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USEFUL NUMBERS Mission Impossible 6: Fall Out known as the Apostles plan to use three plutonium cores for DIRECTION: Christopher McQuarrie a simultaneous nuclear attack on the Vatican, Jerusalem and CAST: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Alec Baldwin Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When the weapons go missing, Ethan SYNOPSIS: Ethan Hunt and the IMF team join forces and his crew fi nd themselves in a desperate race against time with CIA assassin August Walker to prevent a disaster of epic to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. proportions. Arms dealer John Lark and a group of terrorists THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark, Royal Plaza Emergency 999 Worldwide Emergency Number 112 Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Local Directory 180 International Calls Enquires 150 Hamad International Airport 40106666 Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 Qatar Airways 44496000 Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 44593363 Qatar Assistive Technology Centre 44594050 Qatar News Agency 44450205 44450333 Q-Post – General Postal Corporation 44464444

Humanitarian Services Offi ce (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, 40253369 Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 Billionaire Boys Club a plan to get-rich-quick with a Ponzi scheme. The plan ends Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 DIRECTION: James Cox badly for all involved when Hunt and friend Tim Pitt end up Qatar Airways 40253374 CAST: Ansel Elgort, Emma Roberts, Taron Egerton murdering investor and con-man, Ron Levin. SYNOPSIS: Led by their fellow preppie friend Joe Hunt, a group of wealthy boys in 1980s Los Angeles come up with THEATRE: Landmark

The Mall Cinema (1): Niraali 9pm; Mission Impossible 6: Fall ote Unquo (Malayalam) 2:15pm; Hotel Out (2D) 11:30pm. Qu te Transylvania 3: A Monster Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Vacation (2D) 4:30pm; Teefa In (1): Hotel Transylvania 3: A “Smile in the mirror. Do Trouble () 6:30pm; Dhadak (Malayalam) 2:15pm; Dhadak Monster Vacation (2D) 3pm; (Hindi) 9:15pm; Niraali (Malayalam) (Hindi) 4:30pm; Billionaire Boys Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster that every morning and you’ll 11:30pm. Club (2D) 7pm; Mission Impossible Vacation (2D) 4:45pm; Dhadak start to see a big The Mall Cinema (2): Shonku 6: Fall Out (2D) 9pm; Dhadak (Hindi) 6:30pm; Mission Diaries: A Unicorn Adventure (Hindi) 11:30pm. Impossible 6: Fall Out (2D) 9pm; diff erence in your life.” (2D) 2pm; The Incredibles 2 (2D) Landmark Cinema (2): Hotel Skyscraper (2D) 11:30pm. — Yoko Ono 3:45pm; Hotel Transylvania 3: A Transylvania 3: A Monster Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Monster Vacation (2D) 5:45pm; Vacation (2D) 2:30pm; Hotel (2): Shonku Diaries: A Unicorn Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again Transylvania 3: A Monster Adventure (2D) 2:30pm; Dhadak (2D) 7:30pm; Mission Impossible Vacation (2D) 4:30pm; Hotel (Hindi) 4:30pm; Mamma Mia: Here 6: Fall Out (2D) 9:30pm; Gotti (2D) Transylvania 3: A Monster We Go Again (2D) 7pm; Dhadak 12am. Vacation (2D) 6:15pm; Mission (Hindi) 9pm; Mission Impossible 6: The Mall Cinema (3): Dhadak Impossible 6: Fall Out (2D) 8pm; Fall Out (2D) 11:30pm. Community Editor (Hindi) 3pm; A Prayer Before (Urdu) 10:45pm. Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): Kamran Rehmat Dawn (2D) 6pm; Mission Landmark Cinema (3): The Niraali (Malayalam) 3pm; Shonku e-mail: [email protected] Impossible 6: Fall Out (2D) 8pm; Incredibles 2 (2D) 3pm; Shonku Diaries: A Unicorn Adventure (2D) Telephone: 44466405 Mission Impossible 6: Fall Out Diaries: A Unicorn Adventure (2D) 5:30pm; Mission Impossible 6: Fall Fax: 44350474 (2D) 11pm. 5:15pm; Mamma Mia: Here We Go Out (2D) 8pm; Mission Impossible Landmark Cinema (1): Niraali Again (2D) 7pm; Dhadak (Hindi) 6: Fall Out (2D) 10:45pm. Wednesday, July 25, 2018 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY

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Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Wednesday, July 25, 2018 COMMUNITY COVER STORY ‘I became a brother to my sisters’ and other stories The Women on Wheels programme represents a small revolution for women who have a newfound self-confidence, writes Shashank Bengali

Men think driving is their birthright and they don’t need any rules. We as women have had to work for it. ‘So we consider everything when we are behind the wheel — Rahila Qaisar, motorbiker

’ IN CHARGE: Rahila Qaisar, 28, practices on the new motorbike she bought under a programme to teach more women to ride motorcycles. Wednesday, July 25, 2018 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

“Some girls are students who want to get to their classes. Some are divorced and need to be independent. They used to wait for buses and people would look at them with pity. Now they face a different reaction. It’s like, ‘Oh my God, what is she doing, why is she on a bike?’ People are impressed” — Aroosa Hussain, traffic cop, who TEACHER: Aroosa Hussain, one of the few female traff ic cops in , the provincial capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province, is teaching women to drives 250cc bike ride motorbikes.

ne morning recently, While women in Saudi Arabia was the cheapest way we could give stereotype that a woman straddling face a diff erent reaction. It’s like, 28-year-old Rahila made headlines this summer for women mobility,” said Salman Sufi , a motorcycle is somehow indecent. ‘Oh my God, what is she doing, Qaisar donned a pink earning the right to drive for the head of the province’s Strategic But with initiatives such as why is she on a bike?’ People are helmet, balanced her fi rst time, Pakistani women face a Reforms Unit, which implemented women-only buses having had impressed.” handbag on her lap diff erent struggle on the roads. Few the programme. The bikes were limited success, Vyborny said that In a potholed parking lot at Oand revved her new pink Honda families can aff ord cars. painted pink to stand out — and offi cials should closely monitor the the traffi c department’s offi ces, motorcycle, so fresh from the In Lahore, a provincial capital of discourage male relatives from impact of such a signifi cant cultural Hussain, dressed in a blue uniform factory that the passenger seat was 11 million people with an extensive using them. change. and veil, demonstrated to half still covered in plastic. road network but inadequate mass When Qudsia Abbas received her “Generally it’s been taboo a dozen women how to steady Rahila is one of hundreds of transit, riding public buses often bike — it retails for about $650, but for women to ride motorbikes,” themselves before starting the newly minted motorcycle riders means long wait times and crowded the programme off ers a 40 percent Vyborny said. “If the government is engine. zipping around eastern Pakistan compartments where men can discount — it was the most exciting successful in increasing acceptance “Balance is everything,” she said. under a government initiative to harass female riders. development in her family in years. of that, it’s a really major thing.” “With balance comes confi dence. If help women navigate the country’s In Pakistan’s patriarchal society Her younger sisters, who had to Since the programme was I learned it, so can you.” male-dominated roads. — where fathers, brothers and beg their father to drop them off at launched in 2016, hundreds of Maira Beg nodded slowly. The The Women on Wheels campaign husbands often dictate women’s tutoring sessions and school events women in Lahore have earned 34-year-old teacher had received has trained more than 3,500 movements — surveys show men on his motorbike, now rely on her their licences after a week or her subsidised bike a few days female motorcycle riders in Punjab strongly oppose female family for rides. more of lessons at the city’s traffi c earlier, but on her fi rst solo ride province — the country’s largest — members taking most forms of “I became a brother to my department. Most are taught by outside her house, got spooked by and plans to furnish more than 700 public transport. The Center for sisters,” said Qudsia Abbas, 20, who Aroosa Hussain, one of Lahore’s a child running into the road and subsidised bikes to licenced riders Economic Research in Pakistan has no male siblings. “My father is a few female traffi c cops, who patrols drove into a parked car. from low- and middle-income has found that these restrictions lot more relaxed now.” the city on a 250-cc motorbike. She fell to the ground and bruised families. constrain women from working, Kate Vyborny, a Duke “Some girls are students who her hand. The handlebars were The programme represents a pursuing higher education University researcher who studies want to get to their classes,” she dented and so was her poise. small revolution for women such as and venturing beyond their transportation in Pakistan, said said. “Some are divorced and need “I came here to practice,” she Rahila, a bubbly preschool teacher neighbourhoods. Women on Wheels could help “shift to be independent. They used to said. “I’m not disheartened. I’ll who said that running even the “Economic empowerment is the norms around women in public wait for buses and people would keep trying.” most mundane errands — shuttling dependent on mobility, and this spaces” and fi ght the conservative look at them with pity. Now they Also in the class were Humaira her father to appointments and Imran, 53, and her 18-year-old zipping through the narrow lanes daughter Simal, who was preparing of busy shopping areas — has given to enroll in college. Simal was tired her newfound self-confi dence. of asking her older brother for “It helps us economically and it rides, and her mother was tired of helps us emotionally,” Rahila said. hearing about it. “When I fi rst started riding, I felt “Always fi ghting,” Humaira like I was fl ying high in the sky.” said. Her brother taught her to ride A few years ago, when her before she was married, though she parents were bedridden after a road hadn’t driven a motorbike since. accident, Rahila wished she hadn’t “I’m rusty, but I want to do this been born a girl. with my daughter, and hopefully “I could have done more for my we can share the bike,” she said, family as a son,” said Rahila, the adding that the men in their family youngest of three daughters and the supported the move. “We shouldn’t last one still living at home. To fetch worry about what anyone else says.” medicines and household supplies, Before zipping off on her she crisscrossed this sprawling motorbike, Rahila said having more city alone in buses and motorised women on the roads would actually rickshaws, braving heat, traffi c make them safer. delays and unwanted attention “I think we have better road from strange men. sense than men,” she said. “Men Her father’s motorcycle — the think driving is their birthright preferred conveyance for Lahore’s and they don’t need any rules. We harried working class — sat idle in as women have had to work for it. the garage. It wasn’t considered So we consider everything when proper for a woman in Pakistan to WHERE THERE’S A WHEEL, THERE’S A WAY: Women participants of Women on Wheels (WOW) on their we are behind the wheel.” — Los ride one. motorbikes prior to the start of a rally that launched the WOW campaign in Lahore in 2016. 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Wednesday, July 25, 2018 GULF TIMES 7 ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY Hawaii bans sunscreens poisonous for wildlife chemicals includes the bleaching that something like changing On the island of Maui alone, By Gisela Gross and Christina Horsten of the coral reefs and damage to sunscreen is more manageable for around 210 litres of sunscreen end the DNA of fish and coral. “Other most people than tackling sewage up in the sea every day and the sunscreen chemicals can also or plastics. coral reefs around the island have ichael Koenigs Pacific. These chemicals are cause harm, but the science is Around 14,000 tons of shrunk significantly in recent sells home-made found in dolphins, wild bird eggs, still new, and not much has been sunscreen are estimated to end years – by more than half. sunscreen at a many species of fish we eat, and published,” Downs says. up in the sea each year. And the “My prediction is that soon, farmers market in corals,” says Craig Downs, Of course, the chemicals in damage is particularly evident in there won’t be coral reefs alive in Honolulu. “We a researcher at the Haereticus sunscreen are not the only threats tourist destinations like Hawaii, that are accessible to tourists,” Mhave to protect ourselves and our laboratory in Virginia. to the maritime environment which attracts around 9 million says researcher Downs. “Hawaii families from the sun – but we The possible impact of the and coral reefs, but experts hope visitors annually. will become like the Florida Keys also have to protect our oceans – nice place to sit on the beach, and coral reefs,” says the father of but it will have lost its most three. precious natural resource and His cream, packed in silver jars, major tourism attraction.” is significantly more expensive UV filters can also be found than standard sunscreen. It also in Europe’s waters, including has a thicker consistency, and the Baltic Sea, according to absorbs more slowly into the tests conducted in 2015. The skin – but it consists entirely concentration is only at the of natural ingredients such as level of a nanogram per litre, coconut oil, macadamia nut oil, says researcher Kathrin Fisch of zinc, Shea butter and essential the Leibniz Institute for Baltic oils. Sea Research in Warnemuende, “We have to educate people,” Germany. “A nanogram per litre is says Koenigs, who, like most like a grain of salt in an Olympic people in Hawaii, spends a lot of swimming pool.” time on the beach and in the sea Nevertheless, Germany’s with his wife and children. “The Federal Environmental Agency chemicals in normal sunscreen are has been looking at UV filters for destroying our reefs.” several years – as a precaution. Many visitors to Hawaii are now That’s because some of these confronted with this issue as soon substances can have hormonal as they get on the plane: Hawaiian effects on environmental Airlines hands out a small sachet organisms, and cause toxic of “reef-safe” sunscreen to each stress – with unclear long-term passenger. In some hotels, like the consequences for ecosystems. Surfjack near the world-famous The UV filter 3-Benzyliden Waikiki Beach, there are reef-safe Camphor has already been banned sunscreen dispensers. from cosmetics in the EU because Koenigs and other activists it has a hormone effect believed to have been trying for years to raise be harmful to aquatic organisms. awareness of the problem. This NATURAL INGREDIENTS: Home-made sunscreen for sale at a market in Honolulu, Hawaii. It consists entirely of For consumers, all of this year, they scored a major victory – natural ingredients such as coconut oil, macadamia nut oil, zinc, Shea butter and essential oils. leaves the question of what is on May 1, Hawaii became the first the bigger risk – skin cancer or US state to pass a law banning environmental damage, says the sale of sunscreen containing Hans Merk, former director of certain chemicals, despite the dermatological clinic at the opposition from several sunscreen RWTH Aachen University. manufacturers. The law comes He also points out that into effect on January 1, 2021. sunscreen is classified as a “This is a historic bill for cosmetic product in the EU. That our oceans,” Mike Gabbard, a means that more lax regulations Democrat member of the Hawaii apply to the ingredients than in Senate, said. “I hope we can look the United States, for example, back 20 years from now and see where they are classified as drugs. this as the moment we turned the According to Merk, sunscreens corner on pollution and witnessed with mineral filters are also not this law being replicated all over necessarily the better choice the world.” from the point of view of possible There is already a similar ban environmental damage. in parts of Mexico, and at some Zinc and titanium oxide Unesco World Heritage sites. have also proven to be harmful Scientists say that two to corals, according to a new ingredients are causing the study – but the underlying environmental damage: mechanisms have not yet been octinoxate and oxybenzone. fully understood. Both are used in sunscreens as For snorkellers and divers, a UV filter, preventing the sun’s UV protection through wearing ultraviolet rays from damaging protective clothing such as people’s skin. wetsuits is advisable. It’s not “They are ubiquitous in the yet possible to make further environment, and can be found recommendations until more in the waters of the Arctic circle research has been conducted. – to remote coral reefs in the South HOME-MADE: Michael Koenigs sells home-made sunscreen at a market in Honolulu, Hawaii. DPA 8 GULF TIMES Wednesday, July 25, 2018 COMMUNITY BODY & Hope for peanut allergies Researchers, doctors and pharmaceutical companies are trying to make people less allergic to peanuts. A peanut pill and a patch could be widely available by the end of 2019.

TREATMENT: Six-year-old kid eats about 1.5 grams of peanuts as part of his daily Oral Immunotherapy treatment plan.

patch could be widely available Therapeutics announced that it derived from whatever you’re have allergic reactions to it. You By Yen Duong by the end of 2019. And in the had wrapped up its trial of ‘peanut allergic to, building up your start with a very small amount of meantime, a small number of pill’, AR101. tolerance for the allergen. You the food, check to make sure you private-practice allergists have “Our hope all the time is to start twice a week and stretch out don’t have any reactions, and then ven touching a surface been offering oral immunotherapy, make a cure, to make this go away the time between injections. After gradually increase that amount in a that previously held in which you gradually eat more permanently and never have to several years, you’ll no longer need process called updosing. peanuts can trigger peanut products under a doctor’s worry about it,” said Dr Edwin the shots. Dr Wesley Burks at Duke anaphylaxis, a life- supervision. Kim, a researcher at the Food “What we found out in the University first demonstrated how threatening allergic Right now, the majority of Allergy Institute and the father of a ‘80s’ and ‘90s’ was that doing to increase patients’ tolerance to reaction.E When a peanut-allergic allergists only prescribe patients peanut-allergic child. “These kids something similar, like putting peanuts in 2009. His 29 patients person starts feeling their throat an epinephrine device and tell don’t want to think about it. They peanuts into an allergy shot, then started with mixing a few close-up, they stab themselves them to strictly avoid peanut don’t want to have to worry about wasn’t effective,” Kim said. crumbs of peanut flour into with an epinephrine, or adrenaline, protein, in hopes of warding off it. They want to be normal.” “That’s where the idea of oral applesauce or pudding, then and head to the ER for a few hours reactions such as hives, swelling, immunotherapy was born, since updosed for months by eating a of monitoring. lowering of blood pressure and Updosing and Maintenance eating the food is how your body little more each day to build up What if there was another difficulty in breathing. The FDA For decades, people with ‘hay learns to tolerate it.” tolerance for the allergen. way? Researchers, doctors and has not approved any treatments fever’ or other environmental Oral immunotherapy, or OIT, Once they passed a ‘food pharmaceutical companies are for peanut allergies, which affect 2 allergies have received allergy works the same way the allergy challenge’ of eating about 16 trying to make people less allergic percent of children today. shots. Allergists inject you with shots do: slowly up your tolerance peanuts at once, the patients entered to peanuts. A peanut pill and a This spring, Aimmune increasing amounts of serum for the allergen, until you no longer maintenance, which meant they Wednesday, July 25, 2018 GULF TIMES 9 & MIND COMMUNITY

ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY: In the ’80s’ and ’90s’ putting peanuts into an allergy shot, wasn’t eff ective MENACE: Even touching a surface that previously held peanuts can trigger anaphylaxis, a which gave birth to the idea of oral immunotherapy. life-threatening allergic reaction.

UPDOSE: You start with a very small amount of the food you’re allergic to so as to make sure you don’t have any reactions and, then gradually, increases that amount in a process called updosing, CURE: By the end of this year, Aimmune will apply to the FDA for a licence to sell AR101, a peanut getting immune to any allergy. pill, the first product to treat peanut allergies.

ate eight peanuts a day for years By the end of this year, Aimmune peanuts are introduced, and the processes, there’s a reason for may spread the popularity of private afterward. Every OIT study since will apply to the FDA for a license (2015) study proved that is not regulation,” said allergist Dr Laurie practice OIT, McWilliams said. then, has followed a similar updose to sell AR101. If they pass, AR101 the right way to go and that early McWilliams. “That keeps drugs “They might say the peanut and maintenance pattern, with some and Viaskin will be the first FDA- introduction is going to be a at the level they should be. What product isn’t diff erent from what’s including the food challenge. approved products to treat peanut deterrent to keep children from if you get a different dose on a in the grocery store, and they’ll go allergies. developing peanut allergies,” said different day because that peanut grind it up,” McWilliams said. The path to the peanut pill Bob Sutter of the North Carolina doesn’t have the same high amount Beyond peanut, Aimmune is In 2011, a non-profit brought Peanut growers hopeful Peanut Growers Association. of protein content?” working on trials for egg and walnut together representatives from About one in 13 children have at In 2017, North Carolina Kim, the allergist and parent allergies. The company behind the the National Institute of Health, least one food allergy, according to produced almost 480 million from UNC, said the pill was the peanut patch is also developing pharmaceutical companies and the non-profit organisation, Food pounds of peanuts. North and most effective but also the least patches for milk and egg allergies. academic centres to figure out how Allergy Research & Education. South Carolina are the 5th and 6th convenient treatment. The patch Wake County public schools do to cure food allergies. Researchers, non-profits and growers of peanuts in US. is less effective, but has a short not have nut-free classrooms. Elias “They asked, ‘What will it take industry members have been Funding from the National updose period and hassle-free sits at the same lunch table each to get a treatment approved for scrambling for solutions for Peanut Board and non-profit application. day for children with allergies, and food allergies?’” said Dr Daniel decades. organisations support academic “In a perfect world it would be teachers wipe him with soap and Adelman, Chief Medical Officer Since 2001, the National Peanut research in labs and with great to have multiple treatments,” water before eating, as opposed to at Aimunne. “We needed a high Board has put over $25.3 million small samples, then larger Kim said. “Every child varies. just water like allergy-free children. quality, reproducible, reliable toward peanut allergy research, pharmaceutical companies step in Maybe the child is at higher risk, Using OIT to increase his tolerance product, and there was no such including sending funding to for large-scale development and and even if there’s a little more for peanuts has helped the entire thing at the time.” Burks, the lead researcher of deployment. difficulty doing the treatment it’s family, Kroboth said. By 2013, the company created the 2009 Duke study. They also If the FDA approves every worth it for those. Maybe for other “There’s no doubt in my mind AR101, capsules of proprietary supported a 2015 study that product, parents will have several families it’s all about convenience, if we had not done OIT it would peanut flour that come with showed that parents should offer options if they can find willing and they need protection but have been a traumatic fi rst year of a standardised updose and peanut products to very young allergists: the pill, the patch, they’re pretty good at avoidance. school,” Kroboth said. “We eat out, maintenance schedule. As in the children at risk of peanut allergy, the drops under the tongue and “I’d love for there to be options. we fl y, we’ve been on vacation, and 2009 Duke study, patients mix the in hopes of preventing the allergy. private-practice OIT. That would give more power to these are all things we did not do peanut product with food and eat “For years, paediatricians had “The reason you have FDA the allergist and to the families as in the beginning and we now do it. Aimmune has tested AR101 on been telling parents to wait until approval of drugs is because they well.” without fear. It’s life changing.”– more than 1,000 patients. the child is 2 years old before have oversight of manufacturing The success of the peanut pill The News & Observer/TNS 10 GULF TIMES Wednesday, July 25, 2018 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC Wednesday, July 25, 2018 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY How to match classy pumps heels with shimmery make-up

hile dressing up for with all colours of pumps. Opt for a parties, it is important complete look with smoky shimmer eyes to match your classy with red tone lip tint to complete the footwear with the right look. With the bling footwear, keep your make up. Experts suggest dress simple and face highlighted with Whow to get it right. smoky black and well kohl eyes. Kalpana Sharma, Make-up Artist at The Body Shop India and Yugaank Shimmer metallica for silver Sharma, CEO of Vincenzio Robertina list shades: Add a look of unicorn or down some suggestions. holographic eye makeup to just go metallic. Wear a dress of one colour Metallic yellow to gold shimmer only topping up metallic heels. Go for eyes: With jazzy yellow metallic heels, silver, unicorn and holographic eye ooze out the zesty you with makeup more colours these days and have a bunch of driven towards shimmery cat eyes. To holographic eye make-up kits to step up keep the look subtle yet zingy, opt for a with a more high range of bling to your nude lip shade for a natural lip highlight. face. Let pigmented yellow tinge shimmer eyes do the talking around and speak the classy Copper shimmer with red-pink- story about you. To change the look of yellow-orange pumps: Copper is a your face and something new to try, go perfect colour for every outfit and every bold with ombre lips. Go for golden ombre footwear you wear. With just the effect lips on matte shade of any lip colour. of highlighter on to your check bones, pick for copper eyes with a liner of soft Smoky shimmer with classy eye liner and pink toned lips. Match your pumps: Smoky shimmer eyes are an accessories accordingly for a complete all-rounder, for every dress and matches party popper look. — IANS

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

Once your brain gets hooked on something, Aries, you’re likely to take it Your brain is likely to be working overtime, Taurus. Things were going Try not to get too wrapped up in the mental side of things, Gemini. to the extreme. Be careful of overworking yourself in a certain issue that along just fine until you suddenly ran into an unexpected snag that kept Perhaps you’re trying to work everything through in your mind. You’ll requires a more rational, temperate attitude. You may get into trouble if you from where you want to be. It’s as if the hamster wheel you’ve been find that there are strong forces outside your own trying their hardest you insist on going off the deep end. Don’t tackle issues you aren’t ready running on suddenly jammed. Even though you’re still working just as to manipulate your thinking. It might be good to step away from to handle. Take things slowly and maintain a moderate, conservative hard, the wheel simply won’t turn. Perhaps it’s time to step off and take a the situation and do more processing with your heart. Go with your viewpoint. If you go too far, back off and take a break. break. Get some perspective. instincts rather than rely so much on your thoughts. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

It’s possible that you’ve been so emotional about a certain issue that You may experience a transformation in your thinking. It’s bound to You may be overwhelmed by an onslaught of communication from you’ve taken it way too far, Cancer. Fortunately, your reasoning has aff ect every aspect of your life, Leo. By always questioning, you work someone you didn’t expect to hear from, Virgo. It could be that this finally caught up with your feelings. Now it’s time for a reckoning. Give through diff icult issues that require a constant reshuff ling of viewpoints. person suddenly puts a monkey wrench in your plans. It’s important to your brain a chance to sort things out and bring the situation back into Feel free to open yourself up to new ways of thinking as you dismiss old adapt and allow for the constant changes that are bound to come your equilibrium. Your first tendency may be to overreact and have things ways that no longer serve you. Now is a terrific time to consider a fresh way. Don’t get so hung up on a certain way of doing things that you fail swing in the opposite direction. Do your best to resist this temptation. wave of thought. You’ll be exposed to a new way of truth. to see the wisdom in a new and diff erent approach. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

Someone might feel obligated to give you their two cents even if It’s time to finally apply the knowledge you’ve accumulated and come When it comes to issues that require real thinking, be careful of letting you didn’t ask for it, Libra. Be careful not to dismiss this information to recognise the truth, Scorpio. Perhaps you’ve been sitting on the facts someone else take control. You might have a rather lazy attitude in this without giving it proper consideration. This knowledge comes to you while contemplating their meaning. It’s now time to get this information department, Sagittarius, and it could be tempting to simply let someone for a reason, and it’s possible that it’s the very piece of information you out into the open. There’s no doubt that this action is likely to make else do the thinking for you. This attitude is apt to lead you down the need now in order to complete the puzzle. Don’t disregard anything, waves, but that’s OK. A key theme of the day is transformation, so feel wrong path for you. Taking responsibility for yourself means thinking regardless of how esoteric it seems. free to contribute your part. for yourself, so do it. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

There’s likely to be a powerful force at work trying to manipulate the Don’t second-guess yourself today, Aquarius. It could be that you’re Other people may try to wield their power even when it isn’t their place. way you think about a certain situation, Capricorn. Be conscious of wavering so much about a decision that even after you make it, This is one time when people may try to show off their IQ by off ering the source of your facts. It could be that someone is giving you tainted you hesitate to follow through with it. Have confidence in your own random facts that don’t off er anything useful to the situation at hand information so you’ll act in a way that is favourable to his or her plan. mental process. Once you begin to waver, it may be diff icult to find the but just serve to prove their knowledge of esoteric trivia. Try not to buy Others may not be looking out for your best interests, so it’s important assurance that you need since you’ll inevitably slide down the slippery into other people’s displays of power, Pisces. There’s more than likely a that you are. Don’t accept things blindly without question. slope of self-doubt. great deal of hype and not much substance. 12 GULF TIMES Wednesday, July 25, 2018 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

Wordsearch Adam

Pooch Cafe

Wildcat

BOBCAT JAGUAR OUNCE CARACAL LEOPARD PANTHER CATAMOUNT LION PUMA CHEETAH LYNX SERVAL CIVET MARGAY TIGER COUGAR OCELOT WILDCAT

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. Wednesday, July 25, 2018 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

ACROSS DOWN 1. Ran off round the tree and 1. Cricketer who made the little went very fast (7) girl feel grown-up (5,4) 5. Rubbish! It takes a long time 2. Presenting from the point of to dress! (7) view of the fisherman? (7) 9. Just say, “Put it across” (5) 3. Heated, an hour after, a drink 10. Does a composer find them for the African (9) suitable for caprices? (9) 4. The O in “fowl”! (4) 11. Stalked - after one? (6) 5. For many, a nice song (4,6) 12. The best are not scrambled 6. Gathering to lament outside (8) the church (5) 14. Blonde that’s easy to pick up 7. Say definitely the man should (5) be turned away (7) 15. It’s left as a souvenir outside 8. It’s necessary to shake off the (9) tail in Germany (5) 18. Jokes about insipid food 13. In which marijuana smokers would be regarded as such are tried? (5,5) by a hostess (4,5) 16. I clean out the German and Answers 20. Tear out about ten more (5) another foreigner (9) 22. Get out of the way, pets! (4,4) 17. Emerges once more to Wordsearch Codeword 24. Don’t take the opportunity to harvest the fruit (9) hand over (4,2) 19. Foreign love poetry the 26. Desire in some way to put in article is on (7) ill esteem (9) 21. Prepared to go and upset 27. Round about lunch time, Mr. Maurice (7) Andrews comes for her (5) 22. Agrees with one there are 28. Misstates fifty in it as being various facets (5) the oldest (7) 23. In sombre vestments, you 29. Aims for the hand and hits it note (5) (7) 25. Following back round about 10.10 (4)

Yesterday’s Solutions

Across: 1 Don’t give a hoot; 8 Down: 2 Occiput; 3 Tip; 4 Iota; 5 Jackpot; 9 Tartans; 11 Supine; 13 Entertains; 6 Heron; 7 Oration; 8 Prandial; 15 Dates; 16 Iranian; 18 Just deserts; 10 Sole support; 12 Heathen; 19 Scrap; 21 Restless; Nesta; 14 Air hostess; 17 Issue; 18 23 Merino; 25 Stipple; 26 Realist; Hospice; 20 Railing; 22 Loped; 28 Ready steady go. 24 Free; 27 And. 14 GULF TIMES Wednesday, July 25, 2018 COMMUNITY SHOWBIZ Paray Hut Love – Sheheryar Munawar’s debut as a producer

Glitz & Glam By Muhammad Asad Ullah

“We wouldn’t be working together if we didn’t think we can work well together.” Don’t lose your heart just now. It has been confi rmed that although is not the leading woman, we would still be catching up with her in the upcoming fi lm. “Mahira is playing a very special part in the fi lm,” Asim said in a statement. When questioned on why Mahira was replaced, Asim said, “Mahira was facing major date issues but there’s no doubt that she has a very special place in my heart. No-one can ever replace her. As Sheheryar Munawar turns producer for the fi lm, so too his responsibilities for the actor. It is FILMMAKER: “Being a producer of a film is a huge responsibility, but it also allows me to thoroughly enjoy the filmmaking process,” says Sheheryar Munawar quite strenuous to be on-screen Siddiqui. and behind the camera at the same time, whilst making sure everything efore he tried his luck released 7 Din Mohabbat In. Only a few weeks ago, we heard Written by Imran Aslam, satirical goes smoothly as planned and with on the silver screen, he Both his fi lms starred him the news of Mahira Khan being and ultimately compassionate, the attention-to-detail. But the idea appeared in a couple opposite Mahira Khan and the roped in for the upcoming venture, fi lm is an unlikely romance between of increased responsibility doesn’t of drama serials, but it magic they bring together on- directed by , who is back a young-free willed, commitment seem to faze the young actor. “Of was the silver screen screen with uncanny chemistry at directing fi lm after a two-year phobic man and a beautiful, strong course, being a producer of a fi lm Bphenomena that set his stars in between the two, speaks for itself hiatus. However, it has now been headed woman. is a huge responsibility but it also motion. Sheheryar Munawar as the fi lm takes the box offi ce run. confi rmed that of Mann Although we’ve seen Mahira and allows me to thoroughly enjoy the Siddiqui has made a name for Now Munawar is returning to type Mayal fame and recently rising Sheheryar bringing together an fi lm making process,” Sheheryar himself playing big-screen paragon – and this time taking over the role to stardom with Teefa in Trouble impeccable chemistry on-screen, said. of a chocolate hero as Arhan in Ho of a producer as well with Paray will be replacing the Raees actor in which also accredits to a strong Apart from Maya and Sheheryar, Mann Jahan (2016). He went on, of Hut Love, hilarious, scathing and a Paray Hut Love. bond of friendship they share, when the all-star cast includes Nadeem course, to grow as an actor and affi x romantic fi lm. The fi lm is scheduled Revealing details of his upcoming asked for whether he and Maya Baig, Hina Dilpazeer, Ahmed Ali his stardom playing a non-straight to go on fl oors from September and fi lm, Sheheryar said, “Paray Hut would be able to display the same Butt, Zara Noor Abbas among character of Tipu in recently release on Eid al-Adha 2019. Love is a romantic comedy drama.” in Paray Hut Love he responded, others.

The indomitable trending of black yet alluring full length gown, in deep-rooted black with jacquard fl owers, was a mega slouchy appearance. Clean Black always remains the indomitable trend, be it for lines and a classy take on black with applique neckline, the red carpet or any unorthodox appearance. Although and intricate use of fl owers to add a hint of personality by swathes of colour and sequins remains the order of the day, Ansari was for one simple reason – to make the woman but it’s black that eclipses any other silhouette or couture look like a million dollars as she walks down the red in line. Everything, from glamorous gowns, that speaks carpet with awaiting paparazzi, keeping an eye on each volumes, to powerful suits, the chic tailor pants and sleek twirl and the smile of confi dence. With loose curls, it was body fi tted jackets lends to the colour. Creativity is always a winner this season. a win on the red carpet, well mostly. You need to balance a look between sequins, plunging necklines, edgy colours, clean lines and sultry slits. If you’re on just one side of the After being the part of quotidian world of morning spectrum, you’ve lost it. Though gowns are usually a go-to shows for about 5 years now, her appearance on a recent for the celebrities, but an eff ortless denim and jumpsuits television show came as a surprise to us as she channelled can do wonders, too. Shimmer that lasts for days, fabulous a Sania Maskatiya knee length one-shoulder gown, way feathers, fl oral appliques, protuberant fl ower patterns or too eff ortlessly than imagined. Sanam has always made a simple silhouette playing around the lines of tailored appearances in very eastern attires, but her recent fashion cuts. Deserving of applause or not, it all depends on how choices have hailed her as the young bright spark. Clean the celebrity trails through with everything on perfect. We lines and a classy take on all things, especially the tailored note down the two women that recently went through a sea neckline and perfectly structured silhouette in silk with change of girl-next-door to a diva status, trailing all black intricate use of geometry and a symmetry of shape have with their recent appearances. made Maskatiya a talked about collection of sleek evening gowns which one can also carry in a bright sunny day. Maya Ali Sanam took it easy, minimalism taking over the centre While riding high on popularity with Teefa in Trouble stage, having fun with fashion as luxe get comfy, pairing and bagging another role in Asim Raza’s next, Maya Ali with high black stilettos and rolling down her all puff y went bold and sassy as she sparkled in silk silhouette by hair on one side of the shoulder, not drawing too much Nomi Ansari for the premiere night of her fi lm. Tailored attention. Va Va Voom! Maya Ali. Photo by Haseeb Siddiqui Sanam Baloch. Wednesday, July 25, 2018 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY Mitchell found Hot Summer Nights after big move to US

ENERGETIC: Anushka Sharma says she has more energy and feels healthier after the decision. Going vegetarian one of my best decisions, says Anushka

Actress-producer Anushka Sharma, who turned vegetarian over three years ago, says it is one of the best decisions she has made. She stars in a new campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India that proclaims, “I Am Anushka Sharma, and I’m a Vegetarian”. “Going vegetarian was one of the best decisions I ever made. I have more energy, I feel healthier, and I’m so happy that no animals had to suff er for my meals,” Sharma said in a statement. In the ad, shot by Mazen Abusrour, Anushka smiles joyfully into the camera, fl aunting an outfi t from her brand NUSH. PETA India’s motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to eat”. Anushka, according to the animal rights organisation, has been a vegetarian for three and half years. She was named PETA India’s Hottest Vegetarian Celebrity in 2015 and its Person of the Year in 2017. Among other eff orts to help animals, she has announced plans to open an animal shelter near Mumbai, launched the PAWsitive campaign to raise awareness that animals suff er when people set off fi recrackers during Diwali, and demanded a ban on cruel carriage rides in Mumbai. SHINING: The change of address not only opened Maia Mitchell up to TV series work, but put her in line for a role in Hot Summer Nights. She has joined celebrities like Lara Dutta, Sonu Sood, Shahid Kapoor, Esha Gupta and R Madhavan, “America was never excited about acting that her parents who have teamed up with PETA India to promote By Rick Bentley finally decided they needed to find a meat-free meals. — IANS my plan,” Mitchell way for her to channel all that energy. Mitchell’s big acting break came in t was never Maia Mitchell’s says. “I would have 2006 when she was selected in an open intention to move from Australia audition for the lead role of Brittany to Los Angeles. For something been very happy to Flune on the Australian television series she never planned on doing, the work in Australia. Mortified. The highly-touted show move has paid off for the 24-year- broke numerous Australian Children’s Iold, as she not only is starring in Good I am so close to Television records. Trouble (a spinoff of the Freeform series Her other credits include Castaway, The Fosters), but she’s one of the main my family and my Zombies and Cheerleaders, Jake and the characters in the new feature film Hot Never Land Pirates and The Lion Guard. Summer Nights. friends back home She’s been able to be selective about “America was never my plan,” are still my friends.” roles over the past six years because of Mitchell says. “I would have been very The Fosters and its spinoff. happy to work in Australia. I am so close Roe), the local bad boy. Mitchell plays Mitchell, who earned multiple to my family and my friends back home Amy, the love interest for Hunter. If Roe Teen Choice Awards for her work on are still my friends.” is channelling James Dean with his dark, the show, was convinced The Fosters “I never thought of America.” brooding performance, Mitchell is doing would be going on for at least two more VETERAN: Rishi Kapoor’s next film Mulk is about a The thought of making the big the same with Natalie Wood. years. She’s excited with the chance family fighting for its honour in the court of law. move came she was auditioning for an Mitchell knew there was always the to continue to tell stories through the American TV show that was shooting potential that Amy could be nothing character because the show has such Brotherhood most needed to end at Warner Bros. in Australia. A manager more than the “cute girl next door.” As a strong fan base. At the same time, communal violence in India, says Rishi started having her audition online for soon as she talked with writer/director Mitchell feels bad that she’s been given roles that would be shot in the United Elijah Bynum, Mitchell knew it would be an opportunity others didn’t get. Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, whose next fi lm Mulk is States, and she landed a job her senior a role with a lot of layers to play. In Good Trouble (set to debut in 2019), about a family fi ghting for its honour in the court of law, year of high school. Once she started “I think it was important for Amy Callie (Mitchell) and Mariana (Cierra says brotherhood is the need of the hour in the society. making projects with Disney, including to be a catalyst for Hunter to make a Ramirez) move to Los Angeles to start “Brotherhood is needed the most to end communal the two Teen Beach Movies, Mitchell change in his life. It was important this their adult lives. In some ways, it lines violence in India,” Rishi, who plays the head of a Muslim knew she would need to move to wasn’t that stereotype dynamic of good up with Mitchell’s move thousands of family in the Anubhav Sinha directorial, told the media America. girl meets bad boy and is attracted to miles away from home to continue her recently. The change of address not only him because he’s edgy and exciting,” acting career. She got more than just a “If North Korea and America can solve their dispute, opened her up to TV series work, but Mitchell says. “It was more that she saw way to earn a paycheck. then why can’t India and Pakistan,” he asked. put her in line for a role in Hot Summer through his façade that no one else in “I feel lucky that since I moved to the Rishi was here with the cast and crew of Mulk. The Nights when it filmed three years ago. the town did. United States, I have had this consistent team also launched a specially conducted survey called It’s the story of the socially awkward “She was able to pull back his layers family base with the cast and crew. I ‘My Mulk Survey’ to understand the issues faced by Daniel Middleton (Timothée Chalamet), to get to his vulnerabilities and his spend my days with people I have known Muslims in India. who in 1991 visits his aunt on Cape Cod sweetness.” for years and have seen me in my darkest Mulk, which also features actors Taapsee Pannu, and turns a summer before college into Mitchell has always had a passion days,” Mitchell says. Prateik Babbar, Rajat Kapoor and Neena Gupta, is slated a thriving drug business. His partner in for the arts, going from entertaining Hot Summer Nights is currently to release on August 3. – IANS crime and brother to his new love (Maika family members during the holidays to available on DirecTV and opens in Monroe) is Hunter Strawberry (Alex school theatre productions. She was so theatres Friday July 27. – TNS 16 GULF TIMES Wednesday, July 25, 2018 COMMUNITY New attraction at the Souq Where waiters can serve at the cinema seat in the heart of the city. By Mudassir Raja

hile staying true to Qatari cultural heritage, Souq Waqif is known for the retail of traditional garments, spices, handicrafts, and Wsouvenirs in a breath-taking architecture. A home to dozens of restaurants off ering traditional Qatari cuisines and food from other countries, Souq is popular with both, the locals and expatriates for its authentic feel notably in reference to Qatar’s commerce, architecture and culture. Recently, the area got another feather in its plume as Novo Cinemas opened its boutique cinema destination in the bustling market. Though the cinema had its soft opening on June 15, the grand opening is going to take place tomorrow. Community caught up with Haitham Mohammad Azouz, Cinema Manager, and asked him about the facilities available for the visitors. About Novo Cinemas, he said, “We are present in major GCC countries. We are soon going to open in Oman as well. In Qatar, we have our facilities at the Pearl, Mall of Qatar, and now at Souq Waqif. We are soon going to have our fourth branch in Msheireb Downtown.” He added, “In Novo Cinemas, we off er movies in multiple formats like 2D, 3D, Imax 4D, Imax laser and Atmos, We have the biggest screen in the Middle East and it is located at ARCHITECTURE: The cinema is in parallel with the style of Souq Waqif, decorated in traditional Qatari style. Photo by Ram Chand the Mall of Qatar. We also have a 7 star VIP Cinema at Pearl, Mall of Qatar, and now at have half-reclining seats and food trays. of the city. It is always crowded with locals special promotions on the movies and food. Souq Waqif. We have better seats and service Currently, we have a promotion for the VIP and expatriates.” We are off ering a variety of movies here. We at the VIP cinema theatre with reclining seats, theatre at Souq Waqif. We are charging QR150 Speaking about the experience of being also off er Arabic movies to cater the taste special spotlights, and a food tray for the VIP per person, including QR50 as a food and in Souq Waqif, Haitham said, “Both Pearl of the Arabic speaking people. If an Arabic customers. They can enjoy their food while beverages voucher.” and the Mall of Qatar are a little towards the movie does well here, we can extend the watching a movie. We have our own kitchen The manager said, “We will have our outskirts of the city. However, Souq Waqif movie off ering for one more week for the preparing exclusive menu for the VIP theatre, grand opening on July 26 showing Mission is in the centre of the city and people prefer customers.” including four diff erent kinds of pizza, seven Impossible 6: Fall out. The cinema is in having a cinema nearby.” Regarding the feedback from the appetiser items, pasta, sandwiches and other parallel with the style of Souq Waqif, He added, “We also run movies especially customers, the manager said, “We have got delicious items. We have waiters to serve decorated in traditional Qatari style. We for children as Souq Waqif is a family spot. great feedback about the style, facilities and the food at their seats as well. Group of kids have a separate majlis for the VIP customers. Though we do not have a separate playing and movies. The customers have little to complain (youngsters) are not allowed to enter the VIP Here we have fi ve screens. The VIP theatre gaming zones for the kids here but we will about the location of the cinema. We are theatre to make sure other customers are not contains 43 seats. However, the normal hall plan on introducing these facilities soon.” going to put more signboards in the Souq to disturbed during the show.” has 120 seats.” About further plans for the cinema, he make it easier for them to locate the facility. Regarding the prizes, he said, “For a normal He noted, “We have brought fi rst cinema in said, “We are working on the schools nearby. Overall, we have very good response coming cinema theatre, we charge QR45. QR60 is Souq Waqif. Anyone hearing about a cinema We are planning to off er some good time-out in and believe that the number of the visitors charged for a seat in the gallery, where we in the Souq gets surprised. The place is centre for the students here, off ering them with will increase with passage of time.”

VIP THEATRE: With 43 seats, VIP cinema theatre at NOVO is equipped with reclining seats, special spotlights, and a SERVICES: Novo Cinemas off er movies in multiple formats like 2D, 3D, Imax food tray for the VIP customers. 4D, Imax laser and Atmos. Photo supplied