WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2017

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MES comes out on top of QND celebrations competition

Karan Johar wraps up

shooting of ‘Love and Lust’

NEW MELODY

IN QATAR’S

AIRWAVES

Established only weeks ago, Radio

Olive & Radio Suno have started

winning hearts.

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DMIS Junior School celebrated their Annual Day with the pro-gramme starting the

ceremonial rituals of prayer wherein the verses of Holy Quran were recited. The Head Girl, Megha George wel-comed the Chief Guest, Dr Khalid Abdulla Al Ali, Director of Higher Insti-tution Affairs department, Doha, Qatar and guest of honour, The Ambassador of Singapore to Qatar, His Excellency, Jai Singh Sohan and Dr Khalid M El Hassan, Higher Edu-cation Consultant from Higher

Education Institution Affairs Depart-ment, other dignitaries and parents respectively.

Welcome song by the choir and welcome dance captivated everyone present there. The first phase of prize distribution ceremony was followed by an inspiring and motivating speech by the Chief Guest, Dr Khalid Abdulla Al Ali, with the message to parents and school about working as a team to make their children’s experience an all-round learning experience. The prize distribution ceremony

continued in the second phase after the Chief Guest’s message, ‘Glory to Qatar’ – a sensational hit of the pre-vious day. Talented students from KG and grade 1 & 2 imprinted the COS-MICA with their adorable dance performances on welcome dance, down in the jungle, Mowgli dance, honey bees, bear song, ant dance, bird dance, monkey dance, elephant dance, crocodile dance, snake dance, giraffe dance, tiger dance, lion dance and grand finale.

Grades 1 & 2 endorsed the theme

of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ through their musical choreography candy man, magic, did-dig-dig, Augustus blue, Going to Ibiza, listen close, brush your teeth, it doesn’t mat-ter, robo dance, responsibility, Golden ticket, Willy Wonka, greediness and together. The informative preludes before each performance maintained the connectivity of the theme.

The vote of thanks was presented by PriyaViju was followed by national anthems of Qatar and India towards the closing.

MES Indian School emerged as the overall champions at the school level compe-

titions organised for communities as a part of the Qatar National Day celebrations.

This is the fourth consecutive year that the school accomplishes this significant feat.

A total of 500 students repre-senting MES participated in various competitions that were conducted among six expatriate schools from both Indian and Pakistan communities.

Out of five events, MES won three first positions and two sec-ond positions and went on to secure

the highest score of 40 points to clinch the championship, thanks to scintillating performances of the students, such as ceremonial parade, thematic song, Qatar song and general thematic show depict-ing the rich cultural heritage and the bond between expatriate com-munities and the State of Qatar.

Congratulating the winners for their stupendous record-perform-ance, the school principal Hameeda Kadar said, ‘the school always evinces keen interest and initiatives in maximizing its participation in events of national importance, which is a way of showing our sup-port and solidarity to Qatar.’

DMIS Junior School celebrates Annual Day

MES comes out on top of QND celebrations competition

COVER STORY WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 201704

Irfan Bukhari The Peninsula

Within six weeks of their launch, Radio Olive and Radio Suno, have gained

ground in terms of popularity and acceptance in Qatar and have suc-cessfully provided expatriate communities with an invaluable source of entertainment and information.

Being operated under the umbrella of OliveSuno Radio Net-work, twin FM radio channels represent first effort from the pri-vate sector to broaden the horizon of media landscape in Qatar and that too with a constructive purpose. Radio Suno 91.7 FM is a Malayalam radio channel while Radio Olive 106.3 FM is in Hindi (Urdu) language.

Every success has its own story

and the tale behind success-in-no-time of both FM radio channels revolves around its team’s enthu-s i a s m , c o m m i t m e n t , professionalism and experience. From engaging content creation to the selection of well-trained RJs; every operation is meticulously designed and executed.

“We were working on the project for the last four years as we wanted to fill the vacuum; the vacuum which was due to lack of any pri-vate FM radio channel that was pushing people to rely on FM radios of other neighbouring countries,” said Krish Managing Director of Radio Suno.

He was talking to The Penin-sula in state-of-the-art, stylish facility of OliveSuno Radio Network which houses both FM radio sta-tions: Radio Suno and Radio Olive.

“Combined, our two FM channels are serving an overwhelming majority of expatriates living in

Qatar; from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and other Southeast Asian countries,” he added. He said OliveSuno Radio Network was cov-ering around 68 percent of Qatar’s population.

Krish thinks that these newly launched FM radio channels are a gift from Qatar’s leadership to the residents of Qatar. “Now it is our turn to repay and promote the country through these platforms.”

He said that both radio chan-nels were doing tremendous job in creating awareness on an array of subjects among expatriate commu-nities as well as were providing them with quality entertainment and information. “Due to domi-nance of entertainment and information in our content, we keep our channels in infotainment chan-nels category.”

Krish said that Qatar was a hap-pening place. “Too many cultural, social, sporting activities are

happening here every moment therefore, we have a lot to share with our audience.”

He said that Radio Olive and Radio Suno were promoting “brand Qatar” in Qatar and respective countries of expats. “Now “Qatar” is a global brand particularly after the announcement of 2022 FIFA World Cup hosting. We have to fur-ther build this brand in our countries and in the whole world.”

Krish said that they were accomplishing the task not only through FM radio channels but also using multi-dimensional outreach model. “Radio is not alone. We have online platforms; we are having on ground activities etc.”

Both FM radio channels have mobile apps as well as online streaming which definitely increase Network’s outreach and impact.

“Online streaming of radio channel is first time in Qatar rather in the whole GCC, Krish said.

New melody in

Qatar’s airwaves

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Radio Suno and Radio Olive recently sponsored a Malayalam movie launch in Qatar offering the community a chance to meet an Indian actor they had invited from India. “The response was amazing and it was very successful event,” said Krish, adding that they had vibrant plans to organise such events in future as well.

Ameer Ali, Managing Director of Radio Olive said that the visits of celebrities to Qatar would help pro-moting brand Qatar. “They spread what they see among their follow-ers across the world by their social media accounts.”

Ali said that the power of radio as a mass medium had not weak-ened. “Before the launch of private FM radio channels last month, a government-run Urdu radio was operating and they are still doing their job well. But there exists a marked difference between an AM

and FM radio channel.” When asked to comment on the

response they had received so far from the audience on both FM radio channels, Krish and Ameer Ali termed it “wonderful” further say-ing that the people were happy as they were waiting for alternatives.

“Till now we were gauging the feed-back from hearsay but now we have hired services of professional agen-cies to get accurate feedback.”

On financial sustainability of the venture, Krish said that it was a long journey but they had taken the step after vigorous research-based homework. “Yes our m a i n s t a y w i l l b e

on the advertisement revenue but definitely it is not going to happen overnight. Till then our board will have support from our local part-ners,” he said adding that they had adopted a financially-prudent step-by-step growth strategy.

The content of both FM radios has everything to engage people; entertainment, information, weather updates, health tips, awareness campaigns regarding laws of the land etc.

“We extensively cover social, cultural, sporting events. Recently, we promoted Doha Book Fair and designed dozens of special pro-grammes to celebrate Qatar

National Day.” Ameer Ali, Manag-ing Director of Radio Olive said that the Network was enjoying services of a professional, talented and vibrant team with vast experience in radio industry.

To a question about any obsta-cles they had faced or were facing in running the venture, Ali said that there existed no hurdles as the Min-istry of Culture and Sports particularly Minister for Culture and Sports HE Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali was very helpful, always ready to extend his support for the Network.

Ameer Ali said that the Network was in its initial phase but for the future they had concrete plans to expand the workforce and field activities.

He said that different forms of media like radio, TV, print and even social media were posing no threat for one another rather they used to complement each other in this age of information.

Apart from producing and relaying quality content, OliveSuno Radio Network is fully aware of its corporate social responsibility. “We run a number of campaigns pro-duced to guide, help and educate community on various subjects ranging from health to traffic rules. We also never felt any hesitation in supporting CSR campaigns of other companies provided they are duly approved by authorities concerned,” said Ameer Ali.

The content of both FM radios has everything to engage people; entertainment, information, weather updates, health tips, awareness campaigns regarding laws of the land etc.

Ameer Ali (left), Managing Director of Radio Olive and Krish, Managing Director’s of Radio Suno.

Pics: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula

Staff of Radio Suno.

COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 201706

The weather was chilly but the action was hot in the just concluded QBF Community

Qatar 3x3 Tour.Eight teams battled it out in the

elimination rounds with Naazhim Sportswear and Kids Come Along coming out in top of Pool A and B respectively. Both semifinal matches were close as Naazhim

Sportswear edged Beton 17-16 while Lemon Mint came from behind to beat Kids Come Along 18-17. In the finals, Naazhim Sportswear dominated Lemon Mint

with a 22-10 beating to bag the Championship and win the QR4,000 prize while runner-up, Lemon Mint won QR2,000. Naazhim Sportswear Team is com-posed of Niño Gelig Ronnie Cajayon, Sandie Limin and Jayson Tiongson.

In the side event, Kids Come Along’s Erivan Tan won the 3 Point Shootout after going 8 for 9 from the rainbow country. While the Women’s Free Throw contest was won by Abbigaille Masangkay.

This 3x3 tournament was brought to you by the Qatar Bas-ketball Federation with the cooperation of the Pinoy Basket-ball of Qatar.

The event was organised by Ali Saeed I Y Al Malki, QBF Secretary General; Ahmed Tantawy, QBF Technical Expert and Hashim Mosa, former Qatar national team member.

When you donate blood, you give another birth-day, another day to play

with a child, another smile, another hug and another chance to make this world a better living place.

Indian Club Toastmasters Qatar (ICTM) in association with Indian Club, took up the noble cause of donating blood on December 12. The ‘Blood Donation Camp’ was coupled with ICTM’s ‘Promotional Booth’ at the venue to bring awareness among the public on Toastmasters International.

The camp was organised by Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Blood Donor Wing and sup-ported by the volunteers from ICTM. The criteria for blood donation was last six months stay in Qatar, Qatar ID, etc. Many generous donors from the club and outside the club, con-tributed for this noble cause. The volunteers from the club provided takeaway messages to non-toast-masters on the benefits of being a

toastmaster. The mission of a Toast-masters Club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every individual member has the

opportunity to develop oral com-munication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth. ICTM is one of the leading clubs in Qatar,

helping people not only develop their communication and leader-ship skills, but also demonstrate commitment towards community service.

Naazhim Sportswear wins QBF Community 3x3 Championship

Toastmasters not only makes leaders but better humans too

LIFESTYLEWEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2017 07

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Go for fur, velvet and woven upholstery, and breakaway from regular floral patterns

this winter. Choose oriental motifs and add some plants to your room to add a cosy vibe during winter, say experts.

Neerav Jain, Founder and CEO of CityFurnish, and experts at Livspace, have listed down some ideas for home decor in winter.

If your living room furniture is spread out, consider moving sofas and armchairs closer together to create a cosy feel. Add a sofa-bed in your lounge room, so that you can stretch your legs and snuggle under the blanket.

A coffee table with modern look with solid wood legs will add to the whole ambience. Bring this table into the space and put your favour-ite bonsai to add a vibrant look to your living room. Lay around some crochet rugs in mid-tones and put some snowy pinecone candle jars on the table to create your personal coffee corner.

If your living room needs a fluff then place fuzz cushions on your

sofa, this will not only add warmth in your living room but also make it aesthetically appealing.

The dining room spaces are cer-tainly the main attraction of the house. The chairs and benches are easily interchanged and create a unique look that expresses your individual style. You can go for slip-covered chairs. You can decorate

your sheesham wood dining table with seasonal accessories like pil-lar candles and with solid colour table coasters to give the dining area a classic, vintage feel.

In your dining room, just opt-ing for brighter curtains and rug can transform your space for winter. Here, sleek solid wood furniture works wonderfully well with con-

temporary colour-blocking. If you’re an art-lover, winter is

the perfect excuse to splurge on a piece that takes you back to sun-kissed weather.

With a dark palette, you can add a pop of colour like orange to the wall. To weave the same theme in the rest of the room, simply add matching cushions.

Decor hacks for cosy winter season

HEALTH WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 201708

The Washington Post

Who hasn’t been in a rela-tionship we know is bad for us, but one we just

can’t quit? For many people, it’s like that with sugar.

Breaking up is hard to do.Nutritional experts don’t suggest

that you abandon the sugar that occurs naturally in fresh and frozen fruit. Rather, they’re talking about the stuff that you add to cookie dough or sprinkle onto your morning oatmeal. Sugar has many forms (high-fruc-tose corn syrup, maltose, dextrose, maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, raw sugar and honey, among others), but it’s still sugar. Manufacturers put it in countless processed foods, including soda, packaged cereals, ice cream, pastries, candy, flavoured yogurt, granola bars and dried fruits. It’s also added to such products as salad dressings, ketchup and pasta sauces.

Eating too much sugar contrib-utes to numerous health problems, including weight gain, Type 2 diabe-tes, dental caries, metabolic syndrome and heart disease, and even indirectly to cancer because of certain cancers’ relationship to obes-ity. While the WHO also recommends a 10 percent limit, it stresses that 5 percent would be even better. That amounts to less than one serving (about eight ounces) of a typical

sugary drink, according to WHO. “The lower the number, the better,” Hensrud says. For many years, sat-urated and trans fats were regarded as the big dietary villains. While some fats are unhealthy, experts now believe it is wiser to focus on cutting back sugar than on paring fats.

Indeed, when people say they have a sweet tooth, they really are

suffering from a “sweet brain” - because that’s where sugar rules. Sugar resembles other abused sub-stances in that “it is reinforcing and can change how you feel,” says former FDA Commissioner David Kessler, whose 2009 book “The End of Overeating” describes the science behind Americans’ obsession with sugar. Past memory of eating sweet things produces cues that induce the craving for more, he adds. “I had that chocolate chip cookie in the past, and it changed how I feel. I had the momentary bliss from the consump-tion of sweetness, and that makes me want more,” he says. Animal studies have shown that sugar releases opi-oids and dopamine in the brain, which suggests that sugar depend-ence is real. Artificial sweeteners don’t help because they can have the same effect. Recent research suggests

that a high intake of artificially sweet-ened products can result in increases in body fat, waist circumference and body mass index.

Save the sweets for special days, like New Year’s Eve, and avoid them when they matter less, like at 3 pm in the office. Try to stay out of gro-cery store food aisles that feature sugary holiday treats, and avoid gour-met and specialty shops whose shelves seem to be overloaded with them this time of year. If you drink fruit juice, dilute it with unflavoured club soda. Gradually reduce the amount of sugar you put in your cof-fee and tea. You’ll get used to it. Make your own salad dressing. If you think you can stop with just one small piece of chocolate, great. But stick to the dark variety, which has less sugar than milk chocolate (and has some health benefits of its own).

Restaurant eating can be tough. Put olive oil and vinegar on your salad, and have grilled chicken or fish

- no sauces. Avoid baked goodies, and have fresh fruit for dessert.

But if you must, retrain your pal-ate to appreciate the sweetness of foods in their natural state. Fresh fruit has sugar, but it also has water, fibre and other nutrients. The average candy bar has 270 calories. A small piece of fruit has about 60. You can eat an apple, an orange, a pear and a peach and get fewer calories than in that one candy bar.

Eating too much sugar contributes to weight gain, Type 2 diabetes, dental caries, metabolic syndrome, heart disease, & even indirectly to cancer.

Eating too much sugar is bad for health

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Actress Sunny Leone (pic-tured), who will host the Indian version of “Man Vs

Wild”, says she will try to add her own style of fun and humour to the show.

Sunny is also excited about showcasing her adventurous side as host of the mega-popular sur-vival series “Man Vs Wild”. The Hindi version titled “Man Vs Wild with Sunny Leone” will be telecast in Hindi on the soon-to-be-launched channel Discovery JEET.

“I’m extremely excited to be part of such a popular show and the channel - Discovery JEET. This will give me a chance to showcase my adventurous side, which has never been seen before by televi-sion viewers,” Sunny said in a statement.

Slated for an early 2018 pre-miere, the series will feature the

“Ragini MMS 2” star hosting as well as undertaking several difficult

stunts. The original show features host Bear Grylls sharing survival strategies in extreme conditions, while navigating through some of the world’s most remote locations.

“While no one can do what Bear Grylls does, I will try to add my own style of fun and humour to the show,” she added.

Filmmaker Karan Johar (pic-tured) has concluded shooting for “Love And

Lust”, a series of short films.They feature actors Vicky

Kaushal, Neha Dhupia and Kiara Advani. The “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” director also shared a still from his film.

Karan on Monday tweeted: “And that’s a wrap on ‘Love and Lust’, series of short films pro-duced by Ronnie Screwvala, Ashi Dua and will have four short films by Anurag Kashyap, Dibaker Bannerjee, Zoya Akhtar and myself. My film stars Vicky Kaushal, Kiara Advani and Neha Dhupia.”

The short film for filmmaker Zoya Akhtar features actress Bhumi Pednekar. While Dibakar Banerjee’s movie will feature actress Manisha Koirala.

Karan is currently busy with his upcoming productions

“Drive” and “Raazi”. He is also set to present the sequel of 2012 film

“Student Of The Year”.

IANS

Juhi Chawla (pictured) feels there is a lot of pressure on the girls on-screen today, and wonders if wearing shorter dresses and aim-

ing for a “size-zero” frame is really an “expression of freedom”. The actress says a lot has changed for women in showbiz, but some aspects continue to remain the same.

The actress, who joined the team of Epic channel’s TV show “Sharanam” as a narrator, doesn’t understand the pressure on women to

“prove their equality”.“I am not exactly sure what’s going on about

any debate on gender, equality and stuff in the world right now. Some things have changed for the better and some. I am not sure if we are headed in the right direction. As in, 15 years ago there used to be one or two women on the sets of a film with 100 men. Today, there would be may be 35 women and 65 men in a film unit, which is great,” Juhi told IANS in an email.

“So, yes, the opportunity to go out and be working and the freedom has increased for

women. But on the other hand, films are still hero-centric. In a majority of the films, the hero is the hero,” she added.

The actress feels the pressure on actresses is also increasing.

“I feel we are putting a lot of pressure on the girls on-screen. They are wearing tinier clothes,

they are becoming size-zero, they have to look very cool and comfortable with live-in relation-ships.... Why so much pressure on women? Is this an expression of freedom? Is it, truly?

“I don’t even see why it is a question that women should prove their equality. I feel they were anyway superior. I mean women are one half of society and are responsible for creating the other half. So why do they have to prove anything?” A former Miss India Universe, Juhi made her cinematic debut with the 1986 film

“Sultanat”. But she came into the spotlight in 1988 with the success of romantic drama “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak”, which also featured Aamir Khan.

She carved a niche with hits like “Darr”, “Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke”, “Mr. & Mrs. Khiladi”, “Ishq” and “Duplicate”.

She experimented with her craft after her marriage to businessman Jai Mehta in 1998, by taking up films like “3 Deewarein”, “My Brother Nikhil” and “Jhankaar Beats”. In the past few years, Juhi was seen in “Gulaab Gang” and

“Chalk N Duster”.

Films are still hero-centric: Juhi Chawla

Sunny Leone excited to get adventurous with ‘Man Vs Wild’ Karan Johar wraps up

shooting of ‘Love and Lust’

HOLLYWOODWEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2017 11

The Washington Post

Regular readers know that this year’s crop of superheroes left me mixed, and sometimes even grumpy. I liked “Logan” and “Spider-

Man: Homecoming,” and loved “Wonder Woman,” but I was nonplussed by “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2,” was relatively bored by “Thor: Ragnarok,” and outright hated “Justice League.”

The superhero movies that work best for me, and the moments that felt most resonant to me in the movies that didn’t, were about love and sacri-fice, rather than about cool fight scenes.

What set Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman,” James Mangold’s “Logan” and Jon Watts’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming” apart from the pack was their willingness to engage with emotions that are more tender, and more complicated, than the standard

“with great power comes great responsibility” dilemma.

“Wonder Woman” was the best of them in part because those emotions are the driving force behind the entire movie. Diana’s (Gal Gadot) abso-lute intolerance for war and conflict are the things that drive her off Themyscira and into the human world. Steve Trevor’s (Chris Pine) wonder at her idealism is an enormous driver in their romantic chemistry.

“Wonder Woman” holds its heroes to much higher standards than many of its competitors do: It’s not a movie about defeating a CGI boss in the final act, though it does, to its detriment, have Diana face off with such a boss (David Thewlis’ Ares). Instead, because Diana’s goal is to end all wars,

“Wonder Woman” is a bittersweet tragedy, not another story of victory, however temporary.

In a similar way, “Logan” works and feels pow-erful because it’s about another sort of no-win

scenario. Logan (Hugh Jackman) is trying to give one generation of mutants a dignified ending, even as Charles Xavier’s (Patrick Stewart) failing body and mind make that impossible, and he transitions in trying to safeguard the next generation, repre-sented by Laura (Dafne Keen), even as he’s losing the power to preserve both her and himself. “Logan” is marred by the silly metaphor that effectively has Logan fighting himself, and by Mangold’s inability to resist making the film’s parallels to the classic Western “Shane” a part of the text rather than allowing viewers to notice them for themselves.

And though “Spider-Man: Homecoming” devi-ates the least from existing formula, it’s anchored by Tom Holland’s excellent lead performance, which succeeds in making Peter Parker genuinely seem young enough to be struggling with the ques-tion of not simply how to balance his superheroic and human identities, but how to be a good per-

son in a complicated world.Peter Quill’s (Chris Pratt) decision to give up

god-like power is one of the most interesting parts of “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2,” a movie that would have been much more interesting were it willing to give full rein to the ideas about grief and loss dancing around its edges.

Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) loss of his eye in “Thor: Ragnarok” actually provides one of the more striking images in a frenetic, cluttered movie. And

“Justice League”? Well, it says something about the dismal quality of “Justice League” that it managed to entirely squander the pathos and fear of Super-man’s resurrection.

2017 feels like the year that superhero movies stumbled on a big idea, even if they didn’t all real-ize it: Sometimes, it’s more interesting to watch super-powered people lose or face disappoint-ment than to cheer when they win.

The year in superheroes

IANS

Samsung Electronics Co is likely to lose ground in the smart-phone segment in 2018 due to

the rise of Chinese smartphone manufacturers.

Strategy Analytics said the company is expected to post a mar-ket share of 19.2 per cent in the global smartphone industry in 2018 by shipping 315 million units, down from 20.5 per cent estimated for this year, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The weaker outlook comes as rival Apple Inc is expected to expand its presence in the high-end segment, while Chinese companies are quickly making inroads to the industry with budget devices, experts said.

“While the iOS-powered smart-phones do not have competitors, Samsung will face tougher chal-lenges in the Android segment,” said Park Nam-gyoo, a professor of business at Seoul National University.

It will mark the first time that Samsung will post a decline in smartphone shipments on-year, excluding 2016, when the company suspended the production of Gal-axy Note 7 over safety issues.

Samsung Electronics did not comment on the outlook.

Apple, on the other hand, is expected to take up 14.3 per cent of the market in 2018 by shipping 234 million units, up from 14 per cent posted this year.

China-based Huawei Technol-ogies Co and OPPO Electronics

Corp are also set to expand their shares to account for 10 per cent and 7.8 per cent, respectively, next year, the data also showed.

Industry watchers said Sam-sung Electronics must prepare to cope with the rise of Chinese smart-phone makers, as they are also starting to set their eyes on the pre-mium segment as well.

Pregnant women’s expo-sure to non-ionising radiation from smart-

phones, Bluetooth devices and laptops may more than dou-ble the risk of miscarriage, a study has showed.

Non-ionising radiation—radiation that produces enough energy to move around atoms in a molecule, but not enough to remove electrons completely—from magnetic fields is produced when electric devices are in use and electricity is flowing.

It can be generated by a number of environmental sources, including electric appliances, power lines and transformers, wireless devices and wireless networks. While the health hazards from ion-ising radiation are well-established and include radiation sickness, cancer and genetic damage, the evidence of health risks to humans from non-ionising radiation remains limited, said De-Kun Li, a reproductive and perina-tal epidemiologist at the Kaiser Permanente—a US-based health care firm.

For the study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, the team asked for 913 pregnant women over age 18 to wear a small (a bit larger than a deck of cards) mag-netic-field monitoring device for 24 hours. After controlling for multiple other factors, women who were exposed to higher magnetic fields levels had 2.72 times the risk of mis-carriage than those with lower magnetic fields exposure.

The increased risk of mis-carriage associated with high magnetic fields was consist-ently observed regardless of the sources of high magnetic fields.

Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a way to

induce plants to give off dim light, a major step towards realising their vision of using plants to illu-minate the workspace.

By embedding specialised nanoparticles into the leaves of a watercress plant, the researchers successfully induced the plants to give off dim light for nearly four hours, according to the

study published in the journal Nano Letters. This technology could also be used to provide low-intensity indoor lighting, or to transform trees into self-powered streetlights, the researchers said.

To create their glowing plants, the MIT team turned to luciferase, the enzyme that gives fireflies their glow.

Luciferase acts on a molecule called luciferin, causing it to emit light. Another molecule called

co-enzyme A helps the process along by removing a reaction byproduct that can inhibit luci-ferase activity.

The MIT team packaged each of these three components into a different type of nanoparticle car-rier. To get the particles into plant leaves, the researchers first sus-pended the particles in a solution. Plants were immersed in the solu-tion and then exposed to high pressure, allowing the particles to enter the leaves through tiny pores called stomata.

Particles releasing luciferin and coenzyme A were designed to accumulate in the extracellu-lar space of the mesophyll, an inner layer of the leaf, while the smaller particles carrying luci-ferase enter the cells that make up the mesophyll.

The particle carriers gradually release luciferin, which then enters the plant cells, where luci-ferase performs the chemical reaction that makes luciferin glow, the study said.

Radiation from smartphones may up miscarriage risk: Study

MIT engineers induce plants to give off light

Samsung might lose ground in smartphone market in 2018

TECHNOLOGY WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 201712

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

Sheriff Dan Tashtego and a team of creeper hunters enlist the help

of officer Davis Tubbs to help stop the monster’s eating spree.Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTERNOVO — PearlStar Wars: The Last Jedi (2D/Action) 10:30, 11:20, 11:30am, 1:30, 2:30, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 5:40, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, 8:50, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30pm & 12:00midnight Daddy’s Home 2 (2D/Comedy) 10:00, 2:15, 6:30 & 8:30pm The Mountain Between Us (2D/Action) 12:00noon, 4:15 & 10:30pm Jeepers Creepers 3 (2D/Horror) 10:30am, 2:45, 7:00 & 11:15pmThe Bachelors (2D/Comedy) 12:45, 5:00 & 9:15pmThe Killing of Sacred Deer (2D/Horror) 10:00am, 2:30, 7:00 & 11:30pmPersonal Shopper (2D/Drama) 12:20, 4:50 & 9:20pm Acts of Veneance (2D/Action) 10:00am, 2:00, 6:00 & 10:00pmSheikh Jackson (2D/Drama) 12:00noon, 4:00, 8:00pm & 12:00midnightJustice League (2D/Action) 10:00am, 2:10, 6:20pm & 12:10amAman Ya Sahby (2D/Arabic) 12:30, 4:40, 8:50 & 10:30pmMy Life As A Zucchini (2D/Animation) 10:00am, 1:45 & 5:30pmWonder (2D/Drama) 12:30, 5:30 & 10:30pmStar Wars: The Last Jedi 2 (2DIMAX/Animation) 11:00am & 2:00pm

MALL

LANDMARK

ROYAL PLAZA

ROXY

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ASIAN TOWNPunyalan (Malayalam) 6:00, 8:45, 9:15 & 11:30pm Fukrey Returns (Hindi) 6:30pm Richie (Tamil) 5:00, 7:15, 8:45, 9:30 & 11:45pm

AL KHORStar Wars: The Last Jedi (2D/Action) 10:45, 11:45am, 1:45, 2:45, 4:45, 5:45, 7:45, 8:45, 10:45 & 11:45pm Unexpectedly Yours (Tagalog) 11:30am, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30pm & 12:00midnight

JEEPERS CREEPERS 3

Coco (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Aman Ya Shaby (2D/Arabic) 4:30 & 11:30pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2D/Action) 3:00, 5:45, 8:30 & 11:15pm The Bachelors (2D/Comedy) 2:30pm Sheikh Jackson (2D/Arabic) 4:30 & 9:45pm Jeeprers Creepers 3 (2D/Horror) 6:00 & 11:00pm Unexpectedly Yours (2D/Tagalog) 6:30 & 8:45pm The Killing of Sacred Deer (2D/Horror) 7:45pm

My Life As A Zucchini (Animation) 11:00am & 12:40pm Sheikh Jackson (Arabic) 3:15, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2D/Action) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 9:20, 11:00pm & 12:20am The Bachelors 11:00am & 1:15pm The Killing of Sacred Deer(2D/Horror) 11:00am, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm

Punyalan Private Limited (2D/Malayalam) 2:00pm Paddington 2 (Adventure) 2:15pm Coco (2D/Animation) 4:00pmFurkey Returns (2D/Hindi) 3:00pm Aman Ya Shaby (2D/Arabic) 5:30pm The Bachelors (2D/Comedy) 4:15pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2D/Action) 6:00, 8:45 & 11:30pm Sheikh Jackson (2D/Arabic) 6:00 & 9:30pm Unexpectedly Yours (2D/Tagalog) 7:00 & 9:15pm Jeepers Creepers 3 (2D/Horror) 7:45 & 11:30pm The Killing of Sacred Deer (2D/Horror) 11:30pm

Coco (2D/Animation) 2:30 & 4:15pm Aman Ya Shaby (2D/Arabic) 2:30 & 10:00pmStar Wars: The Last Jedi (2D/Action) 3:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm The Bachelors (2D/Comedy) 4:00pm Unexpectedly Yours (2D/Tagalog) 5:45 & 8:00pm Sheikh Jackson (2D/Arabic) 6:15 & 9:45pm Jeepers Creepers 3 (2D/Horror) 8:00 & 11:30pm The Killing of Sacred Deer (2D/Horror) 11:30pm

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

08:00 News08:30 The Listening

Post09:00 The New

Germans 10:30 Inside Story11:30 The Stream12:30 Artscape — The

New African Photography

13:00 NEWSHOUR14:30 Inside Story15:00 Al Jazeera World16:00 NEWSHOUR17:00 News17:30 The Stream18:00 Newsgrid19:00 News19:30 Witness20:00 News20:30 Inside Story21:00 NEWSHOUR22:00 News22:30 The Stream23:00 Witness

13:00 Bunk’d15:05 Miraculous

Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir

15:30 Bizaardvark16:45 Star vs The

Forces Of Evil 17:00 Tangled:

The Series19:10 Disney

Mickey Mouse20:35 Disney The

Lodge 21:00 Alex & Co. 21:50 Lolirock 22:40 Evermoor

Chronicles 23:05 Rolling With

The Ronks 23:20 Miraculous

Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir

23:45 Lolirock

13:50 Australia Doesn’t Just Want To Kill You

14:45 Cats 10115:40 Life On

Earth: A New Prehistory

16:35 Untamed & Uncut

17:30 Treehouse Masters

18:25 Tanked20:15 Cats 10121:10 The Wild

Life Of Tim Faulkner

21:30 The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner

22:05 Tanked23:00 Treehouse

Masters

13:10 Alaska: The Last Frontier

13:55 Deadliest Catch

14:40 Gold Divers15:25 Misfit

Garage16:10 Street

Outlaws17:00 How Do

They Do It?17:50 Extreme

Collectors18:20 Container

Wars18:50 Deadliest

Catch21:00 Sean

Conway: On The Edge

21:50 X-Ray Mega Airport

22:40 Breaking Magic

King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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.

ACCENT, ADDRESS, ARGUE,

BABBLE, BLAB, BLUSTER,

CANT, CHAT, CHATTER,

COMMENT, COMMUNICATE,

CONVERSATION, CONVERSE,

DEBATE, DISCLOSE,

DISCOURSE, DISCUSS,

DISSERTATE, DIVULGE, GABBLE,

GOSSIP, GUSH, IMPART,

INFLECT, LANGUAGE, LECTURE,

LINGO, MODULATE, MOUTH,

NARRATE, ORATE, PALAVER,

PARLEY, PATOIS, PONTIFICATE,

PRATE, PREACH, RAP, SHOUT,

SLANG, SPEAK, SPEECH,

SPIEL, TALK, TELL, UTTER,

WHISPER.

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