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AGAINSTAGAINSTALL ODDS...ALL ODDS...A number of people shared their inspirational journey fighting against all odds at an event held to raise awareness about people with disabilities at Ala Turkish Cuisine, The-Pearl Qatar.

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COVER STORY MONDAY 3 APRIL 201702

Amna Pervaiz Rao The Peninsula

At the age of 12, Nawaal Akram Butt was denied admission in various schools due to her physical ailment but with sheer

determination and willpower she fought against all odds to became a woman who can be inspired by millions of differently abled peo-ple across the world.

Even though the genetic disorder, Duch-enne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), came to her life as a massive blow nothing could have pre-vented her from moving on to success.

It is this sheer confidence that has been pushing her front not only for her wellbeing and also for the wellbeing of the entire society.

The event she hosted recently, named ‘Dis-ability Awareness Gala Dinner’, to raise awareness about people with disabilities and highlight the importance of their contribution in the society, underlines her commitment to the society.

The event took place under the title “my ability is stronger than my disability” at Ala Turkish Cuisine, The-Pearl Qatar.

Nawaal Akram, did not let DMD to conquer her even though her life largely confined to a wheel chair.

Event raises awareness about disability

COVER STORYMONDAY 3 APRIL 2017 03“It was heart-wrenching for my mother to know that I

could not go to school because I could not climb stairs,” said Nawaal.

“Whatever I am today and whatever I am doing today, it is all because of my parents. They home-schooled me and taught me everything I needed,” she said gratefully.

Nawaal, however, has an entirely different approach towards the challenges she faces. She sees her life in an auto-matic wheelchair as an opportunity to see the world from another perspective.

Speakers from GCC along with people who are helping the disabiled community in Qatar, shared their inspirational journey at the event.

Fatma Al Jassim from UAE, who is Sedra’s Ambassador of inclusion, Research and Policy Coordinator- Founder of the first social initiative called The Art of dealing with Peo-ple with Disabilities, said at the event that : “I am trying to be a Change, a change in the community of those who have disability. Today I am very glad to be here because no one will judge me from my disability but from my achievements.”

“There are no limits except the ones you create for your-self,” she added.

Ikrami Ahmad, QSCCB’s activities coordinator and assis-tive technology specialist said at the event: “Blindness is a characteristic, not a handicap. There are several difficulties that we face but we take it as a challenge. I have the abili-ties to do what I am capable of, but without visuals. All we have to do is believe in ourselves.”

Kathleen Bates, Founder, Director and Head Instructor at Freestyle Aquatics told at the event that : “Freestyle Aquat-ics is a unique programme and the first of its kind in Qatar. The programme provides customised swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving lessons, and experiences to people that have a physical disability. The programme is open to any-body in Qatar, ages 4 and above who have a disability.”

“We have been able to continue on and work with about 400 disabled people here in Doha. We have received a one-time additional funding grant from the US Embassy in Qatar. Our programme is small but our impact is huge. Being in the water is liberating and nearly all disabilities can be accom-modated,” she added.

Lateefa khalid from Bahrain, Managing Director at Sahel specialised construction activities said that: “We have recently launched two initiatives for people with disabilities in Bah-rain , special restrooms for them. In order to make them a part of the society we have made ramps at MacDonald’s to make it easy for the people with disabilities to go there and enjoy like normal people. I always believe that if there’s a will there’s a way.”

Ahmed Ali Al-Shahrani said during his speech at event that: “when people look at me on this wheelchair, they only see my misery. I would tell them that this is not causing dis-satisfaction or sadness, it gives me a strength and makes me stronger. As, I know Allah has chosen me for a better reason,He has brought me closer to Him and nothing is better than that.” Mirza Aamer Baig, Event manager told The Peninsula that :

“The event turned out to be a successful one. Nearly 50 peo-ple attended this event with a panel of beautiful and inspirational speakers, especially speakers who managed to arrive from other countries of GCC. I’d thank to Nawaal Akram for making this event possible and special thanks to SabiBeauty and A’la Turkish Cuisine for their support.”

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The International Medical Cen-tre has opened its doors in Duhail (opposite the College of

the North Atlantic), near Landmark Mall, West Bay and The-Pearl.

This premium private clinic provides high quality medical care, with two British Family Medicine Consultants (Dr Brenda Strandvik and Dr Stacey Phillpots) and one British Consultant Paediatrician (Dr Renu Angwin) serving the day to day medical needs of the community.

The International Medical Cen-tre is the third opening from the founders, who have already estab-lished The International Physiotherapy Centres in Markhiya and Waab as leading private Physi-otherapy and Chiropractic clinics in Doha. The new clinic has been set up in response to demand from exist-ing Physiotherapy and Chiropractic patients for further high-quality medical services, especially doctors who serve the entire family. The group aims to be the trusted primary healthcare provider for Qataris and expatriates in the community – eth-ical, patient-centred care with

experienced, well trained staff. Founder Sheikh Mohammed H

F Al Thani said: “I have seen too many friends and family travel abroad for quality care, and as a young Qatari I am convinced we need to do more here locally. When a patient comes to one of our clin-ics, I want them to feel the same as going to a clinic in the UK, US, Ger-many or Switzerland - good doctors, quality convenient service, mini-mal waiting times and the right medical advice. Qatar should be able to attract outstanding

clinicians and offer the same excellence.”

Medical Director of The Inter-national Medical Centre, Dr Brenda Strandvik, echoes his com-ments: “I have worked before as a Family Medicine Consultant in the community in England for over 15 years. I was the trusted local doctor in my community for health issues of all types, and for patients of all ages, and I want to provide the same service for

families here. I have been in Qatar for less than a year, and have already seen so many people who don’t know where to go to find a doctor that they can see for a wide variety of medical problems. We, at The International Medical Cen-tre, would really like to make a difference to primary care in Qatar.”

You can find out more about The International Medical Centre in Duhail at www.theimcentre.com.

The International Medical Centre opens in Duhail

Nakilat co-operated with the Qatar Civil Defence (QCD) to organise a ‘Fire Safety Aware-

ness ‘session for its employees at the company’s headquarters in Doha. Staff Warrant Officer, Abdulaziz Al Ruwail-ifrom of QCD, gave a lecture on ‘basic fire safety precautions’ and also inter-acted with employees during the engagement session.

Such awareness sessions highlight the importance the company places on the safety of its people, be it at work or at home.

The initiative comes as part of the company’s ‘Incident and Injury Free’ programme, which places Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) at the top of our agenda to ensure that we operate in a safe, reli-able and efficient manner within our society and natural environment.

Nakilat & QCD organise ‘Fire Safety Awareness’ session

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Stenden University Qatar hosted Abdullah Hassan Al Mehshadi, CEO of Msheireb Properties,

and he delivered a keynote speech to students and staff members.

Al Mehshadi, Member of Stenden University Qatar’s Indus-try Advisory Board, delivered

presentation with the objective of creating awareness about the Msheireb smart city and its contri-bution to the business, tourism and hospitality sectors of Qatar’s econ-omy. During his presentation Al Mehshadi emphasised on the sus-tainability of the Msheireb project and its role in maintaining and pro-moting the heritage and the cultural roots of Qatar.

During his speech he also high-lighted his experiences and career path as a professional, and provided the students with valuable advice on how to be successful in their respective industries.

StendenUnivesity Qatar was established in 2000 under the chairmanship of Sheikh Faisal Bin Q a s s i m A l T h a n i .

Stenden University Qatar delivers internationally accredited four-year Bachelor in Business Administra-tion Programmes in the field of; International Business & Manage-ment Studies, International Hospitality Management and Tour-ism Management.

All programmes are recognised by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Qatar. Stenden’s main campus is located in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Branch campuses are in Bali (Indo-nesia), Rangsit (Thailand) and Port Alfred (South Africa).

Stenden University Qatar hosts CEO of Msheireb Properties

A cutting-edge research con-ducted by a faculty member from Qatar University Col-

lege of Medicine (QU-CMED) in collaboration with researchers from Cardiff University, UK showed that an important sperm protein required for the egg fertilization process is ineffective in individu-als suffering from infertility.

Led by CMED Assistant Profes-sor of Biochemistry Dr Michail Nomikos, the team could start the fertilisation process in the lab by injecting eggs with a higher amount of phospholipase C zeta (PLCZ) pro-tein from the infertile men than found naturally in their sperm. These results suggest that this type of infertility could become revers-ible with medical assistance.

“Our research aims to address and understand the complex

mechanism of how such a small molecule like PLCZ is able to “kick-start” the generation of a new life,” Dr Michail Nomikos said, adding,

“This study discovered that recom-binant PLCZ protein can successfully replace sperm and trig-ger development of the egg, up to the blastocyst embryo stage. This research has given hope to many couples facing problems of male

infertility. We are currently devel-oping the use of recombinant PLCZ protein as a therapeutic agent to treat such cases of male infertility. The research also focuses on the production of PLCZ antibodies, which could be used for potential clinical diagnosis of such cases of male infertility.”

Recent clinical studies have reported on infertile males with normal sperm parameters (mor-phology and motility), however their sperm fails to initiate fertilisation.

Even though their sperm can fuse with the egg, after this event, nothing happens. It was discovered that sperm from these infertile patients lack a proper functioning version of a sperm protein, called PLCZ. Sperm PLC? is essential to trigger the first stage of fertilization

by initiating a process called “egg activation” that trigger early embryo development. This sperm protein, which has been called the

“spark of life” was discovered in 2002 by Chair of Cardiff University Calcium Signaling Laboratory Prof Tony Lai and his team.

The team investigated the effects of this infertility-linked PLCZ mutation in more detail.

They found that injecting the abnormal PLCZ protein into mouse eggs at levels comparable with those found in the sperm of the infertile men resulted in no calcium oscillations and therefore no ferti-lisation. However, if they increased the amounts of the protein they injected to a higher level than would be present naturally, the nor-mal fertilisation process began and calcium oscillations were observed.

QU-CMED finds key protein linked to infertility

COMMUNITY MONDAY 3 APRIL 201706

Qatar Detergents Company, renowned detergents man-ufacturers in Doha,

celebrated 35th ‘Annual Day’ in a unique style.

Established in 1982, the com-pany celebrates the annual event with a different theme and motto each year. This year’s theme was ‘Dear QDC employees, You are amazing ‘

QDC has recently started their new plant on the Messaid Indus-trial city which has a state of the art latest automated detergent produc-tion plant which promises to produce enough of detergent pow-der to distribute at all the markets both domestic as well as the inter-national markets. According to the General Manager, Mr. Hamdy Abo Al Qassem, the management has been able to achieve this feat because of the hard work and con-tributions of all the employees. Hence the theme for the Annual day was geniously penned as “Dear QDC employees, You are amazing

“which points out the contribution and hard work put by all the QDC employees.

The entire workforce fromthe top level Managers to the workers were treated with Sports/Games at the SEALINE BEACH RESORT, Sea-line beach,Mesaieed.

QDC Managing Director Sheikh Nawaf bin Mohamed Jabor al Thani, although not present on the

occasion, thanked the QDC team through the QDC General Manager Hamdy Abo al Qassim. “QDC is one of the success stories I am extremely proud of and I give credit to the entire QDC team which has been successful and has always managed to overcome all the challenges that have come their way. We always want our employees to be happy and motivated and for the same reason we have once again selected Sealine Beach Resort to celebrate our annual day so that our employ-ees can play, have fun and enjoy the day,” said Sheikh Nawaf in his message.

Normally an annual day con-sists of long speeches,buffet lunch and theemployees quietly return-ing to their houses.Qatar Detergents Company fraternity has oftendis-played their uniqueness by arranging their Annual day and encouraging all the employees to participate in sports activities based on the games generally played by different nationalities. The employ-ees were encouraged to participate in the sports, which included cricket, football, volleyball, swimming, chess, sack race, tug of war etc. The sight was unique and the atmos-phere was energetic and electrifying. One could easily find employees taking walks on beaches, swimming, playingfootball,cricket,volleyballetc, relaxing in the pool chairs, in short simply enjoying the moment.

Qatar Detergents Company marks Annual Day

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Fatima Al Emadi, alumni at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) is a winner of

gold medal at the Education Excel-lence Award, conferred on distinguished Qatari students in dif-ferent fields.

The award patronised by the Emir, aims at encouraging students to gain more knowledge, integrat-ing individual and institutional efforts to improve education out-puts and ensuring that quality education copes with global stand-ards and levels.

“I feel very honoured and hum-bled to receive this award. It is a great honour to meet His Highness the Emir and I believe it is his patronage of the award that distin-guishes it and makes it a prime motivator for Qatari students and researchers to pursue their educa-tion with the highest commitment and dedication. In the brief time I’ve known my fellow awardees, I have been very impressed by their accomplishments and am very humbled to be included with stu-dents of their caliber,” says Fatima.

“I am grateful to the Emir H H

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khaifa Al Thani and H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser as none of the experiences I’ve had in both my academic and professional lives would have been possible without their constant support of the coun-try’s people in all aspects of life, chief among them education,” she added. The criteria for the award are quite varied and cover a vari-ety of activities ranging from academic to professional to extra-curricular activities during a student’s time at university.

“In my case these included receiving a student leadership award, conducting independent research in finance, undertaking a role as a course assistant in Finance and Corporate Finance, and run-ning the Finance Club among other extracurricular and professional activities at Carnegie Mellon Uni-versity in Qatar,” said Fatima.

According to Fatima CMU-Q has played a major role in shaping her skills and taken towards the Education Excellence Award.

“CMU-Q is more than a mere

four-year university experience: It is a community that helps its members cultivate all the neces-sary skills they would need post-graduation. My experience at CMU-Q was as much about extra-curriculars and networking as it was about academics. These activ-ities help us acquire the soft skills we need going into the job market. What distinguishes CMU-Q in par-ticular, I believe, is our faculty. They go above and beyond to make sure we can contextualize and apply what we learn in the region and in our respective fields. That, along with all the other educational and professional opportunities at CMU-Q, help prepare a student to apply for the Education Excellence

Award,” she said. During her study period at

CMU-Q Fatima was also involved in research projects and The main she did was about valuation of resource companies.

“I had always been interested in the oil and gas industry in Qatar. I suppose the centrality of it to our economy has heightened my edu-cational and professional interest in the industry and added an ele-ment of invested personal interest to pursue its study.

Having done valuations in Cor-porate Finance, I wondered how we could adapt these methods to resource companies: the charac-teristics associated with them may distort perceived value from a tra-ditional method like Discounted Cash Flow,since energy companies have very high capital expenditures.

Because of this, the study’s aim was to find ways to modify tradi-tional methods of valuation to better suit resource companies, as well as explore valuation methods specif-ically tailored to value these companies,” she said.

CMU-Q student wins award for excellence

Radhika Rele, a postgraduate in Science with bachelors in Education has joined Birla

Public School as Vice-Principal in the Academic Section.

Being a certified ISO Auditor, she is trained to look at policies and pro-cedures in a holistic manner and strive to maintain quality standards. On assuming office she said, “I can define myself as a highly motivated

moral and academic leader. I am proud of being a people’s person and known to lead the team from within.

My past experiences in educa-tion sector have led me to collaborate with the team and work towards cre-ating an effective and exciting environment for students. To encourage the students to innovate, critically analyze the ideas and reaching conclusions based on

evidence. It is also of foremost importance to collaborate with all stakeholders at school and facilitate the learning process among students.” She is rich in academic experience having had stints in Global Indian International School and The Orchid School, bothin Pune, India and some schools in Mumbai.Her experience encompasses her exposure to CBSE, ICSE and State Boards in India.

Birla Public School gets new Vice-Principal

COMMUNITY MONDAY 3 APRIL 201708

The Sri Lankan community in Qatar will celebrate the dawn of the Sinhala and Tamil New

Year (Bak Maha Ulela 2017) at Al Sadd Sports Club on April 7 from 7am to 5.30pm.

The programme is organised by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in col-laboration with Sri Lanka Coordinating Committee Qatar.

Sri Lankan Ambassador PDPSA Liyanage will be the chief guest. The organising committee has lined up many traditional and sports events for the participation of community members such as pillow fight, vol-leyball, tug-o-war (male and female), 100 metre race (male and female), breaking the pot (male and female), fancy dress (open), fancy dress (children), Jana Kavi (open), Raban (open), Pol Gahama (female), Digama Kondey (female), Elephant eye (open), bursting the Balloon (children under 10 years), Singithi Avurudu Kumari/Kumara (children under 10 years) and Avurudu Kumariya (18-30 years).

The attire for the Avurudu

Kumariya event will be the osariya saree or cloth and jacket. Registra-tions for the events start at 7.00am. Popular actress Damitha Abeyratne and actor Mihiri Sirithilaka are being flown in from Sri Lanka for the celebrations.

The programme will begin by children from the community dressed in traditional attire wel-coming the chief guest followed by the hoisting of the national flags of Qatar and Sri Lanka, playing of the

national anthems and lighting the traditional oil lamp. Students from the dance academy of Dinu Ranga-yathanaya dressed in traditional attire too will be a part of the open-ing ceremony.

The Platinum sponsor of the program is Vodafone Qatar with DFCC Bank Sri Lanka as the Gold sponsor with Silver sponsors Trico International, Readymix Qatar, DOMASCO and Al Bateel Securicor.

Sri Lanka Quantity Surveyors (SLQS) Qatar, Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) Qatar Chapter, Sri Lankan Sports Club Doha, Sri Lankan Friends Club, Lanka Lions Doha, St. Sylvester’s College Kandy OBA Qatar, Old Anandians in Doha and St. Anthony’s College Kandy OBA Qatar will be coordinating the many events that have been lined up. The prizes for the events are being sponsored by Trico Interna-tional. The Doha based Sri Lankan band Respect Plus led by Rocky J. Rullz will perform at the celebrations.

The Sri Lankan Community Benevolent Fund (SLCBF) will oper-ate a food stall at the venue the proceeds of which will go towards helping the needy in our commu-nity. Traditional breakfast will be served. Hiru TV will record the event and telecast same in Sri Lanka at a later date. For more informa-tion contact Ranjith Gurusinghe 66580392/50409246, Dhammika Jayasena 55654241 or Vidya Sri Shanthikumara 77512657

Sri Lankan community lines up events on April 7

The St. Regis Doha, the finest address in Qatar, announced its participation at Qatar Inter-

national Food Festival (QIFF), an exclusive culinary celebration fea-turing local talent and contribution from top hotels, restaurants, eater-ies and food entrepreneurs based in Doha.

This fest began on March 29 and will end on April 8 at the Hotel Park in front of the Sheraton Grand Doha and will open from 2pm to 10pm on weekdays and from 2pm to 11pm on weekends. Throughout QIFF, The St. Regis Doha will offer a special 3-course menu in some of its top rated restaurants including Gordon Ramsay Mediterranean, Astor Grill, Opal by Gordon Ramsay and Al-Sul-tan Brahim, between March 28th and April 8th for QR 179 per person. Sig-nature dishes will be served at Astor Grill including the Argentinean Black Angus Striploin cooked in the Josper

grill; the Quinoa Chia Seed Risotto, a healthy and tasty international dish in addition to the Pecan Pie, prepared in a traditional American style made from American corn syrup. Astor Grill is one of the unique venues where guests can enjoy the exclusive Josper grill, a charcoal oven that gives spe-cial flavors to meat. Furthermore Opal will showcase its traditional Eton Mess, a classic British desert made of berries, fresh crème and meringue, a very light and fresh desert that is on the top list of favorites in the UK.

Moreover, International resident Chefs, Elias Gemayel and Mohamed Ouchbakou, will showcase their unique recipes at the cooking thea-tre located at QIFF at Hotel Park at the Sheraton Grand Hotel with Chef Mohamed on Saturday April 1st from 5:00pm to 5:30pm and Chef Elias on Monday April 3rd from 5:00pm to 5:30pm.

St. Regis Doha cuisine delights guests at QIFF

FOODMONDAY 3 APRIL 2017 09Ellie Krieger The Washington Post

I typically think of salad with chicken as a workhorse of the healthful culinary world. It reli-

ably gets the job done and can be good, but it is rarely memorable or inspiring. Truthfully, it can be a bor-ing fallback. I suppose I should have had higher expectations when I ordered one at Fume in Napa Val-ley several months ago. The place was recommended by a culinary-pro local friend, and I was in a mecca of good food and wine. Still, I was taken aback by just how com-pelling that salad was and how much it stood out from the same-old, same-old. The thought of it stuck in my mind so long I just had to come up with my own version to share with you.

What makes this salad so spe-cial is its variety of tastes, colors and textures which makes each forkful a bit different, so eating it feels like a constant discovery. There are two kinds of lettuce - tender Bibb and crisp romaine - crunchy nuts coated in a maple glaze, sweet chunks of red apple, cool bites of celery, the snap of blanched green beans and chewy dried cherries. Rather than the usual cubes of grilled breast, there are tender pieces of chicken torn from half a roasted bird. All the ingredients are coated in a lightly creamy, tangy buttermilk dressing seasoned with fresh dill and scallion.

This salad might take a bit more effort than adding cooked poultry to pre-washed greens and calling it a day. But most of the elements can be made ahead and you can use a store-bought rotisserie chicken, so the salad still comes together fairly easy, and you will be rewarded in pure delight.

Krieger is a registered dietitian,

nutritionist and author who hosts public television’s “Ellie’s Real Good Food.” She blogs and offers a weekly newsletter at www.elliekrieger.com.

Green Salad With Chicken, Apple and Maple Walnuts in But-termilk Dressing

4 servingsThis salad boasts such a variety

of tastes, colours and textures that eating it feels like a constant discovery.

MAKE AHEAD: The dress-ing can be refrigerated up to 1 day in advance. Dress the salad just before serving. From nutritionist and cookbook author Ellie Krieger.

IngredientsFor the dressing1/2 cup buttermilk, well shaken

(not low-fat)

3 tablespoons regular or low-fat mayonnaise

1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest and 2 tablespoons juice (from 1 lemon)

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon freshly ground

black pepper1 scallion, trimmed and thinly

sliced (white and green parts)2 tablespoons coarsely chopped

fresh dill

For the salad1/2 cup walnut pieces1 1/2 tablespoons pure maple

syrupPinch salt4 ounces thin green beans (har-

icots verts), trimmed 1 head Bibb or Boston lettuce, cored and torn into bite-size pieces

1 small head romaine lettuce, cored and torn into bite-size pieces

2 cups torn cooked chicken (from 1/2 medium roasted chicken; 8 ounces total)

2 ribs celery, cut into bite-size pieces

1 small red apple (unpeeled), cut into bite-size pieces

3 tablespoons coarsely chopped dried cherries, preferably unsweetened

StepsWhisk together the buttermilk,

mayonnaise, lemon zest and juice, the mustard, salt and pepper in a medium bowl until well blended, then whisk in the scallion and dill. The yield is 3/4 cup.

Combine the walnuts, maple syrup and salt in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook for 3 or 4 minutes, stirring fre-quently, until the liquid has evaporated and the walnuts are glazed and lightly toasted. Trans-fer to a plate to cool.

Bring a medium pot of water to a boil over high heat. Fill a large bowl with cool water and ice cubes.

Add the green beans to the boil-ing water; cook/blanch them for about 2 minutes, until crisp-tender and bright green, then use a slotted spoon to immediately transfer them to the ice-water bath (to stop their cooking). Once they have cooled, pat them dry and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces.

Just before serving, combine the lettuce, chicken, celery, apple, dried cherries, walnuts and green beans in a large bowl. Drizzle with the dressing and toss gently to coat.

Nutrition | Per serving (using low-fat mayo): 360 calories, 25 g protein, 22 g carbohydrates, 19 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 70 mg cholesterol, 570 mg sodium, 4 g dietary fiber, 16 g sugar.

Ellie Krieger rescues

boring ‘salad with

chicken’

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IANS

Pile on nutrition on your childs plate and make it look yummy yet healthy, say

experts. Sujetha Shetty, nutrition-ist and diet expert at online fitness platform Gympik, and Gulneer Puri, dietician at tele-medicine platform Doctor Insta, suggest how:

* Grains: Choose whole grains such as whole-wheat bread, oat-meal, quinoa or brown bread. Whole grains are good sources of Vitamin B and fibre which fill your child’s tummy and help improving digestion.

* Protein: Proteins are the build-ing blocks which are important for maintaining and repairing tissues, making haemoglobin, improving immunity, and helping muscles grow. The sources of protein include seafood, eggs, lean meat and poultry, legumes, peas, beans, soy products, unsalted nuts and seeds.

* Fruits: Including fruits and veg-etables in your child’s diet is one of the major difficulties you might have already faced. Encourage your child to eat a variety of fresh fruits. Let fruit juice be the last option as the juice takes out the fibre that comes from the whole fruit. Also, fruit juices come with loads of added sugar that only contribute to empty calories sans nutrition. If your child drinks juice, make sure you make it at home without add-ing sugar.

* Vegetables: Serve a variety of fresh, colourful, seasonally and locally available vegetables. Aim to provide a variety of vegetables, including dark green, red and orange, beans and peas, starchy and others every week. It’s difficult to convince children to binge on veg-etables as they require a lot of munching and they lack tongue tin-gling taste.

* Dairy: Include low-fat dairy products such as milk, yogurt, cheese or fortified soy beverages in your child’s diet. Try some innova-tive ideas and recipes to incorporate dairy in their diet as these are some

of rich sources of calcium which is essential for better bone health.

# Try to avoid the components listed below from your child’s diet:

* Added sugar: Help your chil-dren get habituated to natural foods and beverages. Limit their con-sumption of processed foods, chocolates, bars, breakfast cereals and candies that contain corn syrup, brown sugar, corn sweetener and caramel.

* Saturated and trans fats: These are the unhealthy fats that come from foods such as full-fat dairy products, red meat and poultry. Try replacing saturated fats with

Vitamin E and essential fatty acids that are found in vegetable and nut oils, sea foods etc. Healthier fats can also be found in nuts, olives and avocados. Avoid the consumption of trans fats by removing foods con-taining partially hydrogenated oil.

Summer is the time when chil-dren go out in the scorching heat to play. Make sure that children don’t skip their meals in between fun and feel hydrated.

In order to prevent that, con-centrate on giving those certain foods which have a cooling effect on the stomach like watermelon, curd, mint and Gulkand.

How to offer healthy diet to children

A shift-based job or frequent travelling that causes jet lag poses continuous restriction on good sleep as well as dis-

ruptions in the internal body clock, and might be an unrecognised factor for bone loss in young men, researchers say.

The finding showed that young men with sleep restriction and circadian disruption had 27 per cent greater reduction in level of P1NP

-- a marker of bone formation in blood -- com-pared to 18 per cent in older men. Circadian disruption was defined as “a mismatch between

internal body clock and the environment caused by living on a shorter or longer day than 24 hours.” On the other hand, the levels of the bone resorption marker -- CTX -- remained unchanged, an indication that old bone could break down without new bone being formed.

“This altered bone balance creates a potential bone loss window that could lead to osteoporo-sis -- a condition in which bones become weak and brittle and causes fractures,” said lead investigator Christine Swanson, Assistant Pro-fessor at the University of Colorado in Aurora,

US. “The data suggest that sleep disruption may be most detrimental to bone metabolism ear-lier in life, when bone growth and accrual are crucial for long-term skeletal health,” she added. For the study, presented at the Endo-crine Society’s 99th annual meeting in Orlando, the team evaluated health consequences of sleep restriction combined with circadian dis-ruption. Participants stayed in a lab, where for three weeks they went to sleep each day four hours later than the prior day, resulting in a 28-hour “day”.

Chronic lack of sleep may lead to bone loss

BOLLYWOODMONDAY 3 APRIL 2017 11

IANS

The censor board has recom-mended six cuts in the Bengali film “Shunyota” (Emptiness),

that deals with the plight of people post-demonetisation, for a U/A cer-tificate, the filmmaker said here on Saturday. He added he will accept them.

In a letter to the movie director Suvendu Ghosh, the Kolkata regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification has asked him

to communicate within 15 days his “acceptance or otherwise” of he rec-ommended cuts. The missive said, the cuts were decided as per the directives of the CBFC chairperson and recommendations of the exam-ination committee.

“.. This is to inform you that that as per the directives of the chair-person, CBFC, as well as the recommendation of the Examina-tion Committee, your film has been passed for issue of certificate under

‘U/A category with the cuts.”

The recommended cuts included deletion of two sequences and muting of four sentences/parts of sentences/words with beeps. One of the recommended deletions was a ten-second sequence that talks of

“a large number of unacceptable death processions in the country r e v o l v i n g a r o u n d demonetisation”.

Ghosh was also asked to mute a part of a sentence with a beep that says “the government has commit-ted the wrong, and while the big fish

will survive, the small fish will be trapped”. “If I accept the four mutes and two deletions, the film will be passed,” said Ghosh, adding: “I will go by the recommendations.”

Earlier, the Kolkata Regional Office of the SBFC had referred the film to the board’s Chairman Pahlaj Nihalni for a decision on certifica-tion citing “differences of opinion among members of the (examin-ing) committee”.

Ghosh has claimed his film was the first on demonetisation.

Board may censor clips in film on demonetisation

Filmmaker Karan Johar says April will witness the biggest movie event ever as the two parts in

the “Baahubali” franchise will release within a span of two weeks. He also said “Baahubali: The Conclusion” is going to be “bigger” and “grander”.

Ahead of the release of “Baahubali: The Conclusion” on April 28, the first part is being re-released in select theatres on April 7. “When a movie continues to be topical for two years, you know people love every bit of it! Both, exhibitors and

film lovers, have approached us to make ‘Baahubali’ a binge-watching experience,” Karan, who will be distributing the Hindi version of the film, said in a statement. “Hence, we are re-releasing the first part on April 7 with a special offer that takes care of tickets for both parts. We’re excited. April will witness the biggest movie event ever,” he said. The franchise has a huge fan following owing to its larger-than-life content and fans are eagerly looking forward to watch Prabhas.

‘Baahubali 2’ release biggest movie event: Karan

Megstar Amitabh Bachchan, who was spotted with a neck-

brace last month, says his neck is still a tad stiff and is taking long to get repaired.

“The neck is a bit of a stiff one... And the time it has taken to repair has been long... But all is well and moving in the right direc-tion,” Amitabh wrote on his blog. The 74-year-old had previously said that the neck injury was caused by stunts he did in his younger days.

The cine icon also took to Twitter, where he shared a special message about autism. “World Autism day, a day to turn our attention to those children that suffer from autism,” he tweeted. On the the work front, Big B is looking forward to the release of the political thriller “Sarkar 3”, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film also stars Amit Sadh, Manoj Bajpayee, Yami Gau-tam and Jackie Shroff. Rapper Badshah has dedicated

his new album “O.N.E’ to his fans to thank them for their

support.Badshah, who is signed by Sony

Music India, has released the first track from the album titled

“MERCY” -- featuring Lauren Gottlieb.

“It’s been long since I have released something on my own. My last was ‘DJ waley babu’ which is still getting played at clubs and par-ties and since then, my fans have been consistently asking me for new music,” Badshah said in a statement.

He added: “’O.N.E’ is an inten-tion to give them exactly that. I am where I am because of them and, therefore, I believe an entire album with my originals is my way of thanking them.” After “Mercy”, other songs from the album will be out by the end of the year.

“The song is the first in a series of songs and videos that we will be releasing throughout 2017. Prior to the album we will have one or two

more while the album will have six to eight songs,” he said, adding that the songs will be varied “from party, love ballad to progressive and dance”. “There is a huge possibil-ity but nothing has been finalised yet,” Badshah said.

Talking about “Mercy”, he said: “The song is about how a girl and a guy meet at a club and from there on sparks fly and they fall for each other. I am basically asking the girl to have mercy on me as she is super gorgeous.” Lauren also says that working with Badshah was “super fun and he is extremely profes-sional with a great vision”.

They shot for it at the O2 Arena in London. “It was awesome,” Lau-ren said.

Badshah dedicates new album to fans

Neck’s a bit stiff,

but all well: Big B

HOLLYWOOD MONDAY 3 APRIL 201712

IANS

Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan finally received his Nobel Prize in literature

at a private ceremony in Stock-holm, according to a statement posted online by the head of the Swedish Academy.

The presentation on Satur-day came five months after the academy announced Dylan, 75, was the winner and more than three months after the formal award ceremony, which Dylan didn’t attend because of “pre-existing commitments”, CNN reported. But Dylan was in Stockholm this weekend to

perform concerts and the pri-vate ceremony was arranged. However, it was not not known what Dylan had to say about the award. Swedish media reported no cameras were present at the ceremony.

There were no comments made to the media by Dylan, or any member of the academy, either before or after the event.

Upon the announcement of Dylan’s award in October, the academy’s permanent sec-retary, Sara Danius, said Dylan

“is a great poet in the English-speaking tradition”, drawing parallels between his work and that of ancient Greek poets.

Saturday, she issued the following statement on Dylan’s receipt of the award, reports CNN. “Earlier today (Saturday) the Swedish Academy met with Bob Dylan for a private cere-mony in Stockholm, during which Dylan received his gold medal and diploma. Twelve members of the Academy were present. Spirits were high. Champagne was had.”

Dylan -- the first song-writer to win a Nobel Prize

-- was acknowledged by the Swedish Academy “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”

Bob Dylan receives Nobel Prize in literature

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has reportedly filmed for a breakup scene with her hus-

band and rapper Kanye West.The popular couple have report-

edly been facing turmoil in their relationship since Kim’s Paris rob-bery. According to a source, Kim alongside her mother Kris Jenner filmed the scene for their family TV show “Keeping Up with the Kardashi-ans”, reports aceshowbiz.com. “Kim

and her mother Kris Jenner have filmed a scene already where Kim breaks up with Kanye. They were both crying as the cameras rolled,” the source said.

Kim has reportedly told her mother in the footage that things between her and West are not work-ing out, despite numerous attempts to save their marriage.

“Kim thinks she and Kanye need time apart,” the source added.

Kim Kardashian films break-up scene

Former supermodel Tyra Banks, also the host of “Amer-icas Next Top Model”, has

announced that she is doing away with an age limit for the show.

Banks made the announcement via a video posted online yester-day, reports variety.com.

She said: “There have been 23 cycles of ‘America’s Next Top Model’, and every single cycle we say you have to be 27 years old or younger.”

“You know what I hear all the time? ‘Tyra, come on. Why have an age limit?’ So, you know what? I’m

taking that age limit off.” “You want to audition for ‘America’s Next Top Model’? I don’t care how old you are, honey. You just need to know how to smize and be open to learn-ing how to work the runway like a supermodel,” she said.

Banks launched “America’s Next Top Model” in 2003, but passed hosting duties for the 23rd cycle, the first to air on VH1, to singer Rita Ora. In March, Banks announced she would take back the role she originated in addition to hosting “America’s Got Talent” on NBC.

Tyra Banks removes contestant age limit on show

Actress Billie Lourd remembered her late grandmother and

actress Debbie Reynolds on her 85th birth anniversary. Born on April 1, Reynolds passed away on December 28, 2016, one day after the death of her daughter and Lourd’s mother Carrie Fisher. Lourd took to Instagram to share a photo-graph of Reynolds and Fisher.

“Happy 85th to my constantly classily clad Abadaba,” Lourd captioned the image. Lourd first broke silence on the death of her mother and grand-mother in January earlier this year. “Receiving all of your prayers and kind words over the past week has given me strength during a time I thought strength could not exist,” she wrote.

Debbie Reynolds

remembered on

birth anniversary

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYMONDAY 3 APRIL 2017 13

A mysterious flash of X-rays probably resulting from a

“completely new type of cat-aclysmic event” in space has been discovered by Nasa’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, a study says.

While the scientists believe the flash of X-rays, which stemmed from a faint, small galaxy about 10.7 billion light years from Earth, likely comes from some sort of destruc-tive event, they are not sure what caused it.

“We may have observed a com-pletely new type of cataclysmic event,” said study co-author Kevin Schawinski, of ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich) in Switzerland.

“Whatever it is, a lot more observations are needed to work out what we’re seeing,” Schawin-ski added. The X-ray source, located in a region of the sky known as the Chandra Deep Field-South (CDF-S), has remarkable properties.

Prior to October 2014, this source was not detected in X-rays, but then it erupted and became at least a factor of 1,000 brighter in a

few hours. After about a day, the source had faded completely below the sensitivity of Chandra.

Thousands of hours of legacy data from the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes helped determine that the event likely came from a faint, small galaxy about 10.7 bil-lion light years from Earth.

For a few minutes, the X-ray source produced a thousand times more energy than all the stars in this galaxy, said the study published online in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical

Society. “Ever since discovering this source, we’ve been struggling to understand its origin,” said Franz Bauer of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago.

There are three main possibil-ities to explain the X-ray source, according to scientists.

Two of them invoke gamma-ray burst (GRB) events which are jetted explosions triggered either by the collapse of a massive star or by the merger of a neutron star with another neutron star or a black hole.

Nasa detects mysterious cosmic explosion

Few days after Face-b o o k g o t a Snapchat-like “Stories”

update that lets users add effects to their photos and videos, Snap Inc has intro-duced a “Search” option that would give users power to search through the content they posted on its app.

Snapchat will enable users to search for photos and videos known as “Snaps” posted to the “Our Story” option on the app, by creating new “Stories” using machine learning technology, the com-pany said in a blog post.

For instance, users can use the search feature to find

“Snaps” related to events such as local basketball games and topics such as puppies. The search feature is an addi-tion to curated “Stories,” where public “Snaps” about major events like Wimble-don or the Coachella music festival already appear.

Snapchat gets

‘Search’ feature

Grass could power your future flightIANS

Researchers have developed a process to turn grass into biofuel that could one day be used to power aircraft.

“Until now, grass has mainly served as feed for animals. But apart from that, grass can also be used as biofuel. Due to its vast abundance, grass is the perfect source of energy,” said scientist Way Cern Khor from Ghent University in Belgium. Khor investi-gated methods that can disintegrate and treat grass until it can be used as a fuel.

To improve its biodegradability, the grass was pretreated at first and then bac-teria were added. They convert the sugars

in the grass into lactic acid and its derivatives.

This lactic acid can serve as an interme-diate chemical to produce other compounds such as biodegradable plastics (PLA) or fuels.

The lactic acid then was converted into caproic acid, which was further converted into decane which can be used in aviation fuel. Although it might sound revolutionary, the scientists cautioned that there is still a lot to do before this becomes reality.

Right now the amount of biofuel that can be made from grass is still limited to a few drops. The current process is very expen-sive, and engines should be adapted to this new kind of fuel.

“If we can keep working on optimising this process in cooperation with the business world, we can come down on the price. And maybe in a few years we can all fly on grass!,” Khor said in a statement released by Ghent University.

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

A newly married woman brings an antique box into her home,

unaware that the box contains the ghost of Abraham Ezra.Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

EZRA

NOVO — Pearl ROYAL PLAZA

ASIAN TOWN

MALL

LANDMARK

Get Out (2D/Horror) 10:30am, 12:45, 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45, 11:55pm & 12:00midnightSmurfs: The Lost Village (Animation) 3D 10:00am, 2:00, 6:00 & 10:00pm 2D 12:00noon, 4:00, 8:00, 11:50pmChips (2D/Action) 10:15am, 12:30, 2:45, 3:00, 5:00, 7:15, 7:30, 9:30 & 11:45pm Power Rangers (2D/Action) 11:00am, 4:00 & 9:00pmKong: Skull Island (2D/Action) 1:30, 6:30 & 11:30pmLife (2D/Thriller) 10:30am, 2:50, 7:10 & 11:30pm Autobahn (2D/Action) 12:40, 5:00 & 9:20pm Killing Ground (2D/Thriller) 10:15am, 4:10 & 10:10pm El Qerd Beytkalem (2D/Arabic) 12:05, 6:00pm & 12:00midnight Daylight’s End (2D) 2:00 & 8:00pm Logan (2D/Action) 10:25am, 3:00, 7:35pm & 12:00midnight 30 Days of 3Izz (2D/Arabic) 1:00, 5:35 & 10:10pm Sleepless (2D/Action) 10:00am, 2:30pm & 12:00midnight Beauty And The Beast Kong (2D IMAX/Fantasy) 10:00am, 2:45, 7:30pm & 12:00midnight 2D 12:00noon, 4:30, 7:00 & 9:30pm Life (2D IMAX/Horror) 12:35, 5:20 & 10:00pm

Honey Bee 2 (2D/Malayalam) 2:30pm Northern Lights: A Journey To Love (2D/Tagalog) 2:15pm Beauty & The Beast (2D/Family) 9:15pm Chips (2D/Action) 11:30pmSmurfs: The Lost Village (2D/Animation) 2:30, 4:00 & 5:45pm 30 Days of 3Izz (2D/Arabic) 5:00pm Ezra (2D/Malayalam) 6:00pm Power Rangers (2D/Action) 7:00pm Daylight’s End (2D/Action) 7:00pmGuru (2D/Telugu) 8:30pm Get Out (2D/Horror) 9:00pm Killing Ground (2D/Thriller) 11:00pm Kavan (2D/Tamil) 11:00pm

Naam Shabana (2D/Hindi) 2:30 & 11:15pmSmurfs: The Lost Village (2D/Animation) 2:15, 3:45 & 5:30pm Honey Bee 2 (2D/Malayalam) 5:00pm Killing Ground (2D/Thriller) 9:30pmNorthern Lights: A Journey To Love (2D/Tagalog) 2:30pm Beauty & The Beast (2D/Family) 7:30pm Guru (2D/Telugu) 4:30pm Ezra (2D/Malayalam) 7:00pm Chips (2D/Action) 7:15pm 30 Days of 3Izz (2D/Arabic) 9:00pm Daylight’s End (2D/Action) 9:30pm Get Out (2D/Horror) 11:00pm Dora (2D/Tamil) 11:15pm

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2D/Animation) 2:30, 4:15 & 6:00pm Northern Lights: A Journey To Love (2D/Tagalog) 2:30pmBeauty & The Beast (2D/Family) 2:00 & 6:30pm Ezra (2D/Malayalam) 8:30pmPower Rangers 4:15pm Chips (2D/Action) 5:00pm 30 Days of 3Izz (2D/Arabic) 6:45pm Honey Bee 2 (2D/Malayalam) 8:30pm Killing Ground (2D/Thriller) 9:30pm Kavan (2D/Tamil) 11:00pm Get Out (2D/Horror) 11:00pm Daylight’s End (2D/Action) 11:30pm

Honey Bee 2 (Malayalam) 6:00, 8:45 & 11:30pm Kavan (Tamil) 12:30 & 6:15pm Dora (Tamil) 3:30 & 11:00pm Naam Shabana (Hindi) 6:00 & 11:30pm Ezra (Malayalam) 3:15, 6:00, 8:45 & 11:30pm

MONDAY 3 APRIL 2017

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

CINEMA PLUS14

AL KHORSmurfs 11:00am, 1:00 & 3:00pm Ezra 11:30am, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm Kavan 10:30am, 5:15 & 11:00pm Dora 2:30 & 8:15pm Honey Bee 2 1:15 & 11:30pm Chips 4:00 & 9:15pm Naam Shabana (Hindi) 6:15pm

ROXYPower Rangers 2:00, 4:30pm Ezra 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pmChips 2:00, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 & 11:00pm Beauty & The Beast 7:30 & 10:00pm

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

09:00 In Search Of Putin’s Russia

10:00 News10:30 Inside Story11:00 News11:30 The Cure12:00 News12:30 Witness13:00 NEWSHOUR14:00 News14:30 Inside Story15:00 Pricing The

Planet 16:00 NEWSHOUR17:00 News17:30 Talk to Al

Jazeera18:00 Newsgrid19:00 News19:30 Counting the

Cost20:30 Inside Story21:00 NEWSHOUR22:30 The Stream23:00 India’s Ladycops

13:15 Disney Mickey Mouse

14:10 Austin & Ally

15:00 Liv And Maddie

15:50 Sunny Bunnies

15:55 The Zhuzhus

16:20 Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir

18:30 Bunk’d 18:55 Bizaardvark 19:50 Jessie 20:20 Backstage 21:40 Best Friends

Whenever 22:30 That’s So

Raven 22:55 Star Darlings 23:00 Good Luck

Charlie

13:45 Gator Boys14:40 Orangutan

Island15:05 Orangutan

Island15:35 Tanked16:30 Vet On The

Loose16:55 Vet On The

Loose17:50 Village Vets18:20 Lone Star

Law19:15 Tanked20:10 Panda-

monium21:05 Village Vets21:30 Village Vets22:00 Lone Star

Law22:55 Gator Boys23:50 Vet On The

Loose

13:05 How Do They Do It?

13:30 Storage Hunters

14:20 Gold Rush15:10 Venom

Hunters16:00 Outback

Truckers17:40 Street

Outlaws18:30 How Do

They Do It?19:20 Venom

Hunters20:10 Storage

Hunters21:00 Gold Rush21:50 Idris Elba:

Fighter22:40 Killing

Fields23:30 Fast N’

Loud

King Features Syndicate, Inc.

BRAIN TEASERSMONDAY 3 APRIL 2017 15

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.

CIRCLE, CONE, CUBE, CUBOID,

CYLINDER, DECAGON,

DODECAHEDRON, ELLIPSE,

HEPTAGON, HEXAGON,

NONAGON, OCTAGON,

OCTAHEDRON, PARALLELOGRAM,

PENTAGON, POLYGON,

POLYHEDRON, PRISM, PYRAMID,

QUADRILATERAL, RECTANGLE,

RHOMBUS, SEMICIRCLE, SPHERE,

SQUARE, TETRAHEDRON,

TRAPEZIUM, TRIANGLE.