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THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2016

Shah Rukh dreams of global Bollywood hit

CAMPUS | 6 HEALTH | 8 CINEMA | 11Shantiniketan

celebrates 17th annual day

Ever wondered if sugar makes you

hyper?

SURVIVING INMIDDLE SCHOOLS

No one is getting out unscathed, but parents can help kids minimise social drama as they navigate middle school. P | 2-3

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COVER STORY THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 201602Phyllis L Fagell The Washington Post

I recently asked my middle school students to share their social concerns by writing thoughts on index cards that they dropped in a shoe box.

Some were predictable —uneasi-ness about friends elbowing them to the side or annoyance that class-mates can’t keep secrets. In one less typical response, a student com-plained that boys were blaming inappropriate behaviour on an

“undeveloped prefrontal cortex.”A few wanted practical tips on

how to ask for space from clingy friends, or the best way to deliver snappy comebacks when they’re insulted. One wrote, “I feel judged and ignored,” a statement that per-fectly sums up the paradox that is middle school.

As a school counsellor and mother, I know middle school stu-dents are complicated. They can be simultaneously self-conscious and exhibitionist, walled off and con-fessional, risk-taking and cautious. They can be intensely concerned about social justice issues, but act mean toward each other. They will project entirely different personas depending on their audience. They want their parents and teachers to back off, except for when they don’t.

No one is getting out unscathed, but parents can help kids minimise social drama as they navigate mid-dle school. Here are five strategies that will help:

—Turn down the volume on drama. Some kids get an adrena-line rush from playing a central role in middle school soap operas, and it can be difficult to convince them that disengaging is the best

long-term strategy. Be concrete and give examples, such as telling them not to forward risqué videos or pho-tos that friends can post on apps such as musical.ly or Instagram. If someone sends them baiting texts, urge them to block numbers rather than respond with zingers.

If they share details about friendship conflicts, help them identify and engage solely with the

core players. Encourage them to be careful when interacting with peo-ple who crave chaos, or gossipy friends who don’t mind stirring the pot. When kids insist on digging themselves into a deeper hole, it can be hard to wrench away the shovel. Some only learn from pain-ful mistakes, and that has its merits too. We are hard-wired to remem-ber negative experiences, and odds are their missteps will be seared into their memory.

—Assume positive intent. Kids can be insensitive, but they gener-ally are not intentionally cruel. All children benefit when the default assumption is goodwill. To create a culture of trust, teach children how to assess situations from mul-tiple angles, factoring in others’ point of view and state of mind. Maybe a friend didn’t include them in weekend plans, but only because she wanted one-on-one time with a new classmate.

Perhaps someone was left untagged in a group photo some-one posted online, but the snub was unintentional. When kids perceive malice, their anger and hurt get in the way of conflict resolution. There will be times when classmates are purposely mean, but if they give each other the benefit of the doubt, everyone will be more inclined to be kind.

Surviving social turmoil of middle school

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COVER STORYTHURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2016 03— But know when to let go.

Some friendships will run their course. As parents, it’s painful to see children reeling when they are left in the dust. Adults bring their own middle school memories to the table and may struggle to stay calm and neutral. It’s important to avoid over-identifying with the child’s struggle. Parenting expert Annie Fox, author of “The Girls’ Q & A Book on Friendship,” suggests that parents explain to children that they can’t control a friend’s behaviour or feelings, but they can get a han-dle on their own. Parents can review kids’ options, from acting like it didn’t bother them to finding new friends, and then help them evaluate their choices.

Fox notes on her blog, “by offer-ing support without rushing to fix the problem, kids’ thinking process will be accelerated, and hopefully they will move closer to a time when they no longer tolerate dis-respectful behaviour from any friend or so-called friend.” Even in extreme cases, it can be difficult for kids to walk away from unhealthy relationships. Maybe their friends belittle them or pressure them to engage in behaviours that violate their values, such as skipping class. Try posing questions that encour-age insight: What advice would they give to a friend in the same situa-tion? Visual imagery also can help. For example, invite them on an imaginary hot air balloon ride. From this new vantage point, can they see the problem more clearly?

Can they identify possible solutions?

— Find the humour and stay optimistic. Maybe a student is the shortest boy in his grade, or the slowest runner. Maybe a girl feels like she is the last one to hit puberty, or worse, the first. Perhaps a boy is teased for having a “little kid” bed-room, or for giving long-winded answers in class, or because he has overprotective parents. The onslaught of sometimes absurd middle school challenges can make it hard to find the humour or feel optimistic, but both will boost kids’ resilience.

Adults can take steps to encour-age kids to keep a positive attitude. In “UnSelfie, Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World,” author and educational psychologist Michele Borba

suggests that kids write a daily description of actions that capture

“their best self,” a simple exercise that can improve optimism. Kids also can keep gratitude journals. And while bullying is no laughing matter and needs to be halted, adults can help normalise less seri-ous predicaments and teach kids to use humour to their benefit.

When children don’t take them-selves too seriously, they become less satisfying targets. Adults can model poking fun at their own weaknesses and imperfections, underscoring that they too are works in progress. They also can remind kids that no one should be reduced to a stereotype.

— Study interactions like an anthropologist. Some middle school students are social chameleons who can read cues and adapt to any

audience, but most are still work-ing on understanding themselves, as well as others. They may incor-rectly perceive negativity in a facial expression, or awkwardly join a conversation in progress. They may overshare, then feel rejected when more reserved friends don’t respond in kind.

Adults can point out techniques people use to navigate different social interactions. For example, they can note that it’s helpful to lis-ten to a conversation before interjecting. They also can engage in role playing when kids are unsure how to resolve a conflict. They can explain that classmates may prefer different approaches depending on whether they are introverts or extroverts, trusting or guarded, sensitive or thick-skinned, sheltered or risk-taking.

For children to develop nuanced social skills, they need to practice being astute observers. They must engage with all types of people, including kids with special needs and those from different cul-tural, ethnic, racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Con-fident, secure kids will approach everyone, including quirky loners, with kindness and a spirit of inclu-sivity. To foster this type of empathy, middle school students need face-to-face contact. As Borba notes,

“kids use digital devices at least seven and a half hours a day, which robs them of not only connecting with their family, but also of devel-oping crucial empathy habits.”

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CAMPUS THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 201604

Shantiniketan celebrates 17th annual day

Shantiniketan Indian School celebrated its 17th annual day with a cultural extrav-aganza titled “Spectrum”. The event was weaved

with creativity, imagination and intriguing messages representing an array of diversity and

possibilities. The annual day was glorified by

the presence of the chief guest Hamad Mohammed Al Zakiba, Director of Publications and Press Department, Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Guest of Honor. Ahmed Al Sheeb – Expert, Office of

Qatar Independent Schools, Minis-try of Education and Higher Education. The Spectrum started with the supplication of God fol-lowed by cultural events sparkled by the charismatic performance of the students.

Dominic O’Connor, the Head Boy

of SIS, welcomed the gathering and set the stage for some mesmerising performances. Principal Dr Subhash Nair presented the annual report highlighting the achievements of the students, leaving a mark of SIS in every possible field of talent. Presi-dent K C Abdul Lateef in his presidential address promised all support to the stakeholders of the school to achieve excellence with uniqueness. Rizwana Rahim, the Head Girl, expressed a note of appre-ciation to all the guests.

The Principal, the recipient of the National Award to Teachers 2015, was honoured by the school management and by the Indian Islamic Association on this special occasion. The AISSCE Qatar Topper Salwa Jalaluddin, Qatar subject top-pers Namita Mohan and Vishal M K, were also honoured for their excep-tional academic performance. Students with astonishing achieve-ments and SIS staff who rendered meritorious long service were also honoured by the Chief Guest and the Guest of Honour.

Student diplomats were able to test their skills in conflict resolution and decision mak-

ing at a recent international negotiation and crisis simulation exercise at Georgetown Univer-sity in Qatar (GU-Q).

Set in a hypothetical future, the 8-hour exercise was an introduc-tion to strategic negotiations where participants were required to work as a team to address a challenge facing the international community. In this case, students represented delegations from India, Pakistan, Russia, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Jammu Kashmir Peoples’

Democratic Party, who met for talks mandated by a United Nations resolution.

The role playing exercise is designed to teach participants how to resolve complex issues with multiple stakeholders in a pres-sured environment. The exercise was led by the Director of Studies

at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown Univer-sity’s Main Campus in Washington DC, Prof James Seevers, and GU-Q’s Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Dr Christine Schiwietz.

“The international negotiation simulation is one of our flagship experiential learning exercises

where students have the opportu-nity to apply their theoretical understanding of global politics to a near real world situation in a sce-nario-driven gaming environment,” explained Schiwietz. “Passions run high and you can feel the enthu-siasm and excitement all around—it truly is a terrific day.”

GU-Q students act as

diplomats at international

negotiation exercise

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COMMUNITYTHURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2016 05

HBKU hosts talks on 14th-century text and 21st-century Disney film

As part of its Distinguished Talk Series, the College of Humanities and Social Sci-

ences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Devel-opment, hosted two lectures on literary translation by noted aca-demic Dr Elias Muhanna (pictured). Dr Muhannais the Manning Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at Brown University in the United States.

During the first lecture, Dr Muhanna discussed the experi-ence of translating one of the most famous encyclopedic texts in clas-sical Arabic literature, the 14th-century compendium,

Nihayat al-arab fi funun al-adab (The Ultimate Ambition in the Arts of Erudition) by Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri. This 31-volume universal work is a remarkable collection of facts, myths, poems, legal contracts, fables, anecdotes, recipes, legends, and more. Dr. Muhanna addressed the chal-lenges and pleasures of translating an encyclopedic text of this kind.

Speaking after the event, Dr Muhanna said: “I hope that read-ers will recognize in al-Nuwayri’s work a sign of just how rich and colorful the intellectual heritage of Islamic civilisation is.”

“Perhaps more than any other literary genre, the medieval

encyclopedic compendium reflects the full range of a culture’s selves, not just its elite self. It con-tains its official histories, but also its unofficial histories: the kitschy, crass, and embarrassing alongside the noble and self-important.”

Dr Muhanna’s second lecture at the HBKU Student Center focused on a popular

21st-century text: the screenplay of the animated Disney movie Frozen. In a lecture that was designed to appeal to a diverse Education City audience, Dr. Muhanna considered the com-plexities of translating Frozen into Modern Standard Arabic in a way that maintains the full meaning of the original English text.

Filmmaster’s cooking show brings about positive change

Filmmaster MEA, a market leader in events and con-tent creation, has announced the opening of the first Jordanian ‘free

space’ for working mothers in Amman, Jordan.

The company along with Sadaqa team, a Jordanian non-gov-ernmental organisation, aims to encourage the private and the pub-lic sector to open day cares and help young mothers to keep their jobs. This programme advocates a nationwide call to provide day cen-tres in the workplace in accordance with Article 72 of the Labour Law.

Filmmaster MEA, Publicis, and Nestlé funded the initiative whilst shooting Maggi Diaries season 3 last June. Maggi Diaries, previously a web-based series covering women, change and culinary journeys, is now on its new television format.

“‘Maggi Diaries season 3 gave us the opportunity to make a real dif-ference and leave something valuable behind us,” says Piero-Cozzi, Filmmaster CEO.

He added: “We clearly under-stood that today the border between

advertising, reality and brands is fading to grey. It is no longer a mat-ter of just content or brand messages. Now, it is a matter of touch base with real stories and real people, and everyone involved has to actively participate on it.”

Building school in Moroccoin a rural village on the Atlas Mountains,

providing transportation women organisation nearby Marrakesh, and constructing soccer field in Oman are just a few of the projects that Filmmaster MEA has been engaged with over the past years. According to Cozzi, they are not just telling stories.

They are building them with the

people they meet along the way.Filmmaster MEA Creative

Director Max Ambrosini said: “Maggi Diaries Season 3 was an amazing journey for all of us. Start-ing from the casting, we already had the opportunity to discover many women in the region, ready to take the lead and make a real difference in their lives and on many others. I, personally, was sur-prise on how Haneen, our Saudi ambassador, accepted the chal-lenge in the first place. She succeeded in all aspects, and help us to spread all the messages in KSA, making them relevant and inspirational for an entire country”.

Filmmaster MEA team will be back in Morocco to see the school that they had helped built through creativity – showing how a spark of an idea can change lives.

Maggi Diaries Season 3 has been chosen by MBC1 as new for-mat to open and conclude, Good morning Arabia, the show is aired once at week and in the morning prime time. Each episode is 20 min-utes long.

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MARKETPLACE THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 201606

Aigner launches fall/winter 2016 collection in Qatar

Aigner, renowned luxury fash-ion house, along with Blue Salon, renowned luxury

fashion and merchandise retailer, celebrated the launch of the house’s latest fall/winter 2016 collection at the house’s flagship store in the Pearl. The launch ceremony was attended by Qatar’s most fashion-able as well as members of the press.

This season Aigner takes us right into the raw mountainside, where nature and wilderness meet modem architecture and civilisa-tion. The new collection, which plays with influences of 90’s Grunge combined with an ultimate

luxury twist. The pristine moun-tains, the colours and materials of nature in contrast with the mod-ern times, clear cut shapes and structures are translated into fash-ion with the use of the most prestigious materials and sartorial techniques one could expect. The colour range mirrors the wild side of nature and the ruggedness of the mountains such as feather grey and storm grey meet natural shades such as angora beige, cinnamon, rosewood and taupe.

The green tones, such as forest green and moss green accents fur-ther enhance the enchanted atmosphere of Epic Heights. The

Grunge, casual yet sensual appeal of the collection is to be found with me must-have series of bags. A very unexpected and outstanding style is presented through the Tonda bag. With its modern round shape and innovative details such as its Hip-up opening, it has it all to become the new absolute must have!

Furthermore, it will exception-ally be possible to order Tonda bag in two sizes in black, gold and fur immediately. The Mini Chris bag is also a particular highlight this win-ter with a modern cut and box-like shape with diagonal zip in black, rosewood, fango and gold. Also shown is the Chris Bag with the

modern look of a soft pouch in grain leather or in the special version with fur.

This season, Aigner’s signature bag CYbill is available in black, bur-gundy, marine and taupe and new versions in feather grey, forest green and rosewood to perfectly match the collections’ spirit. Sev-eral patterns are proposed for Mill: one featuring colour and material blocking with an original stripes design, one with front wood veneer, one with sewn-in rings, one with a rhombus pattern created through the use of needle-punch, a soft ver-sion of shearling fur and another with Swarovski stones.

Aspetar, the world renowned orthopaedic sports medicine hospi-tal in Qatar, introduced a number of pioneering

clinical research studies to over 100 industry experts at the 8th edition of the International Olympic Commit-tee (IOC) Advanced Team Physician Course (ATPC) that took place in Cape Town, South Africa, from November 17 to 19.

During the three-day annual course, 31 high-level speakers, six of which were from Aspetar, presented their case studies during plenary

lectures, informative panel discus-sions and working groups.

Aspetar experts presented a number of pioneering clinical research studies to more than 100 internationally acclaimed sports medicine experts and researchers attending the course, in topics includ-ing: articular cartilage defects in the knee; preventing re-injuries in ham-strings; infections in athletes who are at risk; and ultra-sound guided injec-tions. A special session was dedicated to shed light on Aspetar’s latest clin-ical studies in the diagnosis of groin pain among athletes. Dr Adam Weir

discussed Aspetar’s approach in clin-ical examination based classification system for groin pain in athletes, hip related groin pain and other causes based on the injuries and analysis of Qatar Star League players.

Commenting on their participa-tion, Dr Mohamed Ghaith Al Kuwari, Acting Director General of Aspetar, said: “Aspetar’s participation in this course is in light of our partnership with the IOC as being one of its accredited research centres and part of our fundamental role to protect the health of athletes and prevent injuries and illnesses. I believe, with

our proven record of clinical, edu-cational and scientific expertise, we are achieving this and have estab-lished ourselves among the most renowned research centres in the world.”

Roald Bahr, Chair of the Scien-tific Committee at the IOC ATPC, said: “This event brought together more than 100 delegates from all around the world to share knowl-edge and address current issues in sports medicine. Using real-life cases, the conference provided a platform for international experts to discuss modern practices in med-ical research and demonstrated the importance that the global sports community places on sports med-icine as a discipline.”

The course was organised as part of IOC’s work to foster discus-sions across a range of subjects and interaction among attendees, par-ticularly around clinical conundrums facing team physicians working with elite athletes.

The 8th edition follows the pre-vious seven successful ATPCs. The first was organised by the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center in Svolvær, Norway, in 2008. The IOC then hosted courses at Stanford University, USA in 2010, in Calvi, Corsica in 2011, in Oslo, Norway in 2012, in Saltsjøbaden, Sweden in 2013, in Mandelieu, France in 2014 and in Doha in 2015.

Aspetar introduces clinical research at IOC course

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FOODTHURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2016 07

Christy Brissette The Washington Post

Raw, vegan, gluten-free turkey substitute, anyone? This can create anxiety for hosts and attendees alike, as food sensitivities and special diets seem to be more prev-

alent than ever.I’ve seen the stress on both sides. People are

probably more particular with me about their food preferences because I’m a dietitian, but even I struggle with where to draw the line. I was recently taken aback when I invited a friend to dinner and asked about any food restrictions. She is some-times a vegetarian and sometimes not, so it’s tough to keep up.

She replied, “I eat fish, but only if it’s sustain-able.” As someone with above-average knowledge of sustainable fishing practices who lives in a city where sustainable fish markets exist, I was still surprised by this request. Should a host be expected not only to accommodate special diets but also to ensure that what’s on the table is local, organic or

meets other food preferences?This got me thinking about what picky eaters

many of us have become. I started to wonder what the etiquette is around asking our hosts to accom-modate us and how far hosts are expected to go. Are there different rules if it’s a small gathering or a larger dinner party? And does the already stress-inducing holiday season mean we all need to loosen up our food rules?

I asked one of the top etiquette experts in North America, Julie Blais Comeau, for her advice on how hosts and guests can navigate special diets around the holiday season.

- Allergies, sensitivities and preferences

If you have a food allergy, it’s your responsi-bility to let your host know. This is a safety issue, so don’t be shy about speaking up! Hosts should do everything they can to accommodate allergies.

With food sensitivities, mild intolerances, pref-erences or personal choices, things get a bit murkier. A good rule of thumb is the closer the relationship and the smaller the gathering, the more appropriate it is to bring up food preferences that aren’t allergies or otherwise essential. A fes-tive dinner for three at your sister’s house? You can mention that you’re trying to avoid red meat. Going to a holiday party for 70 people at your sig-nificant other’s boss’s house? Best to keep nonessential special requests to yourself.

- Advice for hostsBlais Comeau suggests hosts ask, “Is there any-

thing I should be aware of to make you comfortable?” You can include “ . . . throughout the meal or in our home?” This opens up the con-versation to what the person chooses to tell, and takes it beyond food to things such as pets.

If you don’t want to have to accommodate special diets, it’s best not to ask at all. If you ask about food preferences, you are then expected to make an effort to meet the needs brought up by your guests. You could be opening the floodgates.

If a guest does bring up a diet preference that you feel isn’t essential or is a bit too demanding (like in my sustainable fish example), you can say:

“I’ll do my best to accommodate that. I will be serv-ing plenty of vegetables, a large salad and wild rice pilaf.” Letting the person know what other dishes you are planning will help them know what to expect, and they will know they can comple-ment their meal with other options.

A suggestion from Blais Comeau that surprised me is that as the host, it’s perfectly acceptable to ask the person with the allergy or food restriction to bring something, even if they don’t offer. She suggests saying: “I understand you’re avoiding gluten. Is there a side dish you’d like to contribute?”

This makes the guests responsible for their own special requirements. They are experts on their diets, and you aren’t.

- Advice for guestsIf you have a special diet, religious or other

food restrictions, or especially an allergy, you should say to your holiday host: “I’d love to come, but I want you to know I’m allergic to/can’t have

___. I’d like to bring a dish to share with everyone.”This is a great tactic for vegans and veg-etarians to use. As I hear often from vegetarian clients, well-meaning hosts often offer vegetar-ian options such as vegetables and potatoes, not realizing vegetarians need some protein, too! Take the guesswork and stress out of it for the host and bring your own diet-appropriate side dish for eve-ryone to try.

What if you’re on a juice fast, sugar detox, low-carb diet or other program that you have to admit is short-term? First of all, why are you on this diet at all? Second, according to Blais Comeau, it’s rude to share preferences or special diets you are on with your hosts. They were gracious enough to invite you to a meal. Either decline the invitation or suck it up for that one meal. Your host doesn’t need the stress of figuring out which foods are compliant with your diet and which aren’t.

Dinner party etiquette for hosts and guests

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HEALTH THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 201608

Howard J Bennett The Washington Post

I love goofing around with my patients. I often start visits with younger kids by asking for a foot rub. I do this to make visits more fun (and less scary) and to give my patients “permission”

to act silly. As a result, parents often say things such as, “He hasn’t been this wild since he had a sugar high at a birthday party last week.”

Many parents think sugar makes kids hyper. It doesn’t. Lots of scientific studies have been done to answer the question, and they have all reported the same thing: Sugar does not make kids overactive.

Given how well parents know their kids, how can those studies be true?

The answer lies in the clever way doc-tors examine how sugar affects behavior.

Doctors take a bunch of kids who are similar in age, background and other fac-tors. Then they divide the kids into two groups. One group gets a regular diet, and the other gets the same diet with extra sugar hidden in the food so it can’t be tasted. No one - not the kids, the parents or the doc-tors - knows which kids got which diet. A special code is used so the results can be evaluated after the study is completed.

This type of research, which is called a “double-blind” study, prevents the subjects and researchers from having an uncon-scious bias - or a tendency they’re not aware of - affect the results.

If sugar doesn’t make kids hyper, why do parents believe it does? The explana-tion lies with two assumptions parents make. First, kids get lots more sugar in the form of cake, ice cream and sodas at spe-cial events such as birthday parties. Kids love birthday parties not just because of the goodies but also because they get to

play with their friends in a fun environment. It’s the party atmosphere that makes them hyperactive, not the sugar.

The other factor is that parents have been blaming wild behavior on sugar for decades. I bet your grandparents said the same thing to your mom and dad when they were kids. The repetition of the theory over a long period of time makes it believable.

What happened with sugar is similar to the belief that kids will catch a cold if they go outside with wet hair on a chilly day. This has also been shown not to be true, but lots of people still believe it.

Now comes the bad news: Even though sugar doesn’t make kids hyper, that does not mean it’s good for you!

Sugar tastes good but has no nutritional value. That means it doesn’t help you grow or stay healthy. Too much sugar can change the way you think food should taste. A ripe

banana or a juicy orange can’t compare to a KitKat bar in terms of sweetness. If kids (and adults) eat too much sugar, they may reject healthful foods as not being sweet enough. Eating too much sugar replaces healthful foods in your diet and increases the chances that you will become over-weight. Excess sugar intake is also associated with diabetes and heart problems later in life. The food industry knows people crave sugar, so they add it to lots of foods. As a result, you may not be aware of how much sugar is in your diet. Many popular brands of yogurt contain 20 grams or more of added sugar. (The American Heart Association rec-ommends that kids limit added sugar to 25 grams per day.)

So the next time you want a snack, do your body a favor and reach for an apple or a handful of strawberries instead of a box of chocolate chip cookies.

Ever wondered if sugar makes you hyper?

Many parents think sugar makes kids hyper. It doesn’t. Lots of scientific studies have been done to answer the question, and they have all reported the same thing: Sugar does not make kids overactive.

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TRAVEL THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 201610

Nikki EksteinBloomberg

When Andy Levine, the chief executive officer and founder of DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co., talks about the Tour de France, he fires up with as

much wattage as Nairo Quintana on a steep climb.“Following the Tour is like following a circus

and maybe following the Grateful Dead,” he says. His energy builds with each phrase. “It’s all sorts of wild and crazy. You’re following this exciting party that stretches 200 kilometers each day. It’s like Burning Man!”

That’s why every year, he and his company immerse guests in the middle of it all. He gets them into VIP areas, where they can watch the athletes getting ready for a new leg, training with their coaches, and setting up their bikes; he secures prime seats in the bleachers near the Arc de Triomphe, where the race comes to its momentous close; and he takes guests biking ahead of the competitive pack on several legs, for an immersive experience that can’t be rivaled. He’s also friends with many of the athletes, so insider access is a given.

There’s space for only 14 guests on each of three DuVine trips: one that goes from the Alps

to Paris; another focuses on the mountain stages and legendary climbing routes in the Pyrenees; and a third goes soft on cycling and hard on tastings in Burgundy, a new destination for the Tour. Unlike similar trips, DuVine takes guests biking in front of the Tour on select legs, rather than following behind the entire thing.

Demand is running high this year, so enthusiasts will want to book now. “Cycling is getting more and more popular. and the Tour is becoming a bucket list thing again,” says Levine, who added that it’s no coincidence that LVMH is now poised to acquire the high-end bike manufacturer, Pinarello.

Another reason demand is high? Few outfitters offer trips alongside the Tour to begin with. A list of official operators can be found at http://bit.ly/2gfrVbT; not all of them focus on end-to-end services by which travelers can expect to have top-notch accommodations and guiding. (The list isn’t comprehensive; it reflects only operators that pay to have the direct affiliation.)

Trek Travel, the most esteemed company among the Tour’s “approved agents,” says its Tour de France Alps trip has already sold out. But other itineraries-such as a Pyrenees-focused trip and another that focuses on the Paris finish line experience-still have availability. Butterfield & Robinson, which once offered Tour de France

trips, has stopped offering them because of logistical concerns, like high cancelation costs and limited hotel stock.

In other words, book a remaining spot on one of these top-notch trips while they last. There aren’t many of them, and they’re going fast.

As for how to choose among the different types of trips? The Alps and Paris trip is the most popular-partly because of the climactic finale, which allows guests to spend time in the City of Light, and partly because it’s the itinerary that spends the most time alongside the Tour itself. (It coincides with a full four legs of the race.) Trek Travel’s equivalent trip is also that company’s first to sell out. For diehard cyclists, a mountain stages trip is the next-best option; the physical demands will be challenging, and you’ll feel satisfied tackling some of the world’s most iconic climbs. And if you’re not looking to sweat for a week straight, focus on Paris (or Burgundy), where you’re guaranteed a more esoteric trip with luxury hotels and amazing food and wine. Either way, you’ll join the diehard cheering squads for at least one leg.

“At the finish line for famous legs, there will be close to 100,000 people cheering, ‘allez, allez, allez!’” says Levine about the festive spirit of the Tour. “Watching on your couch is amazing, but being there live? That’s the whole deal.”

It’s time to book epic trip around Tour de France

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BOLLYWOODTHURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2016 11

Peter HutchisonAFP

Indian screen icon Shah Rukh Khan has starred in dozens of Bollywood blockbusters and is adored by millions, but

there’s a movie he still dreams of making -- one that’s a truly global hit. “I would like to be a part of that one Indian film, as an actor, as a producer, as a gaffer, as a sound recordist, as a production manager, whatever, which becomes famous all over the world,” Khan told AFP in an interview.

“That’s my ‘Make in India’ dream. I’ve had this since 25 years,” he added, borrowing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much-trumpeted slogan for boosting manufacturing in the country.

The Asian giant’s Hindi film industry churns out hundreds of

movies every year, raking in bil-lions of US dollars in ticket receipts, but is yet to release a blockbuster that really takes Western box offices by storm.

“I hope to achieve that but I don’t sit down with people (and focus on)

‘What is the crossover film that we can make?’ No, I think it will hap-pen because I believe in it,” said Khan.

The actor known in India as “King Khan” or simply “SRK” to his legions of fans is arguably Hindi cinema’s biggest and most-recog-nisable star of the modern age.

He shot to stardom in the mid-90s as the hero of romantic dramas such as “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jay-enge” (“The Bravehearted Will Take Away the Bride”) and “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” (“Something Happens”).

Khan is also known for lead roles in high-octane thrillers like

“Don” and this year’s “Fan” while other major hits include the 2013 comedy “Chennai Express” and 2010’s “My Name is Khan”, in which he played a man with Asperger’s syndrome.

‘I like James Bond’The 51-year-old boasts 22.2 mil-

lion Twitter followers and regularly sees hordes of admirers gather out-side his mansion by the sea in India’s commercial capital of Mum-bai, the home of Bollywood.

His next film, called “Dear Zind-agi” (“Dear Life”), hits cinema screens on Friday.

But Khan admits he initially had misgivings about playing the role of Jehangir Khan in the comedy-drama directed by Gauri Shinde.

“I’d be honest, I didn’t think I’d like the film. Not because it’s not a

good film... But it’s not my genre of film. I like bad boys. I like James Bond,” he said.

Khan says his character plays the role of a “mentor, friend, phi-losopher, guide” to the much younger Kaira, played by upcom-ing Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, 23, in the film which he says is “sweet” and “funny”.

He described “Dear Zindagi” as a feel-good movie about life and how to cope with it “not only as a youngster but as a parent, as a mid-dle-aged person.

“It deals with all of them with-out being preachy,” he explained.

Khan, whose career as one of Bollywood’s most bankable actors spans three decades, says he doesn’t see himself as a real-life mentor to young actors, but will give advice if asked.

‘Out of body experience’Khan has appeared in around

80 Bollywood movies and collected numerous accolades since travel-ling to Mumbai on a train from his hometown of Delhi in the early 90s with the clear intention of becom-ing a superstar.

“I always wanted to be famous, I wanted to be recognised, I want thousands of people outside my house, I don’t want to go on the beach and relax. If I want a McDon-ald’s I’ll open it in my house,” he said.

“When I was 25 I wanted to be like Madonna said: rich, famous, well-known, hard-working, recog-nised and get all the awards possible. I really enjoy being a star, I would not exchange it for anything.”

In “Fan”, released in April, he played the double role of a movie megastar and a crazed young admirer whose obsession with his idol turns increasingly violent after he fails to meet him.

“SRK” describes his own fame as being like an “out of body expe-rience”. “I’m extremely grateful and I don’t even understand how I’ve become what I’ve become.

“Does it even belong to me? I say this again and again, I’m just an employee of the superstar called Shah Rukh Khan. I have no idea how he does it.”

Shah Rukh dreams of global Bollywood hit

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HOLLYWOOD THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 201612Stephanie MerryThe Washington Post

“Rules Don’t Apply” has been a long time coming. Warren Beatty first started gathering research for his passion project about eccentric

tycoon Howard Hughes decades ago.That should not necessarily prompt high

hopes for the film - but how can it not? The Hol-lywood legend has not directed a movie in 18 years, since “Bulworth,” or starred in one in nearly as long.

So it gives a critic no pleasure to report that, though it’s a treat to see Beatty back on the big screen playing Hughes, “Rules Don’t Apply” is hardly the masterpiece that the long wait might imply.

Beatty has been adamant that this is not “a Howard Hughes movie,” which is partially true but also misleading. At first, the movie’s main concerns are young chauffeur Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich) and fresh-faced actress Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins). The year is 1959, and both are on Hughes’ payroll. But neither will have the dubious pleasure of meeting the infamous rec-luse for quite some time.

Marla just moved to Hollywood, and Frank is tasked with driving her around. She is a vir-ginal Baptist beauty queen who says things like

“Oh, my stars!” It doesn’t take long for Frank to fall for her, even though his contract strictly for-bids fraternizing with the talent. Pretty soon, he is letting her behind the wheel of the company car, and she is serenading him with songs she wrote.

So far, so screwball - even if the pacing is off. The movie’s early scenes are distractingly short, as if Beatty wanted to squeeze in all of his mate-rial in a hurry. Every scene ends with some wry line, usually uttered by Annette Bening as Mar-la’s finger-wagging mother. But the editing is so breakneck that there is never time for the jokes to fully land.

The rush slows about a half-hour in, and the film finds its rhythm, if only for a moment, as the two charismatic leads dazzle the audience with their bright repartee. Then Beatty appears. Marla and Frank finally meet Hughes, and his presence in their lives complicates their bur-geoning relationship.

Partly that is because Frank becomes one of Hughes’s most trusted lackeys. He’s part of a team of yes men, willing to cater to the mag-nate’s every whim, even when that means ordering 350 gallons of banana nut ice cream with no place to store it.

Hughes’ paranoia and obsessive-compul-sive behavior is mostly played for laughs. He spends the remainder of the movie figuring out ways to avoid being seen and thwarting unseen forces he is convinced want to have him institutionalized.

If Beatty was not trying to make a movie about Hughes, he utterly failed, because the love story of Frank and Marla is more like a framing device - a gateway drug to get the audience into the theater so that Beatty can chew some scen-ery. Even so, he chews it quite well: He giggles like a kid when he is allowed to fly a plane and becomes dour or defiant when he talks about his father. One lesson of the story is that you can, apparently, never be too old to have daddy issues.

The film certainly evokes the late 1950s and early ‘60s, between the set and costume design and Caleb Deschanel’s impressive

cinematography, which includes hazy, colorful glimpses of Los Angeles that could have been plucked from classic movies. But none of the vis-ual flourishes can make up for the way the story sags in its final stretch. By that point, Marla has disappeared and the focus turns to Frank, who spends his days trying to placate a needy and mercurial boss.

So much for the love story. The truth is that “Rules Don’t Apply” is nothing if not a Howard Hughes movie, and you can see why Beatty fought the designation. It’s the least interesting part of the story.

Warren Beatty returns to the

screen in ‘Rules Don’t Apply’

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SCIENCE & TECHTHURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2016 13IANS

Using data from NASA’s Mars Recon-naissance Orbiter, scientists have discovered a large deposit of ice beneath a region of cracked and pit-ted plains on Mars.

The deposit ranges in thickness from about 260 feet to about 560 feet, with a composition that is 50 to 85 per cent water ice, mixed with dust or larger rocky particles, the researchers reported in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

“This deposit probably formed as snowfall accumulating into an ice sheet mixed with dust during a period in Mars history when the plan-et’s axis was more tilted than it is today,” said lead author of the study Cassie Stuurman from the University of Texas at Austin in the US.

The scientists examined part of Mars’ Uto-pia Planitia region in the mid-northern latitudes with the orbiter’s ground-penetrating Shallow Radar (SHARAD) instrument.

Analyses of data revealed a deposit more extensive in area than the US state of New Mexico.

The newly surveyed ice deposit represents less than one percent of all known water ice on Mars, the study said.

“This deposit is probably more accessible than most water ice on Mars, because it is at a

relatively low latitude and it lies in a flat, smooth area where landing a spacecraft would be eas-ier than at some of the other areas with buried ice,” co-author Jack Holt from the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics said.

The Utopian water is all frozen now. If there were a melted layer -- which would be signifi-cant for the possibility of life on Mars -- it would have been evident in the radar scans, the researchers noted.

AFP

The Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, the social network’s

CEO and co-founder, was briefly suspended Tuesday night because of what he called “an inter-nal mistake.” “Just setting up my twttr...again (account suspension was an internal mistake),” Dorsey tweeted late Tuesday. For about 15 minutes those trying to access Dorsey’s account received a message stat-ing that the account was suspended.

Only the company can suspend Twitter accounts, though users can deactivate their own.

The company did not respond to an AFP inquiry.

The incident came as

Twitter is struggling to increase its user base and seeking a path to profitability.

Co-founder Dorsey returned as chief execu-tive last year but has yet to ignite growth.

Just weeks after reporting job cuts and a disappointing fiscal q u a r t e r , T w i t t e r announced earlier this month that chief operat-ing officer Adam Bain was leaving the company.

Twitter was widely reported to be in talks to find a buyer but no deal has materialized.

T h e c o m p a n y recently said it would cut nine percent of its work-force and discontinue its looping video applica-tion Vine in the coming months.

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey briefly suspended from his own network

Huge underground deposit of ice found on Mars

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BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

Kaira is a budding cinematographer in search of a perfect life. Her encounter with Jug, an unconventional thinker, helps her gain a new perspective on life. She discovers that happiness is all about finding comfort in life’s imperfections.

Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

DEAR ZINDAGI

NOVO ROYAL PLAZA

AL KHOR

ASIAN TOWN

MALL

LANDMARK

Allied (2D/Action) 10:30, 11:00, 11:30am, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:30pm & 12:00midnightFantastic Beast And Where To Find Them (2D/Adventure) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pmDear Zindagi (2D/Hindi) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pmTrolls (2D/Animation) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00pmHavenhurst (2D/Horror) 8:00, 10:00pm & 12:00midnightDoctor Strange (2D/Adventure) 11:30am, 4:30 & 9:305pm Bleed For This (2D/Action) 2:00, 7:00 & 11:55pm Operation Chromite (2D/Action) 10:00am, 2:40, 7:20pm & 12:00midnightThe Accountant (2D/Action) 12:10, 4:50 & 9:30pmArrival (2D/Drama) 11:30am, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30pm & 12:00midnightFantastic Beast And Where To Find Them (3DIMAX/Adventure) 10:00am, 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00 & 11:45pm

Thoppil Joppan (2D/Malayalam) 2:00 & 9:00pmTrolls (2D/Animation) 2:15 & 4:30pmEchoes of War (2D/Drama) 2:30pmFantastic Beast And Where To Find Them (2D/Adventure) 4:00pm Arrival (2D/Drama) 4:15 & 11:30pm Kavalai Vendam (2D/Tamil) 6:30pm Havenhurst (2D/Horror) 6:15pm Dear Zindagi (2D/Hindi) 6:30 & 10:45pm Dobara Phir Se (2D/Urdu) 8:15pmAllied (2D/Action) 9:15 & 11:30pm

Dear Zindagi (2D/Hindi) 2:30 & 10:30pm Fantastic Beast And Where To Find Them (2D/Adventure) 2:30pm Trolls (2D/Animation) 3:00pmArrival (2D/Drama) 5:00 & 9:30pm Havenhurst (2D/Horror) 5:00 & 9:00pm Thoppil Joppan (2D/Malayalam) 5:30 & 8:00pmEchoes of War (2D/Drama) 7:00 & 11:00pmAllied (2D/Action) 7:15 & 11:30pm

Thoppil Joppan (2D/Malayalam) 2:30 & 11:00pmDear Zindagi (2D/Hindi) 2:30, 5:00 & 8:00pm Trolls (2D/Animation) 3:00pmHavenhurst (2D/Horror) 5:00pm Echoes of War (2D/Drama) 7:00pmAllied (2D/Action) 9:00 & 11:15pm Arrival (2D/Drama) 9:00 & 11:15pm

Dear Zindagi (Hindi) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm

Trolls (Animation) 11:00am & 1:00pmFantastic Beast And Where To Find Them (2D/Adventure) 5:45 & 8:30pm Thoppil Joppan (Malayalam) 10:45am, 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 & 11:15pm Kavalai Vendam (Tamil) 3:00 & 11:15pm

Kavalai Vendam (Tamil) 12:30, 3:15, 8:30, 11:15pm & 01:45amForce 2 (Hindi) 6:00pm Thoppil Joppan (Malayalam) 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, 8:30, 11:00pm, 01:30 & 02:00am Dear Zindagi (Hindi) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00pm & 01:00amPuli Murugan (Malayalam) 12:30 & 6:00pm

THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2016

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

CINEMA PLUS14

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CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

08:00 News08:30 Witness09:00 Circle of Poison10:30 Inside Story11:00 News11:30 The Stream12:00 News12:30 Latin America

Investigates13:00 NEWSHOUR14:30 Inside Story15:00 Witness16:00 NEWSHOUR17:30 The Stream18:00 newsgrid19:00 News19:30 Rewind20:30 Inside Story21:00 NEWSHOUR22:00 News22:30 The Stream23:00 Once Upon

a Time in Punchbowl

13:05 Ax Men13:55 Counting

Cars14:45 Ice Road

Truckers15:35 Pawn

Stars16:00 American

Pickers16:50 Storage

Wars17:40 Mountain

Men18:30 Time

Team19:20 American

Pickers21:50 Billion

Dollar Wreck

22:40 Time Team23:30 Forged In

Fire

13:50 The Vet Life14:45 Gator Boys15:40 Mutant

Planet16:35 Tanked17:30 Wildest

Africa18:25 River

Monsters: Lair Of Giants

19:20 Wildest Europe

20:15 Tanked21:10 Wildest

Africa22:05 Mutant

Planet23:00 Wildest

Europe23:55 Gator Boys

13:05 How It’s Made: Dream Cars

13:30 Storage Hunters

15:10 Gold Divers16:00 Deadliest

Catch17:40 Wheeler

Dealers18:30 How It’s

Made: Dream Cars

21:00 Salvage Hunters

21:50 What On Earth?

22:40 British Treasure, American Gold

23:30 Fast N’ Loud: Demolition Theatre

King Features Syndicate, Inc.

BRAIN TEASERSTHURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2016 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.

ADAPTATION, AGAINST THE

ROPES, ALIEN, ALONG CAME

POLLY, AMADEUS, ANNIE HALL,

BABE, BASIC INSTINCT, BEN HUR,

BIG FISH, BRAVEHEART, CABARET,

CASABLANCA, CHICAGO,

CONFIDENCE, DAREDEVIL, DIE

HARD, DR ZHIVAGO, EVITA,

GHANDI, GHOSTBUSTERS,

GLADIATOR, GOLDFINGER,

INSOMNIA, IRIS, JAWS, LANTANA,

LOST IN TRANSLATION, MAD MAX,

MIRACLE, MR DEEDS, NETWORK,

PEARL HARBOR, PLATOON,

PSYCHO, ROCKY, SIGNS, STAR

WARS, THE LORD OF THE RINGS,

THE STING.

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