Focus on Oman University design

MUSCAT: The Higher Committee for Oman University Project reviewed major developments and progress of the project, followed up on the implementation of the recommendations and decisions made at the committee’s previous meetings, as well as reviewing the recommendations of the International Advisory Committee. The meeting was under the chairmanship of His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tareq al Said, Adviser to His Majesty the Sultan, and Head of the Committee. In addition, the committee discussed the most important stages of the university city project.

When Mohammed al Jabry’s sevenyear-old son insisted that his father get him a ‘fidget spinner’ just before the weekend, Mohammed, general manager of a big corporate firm, was clueless. But he decided to get his son one. As long as the kid enjoyed playing with it, that is all that matters.

Today, it’s not just Al Jabry but all parents out there who are forced to buy this small spinning wheel called ‘fidget spinner’ for their children.

It’s a new craze not only in school playgrounds but also in offices.

Children are found busy spinning and rotating the gadget for long hours irrespective of the place and time.

Invariably, it seems to be replacing the space previously occupied by video games, tabs and computers, and lately, the hoverboards.

Child counsellors say these spinning wheels were originally created to help develop motor skills in autistic children and those with special education needs while improving their concentration and math skills.

As for the stressed-out workers, they are proving to be a stress-buster.

They might otherwise bite their nails down to the bone or drive the colleagues mad with endless penclicking.