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Doctor Sleep powers as his and tries to protect her from a cult known as DIRECTION: Mike Flanagan The True Knot who prey on children with powers to remain CAST: Rebecca Ferguson, Ewan McGregor, Jacob Tremblay immortal. SYNOPSIS: Years following the events of The Shining, a now-adult Dan Torrance meets a young girl with similar THEATRES: Royal Plaza, Landmark, The Mall 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

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TIME: 4pm — 9pm A one stop place for school leavers. All prospective students who are planning to study in Malaysia are welcome to the exhibition. Come and be a part of the truly Asian culture in Doha.

After School Activities WHERE: Atelier WHEN: Ongoing Music and arts activities for students taking place after they fi nish their day in school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 years old after school hours.

Hobby Classes WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art Centre WHEN: Saturday – Friday Mamangam is an art and performance centre started with a vision of spreading our knowledge, interests and experience in various disciplines in arts across diff erent Gems and Jewels Exhibition hierarchies and health systems of the local countries for children and adults. WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art Tanzanian communities. Mamangam has become the favourite WHEN: Ongoing till January 18 A collection of photographs of the wildlife, Artistic Gymnastic Classes centre for learning. We off er regular classes TIME: 9am onwards landscapes and people of Tanzania taken by WHERE: Qatar Academy Msheireb in the following disciplines like traditional The exhibition comes in celebration of WCM-Q professor Dr Dietrich Büsselberg WHEN: Ongoing classical and folk dance forms, art and the 2019 Year of Culture Qatar-India and will be exhibited. TIME: 3:15pm – 4:15pm craft, drawing and painting, personality presents a look at magnifi cent gems and The olympic sport using horizontal bar, development and public speaking, Bollywood jewellery from India. Set in Stone: Gems and rings and fl oor exercises on mats for the dance, contemporary, hip hop styles, music Jewels from Royal Indian Courts showcases children from age 4 till 16. both vocals and instrumentals. To develop more than 100 pieces from across Qatar health consciousness, we train them karate, Museums’ (QM) collections, including many yoga with special sessions for kids and adults. masterpieces that have never been displayed Mamangam has also come up with chess and before. robotics in regular batches in an attempt to give a better learning experience, as they sharpen their minds and brains too. For those who wish to register for more details, visit www.mamangamqatar.in

Ballet Lessons WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 4pm – 8pm For more info e-mail at registration@ atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839.

Career Guidance Shape your Leadership Photo Exhibition: ‘Experience WHERE: Right Track Consultants, Al HEC EMBA Info Session Tanzania’ Sadd WHERE: 14th fl oor, Tornado Tower, West WHERE: Multaqa (Student Center) Art WHEN: Sunday – Thursday Bay Gallery at Education City TIME: 6pm – 8pm WHEN: Tomorrow WHEN: Ongoing until December 1 Career guidance for course, country, TIME: 5pm – 6:15pm TIME: 4pm college and entrance for students of Grade Learn more about the world-class ‘Experience Tanzania’ is a yearly project IX-XII, of all curriculum. Career assessments executive programme. Discover the supported by Student Aff airs Division of administered for stream preference, career international diversity of participants, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar that allows test, branch preference, personality, blended learning and international mobility students and faculty to explore and immerse multiple intelligence and learning styles options. Find out how it will help you themselves in Tanzanian urban and rural and productivity. For more information, transform yourself and your career. cultures. During their trip, WCM-Q’s 55448835. HEC Paris invites you to this masterclass aspiring physicians off er basic healthcare where Dr. Serge Besanger will share his services to the locals as a way of giving Education Fair insights on fi ve global megatrends that he back to the community and learn about WHERE: City Centre Doha believes will disrupt every industry over the the lifestyles, traditions, socioeconomic WHEN: November 22 — 23 next ten years.

Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Tuesday, November 12, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY “I’m prepared to keep fighting” María Perales Sánchez sees her case and her everyday work as part of a broader movement — one of pursuing freedom and the ability to choose where one calls home, regardless of where you were born, writes Thalia Juarez

I wanted to stand with the migrant community, and this was a very particular opportunity … not every campus was asking to take on a lawsuit. So, I knew I ‘ was at a particular place for a reason

— María Perales Sánchez, migrant rights volunteer

n a crowded offi ce in Baltimore’s Station North, María Perales Sánchez spends most of her days working alongside a group of lawyers to win legal protections for migrant workers. Yet her own status in the United States is Iuncertain. Once protected from deportation by a federal programme that covered people whose families brought them to the US as children, Perales Sánchez was left in limbo in 2017. While she was a student at Princeton University, the Trump administration pulled the plug on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme. ’ Princeton and Perales Sánchez decided to fi ght back. Now, their lawsuit will be heard in consolidation with others next week at the US Supreme Court. Princeton and other organisations argue they would be poorer without the skills and diversity DACA participants provide. For Perales Sánchez, the reason is more personal: “I wanted to fi ght back.” In a brief submitted ahead of today’s oral arguments, the US Justice Department argues the government’s decision to end DACA was justifi ed because the creation of the program violated federal immigration law. Today, Perales Sánchez will join about 200 FIGHTBACK: Maria Perales Snchez, 24, of Baltimore, is a DACA recipient who sued the Trump administration for attempting to end the immigrants and supporters on the court steps as they Obama-era federal program that shielded her and about 700,000 other young immigrants brought to the US as children. Tuesday, November 12, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY voice their support for DACA before had the authority to review the oral arguments begin. the Department of Homeland In the small town in Guanajuato Security’s decision to end DACA in central Mexico, where Perales in the fi rst place and whether that Sánchez was born, most people decision was lawful, according to could not aff ord to study beyond the court docket. the sixth grade, she said. Her mom “It is DHS policy not to dreamed of giving her children comment on pending litigation,” more educational opportunities, said Vic Brabble, a department and the family brought her to spokesman. The Justice Houston without a visa when she Department also declined to was 8. comment. Moving to one of the busiest In a brief submitted ahead of cities in the country was a shock the case, the Justice Department at fi rst, she said. A new language, argued the government’s decision a new school; it was a far cry to end DACA was justifi ed because from the ranchito of her young the creation of the program childhood. violated federal immigration law. However, Perales Sánchez “At best, DACA is legally excelled academically in high questionable; at worst, it is illegal,” school and was accepted to the brief states. Harvard University, as well as her More than 140 businesses, dream school, Princeton. including major companies such But with the imminent threat as Facebook, Starbucks, Target and of deportation and without legal Verizon signed on to an amicus authorisation to work or qualify brief last month in support of for federal fi nancial aid, going to DACA. Princeton seemed impossible. “By expanding the The introduction of DACA opportunities available to DACA in 2012 opened a door. Under recipients, this program has the initiative, undocumented benefited America’s companies, immigrants were shielded from our nation’s economy, and all deportation if they met a set of Americans,” they stated. requirements, passed a stringent REMINDER: The decorations inside Maria Perales Sanchez’s Bolton Hill apartment include a photo of her grandpa On Twitter, President Trump background check, and paid an and parents. The 24-year-old DACA recipient says she tries not to get comfortable in one spot as her future is always urged the court to strike down the application fee of nearly $500 to uncertain. program and said that Congress renew it every two years. DACA will have to fi nd a solution to allow also allowed people to obtain DACA recipients to remain in the work permits and, in some states, Perales Sánchez, fi led its lawsuit stand,” said Chang. many losses,” Perales Sánchez said. United States. drivers’ licences. in November 2018 in federal court Three US district courts’ in the The legal dispute continued, “If they do what is right and do Through an aspect of DACA in Washington, DC, claiming District of Columbia, California with Trump administration not let DACA stand, with all of its called ‘advance parole,’ Perales the government’s actions and New York’ issued injunctions appealing the courts’ decisions negative legal implications, the Sánchez was even able to travel for violated the due process clause and required the program to and asking the Supreme Court to Republicans and Democrats will a semester at Oxford University of the Fifth Amendment of the continue accepting DACA renewal intervene. have a DEAL to let them stay in our and volunteered in Mexico with US Constitution, including its applications. While that off ered a “I don’t think I ever imagined Country … ” Trump tweeted on Centro de Los Derechos del guarantee of equal protection sliver of hope to Perales Sánchez I’d be inside the Supreme Court October 9. Migrante, the nonprofi t migrant under the law, as well as the and others, it wasn’t a solution for a case’ let alone for one that I However, it’s more complicated rights organisation where she now Administrative Procedure Act. for the millions of people who are brought forward,” Perales Sánchez than that, said Elizabeth Keyes, works full-time. “We asserted then — and still undocumented. said. associate professor of law at the Then, Republican Donald believe now — that Princeton “There are still folks that are The issues at hand in the case University of Baltimore. She said Trump, who had promised on the will suff er the loss of critical being deported, there are still folks that now includes hers — Trump, it’s unlikely Congress will take up campaign trail to end DACA, was members of its community if the that are in cages. Regardless of the President of US v NAACP — the controversial issue. elected president in November administration’s action is left to small, little victories, it’s still so are whether the lower courts While her case has advanced, 2016. That month, in response Perales Sánchez graduated from to concern on campus about the Princeton in 2018, got a job at possible end of the programme, More than 140 businesses, including major companies the Centro de Los Derechos Princeton’s lawyers met with del Migrante and moved to an DACA students to determine such as Facebook, Starbucks, Target and Verizon signed apartment in Bolton Hill. how to support them, according She tries not to get too to university spokesperson Ben on to an amicus brief last month in support of DACA comfortable in one place because Chang. her future is so uncertain, she In September 2017, the Trump said. The only decorations in administration ordered an end to her living room are reminders of DACA. Perales Sánchez was one of what gives her hope. A Virgen de nearly 700,000 DACA recipients Guadalupe icon sits on her TV left in limbo. stand, next to an old photograph “After considering the potential of her grandpa, and a picture of risks to herself and her family, her parents, just before cancer María, whose courage and claimed her mother’s life. commitment continue to shine “I focus so much on work forth to this day, decided to join because I think in that way I keep the university in fi ling a lawsuit her memory alive,” Perales Sánchez and to use her own name (rather said. “Focusing on the two things than proceeding as a Jane Doe) she loved, education and life despite those risks,” Chang said. service, made me feel like I was Perales Sánchez, who in her commemorating her in a good way senior year was co-director of and made me feel even closer to DREAM Team, an immigrant her.” rights organisation on campus, Perales Sánchez wants to get a felt her leadership and voice were law degree and continue to defend necessary in the legal battle. migrants’ rights. “I wanted to stand with the She sees her case and her migrant community, and this was everyday work as part of a broader a very particular opportunity not movement — one of pursuing every campus was asking to take freedom and the ability to choose on a lawsuit. So, I knew I was at where one calls home, regardless of a particular place for a reason,” where you were born. Perales Sánchez said. AT WORK: Maria Perales Sanchez, right, works as a communications co-ordinator for policy and campaigns at a “I’m prepared to keep fi ghting.” Princeton, together with Baltimore nonprofit that defends migrants’ rights. — The Baltimore Sun/TNS 6 GULF TIMES Tuesday, November 12, 2019 COMMUNITY DPS-MIS organises TEDxYouth@DPSMIS

DPS-Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS) recently organised TEDxYouth@ DPSMIS. The four prolific speakers used the dais to reach out to the most thoughtful members of the younger generation. Shahnawaz Zali, an Oscar nominee, spoke about the power of the medium of film to address social issues. Ahmed Mohamed detailed his experience as a victim of racism and how he grew from it. Sanah Thakur talked about the fearlessly realising one’s ambitions, while Balakarthiga Muruganantham showed the entire process of a book’s journey from a mind to the shelves. PICPA Doha holds Basic Arabic Lessons

The Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Doha LLC(G) recently conducted essential daily Arabic phrases. The course of the seminar tackled the Arabic alphabet, short a seminar on Basics Arabic Lessons at Crowne Plaza. The seminar was conducted by Jafar vowels, long vowels, sukoon, tanween, basic Arabic terminologies, and Arabic numbers. Alvin R Abdulhamid, PIIQ Arabic Professor and Qatar Museum Honorary Cultural Ambassador. Polido, Senior Vice President of PICPA Doha, welcomed the gathering and Vernie Chris A. Zabala, Abdulhamid helped the participants to familiarise them with the proper usage of common and Chairman for CPD Accreditation, proposed a vote of thanks.

CIGI to conduct Diff erential Aptitude Test for Indian students

The Centre for Information and Guidance India (CIGI), a non-profit educational organisation, is all set to hold a Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) for Indian students of Grade IX–XII, studying in Qatar on November 15 at MES Indian School. DAT is a proven scientific test that unveils the structure of a person›s inborn potential or natural ability and it helps the students and parents to choose the right career path. It is an exploratory career-mapping process where in everybody finds their choice. This is a series of objective type multi- choice based written tests for over two hours with regular intervals between tests. The edutainment activities in between will help the students to avoid carry over effect of the previous test. The tests will be given in seven categories, including reasoning, verbal, abstract, numerical, mechanical, space and language with each lasting between 10-20 minutes. Post-test, there will be an Individual counselling session of 15-20 minutes based on the attained results and a graph depicting the aptitude of student will be provided. The schedule for the counselling will be provided on the test day during the registration process. Tuesday, November 12, 2019 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY Hilton Doha the Pearl Residences appoints new GM

Hilton has recently announced the appointment of the Hilton Cannes, and the Hilton Mauritius Resort & Hassan El Wahidi as the General Manager of Hilton Spa. His last assignment was in Dubai, where he opened Doha the Pearl Residences which is due to open later and managed for 6 years a mixed-use development this year at The Pearl-Qatar’s stunning Qanat Quartier, that includes a hotel from Hilton portfolio and retail stated a press release. This contemporary property will space with various restaurants, beauty centres and be the first residence project of ‘Hilton Hotels & Resorts’ shops. in Qatar off ering a perfect blend of short and long term El Wahidi is known as a fine gourmet who has a strong accommodation off erings along with distinct food & focus on quality and dining excellence as part of his beverage and leisure facilities. commitment to enhance superior guest satisfaction. Hassan El Wahidi is a highly skilled hotelier with an Commenting on his new role in Qatar, El Wahidi said, “I international career spanning over 30 years. During am delighted to have been appointed to head up the this time, he has developed into an accomplished and management of Hilton Doha the Pearl Residences. We high performing hospitality industry leader, managing look forward to bringing Hilton’s renowned hospitality international properties across Europe, Africa and the to the Pearl Qatar by off ering stylish residences, tranquil Middle East in both global resorts and city centre hotels. beachfront escapes, transformative spa treatments The majority of his career has been spent with Hilton, and innovative dining experiences. I am confident where he improved commercial results and drove that our team of experienced and welcoming Hilton innovation across management and culinary operations professionals will deliver exceptional guest service at for a variety of signature leisure and business tourism Hilton the Pearl, where everything you could want in a properties including the Hilton Paris Charles de Gaulle, hotel blends with everything you need in a home.”

MoQ and Sherborne Qatar organise ‘Qatar’s Best Talents – Season 3’

Mall of Qatar, in co-operation with Sherborne Qatar, recently organised ‘Qatar’s Best Talents – Head of Music at Sherborne Qatar, also attended the show. Season 3’. The event featured the Prep Musical Theatre, singers and musicians from Sherborne The first half of the show opened with Sherborne Preparatory Theatre group performing Arabian Qatar, The Prep amd Senior Choir, the Senior string ensemble, the Senior music band and special Nights from the movie Aladdin, which was followed with prep and senior musicians performing performance by Lily and Linda. The event also featured international artistes, including Haydee the violin, piano and harp. The Senior string ensemble performed a classical composition and Soul, from Cuba; Andrew Larin, Ukraine; Basil Adam, Syria; Sam Arts, Netherlands; Becki Wolfe, concluded with Lily and Linda singing Shallow by Lady Gaga. England; and Razwan Bobby Sarwar, England. The second half opened with the Senior band performing a Stevie Wonder medley and Sir Duke. Lucy Hancock, Marketing and Events Specialist at Mall of Qatar, said, “Everyone here was super The event concluded with the Prep and Senior choir singing a Qatari song, a Bollywood song and impressed with how fantastic students performed on stage as part of Qatar’s Best Talents.” Sarwar, a song by Gary Barlow - Sing.

Gulf CMS receives ISO certification

Gulf Container Maintenance Services (CMS). a Qatari owned company and the official Container Maintenance Services contractor for Mwani Qatar, has recently received the official accreditation of ISO 9001, ISO14001 and ISO 45001, certification after an audit conducted by the Intertek in July 2019. The scope of certification covers Container Maintenance and Storage handling by Gulf CMS. Hassan al-Naimi, Chairman of Gulf CMS said that Gulf CMS is the first company who started and introduced Container Maintenance Services activities in the State of Qatar. “We believe it is our responsibility to improve the standards of our quality in services as well as health and safety within our environment.” he added. Al-Naimi thanked the Ports Authority Mwani Qatar for the opportunity to serve Qatar and to the Gulf CMS team for their hard work and achievements to date. Dileep Pillai, General Manager at Gulf CMS, said that the new accreditation for Gulf CMS will help the company to be recognised not only in the region but internationally. 8 GULF TIMES Tuesday, November 12, 2019 COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY

Wearable devices Apps and wearable devices are touted as a way to transform health. But are we too obsessed by the ‘quantified self’?

cycling computers. When Apple steps. She said, ‘you know Meital is medical research. “There are lots of breaks so used bottles instead. By James Tapper launched its watch in 2014, it walking round the sofa to beat you cases which could be inspiration for Last year, a US vending machine seemed as though the quantifi ed this week’? But I was ahead.” academic researchers,” Larsen says. company even asked its employees self could be the route to solving Lewis admits he scaled things But people should be to be implanted with microchips. artin Lewis owns his problems such as obesity. back two years ago, when he was cautious about the outcomes of But is this data worth anything? obsessiveness about It hasn’t quite worked out that doing well over 25,000 steps a experimenting on themselves, Does it help a company to know counting steps way. Breathless investor reports day. “It was controlling my life too according to Dr Tom Calvard, a how long it takes an employee to get with something about wearables focus mostly on much. I would say, ‘well, we can’t senior lecturer in human resource round a warehouse if it doesn’t also approaching pride. the popularity of headphones and go out there because I won’t get management at the University of know about the bottles of urine, M“I’ve never done less than 10,000 earbuds. The number of smart my steps in’. I genuinely found it Edinburgh Business School. or how many customers cancel steps in any day for the last three watches sold worldwide in 2018 dictating where I was going.” “We’re all becoming lay their Amazon accounts when they years,” he says. “But to be honest, was 45 million, a tiny number Not everyone has the same psychologists, folk psychologists, read about them, or how many if I do just 10,000 steps, I’m never compared with the 1.43 billion motivation as Lewis, though, and and that’s troubling because we’re politicians decide to attack the happy. My average is nearer 25,000. smartphones sold in the same year. some QS acolytes have given up, not statisticians, and we’re not company’s tax arrangements as a It’s an obsession.” As for the wearables manufacturers, saying they have learned nothing. expert in interpreting our own result? It’s not as though the founder Fitbit, which had been plateauing, The problem is that people using data,” he says. “And we can jump to Even people tracking of Moneysavingexpert.com has was bought by Google last week. tech often measure the wrong the wrong conclusions.” themselves can discover negative nothing else to do. Lewis is seldom Jawbone went out of business two thing, says Jakob Eg Larsen, an There are other ethical issues, effects from the monitoring alone. off -air, and returns to present years ago. Withings was bought by associate professor in cognitive such as raised by the technology “I did a study last year and one of another series of The Martin Lewis Nokia in 2016: two years later they systems at the Technical University writer Evgeny Morozov. By the athletes I spoke to had been Money Show on ITV later this sold it back to its founder. of Denmark who has been following measuring ourselves, and taking injured,” Perry says. “She went month. But QS isn’t dead – about a third the QS movement since it was responsibility for our own health, for her first run back and it was a He tracks his steps, has a graph of smartphone users track their founded. does this give licence to the beautiful morning, running by the of his weightlifting routine, and health using technology, and there “You only need a pen and paper, authorities to side-line more river, and she loved every second. even keeps track of the Scrabble is some evidence that it can work. writing things down in a notebook, vulnerable people? For Calvard, the She got back, uploaded her time games he plays with his wife, the Vitality, the life insurer, provides putting numbers on a spreadsheet,” experience of elderly people given to [fitness network] Strava, and TV presenter Lara Lewington. He discounted Apple watches to he says. “One of the reasons why a panic button is evidence that this she could see that her brother had credits his step obsession – which members and rewards them if they people eventually give up on their is already happening – it allows the run a bit further, and a friend had includes running 25 miles a week stay active. A study last year found fi tness trackers is because they state to narrow its responsibilities run a bit faster. And she said she – with losing weight and helping people on the scheme increased might have a question, but they to a specifi c, measurable response felt like a failure, all that joy wiped him reduce symptoms of repetitive their activity by about 34%. “It can don’t necessarily get an answer if rather than a more holistic out.” strain injury. have benefi ts. It can help people it’s not baked into the technology approach that can’t be proved with Lewis insists he could give up. “It’s not coincidental that I’m be more mindful of what they’re from a commercial vendor.” data. “I’m aware it’s an obsession but it’s the guy who knows credit rates off doing,” says Dr Josie Perry, a sports People who report good When wearable tech is deployed not an addiction. I’m deliberately the top of his head,” he says. “This psychologist. Some wearable outcomes tend to have a more by companies to monitor their making a choice not to break the is how my brain works.” devices include a social element, scientifi c approach, Larsen says: own staff , things can become obsession because I think it’s a Lewis is one of a substantial such as Nike+, where users can asking a question, forming a more sinister. Many companies healthy obsession.” number of people who has track their performance against hypothesis, gathering data, then routinely monitor the location of But it has had one unexpected embraced the idea of a “quantifi ed friends, she says. “It seems that the analysing it. He mentions a case their drivers, which has the twin eff ect. Lewis has rearranged his self” (QS), a term invented by sticky element is the community of a man with severe allergies who eff ect of establishing their safety schedule so that he walks to and former tech journalist Gary Wolf element, rather than the data tracked every meal on a spreadsheet but also reducing their control. from work most days – about two to describe people who measure element.” to see what coincided with “Surveillance capitalism”, as hours of steps. He fi lls the time with themselves – their bodies, their She could be talking about Lewis. episodes of allergic reaction. After described by Shoshana Zuboff , phone calls and was embarrassed behaviour – in pursuit of things “I’m incredibly competitive,” he isolating diff erent types of food leads to Amazon warehouse during one conversation with a like weight loss, better sleep, great says. “The poor people who are and changing his diet, he no longer employees being tracked with cabinet minister that couldn’t be fi tness: “self-knowledge through friends with me ignore me these needed to take medication, Larsen wristbands and warned if they heard above the traffi c. self-tracking”. days. One of my sister’s best says. Another QS practitioner are not meeting productivity “I bought an expensive set of The movement was prompted by friends, Meital, is generally number discovered that her tinnitus seemed expectations. The experience of noise-cancelling headphones,” he the emergence fi rst of smartphones two, and she’s very happy when she less pronounced the more she James Bloodworth, who went says. “So my fi tness tracker has and then wearable tech – fi tness beats me. I remember once I called monitored it. undercover as an Amazon picker actually made me break my own trackers such as Fitbit, the Apple my sister on a Sunday night when I And the hope is that these for six months, was that some money-saving rule.” Watch, heart rate monitors and was walking round the sofa getting individual anecdotes might inform employees had no time for toilet – The Guardian Tuesday, November 12, 2019 GULF TIMES 9 BOOK REVIEW COMMUNITY The enigmatic life of the artiste known as Prince If you’re craving juicy gossip, plus the ‘bombshells’ that Prince told his co-writer that they would deliver, expect to be disappointed with The Beautiful Ones, writes Bryan Reesman

hese days, social- media-savvy celebs share everything from mundane moments to personal opinions in an effT ort to connect more readily with their followers. Some know when to abstain but many fail to understand that full disclosure, from endless photo opps to TMI lyrics, does not an icon make. There is something to be said for maintaining a mystique in a tell-all world. Prince Rogers Nelson keenly understood how to sustain an aura of mystery as a seemingly accessible enigma. His intimate and often provocative lyrical style appealed to both our inner romantics and hedonists, marrying the sacred and the profane, and the masculine and feminine with him, in a way that felt perfectly natural. That overall union often mystifi ed critics trying to box him in and provoked those who derided his raunchy sensibilities. Keeping himself at a distance from his INSPIRING: Originally, Prince had a grand edict for The Beautiful Ones: To audience, Prince lured them deeper write a book that could possibly solve racism. Or at least try. He also wanted to into his invented world. He also inspire people to create, unfettered by anyone else’s input. slid in social commentary for good measure. of all kinds and not giving into way around or past it. His early Like his musical career, the the whims of those who would childhood experiences with long-awaited memoir The Beautiful dictate one’s path. From the start, Visualization (before that was a Ones bends the rules quite a bit. he wanted to produce and take “thing”) are a testament to that. Part of that is because he died at control of his music, which would He learned early on that by staying the time that he and co-author lead to a showdown with Warner sharply focused, he could attain Dan Piepenbring – an advisory Bros. Records over ownership of his the transformation that led to editor at the Paris Review with catalogue there. his eventual stardom. What is no previous book experience If you’re craving juicy gossip, most illuminating is how, despite then, but a devout Prince acolyte plus the “bombshells” that Prince his chaotic childhood and the nonetheless – were working out its told his co-writer that they would shadows of racism over his life, he structure. But Prince wanted his deliver, expect to be disappointed. maintained a positive, progressive collaborator to integrate his outside But Piepenbring’s invaluable outlook, imagining a better life observations for a balance that 44-page introduction serves up ahead. Imagining the person he the musician sought in portraying an outsider’s view from the inside wanted to be. himself. Perhaps he wanted it to be about the unorthodox ways in It makes sense that this story as much about us as him, of how we ASSEMBLED: Piepenbring and his editors assembled this book from a few which the Purple One operated. In ends as Prince releases and projected ourselves onto him. main sources: Prince’s initial 30 pages of handwritten recollections; interviews some ways, he handled his many promotes his debut album. This is Piepenbring and his editors from just before his death; his handwritten first synopsis for the film Purple employees and associates like when Prince Rogers Nelson became assembled this book from a few Rain and other things. fans – giving them just enough of Prince. Stripping away all of that main sources: Prince’s initial 30 what they needed to keep them mystery might have ultimately pages of handwritten recollections; illegible. Once you get into his the epileptic seizures that he hungry for more. (One funny story proved unsatisfactory. Getting just interviews from just before his groove, you can fl ow with it. The suff ered in childhood, and how they recalls how, at a label meeting, enough of his personal perspective death; his handwritten fi rst collected materials herein humanise later disappeared. Prince announced that it was time allows us to identify with his very synopsis for the fi lm Purple Rain; him more as we learn about his Originally, Prince had a grand for dinner and left the room. The human qualities. There was a very a reconstructed photo album parents’ emotionally and physically edict for The Beautiful Ones: To record execs were thrilled – until real man beneath the persona of the from his childhood years through tumultuous marriage and divorce, write a book that could possibly they realised he was not coming music god who dangled forbidden to his debut album; and various and how their opposite types – a solve racism. Or at least try. He back to get them.) fruit before us. other photos, handwritten lyrics, disciplinarian, musician father and also wanted to inspire people Beyond his showmanship on Besides, the ultimate truth is illustrations, and memorabilia from a spontaneous, bon vivant mother to create, unfettered by anyone and off stage, what can be strongly this: Prince fans did not love him the Paisley Park vaults. at odds – became fused within him. else’s input. In a way, the two are gleaned from The Beautiful Ones for who he was. They loved him for It seems apropos that Prince’s We learn of his fi rst crush and fi rst intertwined, for Prince’s career was is how, no matter how great the who he became. handwriting is equally legible and licks (music, that is). He describes about breaking down boundaries obstacle, Prince always found a – Newsday/TNS 10 GULF TIMES Tuesday, November 12, 2019 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC

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hildren and teenagers been diagnosed with or prescribed with abnormal heart medication for depression and/ rhythms (cardiac or anxiety, compared with fi ve per arrhythmias) are cent of children with sickle cell more likely to have disease and three per cent of the Cdepression, anxiety and attention control group. defi cit hyperactivity disorder Kids with abnormal heart (ADHD) as compared to those rhythms were nine times more of similar ages without chronic likely to be diagnosed or treated medical conditions, researchers for anxiety and depression and have warned. almost fi ve times more likely to be “This may be the fi rst study of diagnosed or treated for ADHD, this size looking at children and compared to kids without any of teenagers with various cardiac the identifi ed chronic diseases in arrhythmias that have been the study. diagnosed with or are taking Kids with abnormal heart medication for anxiety and rhythms were one and a half times depression,” said study’s lead as likely to be diagnosed or treated author Keila N. Lopez from Baylor for anxiety and depression than College of Medicine in the US. those with cystic fi brosis, and Higher rates of depression, more than fi ve times as likely to be anxiety and ADHD have diagnosed or treated for anxiety and previously been described in children admitted to or seen in to children with congenital heart with medications and usually depression than those with sickle young adults born with structural the emergency room of Texas disease, cystic fi brosis, sickle cell involve multiple hospitalisations,” cell disease, the study said. heart defects (congenital heart Children’s Hospital between 2011 disease and children with none of Lopez said. The study is scheduled to be disease). and 2016. these chronic conditions (controls). They found more than 20 presented at the American Heart For the study, the researchers They reviewed data on more “We chose cystic fi brosis and per cent of kids with abnormal Association’s Scientifi c Sessions analysed the records of more than 7,300 children with abnormal sickle cell disease because they are heart rhythms, congenital heart 2019 — November 16-18 in than a quarter of a million heart rhythms and compared them chronic diseases that are managed disease and cystic fi brosis had Philadelphia, US. – IANS

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

Be careful about letting your imagination run away with your You may experience some raw emotions today, which you should The annoying restlessness that you experience today is simply emotions. Grand scenarios you work up in your head may send use as your ally instead of your enemy. Your heart may feel rather a reminder that it’s important to start engaging in art projects or your heart crashing when they end unfulfilled or crushed. There’s abused, so do what you can to gently care for it. Be careful of letting musical endeavours that make you happy. Learn from people who a realistic tone to the day asking you to be serious and practical, others get too close if they simply don’t know how to act around aren’t afraid to follow their dreams. Don’t be so concerned with what especially when it comes to your feelings. something so fragile and pure. Protect yourself. other people think of your work. Now it’s important to do these things for yourself. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

People may be relying on you in many ways today, so be careful that You may experience some push and pull today. One minute you You should feel emotionally stable today, but you may feel a bit you don’t let anyone down. You may feel like judges are evaluating feel like you should sit back and wait for things to go your way, and unsure of yourself when it comes to data. Someone is challenging your performance. Try not to get too carried away with this concept. the next you feel a stick poking you to get moving. Life is a delicate your way of thinking and demanding that you take a step farther What’s most important is that you do your best, not necessarily that balance of incorporating these two modes of operation. Neither way out on the fragile limb. You’re happy on the part of the branch that’s you achieve perfection. is more correct, so recognise and honour both. much thicker and more stable. Feel free to stay there if you don’t feel comfortable taking a chance now. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

Go out and see a movie that you’ve wanted to see for weeks. You’ll You may be faced with a choice between two diff erent realities. Be careful about letting your imagination run away with your be happiest in a reality that isn’t necessarily yours. Fantasy and Friends and family are choosing sides while you remain on the fence. emotions. Grand scenarios you work up in your head may send imaginative scenarios are what tickle your fancy now. Be careful You’re able to understand both sides of the issue, making it diff icult your heart crashing when they end unfulfilled or crushed. There’s of being weighed down by heavy emotional issues that don’t have to put your energy in only one camp. Perhaps you wish to serve as a a realistic tone to the day asking you to be serious and practical, anything to do with you. bridge between the two camps. Things don’t have to be as black and especially when it comes to your feelings. white as others see them. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

Your heart’s in the right place today, but somehow you find it If you experience resistance or frustration in a certain area, you Indulge nature today. This part of your being doesn’t get expressed hard to execute the things you want to do. Art and music projects should take this as a sign that you should follow a new route. Things regularly. Go for a long walk with someone you love. Enjoy a relaxing are especially diff icult for you now. They require a more cerebral should flow smoothly and easily. This is one of those days in which dinner with your family and friends. Don’t get so caught up in the approach than you’d like to admit. Perhaps you’re drawn to the reality is going to conflict harshly with fantasy, especially if you don’t intellectual aspect of things that you forget about the ugly side of spiritual nature of things more than you’re opposed to the rational have them well separated in your mind. Enjoy your imaginary world, life. nature of things. but deal with the practical world, too. 12 GULF TIMES Tuesday, November 12, 2019 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. Tuesday, November 12, 2019 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

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Across Down 1 Graduate following copper in 1 Two birds seen at dawn (8) island (4) 2 A herb for Mr Fawlty (5) 3 Squatter composing chamber 4 Nat King Cole song that will music (8) always be remembered? (13) 9 Actors on holiday begin a 5 Get weapons again to back voyage (4,3) military leader (2-3) 10 Let everyone go to town 6 General disorder? That’s swell centre (5) (7) 11 Another name for Alice 7 News broadcast that’s Turner? (5) stitched together? (4) 12 Observation concerning 8 Realm in which no maid is in German currency (6) distress (6) 14 Essex porter in new train 13 Attacked animal was sick (8) (6,7) 15 One who doesn’t believe in 17 Hard work put in by chef for Castro? (7) tea? (6) 16 Compound left by smoker of 19 Country where native leader marijuana? (6) is seen in Roman costume (5) 18 A friend covered with very 22 Country seen when one’s large gems (5) left Indonesia (5) 20 Racket for when one is 23 It’s able to grow wild like an playing? (5) animal (7) 21 Walk with difficulty, having 24 Elegant Central European wilted? (4) editor (8) 25 The French, in the modern era, are first (4) Answers

Wordsearch Codeword Solution 14 GULF TIMES Tuesday, November 12, 2019 COMMUNITY POP SPOT Name: Rex Orange County!

me write better than I ever had. We fi nished By Geoff rey Rowlands the song, recorded it and I felt so proud of what we’d achieved.” The critical acclaim for his work with Tyler, the Creator led to ex Orange County has to be one a much wider audience being interested of the most unusual stage names to hear Rex Orange County’s 2017 album, chosen by any solo artist. This Apricot Princess. Although it did not make is not a Dusty Springfi eld, Elton the Billboard 200 or UK Albums chart, there John or Lana Del Rey. There is were decent positions in other listings most Rnothing so conventional in the moniker notably a number eight spot on the Billboard selected by the young man born 21 years ago Independent Albums chart. as Alexander O’Connor. There was a marked change in the songs “The Orange County came from a on Apricot Princess compared to those on nickname I was given by one of my old his fi rst album. They refl ected the personal teachers,” he explained. “He used to call me happiness he had found in his life with O.C. as a shortened version of my name, girlfriend and fellow singer, Thea. O’Connor. “The lyrics on my fi rst album were really “There was a TV show in the mid-2000s aggressive. I was totally open in what I was called The O.C, The letters stood for Orange saying and didn’t much care what people County which was where the show was set. I thought. just extended my O.C. nickname to become “I was basically saying I was really sad, Orange County although I have to be honest that was what I wanted people to know. But and admit I never watched the TV show. I wasn’t in that position any more. I thought “The Rex part came about because I didn’t more carefully about the new songs. I wanted think my real name sounded too good. Alex them to express a mix of emotions and not Orange County was a bit of a mouthful. Rex make the lyrics quite so defi nite. I wanted didn’t sound too diff erent from my real name people to maybe interpret them in diff erent and I couldn’t think of anyone else named ways relating to their own circumstances and Rex. There was the actor, Rex Harrison, but experiences.” he’d been dead for about 25 years. I thought Music industry insiders who vote in the Rex would be something a bit diff erent and BBC Sound of polls were impressed enough people would remember someone named Rex to place Rex Orange County in second spot, Orange County.” behind Norwegian singer / songwriter Sigrid, Music had always played a part in his own in the BBC Sound of 2018 poll. life. He sung in a choir when only fi ve or “Doing so well in that poll defi nitely got six and grew up in the village of Grayshott, more people interested in listening to my near Haslemere, just south-west of London, music so it was a very positive step forward listening to bands such as Queen, ABBA, in my career. Another factor was being Green Day and Weezer. featured on Spotify’s RISE artist development He started playing drums and harboured programme. I also did live performances hopes of performing in either a rock band with artists such as Frank Ocean and or jazz ensemble. But fate took a hand at the Skepta. Everything was moving in the right age of 16 when he earned a place at the BRIT UNUSUAL NAME: The 21-year-old Alexander O’Connor, better known by his stage name Rex direction.” School in Croydon. Orange County, is an English recording artist. Having self-released his fi rst two albums, “I was one of just four drummers in my Rex was delighted to sign a record deal with year. I’d like to think I would still be playing began working on my own project. I started management deal and attracted the attention Sony Music. He had his fi rst placings on the music if I hadn’t gone to the BRIT School but producing using the Logic digital audio of Odd Future co-founder Tyler, the Creator. offi cial UK singles chart with 10/10 and Face I defi nitely wouldn’t have been where I am workstation and suddenly found I was a solo “Tyler emailed me to say he liked my to Face. But no-one could have predicted the today. artist.” songs. I was a big fan of his music but I didn’t incredible international success of his latest “Being there opened my eyes and ears to all In 2015, he self-released his debut album, believe the e-mail was from him. I thought album, Pony. It shot straight to number fi ve kinds of new music. I played in several groups bcos u will never b free. It was fi lled with someone was just playing a trick on me. But in Britain and surpassed this by entering the at the school all performing diff erent kinds of melancholic sung-rap lyrics about the then he hit me on Twitter and we got talking. Billboard 200 at number three. stuff . It was everything from African jazz to tribulations of teenage life. Heartbreak had The next thing I knew, he was fl ying me out to “The reviews were very positive but the stuff like Arctic Monkeys songs. provided artistic inspiration. Los Angeles to work with him on a couple of chart positions are way beyond my wildest “Spending so much time with people who “I was really angry and kind of sad. songs for his Flower Boy album. dreams. It’s great that people have responded were not only playing but experimenting There was also a bit of self-pitying and “He already had everything written for so positively to my music. with music every day made me reconsider self-loathing. It was all because of a certain Boredom and was basically just waiting on “I hope they appreciate the honesty in my own prospective career. I began to think I situation with someone. I’m proud of the my vocals. But ‘Foreword’ still needed to my songs. I’ve never tried to write like any might prefer to be the main man at the front album and still think it’s good but I’m very be written. This was my fi rst experience of other artists, not even those I really admire. of the stage, the guy who creates and sings happy to have moved on in my life.” writing on the spot, in the studio and in front I’ve always believed as long as you’re being the songs, rather than just the drummer at The album was only available via digital of other people. yourself and writing songs that you really the back. “I took singing lessons at school, download on SoundCloud so did not trouble “I think the pressure of wanting to have want to write, it’ll be the best thing you can learned to play the guitar and piano and the charts. But it enabled Rex to secure a my voice on Tyler’s album actually made do.”

back Mel’s performances. They John Legend has off ended many changing the song lyrics on his new again join Melanie in the off icial people with his reworking of Frank recording with Kelly Clarkson. In video for High Heels which is Loesser’s classic song, Baby It’s this era of the “Me Too” movement, in brief posted at www.youtube.com/ Cold Outside. some people construed the original watch?v=KUedP6NUyj0 Written in 1944, the song became lyrics as being suggestive of “I love Sink The Pink’s warmth a regular Christmas favourite after harassment. But Deana, and many Melanie C song. She was a guest artist on Matt and inclusivity,” Mel stated. “It’s being performed in the 1949 film, others, claim John’s new lyrics have Cardle’s track, Loving You. a place where everyone can be Neptune’s Daughter, and winning actually made the song far more Fresh from performing sold-out High Heels stems from her themselves and feel completely the Oscar for Best Original Song. explicit. stadium shows with The Spice Girls, other shows during this past relaxed about being so. High Baby It’s Cold Outside has since “You do not change the lyrics,” Melanie C has just released her summer. In addition to being Heels is a frivolous riot of a song. been recorded by a whole string Deana insisted. “It’s absurd. His new latest solo single, High Heels. part of The Spice Girls reunion It encapsulates the feeling of an of artists though the recording by words make it more sexual. If John She has previously enjoyed tour, Mel headlined a series of amazing night out and everything actor and singer Dean Martin for his Legend didn’t like the lyrics then he several smash hit solo songs Pride concerts across Britain, that goes into getting yourself 1959 album, A Winter Romance, is should have written his own new including a pair of UK chart- Europe and South America. ready for it.” generally regarded as the definitive song and left Baby It’s Cold Outside toppers. But it was 2013 when She appeared in collaboration version. alone. It’s a classic, perfect song.” 45-year-old Melanie’s name last with London nightclub Sink John Legend Dean’s daughter, actress and Dean Martin’s version can be appeared in the singles chart The Pink who recruited five singer Deana Martin, is among heard at www.youtube.com/ listings. Even this was not her own of their best drag queens to American singer / songwriter those criticising John Legend for watch?v=crFQpOCDfEc Tuesday, November 12, 2019 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY

Doctor Sleep star Kyleigh Curran: Film brings closure to The Shining Jhalki isn’t a children’s Doctor Sleep star Kyliegh Curran says the supernatural thriller will bring a closure to film but about child the story of The Shining, the cult horror fl ick that legendary fi lmmaker Stanley Kubrick created labour: Director in 1980. Curran, 13, is seen as Abra Stone in Doctor ilmmaker Brahmanand S. Sleep, which is directed Siingh’s upcoming feature by Mike Flanagan, from Jhalki addresses the issue of his own screenplay child labour and traffi cking. based upon the novel by He says although the fi lm is Stephen King. shownF from the perspective of a child, “It’s amazing. It’s a it is not a children’s fi lm. Rather, the supernatural thriller. narrative highlights their suff ering. And I think it’s quite “Jhalki is not a children’s fi lm. It is diff erent. And I think YOUNG STAR: Kyliegh Curran, a reality many children suff er, owing it’ll make people happy 13, who stars as Abra Stone in to the practice of traffi cking and child because it kind of brings Doctor Sleep. labour. But it is an engaging story for closure to The Shining. children because of the treatment of We’re all waiting to see what happens,” Curran told IANS. the narrative. The protagonist of the Doctor Sleep takes forward the story of Danny Torrance fi lm is a nine-year-old girl named (played by Ewan McGregor), 40 years after his stay at the Jhalki, and we, as audience, see the Overlook Hotel in The Shining. world through her eyes. There is a Actress Rebecca Ferguson is seen as cult leader Rose the beautiful folk song that is dying. We Hat, who feeds off the shine of innocents in her quest for revived it in the fi lm. We also used the immortality, in the fi lm. Warner Bros. released the fi lm in hand shadow art — another dying art India on November 8. form. There are elements of fantasy “I really like horror movies. So I think taking experience that children have that we included,” and watching horror movies really helped me relate to the said the fi lmmaker, about the fi lm that fi lm. And I worked with my acting coach a lot for Abra features two young actors, Aarti and PLOT: Jhalki is the story of a life-altering disappearance of a 7-year old boy that sets (who has the shine),” she said. Goraksha, along with Boman Irani, his sister off on a mission to find him at all costs. Talking about the cast, the child actor said: “It was Sanjay Suri, Divya Dutta, Tannishtha amazing working with Mr. Ewan and the whole cast.” Chatterjee and Govind Namdev. — because girls are weaker. Jhalki Asked about the response of the The fi lm shows how a little girl fi ghts proves this wrong. The fi lm also shows global audience, Siingh said: “It is a for her young brother who is a victim how, despite facing obstacles, the little global issue and the story is universal, of human traffi cking and child labour. girl does not give up. The fi lm inspires not just happening in India. Any The fi lmmaker says the story alters the people to understand that the world poverty-stricken society faces the gender narrative in Bollywood. belongs to people who do not give up,” same issue. That is why, at every fi lm “This story breaks the gender he added. festival we have shown the fi lm, the stereotype and without being preachy The poster of the fi lm was released at audience has given a positive response establishes a new-age narrative. In Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, and found it relatable.” the fi lm, the sister is in search of her followed by screening at various fi lm The fi lm will release on November 14 brother to protect him from the danger festivals including New York Indian in theatres as well as on the mobile digital of child labour and traffi cking. From Film Festival, the Boston International movie theatre platform PictureTime, for childhood, boys are told to protect girls Film Festival and the Singapore South a wider access in rural India. – IANS — and that is their prime responsibility Asian International Film Festival.

Ali Fazal: Hollywood is comedy. It’s hilarious.” Ali has lately changing because of the web also been busy in Hollywood, shooting FRIENDS: Actor Robert Downey Jr, left, with late Stan Lee. for Kenneth Branagh’s new Hercule Ali Fazal will next be seen in the Poirot project, Death On The Nile. Netfl ix original fi lm House Arrest, a The fi lm stars Branagh as Poirot and Robert Downey Jr pays tribute to Stan Lee comedy that chronicles the story of a is toplined by Wonder Woman fame man who has not stepped out of his fl at actress Gal Gadot. Also featuring in Actor Robert Downey Jr honoured late Marvel legend for nine months. the ensemble cast are Tom Bateman, Stan Lee while accepting Male Movie Star trophy at this Given the story idea, as also the Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Armie year’s People’s Choice Awards. fact that the humour required the Hammer, Sophie Okonedo and Letitia While accepting the honour, he kept his speech short, protagonist of to be caught inside his Wright. but made sure to heap praise on the man who co-created own home with nearly 70 people, Ali Asked, how does he manages Iron Man/Tony Stark, among other classic Marvel recalls the shooting experience was working in so many different superheroes, reports dailymail.co.uk. “claustrophobic”. platforms together, the actor smiled. “Well look, I just got to come up here and open the show “It was claustrophobic even on “I sometimes wish for more time in a so I’ll just say thank you Disney, thank you Marvel, thank the set, because there were 60 to year. But it’s good that I am working you Russo brothers,” the actor said. 70 people inside one flat. We shot this way —I always wanted that. “And most of all, to the late, great Stan Lee, this is at the same location for 25 days. We With the web coming in, the canvas for you, buddy,” added the actor, who bid adieu to his thought it would be easy but actually has become bigger. I had never done superhero avatar with Avengers: Endgame this year. it wasn’t. So, we used to keep playing anything of the scale of Mirzapur The award ceremony took on Sunday in Santa Monica games. Every third night, we used to before. So, it was a gamble, a risk. here. step out and chill after the shoot,” Ali But I liked the script. I felt it was Lee passed away in Los Angeles last November at the told IANS. something new. Also, Hollywood is age of 95. About his role, he said: “My changing because of the web. Any Following the news of his death, Downey Jr took to character’s name is Karan. He belongs DEBUT: Ali Fazal made his screen debut shoot with the web is a three to Instagram to pay tribute to the comic book legend, who to a well to do family. He has done with a small role in the English language four-month commitment. You have co-created some of the most legendary superheroes that fairly well in his previous job and film The Other End of the Line. to keep some time for yourself in the have entertained fans since Marvel was launched in 1961. made lots of money. He has a nice middle so that you can have a work- “I owe it all to you... Rest In Peace Stan... #MCU fl at. He somehow has not come out and there are interesting reasons life balance,” he said. #Excelsior #legend #rip #StanLee #TeamStark,” he of his house for the last nine months. behind this, which is what the fi lm Directed by Samit Basu and wrote in the caption of a photograph of the Iron Man actor The story starts at that point. He is is all about. There is not one specifi c Shashank Ghosh, House Arrest also standing arm-in arm with Lee. – IANS not trapped. He is not psycho or a reason, he has just had enough of a lot stars Jim Sarbh, Shriya Pilgaonkar and murderer. It’s a voluntary house arrest of things. The fi lm is an out and out Barkha Singh. — IANS 16 GULF TIMES Tuesday, November 12, 2019 COMMUNITY

MMQ organises annual mega event

Maharashtra Mandal Qatar (MMQ), a non-profit President of MMQ, welcomed the chief guests. socio-cultural organisation under the patronage Rahul Deshpande and Priyanka Barve, of the Embassy of India and Indian Cultural classical singers, also performed at the event. Centre, recently organised its Annual mega event Neelambari Savardekar presented annual report ‘Deepotsav 2019 – Sur Niragas Ho’ as a part of on the occasion. The event featured various Qatar-India Year of Culture 2019 at DPS-Modern competitions, including rangoli, lantern making, Indian School (DPS-MIS). Rahul Deshpande and diya painting, card making, toran making, Priyanka Barve, renowned classical artistes from killa making and faral making. The event was India, performed at the event. Barve is known attended by over 600 people. for playing Anarkali in Feroz Khan’s Broadway The event was put together by the management adaptation of Mughal E Azam which is all set committee of MMQ, including Neelambari to be showcased in Qatar in December as well. Sawardekar, Santosh Salunkhe, Vice President The singers were supported by Aditya Oke on of MMQ; Manisha Deshpande, General Harmonium, Prasad Padhye on Tabla and Anay Secretary; Sanjay Patil, Joint Secretary; Mandar Gadgil on synthesiser. Pradhan, Treasurer; and Parag Sonawane, Atul The chief guests at the event, included Hemant Deswandikar, Anjali Malawade and Shweta Dwivedi, First Secretary Culture and Education Koshti, members. Santosh Salunkhe, Manisha at the Embassy of India, and Hasan Chougule, Deshpande and Shweta Koshti anchored the President of DPS-MIS. Neelambari Savardekar, event.

MES releases annual day logo

MES Indian School of MES, recounted the recently unveiled the logo past glory of the school of its 45th Annual Day and insisted the students celebration ‘Mesmerise’ to uphold those long- scheduled to take place cherished values. Faisal later this month. M C Mayan C H, member of Muhamed, Director of MES Governing Board, Transport and Director also attended the event. Academic and Cultural Anushir Abdul Razak and Co-curricular Cultural Secretary of Boys’ Activities at MES, Section, welcomed the unveiled the off icial logo, gathering and Meenakshi designed by Suresh L H, Gopikrishnan, Cultural Department of Fine Arts Secretary at Girls’ Section, at MES. proposed a vote of Speaking on the occasion, thanks. The event was co- Hameeda Kadar, Principal ordinated by Rajendran S. ICC organises classical dance performance

Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) recently organised ‘Samarppanam’ – a classical dance performance from Department of Culture, Government of India in the year 2002. Archana and Chetana are as a tribute to Swathi Thirunal by renowned artistes, including Dr Gayathri Subramaniam, from professional dancers with an expertise in Indian Classical Dance, Bharathanatyam style, disciples of Trivandrum, and Archana Chetana, from Bangalore, at ICC Ashoka Hall. The event was attended by Guru B Bhanumati and Guru Sheela Chandrashekar. Hassan Chougle, President of ISC, presented over 200 members of Indian community. a plaque of appreciation to the performing artistes. Venkata Rao, President of Karnataka Sangha Gayathri Subramanian, Film Censor Board Member, India, is a recipient of Kerala Sangeetha Qatar, an associate organisation of ICC, also felicitated the artistes. Manikantan A P, President of Nadaga Academy Award from the Government of Kerala. She received fellowship from the ICC, welcomed the gathering and Bhumeshwar Padala proposed a vote of thanks. The event was Government of India in Bharathanatyam. Gayathri received Senior Scholarship for dance anchored by Vinod Nair, Vice President of ICC.