stone are all expected at the ceremony along with a clutch of stars including Amy Adams, Casey Affleck, Emily Blunt and Nicole Kidman.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling will also be there as the spin-off film “Fantastic Beasts and

Where to Find Them” is nominated for Outstand-ing British Film.

Sci-fi film “Arrival” and psychological thriller “Nocturnal Animals”, both starring Adams, come second in the nomination ranks with nine each.

“Manchester by the Sea” is in fourth place with six nominations, including best actor for Affleck.

Veteran leftwing director Ken Loach’s “I, Dan-iel Blake” -- a gritty drama about one man’s struggle against Britain’s social welfare system -- leads the pack for British films with five nominations.

Loach, who made a documentary about the opposition Labour party’s leader Jeremy Corbyn last year, first won a Bafta for television drama pro-duction in 1967.

Meryl Streep is nominated for best actress for “Florence Foster Jenkins”, a tragi-comedy about a wealthy US socialite and amateur soprano from the 19th century mocked for her terrible singing.

Streep’s scathing condemnation of then presi-dent-elect Donald Trump at the Golden Globes last month made international headlines.

Trump hit back saying she was “overrated”.This is Streep’s 15th Bafta nomination, which puts her on a par with previous record-holder Judi Dench.

British actor Hugh Grant, whose last nomina-tion and award was in 1995 for “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, also gets a supporting actor nod for his role as Streep’s husband and manager in the film.

‘La La Land’ leads Bafta nominations

Actress-singer Queen Latifah and entertain-ment company Fox

are reportedly developing a religious drama for the network.

Latifah, who currently features in “Star”, will team up with Holly Carter, CEO of faith-inspired content com-pany Releve Entertainment, and Shakim Compere’s Fla-vor Unit Television for a drama titled “The Scroll”, reports aceshowbiz.com. Writer Michael Elliot will write the project’s script based on an original idea by Carter.

Queen Latifah to star in TV drama

TECHNOLOGYMONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2017 13

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Cellphones and other devices could soon be controlled with touchless ges-tures and charge themselves using ambient light thanks to new LED dis-plays that can both emit and detect

light. Made of tiny nanorods arrayed in a thin film, the LEDs could enable new interactive func-tions and multitasking devices.

“These LEDs are the beginning of enabling displays to do something completely different, moving well beyond just displaying information to be much more interactive devices,” said lead researcher Moonsub Shim, a professor at Uni-versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

“That can become the basis for new and

interesting designs for a lot of electronics,” Shim said. The tiny nanorods, each measuring less than five nanometres in diametre, are made of three types of semiconductor material. One type emits and absorbs visible light. The other two semiconductors control how charge flows through the first material. The combination is what allows the LEDs to emit, sense and respond to light. The nanorod LEDs are able to perform both functions by quickly switching back and forth from emitting to detecting. They switch so fast that, to the human eye, the display appears to stay on continuously, said the study published in the journal Science. Yet the LEDs are also near-continuously detecting and absorbing light, and a display made of the LEDs can be programmed to respond to light signals in a number of ways.

Controlling smartphones with touchless gestures

Although taking selfies is hugely pop-ular, most people would prefer to see fewer selfies on social media, a

study has found. Selfies are enormously popular on social media. According to Google statistics estimates, about 93 mil-lion selfies were taken per day in 2014, counting only those taken on Android devices. The findings showed that com-pared to the selfies taken by themselves, people attributed greater self-presenta-tional motives and less authenticity to selfies taken by others.

Selfies taken by themselves were also judged as self-ironic and more authentic. This phenomenon, where many people regularly take selfies but most people don’t appear to like them has been termed the

“selfie paradox” by Sarah Diefenbach, Pro-fessor at Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Germany. To assess people’s motives

and judgements when taking and view-ing selfies, the team conducted an online survey of a total of 238 persons living in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The results showed that 77 percent of the par-ticipants regularly took selfies. Despite 77 percent of the participants taking selfies regularly, 62-67 percent agreed on the potential negative consequences of selfies.

US tech giant Apple announced that BeatsX wireless earbuds will be available glo-bally later this week. BeatsX earphones

deliver up to eight hours of battery life and with “Fast Fuel”, a five-minute charge gives you two hours of playback. “The earbuds come with unique flex-form cable that provides all-day comfort and easy pocket portability, while eartip options provide a personalised fit and secure-fit wingtips offer added stability,” Apple said in a statement. BeatsX features optimised noise iso-lation, RemoteTalk allows you to take calls with a built-in mic, play music, adjust volume and activate Siri and also comes with variety of ear-tip options to offer personalised comfort.

Augmented Reality (AR) has the potential to become as big as the ubiquitous sam-

rtmphone and help people out in daily life, Apple CEO Tim Cook has told The Independent newspaper.

Unlike Virtual Reality, which closes the world out, AR allows indi-viduals to be present in the world but hopefully allows an improve-ment on what is happening

presently, Cook said in the inter-view. But the Apple CEO stopped short of detailing what the copany would do with AR.

“I regard it as a big idea like the smartphone. The smartphone is for everyone, we don’t have to think the iPhone is about a certain demo-graphic, or country or vertical market: it’s for everyone. I think AR is that big, it’s huge,” Cook said.

“I view AR like I view the silicon here in my iPhone, it’s not a prod-uct per se, it’s a core technology,” he added. This is, however, not the first time Cook spoke favrourably of AR. Virtual reality “probably has a lower commercial interest over time” and that “augmented reality is the larger of the two, probably by far” technology website The Verge quoted Cook as saying last year.

The Virtual Reality Society (VRS), an information and news resource for virtual reality and its related technologies, describes aug-mented reality as a technology that takes the real world of the present and projects digital imagery and sound into it whereas virtual real-ity immerses your senses completely in a world that only exists in the digital realm.

We take selfie but not looking at it Apple to launch BeatsX

wireless earbuds soon

Augmented Reality could be as big as smartphone

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

When a young man crashes the wrong wedding, the bride seizes the

opportunity to make a run for it and together they attempt to evade

her overbearing grandfather.Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

BALU MAHI

NOVO - Pearl ROYAL PLAZA

ASIAN TOWN

MALL

LANDMARK

John Wick 2 (2D/Action) 10:30, 11:00, 11:30am, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:00pm & 12:00midnightRings 3 (2D/Drama) 10:30am, 3:00, 7:30, 11:30pm & 12:00midnightKung Fu Yoga (2D/Action) 12:40, 5:10 & 9:40pmHeartbeats (2D/Romantic) 10:30am, 3:00, 7:30pm & 12:00midnightThe Space Between Us (2D/Adventure) 12:40, 5:10 & 9:40pmEl Karmouty (2D/Arabic) 11:00am, 3:20, 7:40pm & 12:00midnight Split (2D/Thriller) 1:00, 5:20 & 9:40pm La La Land (2D/Musical) 11:00am, 2:40, 7:20pm & 12:00midnightXXX: The Return of Xander Cage (2D/Action) 12:30, 5:10 & 9:50pm Live By Night (2D/Crime) 10:00am, 3:20 & 8:40pm Jolly LLB 2 (2D/Hindi) 12:30, 5:50 & 11:15pmThe Lego Batman (3D IMAX/Animation) 10:00am, 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 6:40, 8:50 & 11:00pm 2D 10:30am, 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, 9:20 & 11:30pm

Balu Mahi (2D/Romantic) 2:00pm Singam 3 (2D/Tamil) 2:15, 7:00 & 11:00pm The Lego Batman (2D/Animation) 2:30, 4:30 & 6:30pmThe Space Between Us (2D/Adventure) 4:45pm Heartbeats (2D/Romantic) 5:00pm John Wick 2 (2D/Action) 7:00 & 11:30pm Jolly LLB 2 (2D/Hindi) 8:30pm Kung Fu Yoga (2D/Action) 9:15pmRings 3 (2D/Drama) 9:45pm

Singam 3 (2D/Tamil) 2:15, 6:45 & 11:15pmThe Lego Batman (2D/Animation) 2:30, 4:30 & 6:45pmThe Space Between Us (2D/Adventure) 2:00pm Heartbeats (2D/Romantic) 4:45pm Kung Fu Yoga (2D/Action) 5:00pm Jolly LLB 2 (2D/Hindi) 6:30 & 11:15pm John Wick 2 (2D/Action) 4:45 & 9:00pm Balu Mahi (2D/Romantic) 8:45pm Rings 3 (2D/Drama) 9:30pm

Jolly LLB 2 (2D/Hindi) 2:00 & 11:15pm Singam 3 (2D/Tamil) 4:30, 6:00 & 10:45pmThe Lego Batman (2D/Animation) 2:00, 4:00 & 7:15pmThe Space Between Us (2D/Adventure) 5:00pm Kung Fu Yoga (2D/Action) 7:00pm Balu Mahi (2D/Romantic) 2:15pm Heartbeats (2D/Romantic) 9:00pm John Wick 2 (2D/Action) 9:00 & 11:00pm Rings 3 (2D/Drama) 9:00pm

Singam 3 6:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 10:00pm Jolly LLB 2 (2D/Hindi) 6:15pmJomonte (Malayalam) 6:15 & 9:15pm

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11:30pm Jo Monte 11:15am, 5:15 & 11:15pm Balu Mahi 2:15 & 8:15pm

ROXYThe Lego Batman 2:00, 4:15 & 6:30pm Singam 3 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 8:30, 11:00, 11:15pm & 12:00midnight John Wick 2 (2D/Action) 2:00, 4:30, 7:00 & 9:30pm

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

08:00 News 08:30 101 East 09:00 The Big Picture 10:30 Inside Story 11:00 News 11:30 UpFront 12:00 News 12:30 Witness 13:00 NEWSHOUR 14:00 News 14:30 Inside Story 15:00 The Caliph 16:00 NEWSHOUR 17:30 Talk to Al Jazeera 18:00 Newsgrid 19:00 News 19:30 Counting the

Cost 20:30 Inside Story 21:00 NEWSHOUR 22:00 News 22:30 The Stream 23:00 The Boy Who

Started The Syrian War

13:00 Welcome To The Ronks

15:00 Bunk’d 15:25 Kirby

Buckets 15:50 Rolling To

The Ronks 16:15 Sunny

Bunnies 16:45 Elena Of

Avalor 18:05

Bizaardvark 18:30 Bunk’d 18:55 Best

Friends Whenever

20:45 Backstage 21:10 Liv And

Maddie 21:35 Cracke 22:30 Jessie 22:55 Tsum Tsum

Shorts23:00 Kirby Buckets

11:05 Tanked12:00 Groomer

Has It12:55 Bondi Vet13:50 Deadliest

Snakes Of South Africa

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Escapes16:35 Tanked17:30 River

Monsters18:25 Dr. Jeff:

Rocky Mountain Vet

19:20 Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet

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Wildman22:05 Dr. Jeff:

Rocky Mountain

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Factory14:50 Alien

Encounters16:26 Da Vinci’s

Machines17:14 Mythbusters18:02 Alien

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Unexplained Files

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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.

ALLOSAURUS, ANKYLOSAURUS,

APATOSAURUS, BRACHIOSAURUS,

CAMPTOSAURUS, COMPSOGNATHUS,

CORYTHOSAURUS, DEINONYCHUS,

DIPLODOCUS, EORAPTOR,

HADROSAUR,HETERODONTOSAURUS,

IGUANODON, ORNITHOLESTES,

PENTACERATOPS, PLATEOSAURUS,

PTEROSAUR, SCELIDOSAURUS,

STEGOSAURUS, TRICERATOPS,

TYRANNOSAURUS REX,

VELOCIRAPTOR.