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Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Thursday, June 27, 2019 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Many moons ago A global audience of more than 500 million viewers tuned in for what was considered the greatest adventure in human history. The young sons of astronaut Neil Armstrong were in the living room of their Houston home, surrounded by friends and family, when their father descended from the lunar module onto the moon’s surface

HISTORY-MAKERS: From left to right, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. pose in a candid shot of the Apollo 11 crew.

The young sons of astronaut By Stephen Battaglio Neil Armstrong were in the living It was a moment room of their Houston home, surrounded by friends and family, of time when etired astronaut when their father descended from Wally Schirra spoke the lunar module onto the moon’s we all came for the world with surface. together, achieved his commentary for “We saw it on our state-of- CBS News during the the-art 26-inch colour set,” Rick something RApollo 11 moon landing on July 20, Armstrong said at a New York 1969: “Thank you, television, for event to promote the Smithsonian monumental and letting us watch this one.” Channel’s upcoming documentary A global audience of more than The Day We Walked on the Moon, experienced it 500 million viewers tuned in for which premieres July 7. together what was considered the greatest Five decades later, viewers will adventure in human history and be able to immerse themselves in the culmination of a national goal the coverage again — or for the set by President John F. Kennedy ﬁ rst time — in the weeks leading — Amy Entelis, CNN in 1962 to get a man on the moon up to the 50th anniversary of the ‘ by the end of the decade. moon landing. CNN, Discovery ’ Thursday, June 27, 2019 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

Channel, National Geographic Channel, Smithsonian Channel and PBS are airing special programmes that feature rare footage of the voyage. TV news will off er coverage of the anniversary celebrations at the Kennedy Space Center near Orlando, Florida, and Apollo Mission Control Center in Houston. Amy Entelis, executive vice president for talent and content development for CNN — which aired its theatrically released fi lm Apollo 11 on Sunday — believes the upcoming anniversary is a chance for viewers to see how a nation united at a time of deep divisiveness over the Vietnam War and social upheaval. “It was a moment of time when we all came together, achieved something monumental and experienced it together,” Entelis said. “In the very tumultuous time we’re living in now, I think people are looking at our fi lm and saying, ‘I’m nostalgic for a time when that was possible.’” Network television news was a major partner in promoting the space programme — as evidenced in Robert Stone’s three-part documentary Chasing the Moon, which debuts July 8 on PBS FITNESS CHECK: US Navy para-rescueman Lt Clancey Hatleberg disinfects Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E Aldrin Jr after stations. In the pre-cable era of getting into the life raft during recovery operations at the completion of their successful lunar landing mission. The space pilots donned biological isolation the 1960s, when CBS, NBC and garments in their spacecraft. ABC dominated the TV landscape, a captive audience watched president for CBS News. “He up by a 71/2-pound Westinghouse Entelis has anecdotal evidence was no narration, that nobody was largely uncritical coverage of the experienced it as the viewers camera, that were beamed back to that Miller’s approach will connect telling me what to think or talking National Aeronautics and Space experienced it.” Earth from the moon. with younger viewers who have no heads telling me how important this Administration’s launches and Cronkite’s enthusiasm likely CBS aired a segment with Orson knowledge or recollection of the was. I sat there as if it was just me missions. refl ected the relief Apollo Welles reminiscing about his War moon landing. watching this mission 50 years ago.’” One constant in the upcoming 11 provided after a string of of the Worlds radio broadcast, “At one of the Sundance Entelis asked whether the lack Apollo 11 commemorations is relentlessly dispiriting stories news which had panicked the country screenings, I was sitting next to a of additional information or data vintage video and audio of CBS anchors brought into living rooms 31 years earlier with its tale of woman who looked to be 20 or 21 detracted from the fi lm. “She said, News anchor Walter Cronkite, throughout 1968, including the a Martian invasion. Welles told years old,” Entelis said. “I struck ‘Nope, if I want to learn anything an overt booster of the space assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy Mike Wallace that he would up a conversation with her, and more about it, I’ll just go to Google programme from the start. By the and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. love to make a trip to the moon she said the movie was fantastic. and fi nd it.’” time Apollo 11 launched, he was and growing polarisation over the himself, but tipping the scale She said, ‘I loved the fact that there — Los Angeles Times/TNS the top-rated network anchor, Vietnam confl ict. at 300 pounds made it unlikely. surpassing longtime rivals Chet “The moonshot was the one Over on ABC, jazz legend Duke Huntley and David Brinkley on place where Walter Cronkite’s Ellington introduced a new song NBC. Cronkite’s audience for patriotism could not be called Moon Maiden. the moon landing surpassed the questioned,” said Michael CNN’s Apollo 11, which was combined total for NBC and ABC Socolow, associate professor of released in theatres in March, off ers and solidifi ed his status as the communication and journalism viewers an unfi ltered view of the dominant fi gure in TV news for the at the University of Maine, and voyage. Outside of some audio of next decade. the son of Cronkite’s longtime Cronkite, there are no anchors or For viewers who want a pure producer, Sandy Socolow. “It was reporters describing the voyage Cronkite experience on the Apollo fi nally good news in the context and its aftermath, which are 11 anniversary, CBS is mining of the Cold War and American depicted almost entirely by recently its archives to present real-time innovation and ingenuity. It was discovered 70-millimetre fi lm shot footage of his coverage of events kind of a restoration and looking by Nasa during the mission to serve at the times they occurred. The ahead at the ’70s instead of the bad as a record. launch will be shown on July 16 at news of the ’60s.” Apollo 11 director Todd Douglas 9:32am Eastern on the CBS News At the same time, the risk of the Miller had heard rumours that streaming service CBSN. Cronkite’s voyage meant the networks had such footage existed but believed account of the moon landing and to prepare for the worst possible much of it was related to the moonwalk will run on July 20 at outcome. As retired CBS News Nasa-commissioned production 4:17pm and 10:56pm Eastern. correspondent David Schoumacher of a 1970 documentary called Audio of the coverage will be notes in The Day We Walked on the Moonwalk, which was released carried on CBS News Radio. Moon, his network had obituaries in 35-millimetre. After searching Cronkite made himself an expert prepared for Armstrong and his for several months, Miller was on the space programme and colleagues Buzz Aldrin and Michael contacted by an archivist about explained the technical aspects Collins. sealed cans of 70-millimetre with precision. But he also felt While network television devoted fi lm sitting in cold storage at the free expressing his wonderment at dozens of consecutive hours to the National Archives, some of which Nasa’s achievements at a time when Apollo 11 mission, there were long were labelled Apollo 11. TV newscasters were generally stretches with no live footage to “It wasn’t until we tested them stolid. show. News divisions used models at a postproduction house that we When Cronkite let out an and animation to depict much of knew we had something,” Miller emotional “oh, boy” as the lunar what was happening. (Socolow said said. “The quality was the most module was 10 minutes away from the re-creations fed into conspiracy stunning aspect of it.” the moon’s surface, Los Angeles theories that the moon landing was Miller also was given access Times TV critic Cecil Smith called staged.) to 11,000 hours of audio of Nasa it “an inelegant phrase, but it Celebrity interviews and panels mission control that encapsulate sounded like a prayer.” also fi lled the hours between the the entire nine-day Apollo 11 “Cronkite owned the story,” live shots of the launch and the mission; these recordings provide BLAST FROM THE PAST: In July 1969, this copy of Newsweek magazine said Kim Godwin, executive vice black-and-white TV images, picked nearly all of the dialogue in the fi lm. with Neil Armstrong on the cover was sent to the Armstrong household. 6 GULF TIMES Thursday, June 27, 2019 COMMUNITY

Lanka Lions marks 36th anniversary

The Lanka Lions, one of Qatar’s oldest Sri Lankan community organisation, recently organised Lanka Lions Nite as part of its 36th anniversary at Radisson Blu Hotel. The event featured a performance by Misty, Sri Lankan musical band. The event was compered by Joanna Adams. The event also featured open dance for the members of the Lanka Lions. The event was attended by notable personalities from various business and community organisations. The club also honoured its sponsors with Appreciation Awards and recognised the members with Service Excellence Awards on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Ishan Mindika, President of The Lanka Lions, asked the gathering to observe a minute silence as a respect to the lost lives during terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka in April 2019. He also went on to thank the participants and the membership for their valuable contribution to the club.

BPS organises Hindi language workshop

Birla Public School (BPS) recently organised a workshop on ‘Hindi language and teaching’. Professor Shradha Panday, renowned author from India, was the resource person. The aim of the workshop was to develop professional competence of teachers and to provide better learning strategies for students. The teachers learned about how to make classes more interesting and interactive in the workshop. Orientation programme with students was organised to have vivid discussions on various New addition at Chemistry topics, including how to score high marks in Hindi Language in board Department of PSSC exams, the pattern of question paper, problems faced while studying Abdul Razzaq, a veteran Chemistry teacher, has recently joined Pak Shamaa the language and how School and College. He has diverse experience of teaching students at Senior to develop critical Level. Before joining PSSC, he had served Pakistan International School writing skills. Diff erent Doha Qatar for 32 years. He possesses an outstanding ability to bring about learning methods were and maintain high academic standards and supervise students. M.A Shahid, discussed so that students President of the Management of PSSC, and Nabila Kaukab, Principal of PSSC, could adopt them and felicitated Razzaq for joining the Department of Chemistry at PSSC. Razzaq understand the language recently presented his career achievements to the faculty members and easily. management at PSSC. Thursday, June 27, 2019 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY

Embassy of India and ISC mark 5th International Day of Yoga

The Embassy of India and Indian importance in mitigating stressful Sports Centre (ISC), in association lifestyle. He also pointed out that with Bharathi, recently marked 5th common yoga protocol has been International Day of Yoga at Al Khor decided for practising yoga for Community’s Al Waha Club. Nilangshu everyone’s benefit. Dey, President of ISC, welcomed Jassim Muhammed Ashkanani, Head the participants and thanked all the of Clubs of Al Khor community, was residents of Al Khor for their support the chief guest on the occasion. The in celebrating the International ambassador felicitated Jassim on the Day of Yoga. The event kicked off occasion. The yoga session kicked with the screening of the message off with the demonstration of artistic of Narendra Modi, Prime Minister yoga, which was followed by practice of India, highlighting about the session by Ashish Gahlawat, yoga importance of yoga. Speaking on the instructor. Deepa Baxi, President of occasion, P Kumaran, Ambassador of Bharathi, compered the event and India, highlighted about the benefits Mohan Kumaravel proposed a vote of Yoga to lead a healthy life and its of thanks.

Beats and Tunes Events organises launch event

Beats and Tunes Events, an event Mirdangam and Himanshu Mahant management company in Qatar, on Tabla. Usha Ravishankar was recently organised its launch event the master of ceremonies at the at Katara as part of Qatar-India Year event. Dr Khalid Ibrahim al-Sulaiti, of Culture 2019 to mark World Music General manager of Katara Cultural Day. The event featured a musical Village Foundation, and Adel Mannai, performance by ‘Union of Strings President of Teyseer Motors, were the and Wind’. P Kumaran, Ambassador guests of honour. of India, was the chief guest on the The event was attended by notable occasion. personalities, including ambassadors “We couldn’t have asked for a better and diplomats of 14 countries. start”, said Gopal Balasubramaniam, Varshini, Director of Beats and Chief Co-ordinator at Beats and Tunes, welcomed the gathering. Tunes. Amita Dalal, sitar player, kicked off The event also featured her performance with Himanshu Padmabhushan Pandit Vishwa on Tabla. She performed various Mohan Bhatt’s, Grammy award melodies, including fusion with winner, performance featuring recorded music, which was followed slide guitar along with Shashank by Musical Jugalbandi betweean Subramaniam on flute, accompanied Pandit Vishwamohan and Shashank. by a team, including Amita Dalal Gopal Balasubramaniam proposed on Sitar, Dr Patri Satish Kumar on the vote of thanks. KYC organises 10th Convention

Kirat Yakthum Chumlung-Qatar Bahadur Rai, Ganesh Thaklung Limbu, (KYC), one of the Nepali community Kewal Pahim Limbu, Dambar Liwang organisations, recently organised Limbu and Som Mabuhang Limbu. its 10th Convention at White House Shiba Kumar Bhujel inaugurated the Restaurant. The event was chaired by event with the lighting of the candle, Rajendra Samyangkham. Shiba Kumar which was followed by the national Bhujel, Nepali community leader, was anthem of Nepal. Harka Khajum, Vice the chief guest at the event. The event Chairman of KYC, welcomed the was attended by notable personalities, gathering, which was followed by a including Chanak Pokharel, Mohammad dance performance. Aziz Ali, Hira Dhan Rai, Rekha Rai KYC also felicitated its members on Limbu, Saajan Gurung, Biru Tamang, the occasion. Bhogendra Aangkhewa, Dil Kiran Khajum, Deb Raj Rai, Shiya Treasurer of KYC, presented the Ram Chaudhary, Suk Bahadur Tamang, financial and Sagar Tumbahamphe, Niyam Bhujel, Ras Tamu, Bhai Kaji General Secretary, the progress report Gurung, Bimal Rai, Dhiren Tamang, on the occasion. KYC also elected its Shyam Lal Chaudhary, Samuel Sunuwar, 25-member new working committee led Chheten Sherpa, Kiran Pariyar, Dilli Sher by Rajendra Samyang Limbu. — Text Khadka, Lalit Limbu, Rajendra Sawa, Lok and photos by Usha Wagle Gautam 8 GULF TIMES Thursday, June 27, 2019 COMMUNITY TRAVEL Tips for saving on airfare and hotels this summer George Hobica suggests that package prices often save money versus booking air and hotel separately

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WELLNESS: Green jackfruit is a rich source of dietary fibres and it ensures wellness. Besides, it has low carbohydrate content that helps users maintain a healthier cardiovascular system and regulate the blood glucose levels. James Joseph and his aff air with jackfruit Indian entrepreneur from Kerala talks to Shafeeq Allingal about his passion for the fruit and its benefits

professional with a would also enable consumers to ensures wellness. Besides, it has well-paying job at a gain from the health benefi ts of low carbohydrate content that global tech giant quit jackfruit. And this prompted him to helps users maintain a healthier because of his love for launch dehydrated green jackfruit as cardiovascular system and regulate jackfruit. Yes, you heard “vegetable meat”. the blood glucose levels,” he Athat right, as this is exactly what He got the idea after being served explained. James Joseph from the Indian state dishes with mushrooms at a dinner Joseph also has the support of of Kerala, India, did a few years ago. party. “I thought of replacing Eastern Condiments, a leading spice Driven by a keen desire to mushrooms with green jackfruit,” brand in India, in his endeavours. promote jackfruit, Joseph left he said. Besides being a successful his job as Director as Executive Joseph simply removed the water entrepreneur, he has also become a Engagement at Microsoft India content and this helped manage familiar face in medical conferences and set up his own company, the size and weight of jackfruit. across India and outside the Jackfruit365, in October 2013. “Chefs could also easily rehydrate country. By joining hands with Since then, the company›s dehydrated jackfruit,” he explained, Dr Thomas Varudhese, Head operations have spread all over adding he got regular orders from of Surgical Oncology at Renai India as well as abroad, including chefs who made various dishes with Medicity, Kochi, Joseph is now Qatar. Jackfruit365 products are green jackfruit bulbs. conducting research into how now sold in more than 5,000 shops. Then came the next product, jackfruit could be used to improve Jackfruit365 is described as “an green jackfruit fl our, in a bid to the condition of cancer patients. initiative to create an organised counter lifestyle diseases. The “Jackfruit is pectin-rich and this market for Indian jackfruits”. green jackfruit powder could be could help cancer patients beat post Joseph has over 20 years of mixed in dosa and roti. The idea chemotherapy ailments,” he said. manufacturing, sales and marketing was suggested by former Indian In March 2018, jackfruit was experience in India, North America president A P J Abdul Kalam, Joseph declared the offi cial fruit of Kerala. and Europe. In 2007, he returned to said. “He wanted me to help people The announcement came in India from the UK and, in 2009, was benefi t from green jackfruit without recognition to the eff orts made by allowed to work from home after ENTREPRENEUR: James Joseph. Photo by: Shaji Kayamkulam changing their dietary habits.” Joseph. he assured his employer of better Green jackfruit, according On his plans for Qatar, Joseph said productivity. During this period, to Joseph, is also an answer to that Indian ambassador, P Kumaran he spent a few months writing his of it was wasted. He said some 80% for all and started the online sale hyperglycemia that leaves diabetics has off ered to take steps to promote book, God’s Own Offi ce - How one of the total quantum of jackfruits of green jackfruit and ripened to suff er. He came to hear from a jackfruit in the country where man worked for a global giant from a “was not at all utilised”though it jackfruit,” he told Gulf Times. diabetic patient that eating jackfruit lifestyle diseases are prevalent. village in Kerala. remained a favourite among people, Taking a cue from the good curry resulted in decreasing his “It will help residents in Qatar Drawn by the jackfruit trees in his including non-resident Keralites response his new venture received, sugar level. tap the potential of jackfruit and backyard, he soon developed a keen whose love for the fruit remained Joseph later turned towards “Green jackfruit is a rich make it beat lifestyle diseases,” he interest in the fruit and how much intact. “I wanted to make it available bringing out more products that source of dietary fi bres and it said. 10 GULF TIMES Thursday, June 27, 2019 COMMUNITY PHOTO ESSAY

The inspiring landscape of Katara

Katara Cultural Village, also called the Valley of Cultures, is a unique place to visit for everyone, especially those fascinated by traditions, theatre, art and architecture. The cultural village was constructed on reclaimed coastal land on the eastern coast between the Pearl-Qatar and West Bay to the north of Doha. The soft-opening took place in 2010 on the occasion of the Doha Cultural Capital of the Arab World year. The valley is conceptualised to replicate Qatari culture through conventional architecture and contains many activities. This project includes heritage centres, opera house, libraries, an amphitheatre, art galleries and other academic facilities – not to mention cafes, museum, business establishments, green areas and information centres. The entire Katara complex is built with a fusion of oriental architectural and retro- romantic style, which is very diff erent from most of Doha’s charming new cultural buildings. Other than being a forum for scholars and artistes, Katara aims in acknowledging and promoting cultural awareness in Qatar and raising the artistic energies through the administration of diff erent organisations, societies and facilities. Build to epitomise Qatari traditional architecture and heritage, Katara’s landscape makes it a exquisite environment for cultural, creative, intellectual and artistic activities through carnivals, social events, symposiums, exhibitions, concerts and all other kinds of artistic ventures. — Text and photos by Mohamed Samad Imran M Thursday, June 27, 2019 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY Music can boost academic performance of schoolkids

tudents who take music courses score significantly better in exams than their non-musical peers, says a study. For the study published in The Journal of Educational Psychology, researchers examined over S100,000 students in public schools in British Columbia, Canada. “Students who learned to play a musical instrument not only scored significantly higher but were about one academic year ahead of their non-music peers with regard to their English, Mathematics and Science skills, regardless of their socioeconomic background, ethnicity, and gender,” said Peter Gouzouasis, Professor at the University of British Columbia. The research team also found that predictive relationship between music education and academic achievement were more pronounced for those who took instrumental music rather than vocal music. The findings suggest skills learned in instrumental music transfer very broadly to the students’ learning in school. “A student has to learn to read music notation, develop eye- hand-mind co-ordination, develop keen listening skills, develop team skills for playing in an ensemble and develop discipline to practice... all these experiences play a role in enhancing the learner’s cognitive capacities, executive functions, motivation to learn in school, and self-efficacy,” said study co-author Martin Guhn, Assistant Professor at the varsity. – IANS

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

You may feel extra dreamy today, Aries. Your moods may fluctuate. Pay close attention to your friends today, Taurus. One of them may Your artistic nature is especially heightened today, Gemini. Your It may be hard to get other people to share your boisterous good be going through a tough time and need a little extra support and heart and brain are working together to create something great. Use humour. Trying to get people to jump on your bandwagon of attention. If you can, gather several buddies together and organise your creative abilities to make a bold statement. Have a good time. excitement may be diff icult. Perhaps there’s something going on an impromptu lunch or dinner or any other activity that allows you There may be a tendency toward laziness. If sitting on the couch with them and their emotions that you simply aren’t noticing. Pay to laugh, bond, and share. Your friendships are a treasure to be is all you want to do, that’s fine. Realise that there’s a great deal of attention. cherished and nurtured. potential energy available to you if you choose to harness it. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

Nothing will escape your attention today, Cancer. Your sixth sense You may feel like you’re ready to get the party started today, Leo, Don’t worry so much about getting things done today, Virgo. Instead, is right on target. Your mind is razor sharp and emotions extra but for some reason, the people around you aren’t exactly following concentrate on your feelings and relationships. A caring, sensitive sensitive. You will move through this day with your radar fully intact. suit. Perhaps you need to slow down and wait for others to catch attitude is needed, as opposed to a harsh, militant way of dealing You’re like a detective cutting through to the core of every issue. up. They may end up not coming around at all. If people say they’re with things. You will find that by adopting a tender, nurturing tone, You will be able to get quite a bit accomplished with very little eff ort. doing fine, don’t necessarily believe them. There’s most likely people will be much more receptive to you in general. Things will naturally flow your way. something brewing beneath the surface that needs attention. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

Don’t get sad if no one is laughing at your jokes today, Libra. It Don’t be shy today, Scorpio. Express how you feel. The more you Hold your temper today, Sagittarius. No one wants to argue. It may doesn’t mean you aren’t funny. It just means that people may not be share with others, the more they will be encouraged to share be tough to connect with the people around you, but this isn’t a in the mood to laugh. Ridiculous as it seems, today is simply a better themselves with you. Today may be filled with a great many tender reason to get upset. Tone things down and speak more softly. Listen day to cry. Let out all your pent-up emotions. Talk things over with moments that are worth documenting in your journal tonight. Your to what others have to say. There may be a bit of a disruption in your others. Your heart communicates well through you today. thinking is clear and in line with your deepest and truest emotions. daily routine. Others may challenge what you’re feeling. Don’t doubt You’re the star of the show. yourself. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

Today is an excellent day for you, Capricorn. You will discover many Today is a good day for you, Aquarius. New opportunities will Your intuition is more reliable than your mind today, Pisces. This opportunities. You would do well to work with others by tuning into abound in your regular routine. Work with a group to accomplish is a terrific day in which you should enjoy a good mood and clear your sensitive nature and chiming in to the energy of the group. something greater than you could do by yourself. Tune in to the head. Your emotions are high, so take advantage of this energy and Your grounding and stability are exactly what are needed to give energy of the collective. You have exactly the right qualities that share it with others. Your generous, nurturing spirit is in demand. If order to the fluctuating, indecisive minds you’re working with. others need today. Use them. you had a nickel for every good piece of psychological advice you dispense today, you’d be a millionaire. 12 GULF TIMES Thursday, June 27, 2019 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

Wordsearch Adam

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BILLION PRIME GOOGOL FIFTY DOUBLE THOUSAND MILLION FOUR ELEVEN DECIMAL SEVEN HALF FIVE DOZEN THREE MULTIPLE FRACTION FACTOR DIVISOR SIXTY HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT ZERO

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

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Sudoku

Bound And Gagged

Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated. Thursday, June 27, 2019 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

Across Down 1 Emma’s possibly greeting 1 Spread for Mrs Simpson (5) British lady in India (8) 2 Officer caught on a 5 Spots back in kitchen cabinet Mediterranean island (7) (4) 3 Try to catch fish in the corner 8 Alter dance again? (5) (5) 9 Drug supplied after 4 Prompt - and visible, by the pharmacist shortened dress (7) sound of it (6) 11 Serious listener with cosy 6 Cockney’s mate in a distant home (7) country (5) 12 Corruption is hard work (5) 7 A football team always has 13 Look good with weapon (6) weight (7) 15 Porn is circulating in jail (6) 10 Man seen in enchanted 18 Less than fifty per cent from garden (5) all- rounder (5) 13 Moan making good 20 A Scottish historian is thunderous sound (7) clearly wrong (7) 14 Preserved copper colour (5) 23 Kangaroo, perhaps, or cad 16 Staying out when it’s very (7) dark (7) 24 Say there’s nothing in 17 Build up a team, by the immorality (5) sound of it (6) 25 Whirling water concealed by 19 Doctor given pound breached dyke (4) beheaded old priest (5) 26 Engineer’s first in old bank 21 Don, for example - lead-free for machine parts (8) motorist (5) 22 We turned up with endless Irish pitchers (5) Answers

Wordsearch Codeword Yesterday’s Solutions 14 GULF TIMES Thursday, June 27, 2019 COMMUNITY REVIEWS Controversy-stirring remake is creepy fun

here by Norwegian director Lars Klevberg and understandable dislike for Karen’s jerk By Justin Chang screenwriter Tyler Burton Smith. boyfriend (David Lewis), who makes the At the very least, the tech angle helps mistake of bullying Chucky’s new best friend. explain why an adolescent boy named Andy From there, you can more or less guess eneath all the nasty jolts and (Gabriel Bateman), who’s notably a few years how this Child’s plays out, at least up until vicious bloodlettings in the new older than his 1988 counterpart, would want a bonkers climax that brings at least two Child’s Play is almost enough to play with such a doll in the fi rst place. Stephen King classics to mind. Whatever material to furnish a mildly Chucky – an early birthday gift from Andy’s cautionary tale about technological interesting episode of Black mom, Karen (Aubrey Plaza) – hails from dependence the movie may be advancing gets BMirror. Kaslan’s implausibly popular Buddi line, thrown out the window as Chucky begins his A high-tech, ultra-gory reboot of the which means he comes equipped with his killing spree, setting out to eliminate anyone 1988 thriller that spawned a still-ongoing own handy smartphone app and can do a lot who dares to mistreat Andy or tries to be his horror franchise, this new movie also turns more than just walk, talk and open his big friend (which means basically everyone). on a creepy red-haired doll named Chucky, blue (sometimes red) eyes. The protracted murder sequences are less only this time he hasn’t been supernaturally Like a Cabbage Patch Kid reared by HAL scary than simply sadistic and unpleasant, possessed by the soul of a serial killer. 9000 and Alexa, Chucky can digitally some of them recalling the elaborate He’s something altogether more banal, a manipulate any and all Kaslan electronics, Rube Goldberg mechanisms of the Final defective robot manufactured by a powerful from Internet connections to Roomba-style Destination series. tech company, Kaslan, whose sleek Apple- vacuum cleaners. He imitates behaviour he There is one memorably grisly image, but like gadgets have all but overtaken every witnesses in real life and on TV. I’d lose face if I gave it away; suffi ce to say Comes Home and Brahms: The Boy II, both household. He speaks in the voice of Mark Hamill, that things get a little upchucky. Where the due out this summer. Even Toy Story 4, with There’s an unavoidable metaphor there, who gives Chucky’s earnest, aff ectionate original doll caused an awful lot of damage its creepy Howdy Doody-style automatons, is insofar as Child’s Play itself feels like questions just the right dead-toned with a hammer, a knife and an electroshock off ering a family-friendly alternative. something of a defective robot, though its infl ections (Will you be my buuuuuu-ddy?). machine, this one works wonders with a lawn Being an AI with faulty circuitry, Chucky many detractors have likened it to an example He plays back audio clips of conversations mower and a table saw. Shred-shred, scream- 2.0 doesn’t have the hilarious vulgarity or of brand betrayal. Several creative forces you only thought were private. He’s your little scream, yawn-yawn. the single-minded murderous glee – the behind the original series, including writer- brother and Big Brother rolled into one. Its controversial development history soul, if you will – that made Dourif’s Chucky producer Don Mancini and actors Brad And of course, he eventually kills and kills aside, Child’s Play is the latest in an endless such an unnervingly human abomination. Dourif and Jennifer Tilly, have voiced their and kills, thanks to a fed-up Vietnamese trend of vintage horror franchises getting Still, he’s arguably less of a cipher than the disapproval. Fans of the real-deal Chucky sweatshop worker who thought it’d be a a millennial-skewing retrofi t (the best of sleepy-sardonic Karen, who doesn’t seem to movies, with their cheerfully low-rent fun prank to tamper with this particular which is probably last year’s surprisingly be channelling Plaza’s signature contempt so eff ects and bawdy, impish humour, may well Buddi doll and remove some of his internal adept Halloween sequel). The eff ort here, much as receiving it. regard this slick new off ering as a desecration safeguards. The funniest, most queasily however, feels especially futile. The fi rst Faring rather better is Brian Tyree Henry (If masquerading as an upgrade. eff ective part of Child’s Play is the opening movie may have awakened every viewer’s Beale Street Could Talk) as a police detective Which is not to say that this Child’s Play stretch in which Andy plays and bonds with inner pediophobe 31 years ago, but devil dolls whose mom (an enjoyable Carlease Burke) is entirely without its brutish, haphazard his new friend, only to gradually realise that have long since saturated the contemporary conveniently lives down the hall from Andy pleasures. something’s amiss. Maybe it’s Chucky’s habit horror lexicon, and not even Mancini’s and Chucky. Recasting the Chucky legend as an anti- of materialising from out of nowhere or his Chucky corners the market anymore. Your He pumps much-needed life into a movie technology satire is certainly a diff erent if not fascination with sharp objects. appetite for this kind of homicidal puppet that devolves into another rote celebration of exactly novel way into the material, updated Or maybe it’s his obvious and thoroughly show might just as well be sated by Annabelle death. – Los Angeles Times/TNS An enjoyable modern fairy tale gift, his pals get him a guitar. And because “a situation: How about the Wembley Stadium By Katie Walsh great guitar deserves a great song,” he plays a Jumbotron for a declaration of love? few bars of The Beatles’ Yesterday, absolutely Everything in the fi lm is high: high fl ooring his friends, who wonder when and concept, high pressure, high stakes, and it anny Boyle and Richard Curtis’ how he wrote the tune. often feels bizarrely forced. Nothing makes Yesterday requires its viewers to Jack’s the only person in the world who any sense and is never explained. take quite a few leaps of faith. remembers the band (or so it seems). And No one has any memory of Coca-Cola or First, you have to wholeheartedly so, through a series of jogs in the rain cigarettes for some reason, either. buy into the rule that, clutching his forehead, he ultimately decides The script wobbles underneath its own Dcategorically, the best songs ever written are to capitalise on it, sending his career into weight, but Boyle distracts from the issues by The Beatles. They’re great songs, to be overdrive. with his feverish direction, characteristically sure. But in Yesterday, they are revelatory, His trajectory to the top is aided by Ed throwing everything at the screen and tear-jerking, Best Songs Ever, no matter the Sheeran, who is apparently now the world’s bringing his signature sense of visual context or who is singing them. best songwriter (in this timeline, Oasis does dynamism, fi lled with movement, light and It’s very high stakes, but then again, most not exist, but the Rolling Stones do), and his colour. everything about Yesterday is high stakes. manager, Deborah (Kate McKinnon) hears The songs? Great, of course. The story? This heightened high-concept Jack’s crooning and sees dollar signs. Strange at best. magical dramedy presents the idea that Written by Jack Barth and Richard Curtis, The characters and aesthetic? Aces. a weird electrical blip/solar fl are causes the king of the British rom-com (Love Everyone on screen is just so likeable (even electricity all over the world to go out, Actually, Four Weddings and Funeral, About McKinnon, playing the villain), especially while simultaneously wiping our collective Time), Yesterday is a love story disguised as the earnest, open Patel, in a star-making consciousness clean of all traces of The a high-concept music fi lm. Jack has friend- heartthrob turn featuring his crystal-clear Beatles. Jack (Himesh Patel), a struggling club zoned his best mate, Ellie (Lily James), and singing voice. Yesterday is just so expertly musician and busker, is at that moment hit by through The Beatles’ music and his journey directed by Boyle, and perfectly cast that it’s a bus (thank goodness he’s wearing a helmet), to global superstardom and back, he learns almost impossible not to like. (Joel Fry is a totalling his teeth and his bike tire. But what’s really important in life. standout as Jack’s roadie.) somehow, his memory of The Beatles remains But with Curtisian fl air, Jack of course Even if this modern fairy tale doesn’t hold magically intact. can’t just tell Ellie, he needs to make a grand up on close inspection, Boyle does his best to He discovers the quirk when, as a get well gesture that puts her in a high-pressure make sure the ride is enjoyable. – TNS Thursday, June 27, 2019 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY Please don’t bully my family or me:

CONCERNED: Leonardo DiCaprio took to Instagram to child actor Lexi share a photograph of a dry well in Chennai.

DiCaprio steers attention to vengers: Endgame child Chennai water crisis star Lexi Rabe, who played the on-screen daughter to Oscar winning Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr in the known for his environmental activism, has raised fi lm, has urged people not awareness about the ongoing water crisis in Chennai. toA bully her family or her, reminding DiCaprio took to Instagram to share a photograph of a them she is all of 7 years old. dry well. In a video message posted on her He wrote: “‘Only rain can save Chennai from this Instagram page, Lexi, who essayed situation.’ A well, completely empty, and a city without Morgan Stark in the movie, says: “Hi, water. The southern Indian city of Chennai is in crisis, I’m Lexi Rabe, and I’m only 7 years old. after the four main water reservoirs ran dry.” And I mess up sometimes, so my mom “The acute water shortage has forced the city to and dad give me tonnes of talking tos scramble for urgent solutions and residents have to stand and timeouts, believe me. in line for hours to get water from government tankers. As “And if I go anywhere and I’m acting the water levels depleted, hotels and restaurants started a little silly or messed up or anything to shut temporarily, and the air con was turned off in the like that, I’m just 7 years old. Please city’s metro. don’t bully my family or me.” “Offi cials in the city continue to try and nd fi alternative She ended her message by quoting sources of water – but the community continue to pray for the “love you 3,000” line from rain.” Avengers: Endgame. Chennai has been facing a severe water crisis. Her mother Jessica also wrote an DiCaprio, who works extensively as a climate champion, elaborate post asking bullies to keep had visited India in 2015 to fi lm a segment for his 2016 away. documentary fi lm, Beyond the Flood. He also visited the “I hate that we even have to post Taj Mahal during his trip. – IANS this. But yet again Lexi’s getting bullied. And this kind of thing makes celebrities never want to leave the house, never want to meet people. Please keep your opinions to yourself so Lexi can grow up in the free world. “She’s a normal human being and she’s a child. We give her a talking and we give her timeouts but we don’t do that in public. Sometimes we are rushing from place to place stressed like everyone else to get to set on time BULLIED: Lexi Rabe, played daughter of Robert Downey Jr in Avengers: Endgame. or work or whatever and we seem a little grumpy. I’m sorry if you see us “We give our children plenty of rules Number one, until you have children of this way but that’s life! and boundaries but then give them your own, and number two we realise “If you ask us for an autograph, we the freedom to mess up and learn from that we’re not perfect and we’re not SUCCESSFUL: Shahid Kapoor receives praise for Kabir always almost say yes. If we happen to their own mistakes. They would not be claiming to be. Singh. be having a bad day that might put us on set an movies if they weren’t well “But just try to realise the diff erent right on the right! We are not perfect! behaved. Trust me they have no desire strokes for diff erent folks... what you Kabir Singh helps Shahid These perfect children are not being to hire kids like that. And there were do with your kids may work for you and score fi rst solo century given the freedoms and the rights that plenty of children that productions can what I do with my kids works well for they should. If your child is so scared to work with. me. My children love me and respect “Total: Rs104.90 crore. India business. Blockbuster,” be themselves in public and mess up a So if you see us in public and think me even if they act out sometimes. trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted yesterday. little then you’re over-parenting. you have the right to judge. Wait. Thank you.” – IANS Taran had earlier tweeted that wave of Kabir Singh, which shows Shahid’s character in a self-destructive mode, had gripped the nation. “Emerges Shahid Kapoor’s Alia starts ‘new, fun’ YouTube channel highest grosser in three days (after Padmaavat).” Padmaavat, a Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial, also Alia Bhatt has started a new Youtube channel which featured Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. will give her fans a peek into the actress’ personal and Kabir Singh, also starring Kiara Advani, is a T-Series professional life. and Cine1 Studios presentation. It is produced by Bhushan The Gully Boy actress, who is currently shooting for Kumar, Murad Khetani, Krishan Kumar and Ashwin Varde. Brahmastra, took to Twitter yesterday to announce her new “After a fantastic opening weekend, Kabir Singh has now venture. crossed Rs100 crore mark. The international markets are “Something new, something fun, something on YouTube,” also abuzz, we had 132 screens opened in the US for week 1. she wrote alongside a video link. But the rage of the fi lm has got us to add 46 screens more in In the video, Alia says: “So, I am here today because I am the US,” Bhushan said in a statement. launching my YouTube channel... I have done the Instagram CONNECTED: Alia Bhatt says the channel is a step to bring Murad shared that they initially planned to release the and Twitter world and now I am trying to get onto the herself closer to her fans. fi lm in 2,500-2,800 screens pan India but “owing to the YouTube world.” response we garnered in advance booking, we released The 2 States actress said the channel is a step to bring “As a person I have been super expressive. Somewhere I the movie in 3,123 screens. The fi lm is loved by all and we herself closer to her fans. have become more little bit private after becoming an actor... are happy with the massive response it is garnering in the “What you will get to see on my channel is a lot of me just If you like the idea, then you have to like share and subscribe international market too”. — IANS being totally unadulterated, what goes behind the scenes. to the channel and then we will see how it goes.” More like in front of life... good, bad and funny days. Hectic, Alia’s YouTube channel currently has more than 16,000 interesting and simple days. views and over 2,000 likes. – IANS 16 GULF TIMES Thursday, June 27, 2019 COMMUNITY Exploring ‘Unlimited Limits’ Faisal al-Hajri, a talented Qatar artist, completes residency project with Fire Station

fears make us [human beings] By Mudassir Raja static. I had interactive sessions with people from all ages and backgrounds and asked them rt is all about giving about what limits them in going meaning to feelings creative or making progress in and concepts their lives.” through different The interactive sessions with mediums of art, be different people taught Faisal that Ait painting, sculpture, fiction, there are certain fears that keep or poetry. Different artists have them away from creative ideas or always tried to highlight new making progress. philosophies, ideas and concepts “I have learnt that people have through different art mediums. fears, limitations, and worries. Faisal al-Hajri is a talented I have observed that the people Qatari artist. He recently are consumed with what they completed his creative project have now. They are very much titled ‘Unlimited Limits’ under attached with what they have. the Fire Station Artists in The people have the fear to lose Residence programme. their attachments. They are afraid He has introduced novel of losing their family, friends or a concepts through his project job. They identify life with that. and has made his artistic In my project, I have tried to show “declaration.” that when you are detached from The Fire Station Artist in your materialistic attachments, Residence sits at the heart you get to connect to a higher of Doha’s flourishing art present moment – the creative community. It provides energy. It gives you a better the perfect springboard for solution for the next moment. creativity, helping people take Every creative moment will take their passion to the next level. you to another creative moment. The Fire Station offers When you identify yourself with nine-month programmes for materialistic things, you get artists who are resident in stuck.” “My art is all about creating a dialogue with people. Qatar. During this time, they The conceptual artist used move into one of the studios, different materials and techniques I want them to feel it. The real language of life is collaborate with fellow creative to portray his concept in different individuals and develop their art forms. “I used different feelings” — Faisal al-Hajri own technique. They meet materials. I used painting, curators, and get access to all sculptures, and different mix exhibitions and are encouraged media. I have made some book to join lectures. stands and called them ‘essential’. On the completion of his I have the small book stands project, Community got in touch into butterflies explaining that with Faisal and discussed his knowledge can really lift us to the concepts and mediums he used next level. In one of my paintings, for the residency project. I discussed the idea that do we Faisal, a conceptual artist, has chose our family. a unique idea that was readily I have brought out the concept approved and appreciated by the of a universal family that is Fire Station authorities. based on three values – love, “I have been prasticing art peace and beauty. These are throughout my life. One of the values that will connect me my artist friends from Italy with other people. Beauty is just suggested that I attend a the projection of the rhythm of residency art project at Fire nature. Station. I thought it’s nice to ‘I have created nine art pieces come out and share my ideas in as many months in my studio. and arts with others. My project I created a beautiful cup with lots was clear enough. I wanted to of spikes attached to its outside. invite the audience to a quiet Whenever we want to enjoy our place where they can investigate cup of tea or coffee, there are their lives and question who some discomforts – fears – that they really are. My project was spoil the moment. Every spike accepted by the authorities here. is like an attachment in our life. ARTWORK: Faisal is a conceptual artist The basic idea of my project was Another creative piece of mine is who uses diff erent materials and techniques a question about what is limiting named One Million Stars. It talks to portray his ideas concepts in diff erent art you in your life.” about my vision that is to reach forms and mediums. The artist’s new concept deals out to 10 million people with my Photos by Jayan Orma with the idea about the limits art philosophy – just be detached and hurdles that stop people from you belongings and be open from exploring art and creative to receive new ideas. ventures in their lives. “My art is all about creating “It is about what is limiting a dialogue with people. I want us from progressing in life in a them to feel it. The real language healthy way with the rhythm of of life is feelings. My canvass is universe. I believe that nature going to be the people. My art is and universe progress in a very not about the people. It is with rhythmic way. However, our the people.”