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JOY: Oscar Ovalle, 59, dons flight headgear after getting cataract surgery aboard the USNS Comfort, a US medical ship off the coast of Riohacha, Colombia, this week. The ship is floating 15 miles off the coast, near the border with Venezuela, and is only accessible by helicopter.

COVER Small mercies STORY Venezuelan migrants find hope and healthcare on US hospital ship. P4-5

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2.0 understanding of science, the government seeks the help of DIRECTION: S Shankar scientists and Dr Vaseegaran suggests to assemble Chitti to CAST: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson fi ght against the disaster that is about to happen. SYNOPSIS: After facing a threat that is beyond the current THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark ote Unquo u te Q The Mall Cinema (1): Thugs Detective Conan: Zero The “Life is 10% what Of Hindostan (Hindi) 2:30pm; Enforcer (2D) 3pm; 2.0 happens to you and 90% 2.0 (Tamil) 5:30pm; 2.0 (Hindi) 5:15pm; Instant Family how you react to it.” (Tamil) 8:30pm; 2.0 (Hindi) (2D) 8:15pm; Tourab El Mass 11:15pm. Family (2D) 10:30pm. (Arabic) 10:30pm. — Charles R Swindoll The Mall Cinema (2): 2.0 Landmark Cinema (1): 2.0 Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (Telugu) 2:15pm; Creed II (2D) (Telugu) 2:30pm; Creed II (1): 2.0 (Tamil) 3pm; 2.0 5pm; The Girl In The Spider’s (2D) 5:15pm; Creed II (2D) (Hindi) 5:45pm; 2.0 (Tamil) Web (2D) 7:30pm; Robin 7:45pm; 2.0 (Hindi) 10:15pm. 8:30pm; 2.0 (Hindi) 11:15pm. Hood: Origins (2D) 9:30pm; Landmark Cinema (2): Royal Plaza Cinema Creed II (2D) 11:30pm. Ralph Breaks The Internet: Palace (2): Ralph Breaks Community Editor The Mall Cinema (3): Ralph Wreck It Ralph 2 (2D) The Internet: Wreck It Ralph Kamran Rehmat Breaks The Internet: Wreck 3:30pm; Ralph Breaks The 2 (2D) 2:30pm; Ralph Breaks e-mail: [email protected] It Ralph 2 (2D) 3pm; Ralph Internet: Wreck It Ralph 2 The Internet: Wreck It Ralph Telephone: 44466405 Breaks The Internet: Wreck It (2D) 5:30pm; 2.0 (Tamil) 2 (2D) 4:30pm; Creed Ii (2D) Fax: 44350474 Ralph 2 (2D) 5pm; Tourab El 7:45pm; 2.0 (Tamil) 10:30pm. 6:45pm; Instant Family (2D) Mass (Arabic) 7:30pm; Instant Landmark Cinema (3): 9:15pm; Creed Ii (2D) 11:30pm. Tuesday, December 4, 2018 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY

emphasises the Qatari marine tradition and introduces to students the meaning of Dasha, Al Qafal and various type of pearls. The students will discover all details of the Fath El-Kheir journey.

Ballet Lessons WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 4pm – 8pm For more info e-mail at registration@ atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. The Colour Run WHERE: QNCC WHEN: January 26 TIME: 8:30am Celebrate the hero in you in a realm where nothing is impossible and you are unstoppable. Soar to new heights in the all- new Super Zone and suit up in gear fit for EVENTS Be there to witness exciting activities only the most super of heroes as you collect and events at Katara 8th Traditional Dhow your medal at the Finish Line! 2019 will Museum of Islamic Art Festival, scheduled to take place at Katara’s also include the Foam Zone. Gates will open WHERE: MIA beach. During the month of November be at 7am on January 26, with our first Color WHEN: Ongoing till December 12 there and experience the cultural heritage Runners setting off at 8.30am. TIME: 10:30am onwards of Qatar. The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) is Arabic Calligraphy Workshop organising a week of public events to WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday celebrate its 10-year anniversary. The TIME: 6pm events, include movie screenings, curator Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. tours and calligraphy and painting Come and learn the artistic practice of workshops, among other activities. Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports Club Arabic handwriting and calligraphy at WHERE: Losail Circuit Music and Arts Atelier. Doha Internatonal Book Fair WHEN: Ongoing The lessons will take place every WHERE: DECC TIME: 5pm Saturday, Monday and Wednesday at WHEN: Ongoing till December 08 Losail Circuit Sports Club, in association 6pm. For more information, contact TIME: 9am onwards with Qatar Sports For All Federation, [email protected] DIBF is regarded as one of the largest invites all cyclists, runners and walkers international book fairs of the region with to train under the floodlights of Losail extensive participation from different International Circuit every Wednesdays. countries around the world. It is a platform to exchange cultural diversity and a space to inspire dialogue and share knowledge.

Acting Classes WHERE: Retaj Al Rayyan, West Bay WHEN: Ongoing till December 19 TIME: 3pm – 7:30pm The Talent Factory is having an acting monthly course for kids and adults. Gentë Retkoceri Rrahmani, Teaching artist and actor, will take care to create an amazingly After School Activities entertaining and socialising class for WHERE: Atelier kids and adults. Both programmes are WHEN: Ongoing specifically designed to fit different Meditation Retreat Music and arts Activities for students ages with the main purpose to develop WHERE: Banana Island Resort taking place after they finish their day in the participant’s self-esteem, especially WHEN: December 14 – 15 school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- when in front of audiences. Kids course Imagine waking up with the peaceful hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama fee is QR600 and adult course fee is silence of a paradise beach as your senses Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and QR800. For further details, e-mail at are lured by the smell of essential oils, 10 years old after school hours. [email protected] vegan food and fresh herbal tea. With each breath, your whole being feels relaxed and Hobby Classes Explore Coral Reefs and Discover recharged. You can finally release all the WHERE: Mystic Arts Centre behind Al Diving tension you’ve been carrying for years. The Hilal Focus Medical Centre WHERE: Doha English Speaking School bright sunlight warms your face as you walk WHEN:Wednesday – Monday WHEN: Tomorrow on the beach to join morning yoga, sound Mystic Art Centre, is a holistic TIME: 7pm healing and mindfulness meditation. performing artsinstitution and a one stop Few people know the divable waters of solution for adults as well as children Qatar like Khaled Zaki, Diving Consultant/ Heritage Library’s Permanent looking to explore their talents in various Master Instructor. His talk will provide Exhibition art forms. We offer classes in Carnatic a brief introduction to coral reefs, with WHERE: Qatar National Library Music, Hindustani Music, Karate, Yoga, some interesting statistics and underwater WHEN: Ongoing till December 31 Zumba, Classical Dance, Salsa, Hip Hop, (UW) footage from Qatar. The history TIME: 9am – 8pm contemporary and Bollywood dance forms. of diving will also be discussed along The exhibition displays around 400 items For details, call 33897609. with the positive effects it has on the from the QNL Heritage Library collection environment and communities in Qatar that illustrate the spread and evolution Dance and instrument classes and worldwide. The talk will also cover how of ideas throughout the Arab and Islamic WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf the UW videography and photography can world, as well as document interactions Times Building positively affect conservation of marine between Arabs and the West over the past WHEN: Wednesday – Monday life. Katara Beach - School Students several centuries. The exhibition features Learn the movements of dance styles WHERE: Katara books, manuscripts, historical photographs in Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the Katara Dhow festival WHEN: Ongoing maps, globes and travellers’ instruments musical instruments such as Piano, Guitar, WHERE: Katara TIME: 9am – 12pm that tell the story of Qatar, along with the Keyboard for adults as well kids and move WHEN: Ongoing By participating in the programme of history of science, literature, writing, travel in the world of music. For details, contact TIME: 3:30pm – 10pm ‘Our culture is a school’, Katara Beach in the region, and much more. 66523871/ 31326749.

Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Tuesday, December 4, 2018 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Ship of comfort The medical mission of USNS Comfort is shining a spotlight on Venezuela’s collapsing healthcare system amid an economic crisis that has forced some three million to flee their country in recent years, writes Jim Wyss

HEROES: Ariel Kaufman, left, and Rafael Gottenger are Venezuelan doctors living in Miami, who are part of a 14-person team from the Venezuelan American Medical Association aboard the USNS Comfort. The vessel is currently in Riohacha Colombia, where it’s providing surgeries and medical attention to Colombians and Venezuelan migrants.

BOARD THE USNS Once one of the region’s wealthiest COMFORT — Eight- and most medically advanced year-old Reynier nations, Venezuela’s economic Urdaneta cradled a free-fall has had a devastating eff ect I’ve been practising medicine for toy guitar and kicked on the nation’s health. Ailments aroundA a blown-up surgical glove as like polio, measles and AIDS are 25 to 30 years and nothing fills (my) he waited in the bowels of a massive resurfacing. Even basic medicine can hospital ship for a simple surgery — be hard to fi nd, and hospitals struggle heart and mind more than helping already once gone wrong in his native to stay open. these people even if it’s with a small Venezuela — that might radically Reynier’s mother, Katiuska change his life. Urdaneta, said she scrimped and surgery or touching someone’s hand He was one of hundreds of saved for years so that her son could Venezuelans being treated by the have a hernia operation last year at USNS Comfort, a US Navy vessel a public hospital in Maracaibo, in fl oating off the coast of northern western Venezuela. In theory, the — Ariel Kaufman, US-based Colombia last week. The ship’s surgery was free, but she said the Venezuelan urologist medical mission is shining a spotlight hospital was so broke she had to buy on Venezuela’s collapsing healthcare all the supplies for the procedure, system amid an economic crisis that including sterilised water, scalpels, has forced some 3 million to fl ee their anaesthesia, gauze, gloves and ‘ ’ country in recent years. gowns. The surgery cost a small Tuesday, December 4, 2018 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

The USNS Comfort — a converted oil tanker once called Rose City — is something of a medical marvel. It has 12 operating rooms, 1,000 beds (if you include the military bunks), a CAT scan machine and the ability to perform complex surgeries in seas of up to 20 feet. It can sail around the world one and a half times without refuelling

fortune, but less than two months measles and HIV have soared in has 12 operating rooms, 1,000 beds “Enduring Promise,” in August after those measures for its economic later Reynier’s twin inguinal hernias Venezuela. Even basic antibiotics are (if you include the military bunks), a Defence Secretary Jim Mattis visited collapse and says the restrictions — a painful condition when tissue scarce. CAT scan machine and the ability to Colombia amid escalating tensions are keeping it from importing or intestine bulges through the “We have children dying from perform complex surgeries in seas of with Venezuela. The deployment desperately needed food and abdominal wall — reappeared. malnutrition at the hospital,” he said. up to 20 feet. It can sail around the announcement came two months medicine. But it’s also clear that As doctors on the US Navy vessel “I’m not talking about a faraway world one and a half times without after the Chinese announced that the oil-rich nation has seen its fussed over her son, she said she town. I’m talking about in the refuelling. their medical ship, “The Peace Ark,” economy gutted by corruption and couldn’t believe her luck: “I thought hospitals themselves.” But on this mission the staff is would go on an 11-nation tour that mismanagement. he was going to have to live with Kaufman said he treated a largely focused on more routine but included Venezuela, Grenada and Urdaneta said she and her family those hernias forever. There was Venezuelan infant with bilateral “high impact” procedures, said Kevin Ecuador. fl ed to Colombia seven months ago no way we could have ever paid for hernias, much like Reynier’s, who Buckley, the commanding offi cer of When the Chinese vessel stopped because her mother could no longer another surgery in Venezuela.” also showed signs of malnutrition. the ship’s hospital. Procedures like in Venezuela in September, Vladimir fi nd HIV medication in Venezuela. The ship was stationed last “The hernia is congenital, but if you cataract surgery, cleft palate and Padrino, Venezuela’s defence In Colombia, it’s available but too week off the coast of Riohacha, a add to that the malnutrition, it makes hernia repair — although relatively minister, suggested it was a response expensive, she said. “But we can’t go Colombian beach town less than 60 it even harder,” he said. simple — have an economic and to US sabre rattling. “This is how you back to Venezuela,” she lamented. miles from the Venezuelan border Last Thursday, a national survey social impact that goes far beyond undertake diplomacy in the world,” “Everything is getting worse there. and, these days, home to more than done by the Venezuelan nonprofi t the patient. he said, according to The Associated It’s impossible to live.” 50,000 Venezuelans. Medicos Por La Salud painted a “The gift of sight is a huge Press, “with concrete actions of co- The Comfort stopped in Ecuador Ariel Kaufman, a Venezuelan grim picture. The study found that economic multiplier,” he said, as operation and not stoking the false and Peru before arriving at Colombia, urologist who moved to Miami in 51 percent didn’t have functioning the surgery often frees up family voices of those who beat the drum and it headed to Honduras on 2014 due to growing insecurity in X-ray machines, 60 percent were members and caretakers to work. of war.” Friday. The Riohacha stop has been Caracas, said he’s been overcome having electricity outages, and “We’re a big white ship that brings Venezuela and the United complicated by the fact that the ship with emotion — sometimes 70 percent were suff ering water hope and comfort.” States have been at odds for years, is 15 miles out at sea, only accessible cried — as he’s connected with his shortages. But the ship is also part of but tensions have been rising as via a 20-minute helicopter ride. countrymen. The USNS Comfort — a converted Washington’s geopolitical Washington has ratcheted up both The missions are often criticised “I’ve been practising medicine for oil tanker once called Rose City — is positioning in the region. The vessel targeted and fi nancial sanctions. for their limited scope. While the 25 to 30 years and nothing fi lls (my) something of a medical marvel. It was dispatched on this mission, President Nicolas Maduro blames Comfort’s doctors on land will see heart and mind more than helping thousands of patients, they usually these people,” he said, as he waited perform about 100 surgeries on the for another batch of Venezuelan ship per stop. But the doctors say patients to be helicoptered onto the it’s unfair to measure their impact in ship, “even if it’s with a small surgery sheer numbers. or touching someone’s hand.” Gottenger, the Venezuelan doctor, Kaufman is part of a contingent said that a relatively simple surgery to of 14 Venezuelan doctors with the repair a cleft palate facial deformity Venezuelan American Medical might change the fate of the patient Association, VAMA, who are — and a nation. Children with embedded on the Comfort for this leg deformities are often hidden away of its journey. and denied opportunities in Latin Colombia’s northern coast, America. The operation might allow in La Guajira, is one of the most them to go to school, get a job, even impoverished stretches of the become president, Gottenger said. country. Hunger, disease and a weak “One patient could be someone healthcare system were already important for the whole nation,” he an issue before the Venezuelan said. infl ux began. Colombian health “Of course we’re not going to offi cials say local hospitals have change the medical situation in been overwhelmed by the migrants Colombia or Venezuela with a ship bringing a host of new problems. coming in for 10 days,” said Kaufman. Rafael Gottenger, a Venezuelan “It’s not the number of patients we’re plastic surgeon who works in Miami helping. It’s that every patient has a and is VAMA’s vice president, OUT OF THE BLUE: Reynier Urdaneta, an 8-year-old Venezuelan, was aboard the USNS Comfort off the coast of story.” said rates of tuberculosis, malaria, Riohacha, Colombia, to have hernia surgery. —Miami Herald/TNS 6 GULF TIMES Tuesday, December 4, 2018 COMMUNITY ISL Qatar hosts fifth annual Winter Carnival

The International School of London Qatar (ISL Qatar) recently hosted its fifth annual Winter activities for the visitors, including henna, face painting, snow bowling and games. Visitors Carnival at North Duhail campus, as part of its 10-year anniversary celebrations. The school’s enjoyed delicious savouries, live Shawarma station, coff ee and hot chocolate. atrium, gym and playground were transformed into a winter wonderland. As part of the ISL Qatar focus on charitable activities, the proceeds of the Winter Carnival were Over 1,000 people, including visitors, students, parents and members of ISL Qatar Community donated to ISL Qatar’s charitable actions. From the funds raised, ISL Qatar will be donating attended the event. The event featured musical performances by the choir of ISL Qatar and a QR10,000 to Qatar Charity. student rock band. Over 50 vendors selling diff erent products, including arts, crafts and baked “We express our gratitude to our students, parents and ISL Qatar community for being a part of goods participated in the carnival. a wonderful afternoon and a great cause. It is one of our values to focus on charitable activities. One of the vendors at the carnival, said, “This is the first time I’m taking part as a vendor in the We try to instil these values in our students. We look forward to welcoming the community to school event. It was fabulous and great. “The ISL Qatar’s Student Council also organised several our future events.” said David Monk, Head of School.

GAM conducts ‘Quality Week’

Galfar Al Misnad (GAM) recently concluded the company’s reputation as a trustworthy their fifth annual Quality Week with a closing construction partner in the various development ceremony at Indian Cultural Centre. This year’s sectors in Qatar. Quality Week was held in conjunction with Qatar Galfar Al Misnad’s Executive Director, Satish Sustainability Week 2018, which was organised Pillai, inaugurated Quality Week 2018 by leading by Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC). employees across the company’s off ices and With the theme of ‘Engage, Learn, Improve’, sites in taking a Quality Pledge. Activities during Galfar’s Quality Week was designed to create the week, included diverse selection of lectures awareness about the importance of quality for conducted by external, as well as in-house ensuring the long term success and growth of experts, problem solving discussions based on a business. “Quality is all about trust. Unless you lessons learnt, site based training programmes; have the trust of your customers, you cannot and an online Quality quiz for technical as well sustain any business. Ensuring quality in each as non-technical staff . and every aspect of the business process adds The closing ceremony was attended by the to the trust,” said Navaneetha Shetty, Head of senior management team of GAM along with QHSE department at GAM. the company staff . All the winners of the online Shetty also said that Galfar Al Misnad’s track quiz were felicitated with certificates and gifts record in delivering high quality projects that at the event. The company also felicitated the require no maintenance, even during the representatives of vendors who volunteered to allotted service period, greatly helped establish give technical presentations during the week.

ICAI organises seminar

Doha Chapter of the Institute of During the presentation, Shrikrishna Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), deliberated upon four aspects of recently organised a seminar on cyber security challenges which are ‘Embracing Change in Cyber Security’ by foreseen in the current market, including Shrikrishna Dikshit. The seminar aimed ransomware evolution, AI Expansion, IoT at increasing awareness about the threats, server less apps vulnerability and looming cyber security threats facing how companies need to safeguard their the companies and firms today. valuable data. The paradigm of identify, Around 80 finance professionals protect, detect, respond and recover was attended the event. CA Rupalakshmi introduced during the presentation. Setty, Chairperson of ICAI Doha Chapter, He emphasised that organisations need while addressing the audience said to have a well-defined cyber security that the change is the only constant framework which starts with governance and whether it is a new tool to adapt and organisations within the boardroom to with evolving threats or adapting with specific regulatory landscape new processes to keep up with our and ensuring that suff icient training organisation’s demands, cybersecurity and awareness within organisations is embraces these change. She said that provided and a proper mechanism of organisation’s cyber war is directly balance score card and KPI are being related to the growing cyber security monitored. CA Nirlep Bhatt, Treasurer needs. Organisations need to adapt to of ICAI Doha Chapter, thanked the new technologies to combat growing sponsors of the event, including BDO problems created by cyber attacks. Qatar and Annual Sponsors. Tuesday, December 4, 2018 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY Indian community bids farewell to Gulf Times scribe

John Gilbert, Joseph Varghese, K T Chacko, Ramesh Mathew, Drago Lovric, Dr Mohan Thomas and Girish Kumar at the farewell programme.

notable personalities, including K T association with Mathew and said, quickly and in great detail makes him By Joseph Varghese Chacko, Deputy Managing Editor at “We have known each other for a stand apart from others,” he said. Gulf Times; Milan Arun, President of very long time and we have shared Grish Kumar welcomed ICC; Davis Edakalathoor, President common ethos on several areas. the gathering and highlighted he Indian community of Indian Community Benevolent Hailing from the same place in India, the various achievements and in Qatar recently bid Forum (ICBF); P N Baburajan, Vice we have had a great association accomplishments of Mathew as a farewell to Ramesh President of ICBF; A P Manikantan, in Qatar and it has contributed in journalist. Gilbert proposed a vote Mathew, a journalist at Vice President of ICC; and Juttas delivering several social and charity of thanks and pointed out the social Gulf Times, who will be Paul, General Secretary of ICC, programmes, extending assistance and charity activities that Mathew Tleaving the country soon, at an event Nizar Kocheri along with others. to a number of needy people here in had taken up during his stay in organised at Doha Marriott Hotel. Speaking on the occasion, Lovric Qatar and back home in India.” Qatar. Drago Lovric, Ambassador of noted his association with Mathew K T Chacko noted that Gulf Times The community honoured Croatia, was the chief guest at the and said, “I have known Ramesh will be missing a very knowledgeable Mathew by draping him with event. Dr Mohan Thomas, Founder Mathew right from my early days in journalist who has contributed a golden shawl- a customary Chairman of Birla Public School, Qatar and he has contributed in a big to the organisation in a big way. Indian practice, and presented presided over the event. The event way to Qatar-Croatia relations. More “Mathew’s extensive knowledge him with a memento. Several was co-ordinated by G Girish than our professional interaction, I and experience as well as his wide individuals and Indian Kumar, former President of Indian had great interactions with him and I contacts helped the newspaper in organisations also honoured him on Cultural Centre (ICC), and John appreciate his knowledge on several highlighting several important issues the occasion. The programme was Ramesh Mathew speaking at the Gilbert, former President of INCAS. topics especially, sports.” in a prominent way. His ability to compered by Gulf Times’ journalist function. The event was attended by Dr Thomas highlighted his long identify people and places very Joseph Varghese.

Students of BPS take part in THIMUN Singapore Conference

The students of Birla Public School (BPS) recently attended the THIMUN Singapore 2018 children and measures to reduce the incidence of hate crimes. conference at Hwa Chong Institute (HCI). The GA6 committee discussed the issues, including promoting physical exercise in the At the opening ceremony the students presented a drum dance coupled with Kung Fu moves. internet era, the question of the increase of depression amongst young people in competitive Speaking on the occasion, Pang Choon, Principal of HCI, emphasised on service, sacrifice and societies,further enabling vaccination of children in LEDCs and measures to prevent the selflessness. He said that during the lobbying and debating, delegates should bear in mind that increase in road traff ic deaths amongst young people, especially male. they are working in the interest of the global village. While the delegates were engaged in debate Sandhya Arvind Kalokhe, Director of MUN, The students of BPS represented the delegations of Bulgeria, Israel and Sri Lanka. The attended the workshop presented by Duarte Marques from the United Nations Off ice on Drugs delegates in GA1 discussed issues, including organised crime as a threat to international peace and Crime (UNODC). Duarte stressed that human traff icking and migrant smuggling are often and security, the question of digital and cybersecurity on search engines and social media, the confused. Although the latter necessarily implies the crossing of a border illegally, the former question of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and regulation of the use of private takes place when done against the will of the individuals who are forcefully taken and exploited. paramilitary or security contractors in conflict areas. Bulgarian delegation, included Sai Prajwal, Ambassador in GA1; Prathyusha Bharath, GA2; The delegates in GA2 discussed the issues, including promoting international cooperation to Hamna Fathima, GA3; and Shrika Chodavarapu, GA6. combat illicit financial flows, the question of female representation in business and finance, the The members of Israeli delegation, included Sarthak Behal, GA1; Nayana Niji, GA2; Taneshqa question of economic eff ects of moving towards a green economy and the question of the Jaiprakash Singh, Ambassador in GA6. cancellation of governmental debt to promote growth and development. The Sri Lankan delegation was assigned to Mohammed Yusuf Abdul Gafoor, GA1; Sneha The issues discussed in GA3, included eff ective protection of victims of traff icking in persons Ganesh, GA2; Nandana Balachandran, GA3; and Noopur Mukesh Sanathara, Ambassador in in Southeast Asia, measures to combat child marriage, measures to prevent violence against GA6. 8 GULF TIMES Thursday, December 4, 2018 COMMUNITY

Bhavan’s Public School celebrates 9th Annual Day

Bhavan’s Public School recently celebrated 9th Annual Day ‘Shades of Life’ at Al-Wakrah Indoor P Kumaran, Ambassador of India, was the chief guest at the event. The event was attended by Stadium. The event kicked off with a cultural fest by the students of Kindergarten Section. notable personalities, including Abdurahman Alsadi and Captain Shaheen Rashid al-Atheeq, Baburajan, President of Bhavan’s Public School, welcomed the gathering and M P Philip, Head of Awareness and Media Section at Ministry of Interior, were the guests of honour. K M Anil, Principal of Bhavan’s, presented an annual report, highlighting the academic and non-academic General Secretary, proposed a vote of thanks. achievements.

CFP organises ‘Expats Fiesta 2018’

Cultural Forum Qatar (CFQ) recently hosted ‘Expats Fiesta 2018’ in culmination of its two-month Ali, General Secretary of Cultural Forum, proposed a vote of thanks. long campaign ‘Puthiya Pravasam, Puthiya Keralam: Namukku Athijeevikkuka’, promoting Mementos were handed over to the guests, including Thomas Zakaria, Rasheed Ahamed, Suhail financial discipline among expatriate Keralites and propagating an eco-friendly and sustainable Shanthapuram, Tahira Beevi and Mohammed Rafi. development in the state of Kerala after it had been hit by a massive flood three months ago. In the concurrent exhibition held for schools, Rajagiri Public School bagged first position, which The event was organised in association with Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS). Dr Alexandro was followed by SIS and Olive International School with second and third positions, respectively. Amato, Head of Sustainability at Qatar Green Buildings Council Qatar Foundation, inaugurated the In the exhibition held for members of the Cultural Forum Women’s Group, Nadumttam and event and said that the challenges faced by our environment are huge and that we need to take Madhinath Khalifa area bagged first position while Wakarah and Wukair areas got second position more eff icient to overcome them and make our planet a better place to live in. and Mathar Kadheem got third. The trophies were handed over to Nadumuttam convenors, Delivering a key-note speech at the ceremony, Dr T T Sreekumar, Professor of Communications including Wahida Naseer, Najla Samad and Humaira Abdul Wahid. Aparna Raneesh won the Studies at the English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad, India, said that the popular vote on an organic farming contest. development taking place in the state of Kerala needs to be balanced and eco-friendly in order to Cultural Forum off ice bearers, including Dr Taj Aluva, Majeed Ali, Abdul Gafoor A R, Thahseen sustain the growth the state has achieved on many fronts. Ameen and Shanavas Khalid distributed the prizes to the winners of the competition. K A Shafeek, General Secretary of Welfare Party Kerala, said that the expatriate life of Keralites have Both the exhibitions focused on the campaign’s theme of educating the public on various evolved from a very strenuous stage to a pleasant state but with new challenges facing them as environmental challenges, including waste management, water conservation, organic farming days go by. He noted that the expatriates can play an important role in the reconstruction of the and various forms of agriculture and sustainable development. Hundreds of people visited the state in many ways not only with their financial investments but with their intellectual capacities as exhibition which also off ered free medical check-up, arranged by Naseem Al Rabeeh Medical well. Centre. Dr Subhash B Nair, Principal of SIS, and Mohammed Shameem, noted author from Kerala, also Various art and entertainment programs were presented by members of the Arts Wing of Cultural addressed the audience. Dr Taj Aluva, President of Cultural Forum Qatar, presided over the Forum. Radio Malayalam RJs enthralled the audience while the Thrissur District Committee ceremony while Muneesh A C, General Convenor of the Campaign, welcomed the gathering. Sadik organised street competitions and entertainment programmes. Thursday, December 4, 2018 GULF TIMES 9 COMMUNITY ISB celebrates ‘Health and Safety Awareness Day’

Iqra English School for Boys (ISB) recently celebrated ‘Health and Safety Awareness Day’. The event aimed at creating awareness about the importance of being healthy and safe. Some organisations that took part in the event and conducted workshops and activities, included Hamad Medical Corporation, General Directorate of Civil Defence, Ministry of Public Health, Raw’aa Company and the Qatar Police Sports Federation.

Zahira OBA Qatar awarded aff iliation of Sri Lankan embassy

Zahira College – Mawanella Qatar Old Boys Association (OBA) was recently awarded aff iliation Sri Lanka. We thank him for all the support and guidance that he provides us and also the Staff ord of the Embassy of Sri Lanka by Ambassador P D P S A Liyanage on the embassy premises. Sri Lankan School which is a greatest asset to the community and in particular for our OBA Mohammed Lafir, President of Zahira OBA Qatar, received the off icial letter of confirmation. where we organise various meetings and activities. Our objective is to mobilise the multitudes of Other members presented on the occasion, included Ahmed Munaf, General Secretary; Mifrah potential, talents, resources and skills of the Old Boys of Zahira College – Mawanella who are living Haniff a, Assistant Treasurer; and Abdul Malik, Executive Committee Member. in Qatar through friendly, mutually beneficial, networking and confining to Islamic values while Mohammed Lafir said, “This has been a long awaited objective of Zahira OBA Qatar to get the collaborating and cooperating with the OBA ZCM Parent Body in a dynamic way to eventually aff iliation of the embassy, and to work more closely with the embassy and the community in Qatar accomplish the vision of the College.” at large. We are very much thankful to the ambassador for recognising our eff orts in Qatar and in

Book Swap initiative by City Centre Rotana Doha

With an aim to bring together Qatar book lovers’ community, marvel idea by CCRD team as we believe together we have City Centre Rotana Doha recently hosted the third edition of the power to change the society and such small instances can Book Swap, in association with Qatar’s prominent blog Lemon only result in a big bang transformation. In future, we would & Mint. Hosted at the luxury hotel’s Sama Lounge, it was all definitely be a part of the Club where we get empowered and about discussing the prevalent happenings in the country as enhance our knowledge base along with doing our bit by well as expressing their creative pursuits. associating for a cause.” According to a press release, beyond just being a great On this occasion, Sena Catak, Director of Marketing and networking platform, it also propagated its corporate social Communications at City Centre Rotana Doha, said, “Our responsibility (CSR) movement by dedicating this event to association with Lemon & Mint blog has been extremely support Cat Assistance Team Qatar. Cat Assistance Team successful since the start. They bring tremendous insights and (CAT) is a volunteer-based cat rescue group that raises fund to connect book lovers to discuss mutual interests and exchange support cat rescue in Qatar. During the event, the attendees their favourite books. The 3rd edition was once again a huge donated a small fee for every book they took home and the hit among attendees as it brought them together under one proceeds were given to CAT Qatar. platform and off ered them an opportunity to be a part of the Jennifer Rahmani, one of the attendees, said, “We had heard noble cause to support CAT in any possible way they can. We a lot about City Centre Rotana’s Book Swap events from our at City Centre Rotana believe that such events have the power friends. Being a part of this initiative for the first time has filled to achieve a significant breakthrough by working in cohesion me with tremendous knowledge and off ered me a great for a cause. Going ahead, we will keep on taking such learning platform. Giving this a CSR angle is yet another initiatives that compel youths to drive societal change.” 10 GULF TIMES Tuesday, December 4, 2018 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC Tuesday, December 4, 2018 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY Turmeric helps heart failure patients, says new research

urcumin — the active curcumin — which is known to compound in turmeric promote activation of Nrf2 — for — may repair exercise 12 weeks, while another group did intolerance faced by not receive treatment. patients with heart The results showed that the failure,C suggests a new research. expression of Nrf2 increased and People with heart failure have levels of antioxidant enzymes a reduced function of the left improved in the animals with ventricle — the chamber of the heart failure that were given heart that pumps blood out to the curcumin. rest of the body — called reduced In addition, both groups that ejection fraction. This is linked to received curcumin — even the decreased ability to exercise. animals without heart failure — The findings showed that had improved exercise capacity curcumin treatment improved when compared with the muscle function, exercise capacity untreated groups, suggesting the in mice with heart failure and effects of curcumin on skeletal healthy controls. muscle is not exclusive to heart Curcumin, a chemical that failure. comes from the turmeric plant, “These data suggest that has been used as a traditional activation of Nrf2 in skeletal Asian medicine for centuries, muscle may represent a novel primarily to treat gastrointestinal therapeutic strategy to improve ailments and skin wounds. signalling of a protein Nrf2 The antioxidant enzymes both For the study, published in the ... quality of life” in people with Researchers from the University may play a role in the impaired prevent and repair damage from Journal of Applied Physiology, heart failure with reduced ejection of Nebraska in the US, theorised expression of antioxidant oxidative stress as well as improve the team gave one group of mice fraction, the researchers noted. that a reduction in the normal enzymes. exercise performance. with heart failure daily doses of — IANS

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI March 21 — April 19 April 20 — May 20 May 21 — June 20

Connect with the person sitting next to you on the bus, Aries, or the Your self-esteem may be challenged by a fast-paced talker or Jump on board the fast train and see how far it takes you, Gemini. one behind you in line at the store. He or she may have a piece of unpleasant situation, Taurus. Don’t accept things as they appear You will be surprised how far you can go with minimal eff ort. Your wisdom to share that will change your life forever. Know that you, at first glance. There’s a much deeper meaning brewing below the grace and polite manners will help you navigate to where you need too, could be that person who changes someone else’s life with a surface, and you’d be foolish not to recognise this when it comes to be. You’re your own ship and there is a large gust of wind filling single thought or piece of wisdom. Communication is the key to around. Stick to your guns and stay grounded. Newfangled devices your sails. Make the most of this energy by shooting for the top and expanding your world in many ways. and big promises may not be all they’re advertised to be. not resting until you get there. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

Flexibility is important today, Cancer. Take the relaxed, laid-back Things coming at you from all sides are forcing you to make a move, Lock into the practical, grounding force that is not only realistic but approach. Trying to ram your ideas through isn’t the best tactic. Leo. Try not to feel pressured into something you don’t want to do. also flexible. Attend to details and organise yourself, Virgo. Be aware Having tunnel vision will restrict you in many ways. Keep an open A nervous restlessness is apt to take over your being and urge you that you may need to alter your course in order to fit with the group mind and be receptive to other people’s ideas and opinions. You to act. Don’t let other people’s energies dictate your actions. Secure energy. Try to work together with those around you to achieve a have a great deal of power at your fingertips. It would be a shame your position and be strong. Don’t be lured into situations you know common goal. Initiating the help of others is easier than you think as to waste it by not having the breadth of vision to see all your options. are bad for you. long as you stay focused and motivated. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

Today is one of those days in which prosperity is much closer than Indecision may leave you helpless at a crossroads today, Scorpio. Latch on to the expansiveness that comes when you connect with you think, Libra. You will find what you seek, but it’s up to you to Others around you could be just as undecided regarding their others in the social arena, Sagittarius. Communication is a key part take the first step to going after it. More than likely, you’re looking direction. At the same time, you may feel pressured to take of the day. You will find that if you go with the flow, you will land for solid answers to your deep and probing questions. Don’t let your immediate action and you’re tired of waiting for others to make the exactly where you need to be. Take the adventurous route and feel inquisitive mind rest until you find the answers that ring true for you. first move. Find answers in simple solutions. There’s more than one free to skip around from one thing to another. There’s no need to pin correct way to go. Your choice is the right one if you believe it. yourself down to only one way of doing something. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

Connect with the stable, grounding energy of the day, Capricorn, but The expansive feeling you might be experiencing is apt to be Walk to the beat of your own drum, Pisces. If you try to latch on beware that tension may come in the form of fast talk and misguided squelched today as you get the feeling that you’ve lost touch with to the glib, fast-paced information of the day, you might lose your information. People might be fickle and frantic. Wait for the dust to reality. Make sure you connect with real life, Aquarius, and do a bit of voice in the crowd. On the other hand, if you plant your feet firmly settle before you pick which road to take. Impulsive decisions are planning to balance your whimsical nature. Things that you haven’t and try to plan in too much detail, you might deprive yourself of apt to lead you down paths that might not be the best choice for you accounted for might crop up and hit you, serving as a reminder that spontaneous events that prove fulfilling. Chart your own course, and now. Try not to think too much! you need to deal with the here and now. don’t be afraid if no one else comes along. 12 GULF TIMES Tuesday, December 4, 2018 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

Wordsearch Adam

Lady Madonna Pooch Cafe

AMAZON GODDESS MINX BELLE HEROINE MISS BLUESTOCKING HOYDEN MOTHER COQUETTE JEZEBEL NYMPH DAME LADY VAMP DAMSEL LASSIE VESTAL FEMALE MADONNA VIRAGO FEMININE MAID WOMAN GIRL MATRON

Codeword Every letter of the alphabet is used at least once. Squares with the same number in have the same letter in. Work out which number represents which letter.

Garfield Puzzles courtesy: Puzzlechoice.com courtesy: Puzzles

Sudoku

Bound And Gagged

Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated. Tuesday, December 4, 2018 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

Across Down 1. Where the pupils are allowed 2. Clapping started by worker to play in class (6,2,5) at a choral work (7) 8. Music helping to sustain the 3. The eggs are surplus to supporters? (7) requirements, so to speak (3) 9. Put out again about Susie 4. What the conductor did being in trouble (7) about one song (4) 11. Almost learn about the 5. The trees to come down Yugoslav leader (6) initially (5,2,3) 13. The flag is the normally 6. All brothers in this university accepted one (8) debating society? (5) 15. A minor prize (5) 7. A moment in the present 16. Felt strange, getting set free, month (7) but not being included (4,3) 8. The atlas, in fact, turns out to 18. Least possible for a pound be quite grotesque (11) note, to start with (7) 10. Tried hard to finish and 19. Partial occupation of the evade our letters (11) courtyard? (5) 12. Left port full of cargo (5) Answers 21. Such interest in the 14. So simple for Holmes (10) enclosure? (8) 17. A gold writing implement for Wordsearch Codeword 23. The response is a return out the painter (5) of New South Wales (6) 18. Thousands surrounding a 25. Opera girl gets the number in nocturnal insect that’s so a role switch (7) huge (7) 26. Rod felt awkward in the new 20. Poor, wet tangled line kept in town (7) the boot of the car (7) 28. Drink wine with Schumann, 22. The smell of us after a party do we hear? (6-7) turn! (5) 24. Round the race circuit with the German (4) 27. One for a racketeer to look up to (3)

Yesterday’s Solutions

Across: 1 A bit thick; 8 Impulse; Down: 1 Adamant; 2 Insulin; 3 9 Absinth; 10 Skipper; 13 All- Tonal; 4 Ishmael; 5 Kids; 6 Pump; clear; 14 Real; 16 Tenderloin; 7 Detroit; 11 Kernel; 12 Pole; 15 20 Beat; 22 Bags; 24 Double- Abet; 17 Era; 18 Dose; 19 Riddle; talk; 28 Reed; 29 Mountain; 31 21 Awl; 22 Baldwin; 23 Graz; 25 Dazzler; 34 Service; 35 Infanta; Blouses; 26 Abasing; 27 Kindest; 36 Mistaught. 30 Norma; 32 Zeal; 33 Roam. 14 GULF TIMES Tuesday, December 4, 2018 COMMUNITY POP SPOT

in brief

Coldplay, Pharrell Williams and Jozzy

Coldplay have just released a new single. But don’t look for the song, E-Lo, under the Coldplay name. The band have rebranded themselves as Los Unidades for the track which also features singer, and producer Pharrell Williams plus singer and songwriter Jozzy. E-Lo is one of three Los Unidades tracks which feature on the newly released Global Citizen - EP1. The other songs are Timbuktu, with guest artistes Cassper Nyovest, Sormzy and Jess Kent, and Voodoo which also features Stargate, Tiwa Savage, Wizkid, Danny Ocean and . All proceeds will be donated to the Global Citizen movement. A lyric video for E-Lo can be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn2HovoAj1U and Years & Years

Whether by accident or design, it is more than two years since English DJ, producer and songwriter Jax Jones released a single which featured a male lead vocalist. Since his late 2016 breakthrough hit with You Don’t Know Me, which showcased the vocal talent of London singer / songwriter Raye, Jax has released a series of tracks featuring vocals from , Steff lon Don, Ina Wroldsen and Mabel. American rapper Rich the Kid put in an appearance with Mabel on Ring Ring. But Years & Years singer Olly Alexander is the first male artiste to provide a lead vocal for Jax AMBITIOUS: says he wants to become big enough to be nominated for Grammy Awards. since Mike Dunn and MNEK voiced his summer of 2016 track, House Work. A video for the new single, Play, is available to view at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=HuIrr-qJ_UQ Trippie Redd wants to Cher Superstar singer and actress Cher obviously believes in the saying if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Following her appearance in the film musical Mama Mia! Here We Go Again, she released Dancing Queen, an entire album of ABBA covers. It proved enormously successful going top 10 throughout much of the world including a number two spot in make timeless music Britain and number three on the Billboard 200. Cher has now confirmed her intention to record a second album of ABBA covers. The news came just a few days after she used her Twitter account to post a list of songs things seriously after he passed The single, Dark Knight Dummo, she would like to record if she were to make another ABBA covers album. It seems this By Geoff rey Rowlands away and posted some of my own which also featured Travis Scott, supposed fantasy list will now become reality some time in 2019. stuff online. I wanted to take on became Trippie’s fi rst entry as the Her Dancing Queen album is posted in full at www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1y7kkxIxow his dream and combine it with lead artiste on Billboard’s Hot 100. &list=PLrnoIRozzIrurjQYNIwEjO2jKP684itpY anton, Ohio, is home to mine but I never expected to get so Another track, Taking A Walk, the Pro Football Hall of quickly to where I am now. subsequently peaked at number Miguel Fame and was eff ectively “I knew Atlanta was where things 46 becoming his highest Hot 100 the birthplace of the were happening in the rap world so single thus far. Congratulations to American R&B star Miguel and model Nazanin Mandi who are now National Football I moved there after graduating from This success was obviously husband and wife. CLeague (NFL). It hosts the annual high school. It was like a stepping- very welcome but has now been The 33-year-old Grammy Award-winning singer / songwriter had known Nazanin Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival stone for me. I met so many people surpassed by Trippie’s latest since he was 18. They began dating in 2005, long before either had found fame in their and the NFL Hall of Fame Game, who wanted to work with me. commercial mixtape. A Love Letter respective careers, and became engaged in 2016. a pre-season match up of teams “I never had to pay for a studio To You 3 entered the Billboard 200 Their marriage ceremony took place amid the spectacular setting of the Hummingbird usually from the National Football session. I hung around a lot with at number three and shot straight to Nest Ranch in Santa Susana, California. Both Miguel and Nazanin posted pictures of the Conference and the American Lil Wop and Kodie Shane. We’ve number one on the Top R&B / Hip event on their social media platforms. Football Conference. been best friends ever since we met. Hop Albums chart. The build-up to the wedding and the occasion itself was covered in detail by Vogue The city is certainly not regarded They helped me a lot but I helped Like so many other rap stars magazine. Photographs should feature prominently in the next US edition while as a hotbed of rap. It is home to them too, we helped each other.” though, Trippie’s rise to fame has pictures and text can already be found on the magazine’s Twitter account. rock star Marilyn Manson, indie The three friends blended their not been without controversy. band Lovedrug, blues rocker Boz talents to create Trippie’s fi rst three Despite appearing to be quite mild Shane MacGowan Skaggs, R&B singer Macy Gray, EPs, Awakening My Inner Beast, mannered, he has had a physical opera singer Richard Miller and Beast Mode and Rock The World, altercation with rapper FDM Grady With Christmas fast approaching, it surely won’t be long before The Pogues and Kirsty soul group The O’Jays. These Trippie. They were released over an and high profi le feuds with 6ix9ine MacColl’s 1987 classic track Fairytale of New York makes its annual appearance in the are a few of the musical artistes 11-week period between August and and the late XXXTentacion, though UK singles chart. But this year will see a change of personal status for Pogues singer associated with Canton. There is November in 2016. the latter was resolved before Shane MacGowan. He is now a married man. just one rapper, the young man “The EPs got me noticed. I XXXTentacion’s murder. If it took Miguel and Nazanin Mandi long enough to tie the knot, their 13 years of dating born as Michael Lamer White IV released another EP early in 2017 “I dyed my hair and put out a is nothing when compared to Shane and his new wife, journalist Victoria Mary Clarke. but better known now as Trippie ahead of my fi rst commercial song as a tribute to XXXTentacion. The couple have been together since 1986 and engaged for the last 11 years. Redd. mixtape . This Ghost Busters has verses from me, Shane and Victoria were married in a civil ceremony in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was “I love Ohio,” stated 19-year-old came out in May of 2017 and gave Ski Mask The Slump and Quavo attended by a small group of family and close friends including film star Johnny Depp, Trippie. “I’d die for Ohio. But the me my fi rst chart entry. It got to along with XXXTentacion. who has known Shane for around 25 years. people there don’t seem to fully number 32 on the Top R&B / Hip Taking the chart success in his appreciate you until you’ve made it. Hop Albums chart and number 64 stride, Trippie makes no secret of Perk Pietrek You basically have to leave to make on the Billboard 200.” the lofty ambitions for his career. it and then they ask you why you The last 18 months have seen “I want to make music which Successful dance music DJs and producers are generally regarded as being European didn’t stay. Trippie develop into a chart- is timeless, songs which will or American. But there are a host of artistes from across the world who are creating “I got into rapping when I was topping star. Three more EPs and last forever. I want to become highly acclaimed tracks. One of these is Singapore DJ / producer Perk Pietrek. Famed still in Ohio. My mother used to another commercial mixtape big enough to be nominated for particularly for his remixing skills, these are displayed on his pair of + 65 Remix EPs. But play a lot of R&B records. I’d listen preceded his debut album, Life’s A Grammy Awards. I didn’t get into Perk has now demonstrated his ability on original songs with the recent release of his to rap and rock. It was everything Trip. The LP sold well throughout this industry for the money. That six-track Wildlife EP. from KISS to Lil Wayne. much of the world but proved comes of course with success but The new EP, along with much of his earlier work, can be heard at (no www.) “But it was my brother who particularly popular in North I’m in the business for the love of soundcloud.com/perkpietrek Many of the tracks are available to download. really inspired me to think about America where it peaked at number the music and to make the best His two + 65 Remix EPs can be downloaded free of charge from (no www.) becoming a rapper. That was fi ve in Canada and one place higher songs I can possibly create. There is supersnacks.bandcamp.com/album/65-remix-vol-1 Use the same URL for the second really his dream. I started to take on the Billboard 200. no other reason for what I do.” EP just replacing the 1 with 2. Tuesday, December 4, 2018 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY

Scarface casting director Alixe Gordin dead Award-winning There’s a quiet side to casting director Alixe Gordin is dead. She was 96. Gordin died at her home in Massachusetts Ranveer, too: Deepika on November 28. Additional details about her death were at the same time, he’s not all like, ‘I’m not revealed, reports a man, I can’t show my emotions.’ He deadline.com is sensitive, and so am I, and it makes it Alixe Glas was born easier to share a life with someone who on April 10, 1922 in understands that,” she added. Dayton, Ohio. She Deepika and Ranveer kept the took her stage name paparazzi waiting by keeping their Gordin when she wedding looks a secret until they shared started performing as a it themselves on social media from their musician and an actor. exotic venue, Lake Como, Italy. NO MORE: Alixe Gordin She got into casting in “I think the pictures, we shared, the 1960s with Studio summed up the wedding – it was magical One and The Defenders. to have just family and friends there who Gordin is known for her casting work on some of mean something to you, who don’t really the most iconic fi lms in history. She served as casting care about who you are professionally, director for Brian De Palma’s classic Scarface which but are there because they love you for earned Al Pacino and Steven Bauer a Golden Globe who you are as a person,” Deepika said nomination in 1984. of the Lake Como festivities, which She worked on Alan J. Pakula’s Klute which won Jane included only about 40 of their guests. Fonda an Academy Award in 1971. While the actress sported a Sabyasachi On the TV side, Gordin won a Primetime Emmy Mukherjee creation for her north Indian for the mini-series Separate But Equal. It also won style wedding, for GQ’s December cover, Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and mini-series. she has gone all bold. – IANS “I’m aware of culture, tradition, all that… I also understand what it means Rajinikanth’s 2.0 grosses Rs400 to be my own person. Of course, it’s crore in opening weekend exciting to take your relationship to the next level, but at no point as a The makers of superstar Rajinikanth’s 2.0 on woman should you forget your sense of Monday revealed that the film has grossed Rs400 individuality. It’s important to remain crore at the box office worldwide in its opening authentic and stay true to who you are. weekend. The idea is not to lose yourself in the A sequel to Shankar’s 2010 blockbuster Enthiran, process (of marriage),” said the actress, 2.0 has been produced by Lyca Productions and who has had a whirlwind 2018. released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi on November 29. CANDID: Deepika Padukone says Ranveer Singh is vulnerable, extremely emotional, She kicked things off with a raging Lyca Productions, via an official poster, revealed very intelligent and childlike at times. controversy around Padmaavat, a Time that the film has grossed Rs400 crore. 100 name-check, followed by red carpet 2.0, which features Rajinikanth in three different appearances at the Met Gala and Cannes, avatars, also stars Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Adil ctor Ranveer Singh is world that gets to see Ranveer without and ended the year by marrying Ranveer, Hussain and Sudhanshu Pandey in important roles. a people’s person with the cameras, the hyperbole and the whom she had been dating for six years. Akshay, making his southern film debut, plays the “irrepressible energy”, but fl amboyance. What is he like? What does 2019 look like for her? antagonist in the film, which has been made on a there’s a quiet side to his “He is vulnerable, extremely “It’s going to be pretty challenging budget of Rs600 crore. persona as well, says his emotional, very intelligent; childlike because I’ll be producing and acting in In the film, Rajinikanth plays a scientist and a Aactress wife Deepika Padukone after at times. That’s not to say that his Meghna Gulzar’s next fi lm (about acid robot. their “magical” wedding celebrations. irrepressible energy isn’t him, it’s very victims). For the fi rst time, I’ll also be At the trailer launch of the film, Shankar raved In her fi rst interview post their wedding, him. He’s a real people’s person, but taking decisions with my director – we about Rajinikanth’s commitment. Deepika spoke to GQ magazine about the there’s a quiet side to him too,” Deepika would’ve started work before I took off “When we were all set to shoot the climax in a month gone by, Ranveer, her wedding looks said, according to excerpts. for the wedding, and will get back to it stadium in Delhi, Rajini Sir fell ill. Six months of and for her. “Emotionally, I think I’m the more now. Also, setting up home,” she said. – planning had gone into the preparation of the climax Deepika is one of the few people in the intuitive one. I’d say IQ is more him. But IANS which was supposed to be shot in 40 days. Despite his bad health, Rajini Sir insisted that we go ahead with the shoot,” Shankar said. Tessa Thompson’s special and I say that all the time: Adonis “We shot in extremely hot temperature. Rajini connect with Michael Jordan and Bianca are ‘adult-ing’ now. Sir had to shoot wearing 12 kg robotic suit. We were Obviously, we were adults in the stunned by his commitment,” he added. – IANS Actress Tessa Thompson says she first film, but three years later, it is glad to share a special bond with feels more mature. We’re looking Michael Jordan. at ourselves as people with adult Thompson has worked with Jordon responsibilities.” in Creed II. Creed II is a sequel to Creed and the “Michael and I love playing these eighth instalment in the Rocky fi lm characters and really had a rapport series. It also stars Sylvester Stallone, with each other the fi rst time around. Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, Since then, we’ve stayed in touch and Phylicia Rashad, Andre Ward, Wood maintained a friendship and seen each Harris, Brigitte Nielsen and Milo other through diff erent milestones,” Ventimiglia. Thompson said in a statement. Stallone and Lundgren are reprising “It doesn’t feel like time has passed. their roles of Rocky and Drago from It sort of feels like we’re growing up the fi lm Rocky IV. Ryan Coogler, who together,” she added. directed the fi rst franchise of Creed, She continued: “And a lot has returns as an executive producer on happened to Mike and to me in Creed II. The fi lm, brought to India by the years since we made Creed. He Warner Bros Pictures, follows Adonis and I are also in this new space of Creed training in order to defeat navigating public personas and the son of Ivan Drago, the powerful personal lives, fi nding that balance. athlete who killed his father in the VETERAN: Rajinikanth plays a scientist and a robot in It’s interesting for that to also be ring more than 30 years earlier. HAPPY: Tessa Thompson says they both really the film. refl ected in our fi lm.” It released in India on November had a rapport with each other the first time To this, Jordan added: “Tessa 29. – IANS around. 16 GULF TIMES Tuesday, December 4, 2018 COMMUNITY Portraying people with disabilities in media

GATHERING: Participants attending the ‘Media and Disability Forum’. Photos by Ram Chand

people with disability. I believe the By Mudassir Raja drama is the shortest way to convey your message to the audience.” “I also produce shows for children. l Shafallah Centre for My last work was with Shafallah Persons with Disability and Best Buddies. Today, I told the and Best Buddies Qatar audience not to feel sympathy for recently organised the people with disabilities. We have ‘Media and Disability to treat them as normal people. We AForum’ to mark the International should never let them feel that they Day of Persons with Disability at are a kind of second-class citizens. City Centre Rotana Doha. I am glad to see the response of the A good number of people with audience. They are learning it fast.” disabilities and noted fi gures Dr Abdulnasir Fakhroo is from attended the forum. The speakers College of Education at Qatar underlined the need for proper University and he read out his space and right kind of coverage paper about media towards the in the media for the people with people with disabilities. He said, “I disabilities. Amal Abdullatif al- spoke about how media aff ects the Mannai, CEO of Qatar Foundation society and especially the issues for Social Work, was the chief guest of people with disabilities and the at the event. special education. I spoke how In her welcome speech, Laalei media support can help people with Abu Alfain, Executive Director of disabilities get integrated in the Al Shafallah, said, “Celebrating society. Social media is becoming the International Day of Persons more eff ective with every passing with Disability, celebrated annually day. This media can be used to by the world on December 3, improve the situation of such people. represents a great value and an ADDRESS: Laalei Abu Alfain, Executive Director of Al Shafallah, said that the topic of media dealing with the concept of We also need to give more training important opportunity to shed disability has become a central issue. to media persons about how to treat light on the issues of people with and cover the issue of disability.” disability. This year’s title for the decade has become one of the most Is it adequately covered? Are up with practical recommendations Ume Ayman, Vice President of day is ‘Empowering Persons with important factors in promoting the appropriate and compatible words that will outline a media map Qatar Autism Society, said, “There Disability, Ensuring Integration and development of the states and as a and phrases used? How media on new approaches and ways to are two wrongs things that we do Equality.’ The theme of this year’s key tool that provides information aff ects people with disability, their address the disability issues. The with people with disabilities. First forum focuses on the empowerment and knowledge aff ecting the families, and the organisations recommendations can help the we make them special and the of people with disability to achieve society’s attitudes. working for them?” media in empowering, integrating second is that we treat them like the comprehensive, equitable “The topic of media dealing with The executive director further persons with disability, ensuring poor people. We treat them kindly and sustainable development, the concept of disability has become said, “We feel that the media their coverage and getting the but we do not give them their right. considering that empowerment is a central issue. The society in general coverage that relies on the equality for them in order to When we give them something, we an integral part of 2030 Sustainable gets its impression from the way exaggeration, excitement, faked contribute to achieving Qatar make them feel that we have done Development Plan. The pledge in the media portrays the people with or incomplete news, or the use National Vision 2030.” something special for them. It is framework of the 2030 agenda is ‘No disability. of inaccurate or inappropriate Talking to Community, Saad their right to be treated kindly. The One Left Behind’”. “There are a number of questions terms may burden the people with Burshaid, a theatre director and media has also been treating people She added, “The role and that are often asked about how disability and their families. producer, said, “I was invited to with disabilities not the way they infl uence of the media in the last media projects the issue of disability. “We hope this forum will come speak about how the society treats should be treated.”