TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2017

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Absolute Sports Academy honours parents & students

Prince Harry to marry Meghan

Markle next year

2017 RIDE OF CHAMPIONSAs one of Qatar’s largest mass participation cycling events, the 2017 Ride of Champions attracted cyclists from a record number of 57 countries. In stunning sea of orange and maroon, with participants all in matching cycling tops, over 200 Qatari national riders also featured in the event.

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IIS honours Talent Fest 2017 winners A fabulous Prize Distribution Cer-emony was organised to honour the winners of Talent Fest 2017 -

the Ideal Indian School’s (IIS) cultural competitions.

More than 1,700 students from Jun-ior - Boys and Girls sections - took part in this talent recognition exercise.

Divided in four categories – Sub-junior, Junior, Intermediate, and Senior-Competitions were conducted for 44days at 8 venues in 27 events rang-ing from performing arts to painting, vocal and instrumental music, classical and folk dances, songs, poem recitation, rangoli, face painting , public speaking, essay and Holy Quran’s memorisation, Tajweed and Adhan, exclusively for Muslim students.

Syed Shoukath Ali, School Principal,

Gulf English School organises workshops for parents

Students of Gulf English School (GES) are getting ahead and brushing up in mathematics

through a workshop organised by GES for parents on “How to teach your child Math”. Though the workshops were organised by the school, the coordinators arranged for external trainers to support the parents who would like some addi-tional knowledge in math.

Another workshop on “How to teach your child phonics” was also held recently and was aimed at enhancing reading and vocabulary

skills. At both workshops, parents were introduced to the focus area and were then given time to do some hands on activities relating to that area with class teachers.

For the phonics workshop, parents received training and guid-ance from an international phonics trainer, Coral George, who has worked with teachers and TAs over a number of training sessions in school. Parents were able to under-stand more about the sounds of the English language and show they can support their child at home while

DPS-MIS marks Junior School Annual Day

DPS-Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS), with a conviction to

convey socially and morally relevant messages through its annual days, celebrated its 17th Junior School Annual Day, with a theme “Vidyasha...Empowerment through Education”.

The cultural extrava-ganza -- a unique blend of colours, flairs and verve -- epitomised what DPS-MIS as an institution stands for and

believes in. The function was graced by the Chief Guest, Surindra Bhagat, First Secre-tary of Political and Commerce Embassy of India; Special Guest, Rawda Safwan Zaidan, Director of Private Schools Affairs of Ministry of Education; Hassan Chougule, DPS-MIS President; Yasir Nainar, school Vice-Presi-dent and esteemed members of DPS-MIS Management, distinguished guests and parents.

MES student wins at music competition

Master Aryan Srinivas (pictured) of MES Indian School won the Special Jury Award in the

Piano category of the first Qatar National Music Competition - the Qatar’s largest musical contest to iden-tify young talents in music at the national level - held under the patron-age of Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science held at Katara Drama Theatre recently.

Master Aryan Srinivas received the honour in the presence of Dr Hamda Al Sulaiti, Secretary-Gen-eral of Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science; Managing Director of Qatar National Music Competition & CEO of Vodafone- Qatar.

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Pedal your cycleM

ore than 1,100 rid-ers, plus hundreds of spectators took part in the road dur-ing the second

edition of the Ride of Champions, recently, bringing together the sports avid participants, first tim-ers and the wider community.

Organised by Qatar Cyclists and proudly presented by Qatar Tour-ism Authority (QTA), the one-day cycling event drew thousands of community members who reached out to support the riders in pristine cycling weather conditions.

With the start and finish points located inside the Education City at Qatar Foundation (QF), the Ride of Champions event kicked off at 6:45am with the majority of finish-ers done by11:30am.

As one of Qatar’s largest mass participation cycling events, the 2017 Ride of Champions attracted cyclists from a record number of 57 countries, organisers’ said.

In stunning sea of orange and maroon, with participants all in matching cycling tops, more than 200 Qatari riders also featured in the event.

Notable personalities that took part in the event are Ambassadors to Qatar from Australia, Canada, France and the Netherlands. Dip-lomats, students, housewives, intellectuals and engineers also participated.

Dr Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, the President of Qatar Cyclists, said:

“We are very proud of this achieve-ment. This event has been

successful in every way. The organ-isation has been excellent. The attendance shows how this sport is so popular in Qatar. The beauty of cycling is that brings people from all nationalities and all different backgrounds together. I hope that this event will support cycling in Qatar, we look forward to next year’s event to make it bigger.”

Rashed Al Qurese, Chief Mar-keting & Promotion Officer at QTA commented,“We are truly delighted to present the Ride of Champions event this year. The event has allowed diverse cultures to

integrate and participate together. Riding with a bicycle around the landscape of Doha can be an extra attraction for the sport fans from all over the world to visit Qatar. We fully support the further develop-ment of the Ride of Champions worldwide and we strongly believe that the event will attract event more cycling fans from around the globe.”

Besides the road cycling event over three distances (48km, 78km and 137.5km), the organisers also put together an event for begin-ners that was kicked off by H E Dr

Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, the Qatari diplomat who was recently a candidate for Unesco’s Director-General.

Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari said: “I am always happy to feature at such events. I have been part of cycling events before. It is great to see such a huge gath-ering of riders in one place. This is a great place to be. It is a place buzzing with excitement. Clearly cycling is becoming very popular because we can see such huge numbers of riders. Qatar is always shining.”

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In keeping past tradition of safety of riders and fans, certain roads inside the Education City were closed to traffic a little before the starting time until the final rider crossed the finish line, organiser said.

Dr Mohammed Al Kuwari, President of Qatar Cycling and Triathlon Federation, said the event is set to grow bigger.

“The event was a huge success. Impressive turn-out and great organisation. This shows the great growth in the cycling sport in the local community”, Dr Al Kuwari, a regular cyclist himself, said.

“We are delighted to be part of this year’s ‘Ride of Champions’,” said Mohammed Fakhroo, Community Outreach Director, QF. “Qatar Foundation strives to support community events, and regularly plays host to activities designed to be enjoyed by the whole fam-ily. It was wonderful to see so many people come together in Education City, and to see so many happy faces this morning. We look forward to hosting sim-ilar sporting events in the future.”

Nancy Brooks, Marketing Manager of Rayyan Nat-ural Water, said: “The 2017 Ride of Champions proved to be both a challenging and fun event for all levels of cyclists and Rayyan Natural Water was proud to have sponsored this high-energy event.”

Mahmoud Skhiri, General Sales Manager at Man-nai Auto Group said: “On behalf of Mannai Automotive and GMC, we are proud to have an active role in this event and honored to be the official Automotive Spon-sor for such an important event that creates a platform for the general community to compete in a fun way alongside each other.”

Fatin Al Sada, Head of HR and Manager of Al Shaqab Volunteer Program, from which the volun-teers of the event came, said: “There was an overwhelming response from volunteers who wanted to be a part of this event. There were 500 people ready to be volunteers and we shortlisted and finally trained 120.”

Event partners include Qatar Cyclists, the Minis-try of Culture and Sports, Qatar Cycling and Triathlon Federation, QF, Ooredoo, Rayyan Water, and GMC. Supporting entities include Garmin, Rasen Sports, Car-bon Wheels, Al Shaqab, and Adidas Eyewear.

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Absolute Sports Academy

honours parents & students

Absolute Sports Academy, a pioneer in the field of sports conducted its award cere-

mony along with third seasonal parents meeting. Conducted on November 17 at Marriott Hotel, the meeting was attended by more than 200 parents and their kids.

The academy distributed best players award for different age cat-egories. The best players award were won by Aryan Sijuth (U6 cat-egory), Aarav Navi DSouza (U8 category), Hesham Albadawy (U10 category), Hasnain Khan (U12 cat-egory), Mohammed Samroz (U14 category) and Konduru

Hemachandra (U16 category). The Institute also distributed prizes to parents for their dedication and effort.

The event began with a wel-come speech that was followed by a detailed explanation of the future intiatives and the purpose and vision of Absolute Sports Academy in length.

The Institute’s well trained European football (UEFA) associa-tion certified coaches explained at length the advantages of football playing in the early age and how it affects physical fitness apart from mental strength and intellectual

caliber. They also explained the confi-

dence ,the football can create in the young minds.

Coach Barae Jrondi, an Arsenal Soccer School trainer from Morocco, extended his speech further and explained elaborately how physi-cal activities help to prevent many lifestyle diseases.

Absolute Sports’ head coach

Slaven Bukal from Croatia was a member of the country’s national team, and second coach Hayk Hakobyan was also a national player of Armenia.

The coaches also explained the chances that the academy kids will have to travel to various countries like India, China and other Euro-pean countries to participate in matches and tournaments.

Al Khor International champions of Inter-school cricket tournament

Al Khor International School emerged as the champions of the Qatar Inter-school

Under-14 Girls Cricket Tourna-ment with a comprehensive 31-run victory over Birla Public School in the final. The three-team event was played at the West Bay Grounds under the banner of the Qatar Cricket Association.

Apart from Al Khor Interna-tional and Birla Public School, another participating team is Noble International School.

Heta stamped her class on the

12-over-a-side final as she top-scored with a responsible 25 and bagged a wicket.

Batting first, Al Khor Interna-tional School posted 108 in 12 overs. Heta batted exceptionally well and struck the bulk of the runs for her team. Hardi was another player to get into double digits as she hit 11.

During the chase, Birla Public School lost the wickets regularly before getting to 77 in 12 overs. Simruti (9) and Sajal (8) were the best scorers for them.

Smash Tennis Academy and Burrda Sport announce partnership

Smash Tennis Academy, a lead-ing tennis academy in Qatar and Burrda Sport, an interna-

tional sportswear brand with its roots in Qatar, have announced an exciting new partnership.

Burrda Sport becomes the Smash Tennis Academy’s Official Kit Partner and will provide the club with a selection of clothing for training and leisure wear.

Ayham Deeb, General Manager of Smash Tennis Academy said, we are very pleased to appoint locally based Burrda Sport as our official kit partner. Our coaches now have

a dedicated collection of training and leisure wear which also pro-vides a fresh, uniform and consistent look for our team. We have an all-inclusive approach as we provide coaching to people of all abilities and with our growth and exciting expansion plans, we look forward to a long and successful partnership together.”

Collin Allin, Chief Operating Officer of Burrda Sport commented : “This is fantastic news for our brand, especially as we move for-ward to provide customised and dedicated sports and Leisure

clothing and footwear working across a variety of sports. We are proud to be partnering with the tal-ented team at Smash Tennis Academy as the Academy grows and reaches out to more people, provid-ing greater opportunities to play and enjoy tennis in Qatar. We got this.”

Smash Tennis Academy is one of Qatar’s leading tennis academies and promises that whatever level the player is, that it will deliver a programme that will maximise the player’s potential no matter what age, nationality, gender or ambition.

LIFESTYLETUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2017 07

The Washington Post

Growing up, I knew what I wanted to be when I got older: Anyone but my

mother.Lest you think that my mom is

some kind of monster, she’s not. Nor has she ever been. When I was lit-tle, she baked banana bread, spent time volunteering at a nursing home and took my siblings and me to all of our after-school events. My mom is compassionate and cares about people deeply. She makes a point of asking the grocery store checker and her hairdresser about their kids by name.

The problem with my mother’s life, as I saw it, was that it was ordi-nary. I viewed her life-as-mom days as humdrum, boring. She had no pressing conference calls to get on or urgent meetings to attend.

To my young eyes, my father had the glamorous life. He had an office with, wait for it, a swivel chair and employees. When we tele-phoned him at work and he wasn’t available, his secretary took a mes-sage. Sometimes my dad travelled for work. He claimed that going from meetings to hotel and back again was dull. But how could that be when he came home with lug-gage that included hotel packages of shower caps and tiny bottles of shampoo - the holy grail of travel goodness when you’re a kid.

His life was the life I wanted.After college, I went to work for

a Fortune 500 company. But cor-porate life - despite the swivel chair

- fell flat. So I went to law school. For many years after, the courtroom was my domain. I came alive in there. My pulse quickened when I voir dired a jury or cross-examined a witness. The pace was sometimes exhausting, but the kind of work I did, and the people I did it with, made it worth it.

Then I had kids.Home became the focus of my

life. Children are inherently needy and mine are no exception. Each of our three kids at some point has required some medical interven-tion, and I have almost exclusively handled the many medical appoint-ments and the accompanying litany of paperwork and insurance headaches.

To accommodate that, I went

from doing full-time work to doing part-time work to doing freelance work. A flexible schedule meant that everyone’s needs could be met, except that I now often had a hard time meeting my own. Instead of having dedicated work hours, I worked in dribs and drabs.

When people oohed and aahed over my supposedly enviable schedule, sometimes it was all I could do not to bare my teeth and show my fangs. The people I loved most in the world, my children, alternately were drowning me and draining me dry. Even on days when my husband’s hours extended well beyond the proverbial 8-5, I begrudged him his start of day and closing bell. I was a girl who once knew how to “get’er done” but now my days were splintered starts and fractured fits. My vision for my life, and the way I saw myself, were unraveling. I was a woman come

undone.The solution to my mounting

frustration, I was sure, was better time management. I’ve always been an early riser but I got up earlier and then earlier still. But the result wasn’t that I had more time to myself, it was that the kids woke earlier too. So I fled the house. One morning when I arrived at a local coffee shop bleary-eyed with lap-top in hand only to discover that the place wouldn’t open for another half an hour, I sat in the car all but weeping. Sure I could use that time to drive elsewhere or compose my thoughts, but those precious moments felt squandered. How was I supposed to get traction when my wheels were stuck in the mud?

Around this time, a new neigh-bor moved on to our street. She stopped one day and introduced herself, telling my 7-year-old son that she had a child about his age.

He loves to play basketball, she said, extending an offer to shoot hoops.

“But come later in the evening,” she said, “otherwise we won’t be home from work yet.”

“I can probably come,” my son agreed before offhandedly volun-teering, “My mom doesn’t work anymore.”

The only thing that kept me from clobbering my kid was the presence of this new neighbour. She looked like she would be a credi-ble witness.

When I calmed down, the epiphany came. My children saw me as I had once seen my mom: All parent, no person. Life had come full circle.

My first instinct was to lecture my son. Can’t you see how hard I work, I wanted to say. Don’t you see that motherhood isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be?

But I didn’t say any of these things. Instead I thought of my own mother and something she once said. “I know why some animals eat their young,” she’d told me. At the time, I thought she meant that small children were loud and seemingly ever-present. Now, I realise that she meant that kids - even grown ones - are often oblivious and ungrateful and that you love them not despite it but because of it.

With those eight words, my mom taught me unconditional love.

“I know why some animals eat their young,” she’d told me. At the time, I thought she meant that small children were loud and seemingly ever-present. Now, I realise that she meant that kids - even grown ones - are often oblivious and ungrateful and that you love them not despite it but because of it.

My mom taught me

unconditional love

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 201708

IANS

A study of birds, which live on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean, has shown

direct genetic evidence that new species can arise in just two generations.

The findings, published in the the journal Science, are based on a study of a “strange” bird that arrived on a remote island in the Galapagos archipelago 36 years ago.

“The novelty of this study is that we can follow the emergence of new species in the wild,” said B. Rosemary Grant from Princeton University in the US.

The researchers said that the newcomer belonging to one spe-cies mated with a member of another species resident on the island, giving rise to a new species that today consists of roughly 30 individuals.

The study comes from work conducted on Darwin’s finches, which live on the Galapagos Islands. The remote location enabled researchers to study the evolution of biodiversity due to natural selection.

The direct observation of the origin of this new species occurred during field work carried out over the last four decades by Rosemary and Peter Grant, two scientists from Princeton, on the small island of Daphne Major.

“Through our work on Daphne Major, we were able to observe the pairing up of two birds from differ-ent species and then follow what happened to see how speciation occurred,” Rosemary Grant said.

In 1981, a graduate student working with the Grants on Daphne Major noticed the newcomer, a male that sang an unusual song and was much larger in body and beak size than the three resident species of birds on the island.

The researchers took a blood sample and released the bird, which later bred with a resident medium ground finch of the species Geospiz fortis, initiating a new lineage.

The research team followed the new “Big Bird lineage” for six gen-erations, taking blood samples for use in genetic analysis.

In the current study, research-ers from Uppsala University in Sweden analysed DNA collected

from the parent birds and their off-spring over the years.

The offspring were also repro-ductively isolated because their song, which is used to attract mates, was unusual and failed to attract females from the resident species.

The offspring also differed from the resident species in beak size and shape, which is a major cue for mate choice.

As a result, the offspring mated with members of their own lineage, strengthening the development of the new species, the researchers said.

Researchers previously assumed that the formation of a new species takes a very long time, but in the Big Bird lineage it hap-pened in just two generations, according to observations made by the Grants in the field in combina-tion with the genetic studies.

One of the most striking aspects of this study is that hybridisation between two distinct species led to the development of a new lineage that after only two generations behaved as any other species of Darwin’s finches, explained Leif Andersson, Professor at Uppsala University.

World's first 'AI politician' launchedIn an attempt to create a

representative that listens to people and responds to

their questions with facts and policy positions, a first-ever Facebook Messenger chatbot named "SAM" has been intro-duced in New Zealand.

"'SAM' doesn't currently hold any office -- nor could it likely legally run for one, under current laws -- and her conversations are still very limited. But she's an experi-ment to create a representative that listens to people and responds to their questions with facts," Engadget reported.

"Currently, you can ask her about a number of New Zealand's issues from a pre-selected list of topics, though SAM's capability will theoret-ically grow the more public opinion she ingests," the report added. Nick Gerritsen, who created the AI chatbot, unveiled last week, hopes the bot may be able to run in New Zealand's 2020 general elec-tion, when she's more advanced, according to CNN.

Meanwhile, the website politiciansam.nz describes the chatbot as the the world's first "Virtual Politician", driven by the desire to close the gap between what voters want and what politicians promise, and what they actu-ally achieve.

Microsoft has started selling Samsung Galaxy Note 8 from its online store that

comes packed with pre-installed apps like virtual assistant Cortana, Word, Excel, OneNote and Outlook. Dubbed as the Microsoft Edition, Samsung Galaxy Note 8 also

includes Microsoft Launcher, Android Authority reported.

“This comes just after it began selling the Razer Phone and the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus last week. In fact, if you are looking to pick up the Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plus, Microsoft has

them on sale, dropping the price by $150,” the website said. Micro-soft Launcher helps users with personalised feed, housing access to calendar, documents and recent activities. Galaxy Note 8 has indus-try-first “Infinity Display”. The 6.3-inch display with a resolution

of 1440 x 2960 pixels delivered sharp and deep colours.

According to media reports, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has confirmed that Microsoft will

“make more phones, but they will not look like phones that are there today.”

Study: New species can develop in just two generations

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 now available online

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HEALTH TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 201710

The Washington Post

Many older adults have sleep problems that can be caused by ageing. But other issues also contribute to the prevalence

of sleep complaints, and they should be discussed and investigated, experts say.

A national poll conducted by the University of Michigan and released in October found that almost half of those 65 and older have trouble getting to sleep, and more than a third are tak-ing prescription or over-the-counter sleep aids.

Older adults also have problems staying asleep, said Adam Spira, a sleep researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

“Good sleep protects against negative out-comes, and those who sleep poorly are at higher risk of functional decline and depression.”

The American College of Physicians (ACP) defines chronic insomnia as the presence of symptoms of distress and impairment that last for at least three nights a week for at least three months and are not linked to medical or men-tal problems or other sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnea and restless legs syndrome.

The National Sleep Foundation says older adults need about the same amount of sleep as other adults - seven to eight hours a night.

Changes in sleep occur throughout a per-son’s life, Spira said. “In later years, there are decreases in total sleep time, increases in sleep fragmentation and decreases in deep sleep.”

Many people experience a circadian rhythm shift as they age, such that they awaken earlier in the morning and do not feel they are able to get enough sleep, said David N Neubauer, a clin-ical faculty member in the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center.

“Later in life, there also tend to be other fac-tors that undermine good sleep quality,” Neubauer said.

Older adults may have suffered personal losses or have worries about the future, he said.

As a group, older adults also have more health problems, which, along with the medi-cations they take, can be major drivers of sleep problems, Spira said.

However, both older adults who are healthy and those with chronic medical conditions should use caution in taking over-the-counter and pre-scription sleeping aids, experts said.

Studies show that older people who take sleeping pills, also called sedative-hypnotics and tranquilizers, sleep only a little longer and a lit-tle better than those who don’t take them, according to Choosing Wisely, an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine.

The ACP also says that over-the-counter drugs carry risks for older adults. Next-day side effects include drowsiness, confusion, constipa-tion, dry mouth and difficulty urinating.

Seniors are likely to be more sensitive than

others to sedative-hypnotic drugs, which may remain in their bodies longer than in younger people’s systems. These drugs are also known to cause confusion and memory problems that can increase the risk for auto accidents, falls and hip fractures.

The ACP recommends that medications, when used, be taken for only a short time (four to five weeks). The Food and Drug Administra-tion advises that if insomnia doesn’t go away within seven to 10 days of treatment with drugs, a patient should see a doctor for reevaluation.

Neubauer said prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs should be used only after any possible underlying problems are assessed. Evaluations should include exploring behavior or schedule changes that might be conducive to sleep and making sure that a patient’s use of sleep aids wouldn’t pose serious risks for health prob-lems or negative interactions with other medications. Over-the-counter sleep medica-tions, Neubauer said, are metabolised more slowly and tend to stay in an individual’s system longer than prescription drugs.

Dietary supplements that are used as sleep aids and contain plant products, vitamins and minerals - for instance, valerian - appear to be generally safe, although there is little evidence that they work, Neubauer said. Another com-mon compound used in dietary supplements, melatonin - a naturally occurring hormone that is typically released in the evening and remains elevated until morning - does little to help peo-ple fall asleep quicker when taken at bedtime and is more likely to help people when taken a few hours before, studies suggest, Neubauer said.

Behavioural changes can also be effective in tackling sleep issues. In 2016, the ACP recom-mended for the first time that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) be the

first-line treatment for adults with chronic insomnia. The ACP’s president stated that although there is not enough evidence to directly compare CBT-I and drug treatment, CBT-I is likely to be less harmful, while sleep medica-tions can be associated with serious adverse effects.

CBT-I is a combination of treatments includ-ing cognitive therapy, behavioral interventions such as sleep restriction and stimulus control, and helping develop habits conducive to a good night’s sleep.

Luis Buenaver, director of the Sleep Medi-cine Program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behav-ioral Science, recommended that a bed be used only for sleep. It is not for watching television or hanging out, he said. People should not go to sleep if they are not tired, and people should try to wake up every day at the same time to train their circadian clock, Buenaver said.

The morning wake-up time is a critical period when the circadian system is sensitive to being reset, Neubauer said. “Getting up at about the same time each morning stabilises our internal rhythm and makes it more likely that we will be able to fall asleep eight hours earlier” than that time, he said.

Because sleep difficulties can result from a multitude of problems, including physical and mental disorders, Neubauer said it’s always good to check with a health professional when sleep problems persist.

“We need to emphasise that doctors and patients should begin to think of sleep as a major indicator of health, and doctors should recom-mend treatment and sleep clinics to patients who are having problems,” said Michael Smith, a pro-fessor of psychology and behavioral science at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Having trouble sleeping? It is not just because of ageing

BOLLYWOODTUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2017 11

Sapna Chaudhary wishes to finish studiesIANS

Singer-dancer Sapna Chaudhary, the latest to be evicted from “Bigg

Boss 11”, says her childhood dream was to be the best stu-dent of the class, and now she wants to fulfil it by finishing her education.

Sapna started working when she was all of 12 to sup-port her family after her father’s death.

Asked about one of the dreams she wants to pursue, Sapna said: “I wish to finish my studies. I was good in studies and history was my favourite subject. We were financially so poor that I had to discontinue my educa-tion. Later, I never even told my mother about my desire to study because education for me was nothing but luxury at that time.

“Now that I have a little sta-bility in life, at least financially, I want to study.”

She feels “fresh” after com-ing out of the “Bigg Boss” house.

“I have no complaints. I think I managed to serve my purpose of entering the house. I think one shouldn’t get attached to any-thing emotionally inside the house because there’s a lot of competition inside and people do not think from the heart, but the

head.“Secondly, I could have sur-

vived for more days if I would have built up a friendship with participants there... That hap-pened in the end though,” said Sapna, who wants to stay in touch with Hina Khan, Priyank Sharma and Akaash Dadlani from among the participants on the show.

Being a dancer from Hary-ana, Sapna believes that in north India, girls do not get respect if they work as stage dancers. Her aim via “Bigg Boss” was to help bring about a change in that mindset.

“Yes, we entertain people on stage, but that is my job. That does not mean that in my

regular days, anyone, especially men, can walk up to me to tease or look at me with vulgarity in their eyes. Our job does not allow them to disrespect or misbehave with us.

“Keeping the profession aside, we are normal women. We run our kitchen from whatever we earn and we have responsibili-ties. Men have no right to look down upon us and treat us like disrespectful entities,” asserted Sapna.

Overwhelmed to meet Bol-lywood superstar Salman Khan courtesy “Bigg Boss”, Sapna wishes to shift to Mumbai and work in films. Especially a dance number in Salman’s film, she said.

‘Monsoon Shootout'

to get interactive

movie trailer

Makers of Nawazuddin Sid-diqui-starrer "Monsoon Shootout" are gearing up

to launch an interactive trailer soon.

The audience will get a choice to see the content of the trailer via two different aspects with the interactive trailer, read a statement.

Producer Guneet Monga said: "The film's story and narrative is something extremely different from what the audiences have seen so far. The central charac-ter that Vijay plays in the film is torn in a split second decision to shoot or not to shoot a criminal suspect. So keeping the theme and the innovative story that 'Monsoon Shootout' is, this is the first time ever that the audience will get to choose what they want to see in the trailer when it releases this week."

"The idea is to have one trailer but the trailer stops at a junction and asks the audience to select which narrative they would like to see -- 'To Shoot or Not to Shoot'. Nothing of this sort has been seen so far and we are excited to know what people think of it. We are leaving the decision on the choice of the viewer," Monga added.

25 singers to be featured in ‘Mixtape Punjabi’IANS

Popular singers like Daler Mehndi, Hans Raj Hans, Mika Singh and Sukhbir will

perform on “T-series Mixtape Pun-jabi” show.

After the “T-series Mixtape” Season 1, which garnered over 200 million views across the country with episodes featuring singers like Shreya Ghoshal, Armaan

Malik, Shaan and Salim Merchant, the label is back with a special edi-tion of “...Mixtape Punjabi”.

Produced by Bhushan Kumar, “...Mixtape Punjabi” will have 14 musical episodes featuring 25 singers - Jashan Singh, Gitaz bind-rakhia, Daler Mehndi, Hans Raj Hans, Navraj Hans, Harshdeep Kaur, Harbhajan Mann, Shipra Goyal, Akriti Kakkar, Amruta Fad-navis, Sukhbir, Sukhwinder, Mika

Singh, Kanika Kapoor, Mehak Mal-hotra, Neha Kakkar, Guru Randhawa, Gippy Grewal, Harrdy Sandhu, Deep Money, Akhil Sach-deva, Milind Gaba, Amber Vashisht, Gupz Sehra and Sharry Mann.

The show has been directed by Ahmed Khan.

Its music director Abhijit Vaghani said in a statement: ‘...Mixtape Punjabi’ is bigger than

‘Mixtape 1’. We have experimented

a lot with fusion. After that, I thought of exploring the regional side of our country.” And so, they chose Punjabi music.

“We all dance to Punjabi songs at parties and it’s almost like a uni-versal language in India. It’s beautiful... even the sad songs,” he said.

“T-series Mixtape Punjabi” is set to premiere in December on YouTube.

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AFP

Britain’s Prince Harry is to marry his US actress girl-friend Meghan Markle early

next year it was announced yester-day, with the Queen leading a chorus of approval and best wishes for the couple who got engaged in secret earlier this month.

Royal officials ended fevered speculation about the 33-year-old prince, once the bad boy of the House of Windsor but now seen as one of its biggest assets.

“His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince Harry to Ms Meghan Markle. The wedding will take place in Spring 2018,” Clarence House, Prince Charles’s office, said a statement.

The couple’s engagement was sealed in London and the prince then informed his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, close members of the royal family and had also sought the blessing of Markle’s parents.

“The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are delighted for the couple and wish them every hap-piness,” said a message on the monarch’s official Twitter page.

The couple will live at Notting-ham Cottage in London’s Kensington Palace, where his

brother William and his pregnant wife Kate live with their two chil-dren. Harry’s 36-year-old bride-to-be is best known for her role as a lawyer in the hit televi-sion show “Suits”.

Reports that Markle, who is expected to become a duchess, was moving her two dogs -- Guy and Bogart -- to London further fuelled rumours of the first royal wedding since William and Kate in 2011.

The actress’s parents Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland said in a statement they were “incredibly happy” and wished the couple “a lifetime of happiness.”

“Our daughter has always been a kind and loving person,” they said.

“To see her union with Harry, who shares the same qualities, is a source of great joy for us as parents.”

Wellwishers gathered outside Buckingham Palace, including Donna, 46, who called the news

“amazing”.“He looks very happy, it’s great

for him.”“It says a lot for the royal fam-

ily, younger people are interested, and more people care about the royal family, they feel that both of the sons are much more down with the people.”

“It is good for the country,” added John Egan, 72.

“The royal family is too tight, too controlled, the older ones exist in the last century, they really need to modernise.”

Harry, son of Prince Charles and the late princess Diana, spent 10 years in the British army, serv-ing two tours of duty in Afghanistan, but hit the headlines for his party-ing and his outspoken criticism of the media, whom he blames for the death of his mother.

However, he has turned him-self into one of the royal family’s most popular figures after defin-ing a role as a caring but robust champion of veterans.

William and Kate said they were “very excited for Harry and Meghan.” “It has been wonderful getting to know Meghan and to see how happy she and Harry are together,” said the couple.

Harry and Meghan met last year and the relationship was confirmed by Kensington Palace, which han-dles communication for Prince Harry, following speculation in the press. Exasperated by the media frenzy, the palace also released a statement attacking the “sexism” and “racism” that Markle, who is of mixed race, faced in the press.

Prime Minister Theresa May offered her “warmest congratula-tions” to the couple upon their engagement.

‘Coco’ takes on ‘Justice League’ at Box OfficeReuters

Disney-Pixar’s “Coco” handily won the Thanksgiving holiday

box office over the second weekend of Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment’s “Justice League,” with $71.2m at 3,987 North American sites during the Wednesday-Sunday period.

“Justice League” pulled in $60m at 4,051 locations dur-ing the same timeframe. The superhero action-adventure, the fifth in the DC Extended Universe, has totaled $172m in its first 10 days.

“Coco” posted for the third-best Thanksgiving holiday opening ever, trailing three other Disney titles -- “Frozen” with $93m in 2013, “Moana” with $82m in 2017 and “Toy Story 3” with $80m in 2010.

Audiences surveyed by comScore’s PostTrak gave

“Coco” strong ratings with 66% calling it “excellent,” and another 23% rating it “very good.” Surveys also showed 77% of viewers saying they would “definitely recommend” the movie to friends and 20% saying they would watch it again in a theater.

“Coco,” directed by Lee Unkrich and co-directed by Adrian Molina, is based on the traditions surrounding the Day of the Dead holiday in Mexico and centres on a 12-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a musician and explores his family history in the Land of the Dead.

“Justice League,” which teams up the DC characters in the same manner as Dis-ney-Marvel’s superheroes, is already in the top 15 of titles released in 2017 and has opened with a B+ CinemaS-core. It’s been the lowest performer among the DC Extended Universe.

Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle next year

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

Vidya Balan (Sulochana a.k.a. Sulu) essays the role of a beautiful,

enthusiastic and happy-go-lucky Mumbai housewife whose routine

life changes when she unexpectedly lands herself with the exciting

job of a night RJ (radio jockey) on a leading radio station.

Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTERNOVO — PearlJustice League (2D/Action) 10:00, 10:30am, 12:00noon, 12:20, 1:00, 2:40, 2:45, 3:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 7:20, 8:15, 8:30, 9:40, 11:00, 11:10pm, 12:00midnightCoco (Action) 3D 10:30am 2D 10:00am, 12:30, 1:00, 3:00, 3:30, 6:00, 8:30 & 11:00pmKilling Gunther (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00pm & 12:00midnight Breathe (2D/Drama) 11:30am, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30pm & 12:00midnightThor: Ragnarok (2D/Action) 10:15am, 2:45, 7:15 & 11:45pmBedeviled (2D/Horror) 12:45, 5:15 & 9:15pmWonder (2D/Drama) 10:15am, 2:30, 6:45 & 11:00pm Jigsaw (2D/Horror) 12:30, 4:45 & 9:00pmMurder On The Orient Express (2D/Drama) 5:30, 7:45 & 10:00pmJustice League(3DIMAX/Action) 11:00am, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm

MALL

LANDMARK

ROYAL PLAZA

ROXY

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ASIAN TOWNTharangam (Malayalam) 12:45, 3:30 & 9:00pmBalakrishnudu (Telugu) 6:30pm Theeran (Tamil) 1:00 & 6:30pm Indrajith (Tamil) 12:45, 3:15, 4:00, 5:45, 8:15, 9:30, 10:45pm Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 & 10:00pm

AL KHOROlaf And Coco (2D/Animation) 12:00noon, 2:45, 5:30, 8:15 & 11:00pm Justice League (2D/Action) 12:30, 6:00 & 11:30pm Verna (2D) 12:15, 6:00 & 11:45pm Indrajith (Tamil) 3:15 & 8:45pm Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 3:15 & 9:00pm

TUMHARI SULU

Olaf And Coco (2D/Animation) 2:15, 4:30 & 6:45pm Justice League (2D/Action) 2:30, 6:45 & 9:00pmMonster Island (2D/Animation) 2:30 & 4:30pmVerna (2D) 4:00 & 11:15pm Killing Gunther (2D/Action) 6:30 & 10:00pm Bedeviled (2D/Horror) 8:15pm Tumhari Sulu (Hindi) 9:00pm Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 11:30pm Breathe (2D/Romantic) 11:30pm

Olaf And Coco (2D/Animation) 2:15, 3:00, 4:30 & 6:45pm Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 2:30 & 9:00pm Justice League (2D/Action) 5:00 & 9:00pm Killing Gunther (2D/Action) 7:15 & 11:15pmVerna (2D) 5:30 & 8:15pmBreathe (2D/Romantic) 11:15pm Bedeviled (2D/Horror) 11:30pm

Olaf And Coco (2D/Animation) 2:15, 4:30 & 7:00pm Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 2:30 & 11:15pm Verna (2D) 2:30 & 7:00pm Killing Gunther (2D/Action) 7:15 & 11:30pmJustice League (2D/Action) 5:00 & 9:15pm Breathe (2D/Romantic) 9:00pm Bedeviled (2D/Horror) 9:45 & 11:30pm

Indrajith (Tamil) 12:00noon, 2:50, 5:40, 8:30 & 11:20pm Killing Gunther (2D/Action) 12:00noon, 4:30, 6:30, 8:30 & 10:30pm Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 12:00noon, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 & 11:55pm Justice League (Action) 2:00pm

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

08:00 News08:30 Counting the

Cost09:00 Al Jazeera World10:30 Inside Story11:00 News11:30 The Stream12:00 News12:30 My Tunisia13:00 NEWSHOUR14:30 Inside Story15:00 Child Soldiers:

Reloaded16:00 NEWSHOUR17:00 News17:30 The Stream18:00 newsgrid19:00 News19:30 AJ Selects20:00 News20:30 Inside Story21:00 NEWSHOUR22:00 News22:30 The Stream23:00 Al Jazeera World

13:20 Lolirock 15:00 The

Zhuzhus 17:00 Tangled:

The Series 17:25 Descendants

Wicked World 17:30 Bunk’d 19:10 Star Wars

Forces Of Destiny

20:05 Disney Mickey Mouse

20:10 Liv And Maddie

20:35 Jessie 22:15 Bizaardvark 22:40 Bunk’d 23:05 Rolling With

The Ronks 23:20 Miraculous

Tales Of Ladybug & Cat Noir

12:00 Going Ape12:55 Monsters

Inside Me13:50 River

Monsters15:40 Bahama

Blue16:35 Untamed &

Uncut17:30 Treehouse

Masters18:25 Glory

Hounds19:20 Africa’s

Trees Of Life20:15 Prepost-

erous Pets21:10 Orangutan

Island22:05 Glory

Hounds23:00 Africa’s

Trees Of Life23:55 Bahama

Blue

13:10 Alaska: The Last Frontier

14:40 Gold Divers17:00 How Do

They Do It?17:50 Baggage

Battles18:20 Container

Wars18:50 Deadliest

Catch20:35 How Do

They Do It?21:00 American

Tarzan21:50 Bushcraft

Build-Off22:40 Boy To Man23:30 Diesel

Brothers00:20 Street

Outlaws01:05 American

Tarzan

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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.

ABANDON, ACCEPT, ADOPT,

BANISH, BORROW, CAST OFF,

CHOOSE, CLAIM, CLUTCH,

COLLECT, CONFISCATE,

DECLINE, DISCARD, DISOWN,

DISPOSE, DROP, DUMP,

ESCHEW, GRAB, IMPOUND,

LEAVE, OBTAIN, PICK, PILFER,

PINCH, PLUNDER, POSSESS,

PURCHASE, PURLOIN, RECALL,

RECEIVE, REFUSE, REJECT,

RESIST, SEIZE, SELECT,

SEQUESTER, SHED, SHUN,

SNAP UP, SPURN, STEAL,

TAKE, THROW AWAY, TURN

DOWN, WELCOME, WITHDRAW.

BRAIN TEASERS TUESDAY 28 NOVEMBER 201714