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SCRIPTING STORIES: Ibrar Ahmed prepares to get down to work. Room with a view Doha-based Pakistani biomedical engineer Ibrar Ahmed has a keen eye for city scrapers and is bringing out a book on Qatar’s skyscrapers. P4-6

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Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Sunday, March 15, 2020 COMMUNITY COVER STORY “It is very easy to take a photo but as an artist you have to create an image” — Ibrar Ahmed, Pakistani biomedical engineer and keen photographer

SUNDAY CONVERSATION

The learning process goes on every day. I think if one wants to do something seriously, one needs to do it with knowledge and learning ‘ — Ibrar Ahmed ’ Sunday, March 15, 2020 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

PANORAMA : A panoramic view of skyscrapers in the distance.

and covered some 60 percent of Ibrar is preparing to bring out the first ever photo By Mudassir Raja Pakistan. Since I am in Qatar, I have been going to diff erent book on Qatar’s skyscrapers. “I have completed the places and shooting images of my hotography is one of interest. required content. I think this is going to be the first the best ways to tell a “I started taking photos when story and save a memory I was in school carrying a reel book on the subject. People need to have a book of forever. It is an art that camera. I used to capture portraits the skyline” requires unrelenting and landscapes. I also used point- Ppassion to master it. With and-shoot cameras. However, I “I started selling my photos for organisations here. There are I use photography to have some sophisticated technologies, interest started taking my photography charity after I collaborated with an many community photography sort of distraction from my routine in photography has increased but interest seriously some three to four organisation for an exhibition that organisations that hold various life. When you are on the rooftop people often do not follow proper years ago. It is very easy to take a was meant for charity purposes. workshops on the art free of cost. In of a building, you concentrate on guidelines for better images. photo but as an artist you have to I along with other photographers the last fi ve years, I have improved a diff erent views and angles that Good photographers tend to create an image. Camera works as paid for the prints and easels for the lot as a photographer.” help you get relaxed mentally. You master one particular genre of a device only. We have to use the photos.” The city scrape photographer simply focus on the view and the photography. As artists, they are device to grab the best picture.” Ibrar appreciates Qatar for takes photography as an art. He photos. You think of nothing other convinced that they need to pursue Ibrar is a self-taught photographer. the kind of support he received pursues the art to have mental than the photo. You may say it is a one genre and excel at it with Though he has attended here to excel in the art. “I got satisfaction as well. “Though I take kind of mental therapy.” endless learning and hard work. workshops arranged by some adept tremendous support from diff erent it as a skill that I want to master, Continued to Page 6 City scrape photography is a kind of photographers, he has mainly art that needs to be learnt, practised improved his skill while watching and mastered. It is diff erent and YouTube tutorials. “I have attended time-consuming. workshops done by Atif Saeed, a Ibrar Ahmed, a Pakistani celebrated photographer in Pakistan. expatriate, is a keen and searching Also in Qatar, I have taken part in city scrape photographer. He aims diff erent photography workshops to at capturing the skylines of the improve as a photo artist. cities he lives in or visits. His desire “Although the community of is to show people how tall buildings serious photographers is not very look when seen standing on the large yet if you approach any of top of a high rise. The shutterbug them, they respond to your request. has profound admiration for the They support you. I used to share Doha skyline and is in the process my photos with big names even of bringing out a photobook to outside Qatar to improve. The highlight the skyscrapers. learning process however, goes on “By profession, I am a biomedical every day. I think if one wants to do engineer. I work on genetics. I have something seriously, one needs to engineering experience of 11 years, do it with knowledge and learning.” and been working in Qatar for fi ve The biochemical engineer has also years. I have obtained engineering been selling his photos to support degree from Mehran University diff erent charity causes. “After I of Engineering & Technology, improved as a photographer, I started Jamshoro,” said Ibrar, who hails having prints of my photos. I sell the from Umerkot district of Sindh, by images to generate funds for charity. way of introduction to Community. I do not sell limited photos. I sell The photographer has to travel a multiple copies of one photo after lot owing to the nature of job with having a contract with the collectors his company. At the same time, he or buyers. I share the specifi cations of has been learning how to improve a photo with the buyers. I can sell one his photo skills. “I have travelled photo many times. SKYSCRAPERS: A night view of the tall stories. 6 GULF TIMES Sunday, March 15, 2020 COMMUNITY

STANDING TALL : The Pearl from a distance.

Continued from Page 5 there. If there is something Ibrar views the constantly unique or strange for people, “Although the community of serious photographers is not changing techniques and they will defi nitely take interest very large yet if you approach any of them, they respond to technologies related to in it. People often see city photography as something scrape from far off or from the your request. They support you. I used to share my photos very encouraging. “There is streets. When they see it from a change every day. Since the above, they take interest in the with big names even outside Qatar to improve” launch of smartphone cameras, photos. They do appreciate the art of photography has such images. grown manifold. You also “For photography, light — Ibrar Ahmed have to learn new trends and plays a very important technologies. Earlier we were role. We need to have right not much aware of certain understanding of light. The things related to photography second most important thing such as angles. Now, with is composition. If you do user-friendly technology we not place or compose things can concentrate more on other properly, you will not have a things such as light, view, good photo. For city scrape frame and angles. photos, you need to have better “With the launch of tripods because the wind is smartphones, everyone has often strong on the high rise become a photographer. buildings.” However, not everyone has Despite being a city scrape a real sense of the art. You photographer, Ibrar appreciates can develop the sense if street photography. “I like you correctly understand a street photos. Things and photo. I think the smartphone actions take place in streets cameras have deteriorated just for a moment. You may the quality of photography not be able to grab the moment to some extent. When people again. As far city scrape, you used reel cameras, they were can wait and retake the photos more particular in grabbing a of certain angles. moment. Nowadays, people “I however, love to shoot take 100 photos and select the city scrapes of all places just one and delete the rest. wherever I go. I want to have big Smartphone image can only collection of world city scrape.” be used for social media. As far his future plans, Ibrar Professionally captured photos is preparing to bring out the last long and can stay forever fi rst ever photo book on Qatar’s on your walls.” skyscrapers. “I have completed Speaking about the response the required content. I think of general public towards the this is going to be the fi rst book photography, the engineer said: on the subject. People need to “Appreciation is very much have a book of the skyline.” VANTAGE POINT: A view of stories in the sky in Lusail. Photos of skyscrapers by Ibrar Ahmed Sunday, March 15, 2020 GULF TIMES 7 OFFBEAT COMMUNITY More and more women around the world get a kick out of Thai boxing

Thai boxing has grown especially popular with women in recent years, giving them a sense of self-confidence. However, in Thailand, attitudes towards women haven’t kept up with this boom in popularity. By Caroline Bock

olla Konputon is a country’s sweltering 30-degree serious fan of Thai temperatures. boxing. “It’s fi tness, it’s Practitioners warm up by self-defence,” she says. running and skipping rope, “I feel like I can walk on and then the punching, kicking theP road and if someone comes up and footwork all require great to me, I can defend myself.” concentration, skill and agility. Konputon, 24, manages a Thai Thai boxers wear gloves but no boxing studio in Bangkok – even shoes, as the sport allows people though with all the greenery, the to kick with their feet and knees, neighbourhood looks more like a unlike in boxing. village than the country’s capital. “Women and Thai boxing At the entrance to Konputon’s have been around for ages but studio, chickens cluck around the it just wasn’t as popular as it is door. Boxers must head down an today,” says Kajorn Plaosri, vice overgrown, jungle-like path in president of the Amateur Muaythai order to reach the covered ring. Association of Thailand. He says Even before you get there, you there have been poems about can hear the sound of boxers women and the sport ever since practising their punches, their King Rama II (1809-1824). gloves thudding against the Nowadays, more women are punchbag. practising the sport for several Thai boxing is generally reasons. thought of as a sport for men, but “Women can now earn a living its popularity among women is with Thai boxing,” he says. Plaosri soaring, and the sport’s female says Thai boxing has also become stars are gradually becoming more popular thanks to its current popular. provisional recognition as an One of those stars is Emma Olympic sport. Thomas, 31, a British author who Among women abroad, Thai came to Bangkok nine years ago as boxing sport is also a popular way a backpacker and never left. She PRACTICE: Sara Weeces, woman boxer, at a Thai boxing gym in Bangkok. The sport has become more popular with to lose weight, Plaosri says. And learned to love Muay Thai, as the women in recent years. another part of the charm for sport is known in Thailand, and women outside Thailand is that became a pro boxer, with 29 fi ghts they feel empowered. “They say under her belt. Some were even on they get to express every weapon TV, she says. they wish to – meaning they get Thomas is no longer a to use their fi sts, feet, knees, and professional, but she still trains elbows, unlike traditional boxing fi ve times a week, in two-hour where you can only use your fi sts. sessions. Thai boxing makes her Other sports are not complete like feel strong and self-confi dent, she Thai boxing. With this, you get to says, adding that she used to be exercise using every part of your pretty timid. body.” She also likes the feeling of Looking back over her fi ghting community at the studio, Thomas career, Thomas says there were says. At the gym, there’s a sense of some female boxers, but not all almost like being with family. that many. It has been growing Nonetheless, there is a sense of as a sport for women, she says, inequality in the sport. According though the attitudes towards them to Thai tradition, for example, men have not kept up and there are still climb into the ring using the top instances of sexism that bother her. rope, while women climb in over After a fi ght, for example, she the bottom rope. receives less than a man, even That tradition inspired the name though their performance is the of Thomas’ blog, Under the Ropes, same. Another time, at her own where she writes about Thai boxing gym, she was told to stay on the with a feminist slant. mat so the men could practice in One of her posts was about a the ring. woman who had her fi rst fi ght at And just because Muay Thai the age of 47 and beat an opponent is more popular among women 20 years her junior, while another doesn’t mean that gender equality addressed transgender women in in the country is improving across the sport. the board. Thai boxing is tough, “I think Thailand has a long way even for just a trial training to go,” she says. hour, and especially in the BOXER: Emma Thomas, a British woman who lives in Thailand, practices Muay Thai at a boxing gym. – DPA 8 GULF TIMES Sunday, March 15, 2020 COMMUNITY TRA Poet’s corners: a car-free tour

To celebrate 250 years since his birth, we take train and bus trips to houses, gardens, lakes – vales and hills, too – that were important to this early environmentalist, writes Phoebe Taplin

FERRY RIDE: The bracken-cloaked mountains round tranquil Ullswater run down to the water’s edge, and the woods near Glencoyne still fill with flowers each spring. One can take a ferry ride to enjoy the wilderness of water.

illiam Wordsworth trains run to Penrith from London, on boats, and a sunrise chorus at house-style Wordsworth Hotel Rydal, Cumbria was born in Birmingham, Manchester and Castlerigg stone circle. has views of village or fells from Wordsworth spent his last Cumbria 250 years Glasgow. Wordsworth’s early the chandelier-hung bedrooms, four decades at Rydal Mount. ago, on 7 April schooling was in Penrith, and he Grasmere garden, hot tub and doubles from The house, still a family home, is 1770. Inspired met his wife, Mary Hutchinson, Little, whitewashed Dove £123 B&B. stuff ed with relics, including the Wby nature and a sense of place, he near red sandstone St Andrew’s, Cottage with its climbing roses, only known portrait of Dorothy was an environmentalist as well with its crocus-carpeted was Wordsworth’s crowded, Ullswater (complete with little dog), his as a poet, so it’s fi tting to visit the churchyard. creative home from 1799, when Wander lonely as a cloud along own battered sofa and bucket- places he celebrated in as eco- he was still young and radical. the shore where Wordsworth saw shaped picnic box, his brother’s friendly a way as possible. Here are Hawkshead and Ambleside The Wordsworth Trust, which his dancing lakeside daff s. The sword and daughter’s scent car-free pilgrimages in his well- Hawkshead Grammar School has huge archives of original bracken-cloaked mountains round bottle. Wordsworth’s landscape worn footsteps. with its mullioned windows and manuscripts, will reopen the tranquil Ullswater run down to the designs persist in the Romantic sundial over the door, is where cottage on 7 April. An ongoing water’s edge, and the woods near gardens, with steps and paths Cockermouth Wordsworth went from age eight. multimillion-pound project aims Glencoyne still fi ll with fl owers winding between ponds, lawns, Wordsworth was born in a grand, The names of Wordsworth and to turn the surrounding site into a each spring. Follow the daff odil terraces, mossy summerhouse and terracotta-coloured house on his fellow students can still be cultural heart for the Unesco-listed waymarking of the Ullswater viewpoints. Cockermouth’s Main Street that’s seen scratched on the wooden Lake District. The neighbouring Way, opened in 2016, past ferny now a National Trust museum. desks. There’s a memorial to museum follows later this year, woods to Aira Force waterfall Get there: Buses 555 or 599 run Wordsworth House is marking the Wordsworth’s old teacher in the with a new cafe and rooftop and catch the steamer down the from Windermere station. Rydal anniversary with an exhibition sturdy stone church above it, viewing station. The wood- lake to Glenridding. The wooden Mount is fi ve minutes from the bus (from 14 March) about the poet’s and on a cobbled alley, round the panelled rooms of Dove Cottage, boats cruise year-round and can stop by Rydal church (near Dora’s free-range childhood. Don’t miss corner from the little Beatrix Potter looking on to the half-wild hillside also drop you across the lake at Field of wild daff odils, planted the free tea and coff ee upstairs Gallery is Ann Tyson’s cottage, garden, are atmospheric as ever, Howton Pier. Hiking guru Alfred by Wordsworth in memory of his or the garden backing onto the where Wordsworth stayed. enhanced by a new introductory Wainwright called the seven miles daughter). From here it’s a three- Derwent (Wordsworth’s “fairest of fi lm and soundscape. Visitors from here to Glenridding “the most mile walk to Dove Cottage along all rivers”). Get there: Hawkshead is arriving by bus – the stop is nearby beautiful and rewarding walk in the old coffi n road, a hillside path 20 minutes on bus 505 from – get 30% off entry. Lakeland”. with views across Rydal Water from Get there: Stagecoach buses Ambleside, where a plaque wooded slopes of spring bluebells. X4 and X5 from Penrith station marks Wordsworth’s later offi ce Get there: By hourly bus Get there: Bus 508 from Penrith to Cockermouth take 1 hour 25 on Church Street. Ambleside 555, or open-topped 599 from station stops at Glencoyne and St John’s College, Cambridge minutes; with views that include (15 minutes on bus 555 from Windermere station – both Glenridding; a £16 Bus and Boat Wordsworth’s fi rst home outside the cloud-capped slopes of Windermere station) is home to the running past lakes and rivers ticket gives unlimited one-day the Lake District was St John’s, Skiddaw and fi elds of Herdwick new Aerial festival (26-29 March), for eight lovely miles (around 35 travel in the north-west and a lake Cambridge. In his autobiographical sheep, it’s time well spent. Direct featuring poetry on buses, readings mins). Stay Grasmere’s country- cruise. poem The Prelude, he recalls Sunday, March 15, 2020 GULF TIMES 9 AVEL COMMUNITY of inspiring Wordsworth sites

THE DAFFODILS: Wild daff odils in Dora’s Field at Rydal.

COSY: Little, whitewashed Dove Cottage with its climbing roses, was Wordsworth’s crowded, creative home from 1799, when he was still young and radical. SCULPTURE: Bust of Wordsworth in Cockermouth.

crossing the River Cam and seeing, Get there: Bus 218 runs to as he arrived in 1787, the turrets Chatsworth, from Sheffield station and pinnacles on ‘the long-roofed taking about 45 minutes. chapel of King’s College’. A signed walking route (college entry £10) leads Westminster Bridge, London through the three courts of St John’s; The British Library near Euston Wordsworth lived in the fi rst one. In has a small but engrossing free the new library, off Chapel Court, display of letters, books and there’s a little Wordsworth exhibition pictures to celebrate Wordsworth’s (until 24 April) including his breakfast anniversary. It includes a cup. The grounds run down to the manuscript draft of his poem lawn-bordered river, with its passing ‘Composed on Westminster punts. Bridge’. In July 1802, Wordsworth crossed the bridge on a coach from Get there: Buses 1, 3 and 7 run to Charing Cross, heading for Calais the city centre every few minutes from to meet his lover Annette Vallon Cambridge station. Hop off outside and their daughter . London’s Christ’s college and it’s a fi ve-minute Ships, towers, domes, theatres and walk to St John’s medieval Great Gate, temples at sunrise prompted one carved with mythical animals. of the poet’s best-loved sonnets, beginning: Earth has not anything Chatsworth, Derbyshire to show more fair. Bus 211 from In 1830 Wordsworth took a walking near Victoria station offers a holiday in Derbyshire with Dorothy modern version of Wordsworth’s and wrote a sonnet about Chatsworth view (now mostly dominated House contrasting the ‘stately by the London Eye). Nearby, mansion’ with cottages in the ‘wild Westminster Abbey (£21 online, Peak’. The poem is a bit pompous, free for services) has a memorial but the grand house and gardens are to Wordsworth in Poet’s Corner, worth visiting, especially in March, with the marble poet composing when golden daff odils drift down on a plinth carved with ferns and the sloping lawns towards the lake. daisies, and a bust of Coleridge Visitors arriving car-free get £5 off above his head. tickets for the house and gardens. – The Guardian PICTURESQUE: Sunset view of Rydal Water, Cumbria. 10 GULF TIMES Sunday, March 15, 2020 COMMUNITY QUIZ Rivalry between cars

Maria Teresa de Filippis was the fi rst woman to compete in F1, in 1958. Name the fi rst and only female so far to score championship points? Lella Lombardi. She managed to place 6th in the 1975 and scored a historic ‘0.5.’

The Ides of March was a day in the Roman calendar that corresponds to March 15. It was marked by several religious I am an artist, the track is observances and was notable my canvas and the car is for the Romans as a deadline my brush.” – Graham Hill. for settling debts. In 44 BC, it If you’re blown away by became notorious as the date of the roar of the engines and which event? the“ smell of hot tires, and if you know Julius Caesar was stabbed to death The Iceman, The Professor and The by Brutus, Cassius and several other Rat better than anything, you are Roman senators. brilliantly apt an F1 fan. For the ‘lesser soul’, a HISTORY: The Formula 1 automobile racing has its roots in the Motor Racing of the 1920s and What fi rst is associated with season consists of a series of races, 1930s. It all kicked off on May 13, 1950 at Silverstone where the first F1 world championship event was held, and won by the domain name Symbolics. known as Grands Prix (French for Alfa Romeo’s Giuseppe Farina. com? ‘grand prizes’ or ‘great prizes’), which It is the world’s fi rst registered are held worldwide on purpose- rivalries. F1 2020 is go! on the F1 sidelines, while Canadian Prix is going ahead as planned, but domain name out of over 340 million built circuits and public roads. The The Formula 1 World driver Nicholas Latifi , who replaces questions still linger. The Chinese domain names in existence. The ‘formula’ in the name refers to a set Championship rings in its 70th year Robert Kubica at Williams, has the Grand Prix, slated next on April 19, domain was originally registered on of rules to which all participants and of existence. Seventy years and 33 honour of being the sole rookie on has also been postponed. March 15, 1985. cars must comply. Unlike most racing world champions later, Formula 1 is the grid. There is never a dull moment, categories, Formula 1 isn’t just about a global sports event powerhouse Red Bull GmbH, the parent especially in a sport as exhilarating The fi rst offi cially recognised competition between the drivers. It’s whose championship shall this year company of Red Bull Racing and as F1. “Once something is a passion, cricket Test match took place about rivalry between the cars, too. include a record 22 races from March Scuderia Toro Rosso, renamed Toro the motivation is there” said Michael between 15 and 19 March 1877 The Formula 1 automobile racing to December, from Melbourne to Rosso as “ScuderiaAlphaTauri”. The Schumacher, the man who shaped and was played between England has its roots in the European Grand Abu Dhabi. The 1950 F1 season team uses the constructor name and changed the sports forever. and Australia at the Melbourne Prix Motor Racing of the 1920s and consisted of six grands prix and the “AlphaTauri”. The name is derived Welcome to ‘Nutty’s Infotaiment. Cricket Ground (MCG). An 1930s. It all kicked off on May 13, race. from Red Bull’s AlphaTauri fashion YAYS!’ Your TIME starts now. Australian cricketer scored 67% 1950 at Silverstone where the fi rst F1 Drivers and teams are scheduled brand. of the runs in the fi rst innings world championship event was held, to compete for the titles of As we prepared for the season The is due of the team batting fi rst, which and won by Alfa Romeo’s Giuseppe World Drivers’ Champion and opening ‘On your marks, get set, to be revived at F1 2020, with the remains a record today for the Farina. His teammate and future World Constructors’ Champion screech’ today, coronavirus hit race taking place at the Circuit highest percentage of runs in a legend Juan Manuel Fangio won the respectively. It would be brave to the Formula One paddock at the Zandvoort. It would mark the completed innings. Name this title during 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 bet against Lewis Hamilton. The , leading to fi rst time the Dutch Grand Prix cricketer. and 1957. His record of fi ve World reigning champion will match its cancellation. It was following has been run since 1985. Which Charles Bannerman. Championship titles stood for 45 Michael Schumacher’s record of McLaren’s withdrawal from the race, motor race makes its debut at F1 years until German driver Michael seven if he reclaims his crown. Max after one of their team members 2020? In Game of Thrones, what is the Schumacher took his sixth title Verstappen’s Red Bull team appears returns positive Covid-19 test. . It is due translation of the High Valyrian during 2003. to have overtaken Ferrari as the team Coronavirus scare could have to take place on April 5 on the term ‘Valardohaeris’? Formula 1 is undeniably one of the most likely to threaten Hamilton’s major repercussions for the sport’s Street Circuit. All men must serve. most technologically advanced forms bid. Mercedes are the defending immediate future. Next weekend’s of sports, with so much attention to World Constructors’ Champions. , which was What is so unique about Hans Identify the scientist from detail (and money) going into both Stability is the name of the game already set to be staged behind Heyer’s participation at the 1977 his childhood photograph the drivers and the cars. Ripley’s: for the season, with eight of the 10 closed doors without any spectators ? below. His birth on January 8, The average cost of an F1 car is $10 Formula 1 teams fi elding unaltered at its Sakhir International Circuit, He is the only driver to be credited 1942 coincides with the 300th million. But don’t forget about the line-ups in their bid for Grand Prix now looks unlikely to take place, with a DNQ (Did Not Qualify), anniversary of the death of millions that were spent on research glory. The highly-rated Esteban Ocon particularly with F1 personnel in DNF (Did Not Finish) and a DSQ Galileo. He passed away on Pi and development. It’s quite a pricey returns with Renault after a year quarantine. The Vietnam Grand (Disqualifi ed) in the same Formula Day (3/14), which also happens machine. One race. He failed to qualify, to be Albert Einstein’s birthday. 80,000 components come started anyway, retired and was then Pi Day is observed on March 14 together to build these beautiful disqualifi ed. Hans Heyer never took (3/14 in the month/day format). monsters. Now this means, the part in a single-seater race again. cars need to be assembled with Tribe NI.yays 100.00% effi ciency. The car is so How are fans of Scuderia powerful, it can go from 0 to 100mph 1. If you suff er from Pentheraphobia, what or who are you Ferrari in Formula One popularly (161kmph) and back to zero, within scared of? known as? 3.9 seconds. F1 car engines last only Mother-in-law. Tifosi. In Italian, this word literally for about 2 hours of racing mostly (Yogesh RK, Dukhan English School, Dukhan) means ‘those infected by typhus’, before blowing up. That’s the extent in the sense of someone acting in a to which the engines are pushed to 2. West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic drama fevered manner. In some countries, perform. An F1 engine usually revs fi lm inspired by William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. The the word is used to denote people up to 18,000 rpm. Small planes can fi lm was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 10, becoming who make ‘tifo’ or choreography take off at slower speeds than F1 the record holder for the most wins for a musical.The story display in the stands of an arena or cars travel on the track. An average explores the rivalry between two teenage street gangs of diff erent stadium in connection with a sport F1 driver loses about 4kg of weight ethnic backgrounds. Name these rival gangs. event. after just one race. Since F1 cars are The Jets and the Sharks. extremely compact, drivers must (Younes Mohammad,The Cambridge School, Doha) In F1, a blue fl ag may be waved remove the steering wheel to get in both during the race or practice and out of the cockpit. Do you have some interesting bytes to share? And, does your vibe session. What must a driver do Winter’s over, race fans, and attract you to the ‘Tribe NI.yays!’ Every week two of your best questions when they see a blue fl ag? (Answer next week. Answer it’s time to blow off the cobwebs. will be featured here. Please do write to us at [email protected]. Slow down and allow the faster car to last week’s photo-quiz: Maria New beginnings. New drivers. New behind them to pass. Sharapova.) Sunday, March 15, 2020 GULF TIMES 11 INFOGRAPHIC COMMUNITY

Science Matters

Is this the face of anger? Social interactions are games of reading cues and responding. A smile conveys happiness? A frown, sadness? Facial expressions are unreliable signs of emotion, research indicates.

A basketball No coach shouts No encouragement to his players as they pull ahead in a game

Players celebrate a score in a tight basketball game Sports involve a rapid interplay of excitement, happiness, anger, misery, sympathy ... and real and feigned emotions ... and “game faces”

The physiology of emotion When you experience emotion, your brain releases peptide hormones that change blood flow and composition. Your face reddens or turns pale. Culture and emotion Facial expressions can mean different things in different cultures due to social customs A rural Chinese woman smiles sedately; her society Palestinian men shout angrily discourages extravagant smiling at Israeli police in the Gaza Strip

Efforts to develop machines that can interpret facial expressions have not succeeded because emotion does NOT reliably appear in the face

Source: Aleix Martinez of Ohio State University; TNS Photos Graphic: Helen Lee McComas, Tribune News Service 12 GULF TIMES Sunday, March 15, 2020 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

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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. Sunday, March 15, 2020 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

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Wordsearch Codeword 14 GULF TIMES Sunday, March 15, 2020 COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE How to wear a fine knit most useful piece in my wardrobe. By Jess Cartner-Morley I reach for a sweater like this as a get-out-of-jail-free card, the way someone else might reach hunky knitwear is so for a white cotton shirt, or a grey chic, but only on other marl T-shirt – or, were they an people. I am writing this aforementioned delicate, shivering from Paris fashion week, fl ower, a chunky knit. Like a shirt which is full of women or T-shirt – and unlike a chunky wearingC blanket-weight Aran knits, knit – a lightweight wool can be great cumulus clouds of fl uff y mohair tucked into a waistband, which cardigans, double layers of tightly makes a top like this ideal with ribbed polo necks. They are wearing the high-waisted jeans you will be these jumpers half-tucked into high- wearing soon, if you aren’t already. waisted tailored trousers, or loose The one I’m wearing is from over thick stretch leggings, or belted my own wardrobe, from Marks over pleated skirts; with block heeled & Spencer, in a toff ee colour that boots, or loafers, or with socks and doesn’t seem to be on off er at sandals. They look excellent. the moment, but in a fi ne merino But it’s no good to me. I feel the knit fabric that almost always is. heat, the way other people feel the Density is everything, as the weave cold – not in a good way. I get hot needs to be just solid enough that and itchy just looking at a jumper like your bra isn’t on display. Ignore that, let alone pulling it over my head. the high-shine, silk-knit sweaters, And I know from bitter experience which are alluring on the hanger that the nonchalant textured cool but tend to refl ect light on to your of a chunky knit under an open face in a harsh way; look for a soft, trenchcoat is completely spoilt matt fi nish instead. Add a blazer, when your face is shiny and your yourself because you can’t breathe. I being a shivering, delicate fl ower their Instagram-friendly weekend- or coat, as you wish. This sweater hair has gone damp at the temples know I am not alone – we, the great endlessly in need of someone’s jacket break vibe get all the fashion love, makes life easy, because you keep and you are yanking the funnel neck overheated – but it is somehow a around her shoulders. I much prefer a lightweight knit. A your cool. away from your chin and fanning little less socially acceptable than So while the chunky knits with round neck, fi ne-knit sweater is the – The Guardian

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

A project that you’ve worked on for a long time could bring some Relationships with others are important to you, Taurus. As a result, A powerful sense of inspiration could come from within today, Gemini. money your way, Aries. Don’t be too disappointed if you don’t have you’ve learned to be polite and congenial. Social engagements today You might want to write down your thoughts or draw the pictures it in your hands today. There might be a short delay of some kind, could give you a chance to use your people skills. You could not only that pop into your head. However, social obligations, possibly parties perhaps due to problems with the mail service. You might be turning make some new friends but also valuable contacts. These activities or visits, could interfere with putting your ideas on paper. You could your thoughts now to new projects. While you have a lot of ideas, could keep you away from home and family longer than you’d like, also feel especially attuned to the thoughts and feelings of others, you aren’t likely to make firm decisions today. but you’ll end the day with a strong sense of accomplishment. although you might not like what you’re picking up! CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

Group activities could take up a lot of your time and energy today, Work could be a real drag today, Leo. You might be expected to put Body and soul might seem out of balance today. A part of you may perhaps too much. Your career concerns are very much on your mind, in more hours than normal. Your heart isn’t in it right now. You have long to break from society and live a more spiritual life, but worldly and you don’t like being distracted from them. Nonetheless, these interests of your own that you’d rather pursue, plus you could be responsibilities and an attachment to your current lifestyle could get activities, not to mention your family, are important to you, Cancer, planning to get together with friends. It’s best to finish everything in your way. These things don’t happen overnight, Virgo. You have to and you’ll find a way to squeeze them in even though it’s frustrating. quickly, perhaps postponing nonessential tasks, and then go and let them develop in their own way, in their own time. Right now, find Remember, this isn’t a good day to push yourself too hard! enjoy yourself. balance between the spiritual and the material. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

Strain within a group that you’re associated with could be traced to You may get a chance to make some extra money today, perhaps by Although it looks as if the next few months should shape up to be a money problems. Perhaps people are disagreeing over what needs working overtime. However, this might interfere with a social event that great time for your career, Sagittarius, unfortunately, today it might to be done regarding fundraising or budgetary limitations. It’s best to you’ve committed to, and could cause disappointment among your appear hopeless. Mundane, routine, unrewarding tasks could take divorce yourself from this sort of thing if possible, Libra. It’s draining. friends and family members. It could also give rise to a little trouble with up a lot of your time on the job today. Nevertheless, don’t let the Strange, vivid dreams might haunt your sleep tonight, but don’t read your friends. However, remind yourself that this disappointment will frustration interfere with your outlook for the future. You’re due for too much into them. They aren’t the kind with any special significance. pass, and the money will be more than welcome. Hang in there! advancement in some way! CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

Your heart is longing for a friends get together. Nonetheless, Conflict between your responsibilities at home and career Communication problems might arise on the job. Perhaps a co- circumstances beyond your control could interfere with your plans, obligations could pose a problem today, Aquarius. The problem worker is in a bad mood and unreceptive to anything you say. Or and you might not be able to make contact tonight. This could bring isn’t insurmountable, but does call for honest, open communication perhaps the phones are out or the computers down. This could frustration, dissatisfaction, and maybe even a little friction between among all parties involved. You won’t be happy at having to make prove frustrating, Pisces, and might interfere with relations among you. Don’t panic, though. It will pass, probably by tomorrow. a choice, and may find the two duties diff icult to balance right now. staff members. A phone call from a close friend could go astray but Give it your best. By tomorrow things should be back to normal. reach you at the last minute. Sunday, March 15, 2020 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY

Big B feels Covid-19 has Covid 19 eff ect: Bollywood cross the Rs 100-crore mark, the successfully created ‘ box offi ce takes a hard hit trade had expected it to scale at one world’ least Rs130 crore. Upcoming films have been Till Thursday, the film Covid 19 has done what indefinitely postponed owing to has managed Rs90.67 crore, philosophers, optimists, musicians cinema halls being shut down according to trade analyst Taran and geniuses could not do, in the wake of coronavirus Adarsh’s tweet. Bollywood veteran Amitabh pandemic, but the films that As per several trade Bachchan declares. The global were already running are bearing projections, big ticket films pandemic has brought everyone on the brunt. like Baaghi 3 and Rohit Shetty’s one platform, successfully creating The Tiger Shroff-starrer postopned Sooryavanshi stand ‘one world’. Baaghi 3 and this week’s release to see a 15-20 percent impact “Philosophers , purists , Angrezi Medium, which brings on their collections under these optimists , meditative geniuses , back Irrfan, are the hardest hit. circumstances. creators, musicians, educator of life Baaghi 3, which released in The scene looks more bleak lessons.. all spoke of ‘One World’ in India on March 6, was doing for a smaller film like Angrezi multiple discourses over multiple brisk business till many states Medium, which opened on Friday. years .. failed they did.. it took 19 , declared an emergency, directing The film is expected to see a Covid 19, to bring them together on halls to shut down. The film higher impact, in the region of one platform .. BRAVO !” wrote Big recorded the biggest opening of 25-30 percent. B in his blog. CANDID: Amitabh Bachchan says: “The global pandemic has brought 2020 so far, raking in Rs 17.50 Trade expert Joginder Tuteja Big B also shared how he is taking everyone on one platform, successfully.” crore on day one. said: “Though Baaghi 3 has done prevention against the rapidly However, Baaghi 3 is currently well, one can’t expect the same spreading pandemic and has also a slight distance with all.. mobile releases have been indefi nitely witnessing a slump at the box from upcoming biggies that advised his staff to remain cleansed. included.. turn every page every postponed with most cinema halls office after cinema halls were release at a wide scale since the “Soap washed the hands.. soap platform and hear just one word.. being closed due to the coronavirus shut down in Delhi, Maharshtra, coronavirus situation would be washed the face.. swiped the keys CoroNa 19,” he wrote. pandemic, the business of Tiger Jammu, Bihar, Orissa, Karnataka looked at far more closely at least clean.. advised the staff repeatedly Meanwhile, Bollywood box Shroff ’s Baaghi 3 and Irrfan’s Angrezi and Kerala, at the time of going in the near future, till the menace to remain cleansed.. stopped the offi ce has been badly aff ected in the Medium is facing a tough challenge. to press. settles down.” Western hand shake greeting.. kept current scenario. While upcoming – IANS While the film is expected to – IANS Emmy FYC 2020 events halted due to new coronavirus guidelines

the coronavirus. “We have to respect By Glenn Whipp if talent feels uncomfortable just being in a room with other talent,” McIntyre said. “That’s what it’s going he Television Academy to come down to, and whatever they announced Thursday decide, we’ll honour and respect that this Emmy season‘s that.” “For Your Consideration” The academy also remains open to events will be entirely changing its stance if health offi cials Tlivestreamed or prerecorded, the give the OK. latest gatherings “If by some miracle the virus has “It will be a diff erent Emmy stopped its spread in the next month season,” TV Academy President or so, we will revisit and see if there’s and COO Maury McIntyre said in a a way to do a more truncated events phone interview. “The FYC campaign season if the industry is interested season is a pretty big deal for in that,” McIntyre said. “Right now, television, so we were trying to fi nd a though, none of us knows what’s way to allow productions that want going on and we felt we had to do to do those kinds of things to still get our part to prevent the spread of the them to the members.” disease. It’s just not worth the risk.” The FYC events, held at the Netfl ix had already cancelled its academy’s 595-seat Wolf Theatre in fi rst event of the season, for Lost in its North Hollywood headquarters Space, while Lifetime called off its as well as theaters in New York and early panels, including Surviving the Los Angeles area, are a way for R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning, The networks and streaming platforms Clark Sisters and Patsy & Loretta. to engage Emmy voters, reminding Today’s announcement follows them to consider their shows – or an earlier academy edict that simply to remember they exist. banned autographs, selfi es and other Typically, the events feature a panel audience interactions with event with the show’s cast and creators, panellists. McIntyre said that call, along with a buff et afterward. made six days ago, was the “least Streamers like Netfl ix and Amazon problematic decision we made.” have upped the ante. Today’s announcement has large This year’s livestream events reverberations and small ones too. will be made available for viewing Some Television Academy members via networks’ own Emmy sites, brag that from March to June, they social platforms and the Television never have to dine at home. Academy’s hosted events page, That will change this year. depending on what the partner wants “I was telling our (chief marketing to do, McIntyre said. The specifi cs offi cer) that we need to have a are still evolving, he added, noting partnership with Domino’s,” that the biggest question remains McIntyre said. “Sit down, watch actors’ willingness to participate PRECAUTION: Oprah Winfrey, left, and Ava DuVernay speak onstage at the Netflix When They See Us FYSEE Event the livestreams and order your given the uncertainty surrounding at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles. Domino’s.” – Los Angeles Times/TNS 16 GULF TIMES Sunday, March 15, 2020 COMMUNITY

DPS-MIS bags ECO-Schools Programme Award 2019-2020

DPS-Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS) recently bagged the ECO-Schools Programme Award at the successful completion of yet another edition of annual ECO-Schools Programme. He 2019-2020 for the third consecutive year. The institution bagged the Red Star in the ‘Waste also mentioned that it’s a part of the ongoing eff orts of Doha Bank towards developing and Management’ category for its project on ‘DPS-MIS Waste Management’. implementing green initiatives that spread awareness about environmental conservation and ECO-Schools Programme Award, a nationwide initiative by Doha Bank encourages schools protection. The enthusiastic environmentalists of DPS-MIS along with Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, to reduce their carbon footprints and empower the young minds to make a diff erence to the Eco-Club in-Charge, received the award from Ivonne A Baki, the outgoing ambassador of society and the environment. Dr Seetharaman, CEO of Doha Bank Group, expressed his pleasure Ecuador.

IIEE – Qatar Chapter organises technical seminar

The Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines Inc – Qatar Chapter recently Connectivity.’ Speaking on the occasion, David Des Dicang, Labour Attaché at the embassy held it’s 2020 First Technical Seminar and general membership meeting at City Centre Rotana of the Philippines , highlighted the contribution of IIEE – Qatar Chapter to the Filipino Hotel, with more than 250 Filipino electrical practitioners and guests in attendance. community in the country. The conference included an informative technical presentations in line with the IIEE The event was organised under the leadership of Joseph Recella, President of IIEE – Qatar 2020 theme ‘Energising IIEE for Membership Empowerment: Leading the way for Global Chapter. Robert Mabulay was the guest speaker on the occasion.

Last Samurai bags Doha Dart League Champions title

Last Samurai recently bagged the Doha Dart League Champions title and Exiles led by Captain Donna Crann took the Ladies title. Graham Matthews, Captain of Last Samurai, announced his retirement from all competitive darts on the occasion. Graham said, “It has been an honour and a privilege to play with such a talented team but now I feel it is the right time to step down and hand the baton to a new generation. Achieving a record four titles in a row is something I will be immensely proud of it but in my heart I know I have taken the team as far as I can. I have the upmost confidence in the younger players coming through to carry on the legacy. Wherever I will be and whatever I will be doing, I will still look out for their results and be urging them on to ever-greater heights. This is not the end, just the closing of a chapter with a new chapter yet to be written.”