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FIND: A view of two mastodon femur balls, one face up and once face down. The neural spine of a vertebra is exposed (lower right) as is a broken rib (lower left). Unchartered territory Finding of mastodon bones may rewrite story of humans in Americas. P4-5 2 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 2, 2017 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT

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Our culture is a school Smart, Ian Coppinger, Stephen Frost and Steve Imperial Threads: Motifs and Artisans WHERE: Katara Beach Steen are set to crack open a can of laughter WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art WHEN: Until May 30 as they interact with the crowd and improvise WHEN: Until November 4 TIME: 9am-12 their way through the night. The show garnered This exhibition focuses on the exchange By participating in the programme of ‘Our popularity worldwide and had a largely of artistic and material cultures between culture is a school’, Katara Beach emphasises successful version of the show in the United the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires. the Qatari marine tradition and introduces to States. Tickets for the show are priced at just Highlighting MIA’s masterpiece carpets, among students the meaning of Dasha, Al Qafal and QR150 and are available for purchase online. other artworks, from Turkey, Iran and India, various type of pearls. The students will as these objects will be contextualised within the well discover all details of the Fath El Kheir Community Education Programme historical circumstances of politics and artistic journey, in addition to many contests and prices WHEN: Until May 25 production of their time, primarily from the EVENTS presented during this participation. WHERE: VCUQatar 16th to the 18th centuries. TIME: 8am-5pm Khulood Algosaibi Art Exhibition QNHG Talk Learn new skills and deepen your Picasso-Giacometti WHERE: Katara Weather and Climate of Qatar understanding of arts and culture at VCUQatar. WHEN: Until May 21 WHEN: Until May 15 Speaker : Richard Angwin Choose from a wide selection of art, design WHERE: Fire Station Artist In Residence TIME: 10am- 10pm Broadcast meteorologist with Al Jazeera and craft courses you can take from VCUQatar This exhibition brings together more than Cultural Village Foundation – Katara English TV in Education City or from IAID (Academy for 120 works by Picasso and Giacometti, drawn presents Khulood Algosaibi Art Exhibition. Be Date: Tomorrow Dance, Music & Arts). Visit VCUQatar for from the collections of the Musée national a part of this exhibition and experience unique Time: 7pm registration, Sunday to Thursday, 9am – 12pm Picasso-Paris and the Fondation Giacometti in art work, while you explore your imagination. Refreshments and 1pm to 3.45pm. You may also register Paris, as well as exceptional loans from French from 6.30pm. Q and A online. Seats can only be reserved with full and other international collections, covering Singing contest for Sri Lankans afterwards payment. Community classes are also off ered at paintings, sculptures, sketches, photographs A large number of expatriate Sri Lankans Where : Doha English from Georgetown University, Education City. and interviews with the artists. The exhibition have registered for season 2 of the popular Speaking School, refl ects two years of research undertaken by singing contest Qatar Gee Tharu Dahana. The Madinat Khalifa South, Qatar Running Series the Fondation Giacometti and the Musée auditions for same will commence on May 5 Synopsis: As this last WHEN: May 12 national Picasso-Paris, which reveals for the at TCA Qatar commencing at 3pm and will winter has shown, there WHERE: Oxygen Park fi rst time the previously unknown relationship continue thereafter on May 19 and 26. The is a surprising variety of TIME: 7am between these two artists, who, despite an programme is being organised by Sri Lanka weather in Qatar. This The events will take place in Oxygen Park, age gap of 20 years, shared many moments, Co-ordinating Committee Qatar, Sri Lanka talk will explain why our weather is usually hot Education City and comprises distances both personal and professional. It has been Community Benevolent Fund Qatar and Sri and sunny, and why, sometimes, it is not! ranging from 3K to Full Marathon. All events organised in six sections, evoking diff erent Lanka Business Council Qatar. Registration Short biography of the speaker will be run on accurately measured short aspects of each artist’s production, including of candidates closed during the Sinhala and Richard began his career with the UK Met courses with multiple laps and will be restricted the development of their work as young artists Tamil New Year celebration which was held Offi ce in 1979. He became a weather forecaster to a maximum of 120 participants. through to their modernist creations, showing on April 7. Community members who had in 1990 and spent almost a decade providing the correspondences between their works, the registered themselves for the contest lauded weather services for a range of clients before infl uence of the surrealist movement, and the the organising committee for giving them the working with the BBC as a weather presenter return to realism during the post-war period. opportunity to showcase their talent in the in Bristol. He joined Al Jazeera in 2011 and The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of fi eld of music and showed much enthusiasm provides weather forecasts for a global TV lectures and an extensive education programme, when informed of the auditions. A panel of audience. as well as a self-guided handbook for the visitors. experienced judges will be at hand during the auditions to select the fi nal 10 contestants who Karting at Losail Circuit Sports Club Reggae Beachfest Doha will perform on stage at the grand fi nale to be WHEN: Until June 16 WHEN: Thursdays and Fridays held in November. WHERE: Losail International Circuit, Doha WHERE: Oyster Beach Bar at St Regis Hotel TIME: 5pm onwards TIME: 8pm onwards The Cabinet of Dr Caligari The Karting track at Losail International In collaboration with Reggae Beachfest WHERE: Katara Opera House Circuit is open for public. Also it can be opened Short Documentary Lab in Dubai, Qatar will witness the best nights WHEN: Tomorrow for private companies (upon request and WHEN: Until May 24 around. The organisers say, “We’ve got the TIME: 7:30pm availability). The registrations will be done TIME: 2–7pm setup sorted to get you feeling the Caribbean The Doha Film Institute Cinema directly at the venue, at the VIP Car Park of Making a documentary is much more than vibe. Along with our resident band Earthkry (DFI Cinema) will present a very special the Losail International Circuit. The minimum simply fi lming what surrounds us. It can be a all the way from Jamaica, we have so many big experience of a classic fi lm. The Cabinet of Dr age is 15 years old and any participant under way of understanding the world, a tool to make names in the Reggae scene lined up at this huge Caligari (Germany/ 1920) by Robert Wiene, the age of 18 needs permission signed by a legal it a better place, an art form where you can fi nd beachfest!” Entrance fee is QR50 at the door. accompanied with live performance by the guardian for the karting activity. your own voice. This intensive lab is designed For more information, please call 44460105. 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The dress showcase were specially curated to present the very fi rst time. The collection will highlight TIME: 8pm-9pm code is “strictly fabulous-Latin vibe” and there works by master-directors who have redefi ned the fl ow of a cross-cultural dialogue with Salsa n Candela off ers variety of dance are no entrance fees. For more information, the thriller, horror genre, and contributed to its concrete parallels. classes for adults at Beverly Hills Tower such as please call 4446-0105. worldwide appeal. The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is Salsa every Friday and other Latin dance during a prominent example of German Expressionist Childhood Cultural Center other days of the week. fi lmmaking, and a gem of the silent era with its WHEN: May 31 FOODIE CHOICE imaginative use of lighting, off -kilter sets and WHERE: Childhood Cultural Center Festive time camera angles. The DFI Cinema screenings TIME: 9am–11am WHEN: Ongoing Irish Harp are part of Doha Film Institute’s year-round Childhood Cultural Center participation WHERE: Doha Festival City LOCATION: Sheraton Grand Res ort & initiatives to off er varied cinema experiences, in ‘Schools enrich our Culture’ programme The entertainment off ering has been Convention Hotel making a valuable contribution to the diversity includes a variety of educational and designed to ensure there are numerous Saturday Brunch: This is without doubt of screen culture in Qatar, and providing artistic workshops. In addition to personal opportunities for physical activities, from the a brunch for meat-lovers. In addition to the cultural and creative discoveries for audiences development skills with a focus on “problem running track which features exercise stations, ribs, schnitzel and mini-burgers, there are also in Doha. 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Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 2, 2017 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Taking the lid off If verified and corroborated by other scientists, the discovery described in the journal Nature could radically rewrite the timeline of when humans first arrived in the Americas, writes Amina Khan

ROCK SOLID: San Diego Natural History Museum Paleontologist Don Swanson pointing at a rock fragment near a large horizontal mastodon tusk fragment.

he ancient humans who If verifi ed and corroborated by dramatic departure from the Transportation freeway expansion said study co-author Tom Demere, came across the mastodon other scientists, the discovery accepted timeline may not convince project in southern San Diego. a vertebrate palaeontologist at carcass in present-day described in the journal Nature all scientists in the fi eld. Out of the ancient stream deposits the San Diego Natural History Southern California could radically rewrite the timeline “My reaction has been sceptical,” came the remains of a camel, horse Museum, pointing to the patterns quickly went to work on of when humans fi rst arrived in the said John McNabb, a palaeolithic and other mammals — including that defi ed an explanation by Tits remains. They pounded the bones Americas. archaeologist at the University of the bones, tusks and teeth of a natural causes. open with heavy stone hammers and “This is the fi rst time there’s Southampton in England who was mastodon, a distant and long-gone The ends of some bones had anvils, gathering raw material for been a demonstrated archaeological not involved in the study. “The relative of elephants. been torn off — a sign that humans new tools and harvesting the animal’s site with all the bells and date that they’re quoting is so The mastodon fossils looked may have been trying to reach nutrient-rich marrow. whistles,” said Curtis Runnels, an fantastically older than anything very diff erent from the other bones the bone marrow. The mastodon The remains of the mastodon archaeologist at Boston University that’s quoted for the earliest nearby. The animal’s limb bones, bones also bore the spiral fracture show all the typical signs of who was not involved with the occupation of the Americas, up to molars and tusks had been smashed patterns that are typical of breaks scavenging by palaeolithic North study, noting the combination of now. It’s a really big ask.” into many pieces. That struck the that happen when the bone is still Americans, except for one major several lines of evidence at the site. The fragmented mastodon researchers as odd, because leg fresh, rather than the straight ones detail: Scientists have dated it to “This makes it absolutely fi rst- remains were fi rst discovered in late bones are strong and thick and that tend to mark older bone broken be 130,700 years old — or roughly water importance. This is up there 1992 by study co-author Richard should have been preserved over much longer after death. (The wolf 115,000 years before the generally with one of the discoveries of the Cerutti of the San Diego Natural the eons — especially since more and horse bones in nearby sediment accepted date that humans century, I would say.” History Museum during routine fragile ribs and vertebrae had layers did not exhibit the same are thought to have settled the Without the benefi t of actual palaeontological monitoring work survived in much better shape. patterns.) continent. human remains, however, the at a California Department of “It was a really intriguing site,” That strange, selective Tuesday, May 2, 2017 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

“This is the first time there’s been a demonstrated archaeological site with all the bells and whistles. This is up there with one of the discoveries of the century, I would say” — Curtis Runnels, an archaeologist EVIDENCE: Unbroken mastodon ribs and vertebrae, including one vertebra with a large well preserved neural spine, found in excavation unit J4. at Boston University destruction is a sign that humans evidence is so strong that you can’t They soon realised that the age. The result: 130,700 years old, only intermittently open. Recently, were there, targeting the thick just walk away from it and say, ‘I Cerutti mastodon did not just give or take 9,400 years. some scientists have begun to argue bones and tusks that could be don’t believe it, I’m not going to mark a palaeontological site, but an “We’re confi dent that we have that humans may have entered shaped into new tools, the study deal with this.’” archaeological one. a very good idea of when this well before that, around 30,000 to authors said. To make sure, the researchers To see how old the bones were, animal died and when bones were 40,000 years ago — though who On top of that, the bones were even did experiments using study co-author James Paces incorporated in the surrounding they may have been and whether not arranged in the way that elephant bones, smashing them of the US Geological Survey in sediment,” Paces said. they could have established a usually happens when an animal with large stones to see whether Denver subjected the specimens to The commonly held theory of lasting population remains up for dies from natural causes. Instead, the damage patterns to stones and radiometric techniques, analysing humans’ arrival in North America debate. the bones had been grouped into bones matched the patterns they the decay rate of uranium in and is that they came 14,500 years or This new fi nd, however, pushes two clusters — and near each saw at the mastodon site. around the bones to determine their so ago via a land bridge that was back the record of human species bunch of bones lay two or three far beyond scientists’ expectations. large stone cobbles. If people were in California If humans broke those mastodon “The date 130,000 years ago, it’s possible that bones, they probably did it using they made it over the land bridge the large cobbles, the scientists that they’re just before the last interglacial said. The stones are massive — one quoting is so period, when a warmer, wetter weighed in at a hefty 32.5 pounds climate would have fl ooded their — and could be used as either fantastically passageway. It’s also possible hammers or anvils. These stones that they took to the sea in boats, stood out at the site, particularly older than crossing the brief stretch of open because the area is full of fi ne, silty water between Asia and North sediment, not large rocks. The anything that’s America and then making their way gentle river currents that brought quoted for down the Pacifi c coastline. the silt would not have been able But were these humans the to drag large rocks to the area — so the earliest ancestors of anatomically modern perhaps someone brought them humans — or were they perhaps there. occupation of another species, such as Homo In addition, the researchers were erectus or Neanderthals? It’s able to piece together stone shards the Americas, impossible to say for now, given that appeared to have fl ecked off up to now. It’s a that there are no human remains from that repeated pounding. at the site. If they were of another “I just couldn’t believe this was really big ask” species, it could reshape the way we happening, but the evidence is think about the abilities and history right there in front of you,” said — John McNabb, of our long-gone close cousins, said lead author Steve Holen, director study co-author Richard Fullagar, of research at the Center for a paleolithic an archaeologist at the University American Paleolithic Research archeologist at of Wollongong in Australia. in South Dakota. The patterns of “The implications are massive breakage were eerily familiar to the University of in terms of human migrations,” those he’d seen at the sites he’d Fullagar said. —Los Angeles Times/ studied in the Great Plains. “The Southampton TNS 6 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 2, 2017 COMMUNITY Meter of satisfaction at Hasan Kolcuoglu ff ering an intimate Turkish dining measured with its length and up to the number of experience in an exclusive Ottoman people on the table and, of course, proportional with ambience, Hasan Kolcuoglu Restaurant, the length of the table. And then it’s time for desserts, which recently opened in The Pearl- fruits and Turkish cay. Qatar, is all set to open a new destination Due to the unique concept of Meter Kebab, and forO all meat-lovers at Oasis – Mall Of Qatar. the appreciation received from the people in Qatar, it One of the best examples of family tradition being gives us immense confi dence to open another branch passed from one generation to another, the history of of Hasan Kolcuoglu Restaurant in Mall Of Qatar, said Kolcuoglu Kebab dates back to 1910 in old vegetable Waqas Husain, General Manager of Golden Dragon market in Adana-Turkey. Specialising in ‘Meter Group of restaurants that owns Hasan Kolcuoglu Kebab’, the restaurant also serves the full menu of grill restaurants. specialities, tempting mezze, fresh pide, along with Husain added that the group aims to provide traditional desserts from Turkey. delicious food of the highest quality and taste, As you dine in, at fi rst, the table will be a spread of maintaining highest hygiene standards and showing fresh salads, cold and hot mezze, and then the chef true fl avours of Turkish hospitality to all its valuable will serve the speciality dish Meter Kebab on a long customers. wooden stand that goes along the table. Hasan Kolcuoglu off ers authentic Ottoman The Meter Kebab is topped up with the variety of interiors, rich and relaxing ambience and outside grilled meat (sarma beyti, tavuk sis,pirzola, kusbasi, terrace sitting accompanied with real Turkish fl avours tavuk kanat) on it. The amount of the kebab is and hospitality.

At Hasan Kolcuoglu, the chef will serve the specialty dish, Meter Kebab, on a long wooden stand that goes along the table. Tuesday, May 2, 2017 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY

DeBakey students win 1st place at iEARN Qatar

The iEARN Qatar Programme held their Open House 2017 at Qatar Foundation last week. DeBakey students showcased two projects: ‘Don’t Waste, Create’ (Middle School) and ‘Digital Citizenship’ (High School). The Digital Citizenship team won 1st place in secondary schools of Doha. Through the iEARN project, students collaborated with their peers around the world. Students are pictured with their Project Sponsor and Teacher, Umair Farooq and DeBakey School Director, Linda Mabrie.

OSN brings entire Rocky Tangia voted Favourite Moroccan Restaurant saga on dedicated pop-up channel for Ooredoo TV customers Wyndham Grand Regency Doha took the centre stage during the 3rd FACT Qatar Moroccan dining atmosphere. The Moroccan décor takes you to a journey Dining Awards 2017 as Tangia Restaurant led the popularity vote amongst diners bursting with echoes of colour and energy, dominated by shades of burgundy Following on from the success of for the category – Favourite Moroccan Restaurant in Doha. and subtle earth tones and with unique Moroccan art pieces displayed the ‘OSN Movies HD Fast & Furious’ The FACT Dining Awards recognises excellence in Doha’s food and beverage throughout the restaurant. pop-up channel, OSN now brings industry selecting two winners per category: The Favourite Winner purely based Tangia, opens daily for dinner from 6pm to midnight and combines a mélange a new ‘OSN Movies HD Rocky on surveys measured through the public’s online votes and The Best Winner as of influences from traditional Moroccan recipes in a warm, contemporary setting, channel now available on Ooredoo decided by critics through a panel of independent food bloggers in Qatar, the making for an ideal place to unwind. TV showcasing all the action from FACT editorial team and industry experts. The restaurant also off ers four private dining rooms for intimate social and family Rocky movies. “This is a great honour for our hotel and an evident result of our wonderful staff ’s gatherings. The Wyndham Grand Regency Doha Hotel is 246-room hotel off ering The special channel, which is live hard work,’ said Carl Stephan, the hotel’s general manager. guests single, double and suite accommodation. Rooms feature a harmonious until May 6, will show all seven Tangia Restaurant has earned the award and crowd votes by continuously blend of traditional architecture and spectacular contemporary design alongside Rocky movies on Ooredoo TV off ering topnotch service and remarkable food quality set within a casual-chic all the comforts and amenities to be expected from a five-star hotel. channel number 566. Ooredoo TV subscribers with an OSN Gold, OSN Premier or Premier Plus HD package can enjoy the ‘OSN Movies HD Rocky channel at no extra cost; underpinning the diverse and exclusive portfolio of OSN. Rocky is a series of boxing films based on the eponymous, fictional character Rocky Balboa, played in each film by Sylvester Stallone. The films which ran from 1976 to 2015 have grossed more than US$1bn at the worldwide box off ice and have become part of popular culture across the world. Ooredoo TV is available now via Ooredoo Shops, Starlink, TechnoBlue and Jumbo outlets. The service has no upfront charges, no equipment costs and no ongoing contracts. 8 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 2, 2017 COMMUNITY Reliance Entertainment launches BIGFLIX globally

nil D Ambani-led Reliance automatically to the device format. Entertainment’s pioneering With 3.9mn registrations, BIGFLIX movie platform, BIGFLIX, is now is already amongst the leading SVOD a global personal blockbuster for (Subscription Video On Demand) providers. Indians in Dubai, Middle East and It off ers video content in categories such as audiencesA across the world. feature fi lms, short fi lms, devotional, and Reliance Entertainment announced the movie trailers. launch of BIGFLIX in a nine-language, Amit Khanduja, CEO, Reliance multilingual avatar for Middle East, India Entertainment-Digital, said, “Globally the and global markets yesterday. With the re- demand for video content has risen steeply, launch, India’s fi rst video-on-demand brand and the digital platform is witnessing a is back with a contemporary positioning and wider audience everywhere, including India. a bigger reach for the Indian content loving BIGFLIX will provide high quality video community. content from some of the biggest banners The new BIGFLIX will have 2,000-plus including Dharma, Disney, Viacom, Phantom, HD movies in nine Indian languages to start Telegu One and Rajshri, among others.” with, including Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, BIGFLIX will fi ll in the void created by the Tamil, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bhojpuri decline of the home video market by digitally and Bengali. The indigenously developed delivering movies. technology of BIGFLIX delivers a personalised In its revamped avatar, BIGFLIX will theatre experience to users who can stream also serve the latent demand of the Indian and download movies advertisement-free, expatriates across the world. With its multi- on any Internet-connected device including lingual library of 2000+ HD fi lms, including personal computers, tablets, smartphones, latest fi lms, BIGFLIX aims to put an end to smart TVs and game consoles. piracy and poor quality fi lm viewing. Launching with an aggressive pricing of Reliance Entertainment announced the launch of BIGFLIX in a nine-language, multilingual avatar BIGFLIX is one of the world’s largest only AED 7.29 for the Middle-Eastern Region. for Middle East, India and global markets yesterday. SVOD providers with over 3.9mn registered The BigFlix App comes with an enhanced user users. Launching with an aggressive pricing experience and will have 1,000 Malayalam Bahubali: The Beginning. to television and back – in the middle of a of USD 2 (AED 7.29) for unlimited viewing movies in the coming months. Available on BIGFLIX technology provides a multi- fi lm. The same technology will also allow a per month, BIGFLIX is set to provide quality BigFlix from today is the most-talked about screen experience to users who will be able clean and smooth fi lm experience. The App entertainment without breaking the bank franchise by Indian fi lmmaker S S Rajamouli’s to switch devices – smartphone to tablet comes with customisable formats that adjusts across genres, languages and platforms.

English Language Day at Bhavan’s

English Language Day, which falls on the birthday of William Shakespeare, was celebrated on Indian poets in English to add flavour to the celebration. A small act on the play — The at all the three campuses of Bhavan’s Public School. A special assembly was conducted in Merchant of Venice was enacted to mark the birth anniversary of the greatest writer William which the students stimulated the spectators to plunge headlong into a heady mix of verve Shakespeare by the students blending talent and creativity. Principal M P Philip emphasised and versatility provided by the English language by presenting interesting facts, declamation about the importance of the day and the language itself to sensitise children on the of Seven Ages a classical poem penned by William Shakespeare and also conducted several importance of English language and to inculcate the habit of reading English books and activities including poem-writing competition, quiz, speech and power- point presentation poems. Tuesday, May 2, 2017 GULF TIMES 9 MOTORING COMMUNITY

The Round 1 of the new season was a Lexus show all the way. Off to a flying start Lexus sweeps top six positions in the opening round of the 2017 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series

exus GAZOO Racing made a memorable start to the 2017 AUTOBACS SUPER GT series, sweeping the top six positions in the opening round of the GT500 raceL class in a dominant performance at the Okayama International Circuit, Japan. The No 37 LEXUS LC 500 KeePer TOM’s driven by Ryo Hirakawa and Nick Cassidy clinched the top spot in the season’s inaugural race, with No 6 LEXUS LC 500 WAKO’S 4CR fi nishing runner-up and No 1 LEXUS LC 500 DENSO KOBELCO SARD claiming the third position. Rounding off the top six were No 38 LEXUS LC 500 ZENT Cerumo, No 36 LEXUS LC 500 au TOM’S and No 19 LEXUS LC 500 WedsSport ADVAN, who fi nished in the fourth, fi fth and sixth positions respectively to make sure that Round 1 of the new season was a Lexus show all the way. The race got off to a delayed start after a pair of cars from a rival manufacturer experienced mechanical problems during the formation run, which brought out the Red Flag to stop the race. the LC 500 cars intensifi ed again, with the As all the cars returned to take formation No 36 LEXUS LC 500 au TOM’S and No 6 again, it now was the turn of yet another LEXUS LC 500 WAKO’S 4CR fi ghting hard competitor car to face mechanical failure. for second place. The race fi nally started around 2:45 in the As the gaps that had begun to open up afternoon, with the delay causing one lap between the competitors began narrowing to to be cut from the race distance, leaving the virtually nothing, the contest turned into a teams to compete for over 81 laps. Racing into hot sprint race to the goal. Eventually, despite the lead at the start was No. 6 LEXUS LC 500 stiff competition from No 6 LEXUS LC 500 WAKO’S 4CR, with the No. 37 LEXUS LC 500 WAKO’S 4CR in the fi nal stages, the No 37 KeePer TOM’S closely behind. Shortly after, LEXUS LC 500 KeePer TOM’S – now with on the hairpin turn of the second lap, the Hirakawa at the wheel – was able to maintain No. 37 – with Cassidy at the wheel – made a its lead until the checkered fl ag and secure decisive move going into the turn with tyres the win. smoking and grabbed the lead. Takayuki Yoshitsugu, Chief Representative, From there, Cassidy continued to run Middle East and North Africa Representative strongly in the front until the sixth lap when Offi ce, Toyota Motor Corporation, said, “We more mechanical trouble – again involving a are immensely proud that the team was not competitor car – interrupted the race. only able to make a clean sweep of the podium After the race restarted, the No 37 LEXUS positions, but claim the fi rst six positions LC 500 KeePer TOM’S continued to hold the in the race. The fi nal laps in particular were lead, with the other LC 500 cars also running marked by constant excitement, with the LC racetracks will serve as a valuable learning and the terrifi c performance of our cars. strongly toward the front. From around the 500 cars competing hard against each other experience that will help us create ‘ever- Moreover, the support of fans has been one 30th lap, the teams began to make their for the top spots. better cars’.” of the driving factors behind our success routine pit stops. When all of the GT500 The result marks a memorable debut Yoshitsugu added: “I would like to in motorsports, and I would like to thank class cars had completed their pit stops and for the LC 500 at the AUTOBACS SUPER extend my congratulations to the racers and each one of them for inspiring us to keep returned to the race, the battles between GT series, and the insights gained on the support staff for their outstanding eff orts performing better.” 10 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 2, 2017 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC Tuesday, May 2, 2017 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY Check out this year’s top three trends in vegetable gardening

hether you go to a restaurant or stay experience. Its edible zucchini-like skin is shaped home and dine in, you want what you perfectly for savoury stuffi ng. The presentation is sure to eat to be fresh and full of fl avour. This impress dinner guests, while it’s petite enough to enjoy movement toward tasty, locally grown solo. Continue to experiment and be on the lookout food is illustrated by the rise in farmers for other unique vegetables and herbs with colour, markets,W food subscription boxes, and a renewed joy in texture and global fl avour. Your garden can be a culinary growing vegetables at home. As the spring gardening season adventure. gets underway, here are three of the top trends you can take advantage of in your own vegetable garden that can help you Grow something amazing reach a new foodie level in this year. We’re all a bit of a showoff when it comes to growing vegetables. The satisfaction of success is even sweeter when Garden size doesn’t matter you can impress your friends and neighbours – either over You don’t need massive outdoor space to enjoy the the garden wall or on social media. So why not grow the benefi ts of growing your own food. In fact, today’s garden biggest, the earliest or the best? This tomato routinely tips veggies make it possible to achieve that fresh-from-the- the scale at three pounds or more. Loaded with tomato garden taste even if you only have a small sunny patch or fl avour and fragrance, it will get them saying, “Wow!” and balcony. With Take 2 Tomato Combos from Burpee you get you excited for dinnertime. Up your social currency with combine a delicious slicer tomato with a sweet cherry in one other amazing selections like the season’s fi rst tomato, the container. They ripen at the same time for a steady supply best herbs for recipes all season, high-yielding peppers and of great-tasting tomatoes, like BushSteak and Baby Boomer. more. Next to your hardworking container, plant complementary Like many other aspects of your life, the 2017 trends in herbs, peppers or lettuces, which also grow well in smaller vegetable gardening are all about maximising your time, spaces. space and abilities to create an experience that’s uniquely yours. Use these ideas in your garden as your next step to Explore fresh, unique tastes fresh and fl avourful food. Unleash your inner gourmet by selecting vegetables for your garden that create a unique fl avour story or ©Brandpoint

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

Today could be filled with delays and mix-ups at the off ice, Aries. You have big plans, Taurus, and your dreams may be keeping you It’s frustrating when work gets in the way of social activities. This You’d be well advised to remain as patient as possible. Take deep from paying attention to your work. Don’t get too stressed. You’ve is what you feel today, Gemini. Your thoughts are on your evening breaths and maintain your sense of humour. Most of what occurs never missed a deadline, so you know that one way or another you and weekend activities, but your obligations are on your desk. Don’t today is outside your control. You may as well go with the flow and will get everything done. In the meantime, begin to make plans for despair. Simply make a commitment to do what’s expected of you. see where the day leads you. Make a point to relax with loved ones your next getaway. Plaster your off ice with photos of exotic locations Enjoy yourself this evening, secure in the knowledge that you’ve tonight. to satisfy your wanderlust for the time being. fulfilled your obligations. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

This is a good day to make your list and check it twice, Cancer. You’re at risk of feeling emotionally overwhelmed today. Don’t worry, You can expect to receive some good financial news today, Virgo. There is room for improvement in the way you organise your life. Leo, it will all work out. Take some deep breaths and apply your Your mind races a mile a minute as you strategise ways to spend the Your system at home, such as it is, isn’t particularly eff icient. Your intellect to the situation. Prioritise and organise. You will find that money. If you aren’t careful, you will have the money spent before bill paying is haphazard, and you may be surprised by how much steadily and systematically you can conquer your obligations. Take the check has even cleared! Why not divide the funds in half? You you pay in late fees. Your in-box threatens to bury you. You need a time off to pay attention to your family. You deserve some quality can invest half in a low-risk, long-term investment and the other half system, Cancer! If this isn’t your strong suit, hire some help. time. can be your fun money to do with as you please. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

You might be surprised by how clever and creative you are today, Today you feel a tug of war between desires and obligations, You need to give yourself more credit, Sagittarius. When you set Libra. Just for fun, you may decide to pick up a paintbrush and try Scorpio. If you’re smart about managing time, maybe you can satisfy your mind to something, no matter how ambitious, you usually watercolour painting or perhaps writing some poetry. Whatever you both. You could be discouraged by how hard you’ve been working accomplish it. Remind yourself of this today, as you may feel bogged attempt, you can be fairly sure that it will work out favourably. Your for minimal results. Take heart. You’re accomplishing more than you down and overwhelmed by obligations at work and home. Pay creative muse is there on your shoulder and waiting for you to make realise. Your strong work ethic is what keeps you from having fun. attention to your finances. All signs indicate that you may have use of her! Everyone needs some downtime. inadvertently let a bill or other obligation slip through the cracks. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

Today you’re bursting at the seams with energy and enthusiasm. Take care not to get on a soapbox today, Aquarius. You have strong Friends and money rarely mix, Pisces. Today a close friend may ask Your personal and professional lives are going well, so it’s no wonder opinions on everything. You risk off ending people if you expound for a loan. Think carefully. Rather than take the easy route and say you feel joyful. The only downside is that you may be overwhelmed on them. You’d be better off keeping your views to yourself. In yes, you and your friend would be better served if you helped him by work responsibilities. Certainly there’s a lot to do, but you’re up fact, rather than try to change people’s minds with words, why not or her figure out a way to earn the money. Perhaps you could off er to the task. Buckle down and put in a last burst of eff ort so you can try and do it with actions? Set the right example. It’s often a more a job or introduce your friend to someone else who can help. Be enjoy your evening free of guilt. eff ective form of persuasion. creative and you will find a solution that works for everyone. 12 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 2, 2017 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

Wordsearch Adam

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All in All

ALLAN ALLEMANDE ALLOT ALLAY ALLERGY ALLOW ALLEGE ALLEVIATE ALLOY ALLEGIANCE ALLEY ALLSPICE ALLEGORY ALLIES ALLURE ALLEGRO ALLIGATOR ALLUVIUM ALLELUIA ALLOCATE ALLY

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. Tuesday, May 2, 2017 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

ACROSS DOWN 1. Sees one with reference to, 1. Motor to somewhere in as it happens (5,5) California with her (5) 6. A little bit light (4) 2. Explained it had been earned 10. After amendment, the doctor net (4,5) comes in with the new 3. Does the woodworm find it version (7) tasty? (8,6) 11. Opening with the Indian 4. For washing, dilute in a capturing the man (7) container (7) 12. Is it an unenjoyable job going 5. Sam has a point. It’s round with an unsociable contaminated (7) person? (9) 7. Brief, which is very good (5) 13. Having fantasies about a 8. Considered valuable, takes a date (5) certain step to protect it (9) 14. Order some without filling, 9. Not taking things as light- needing to lose weight (5) heartedly as you should? (7,7) 15. Having been anaesthetised, 14. A bad time of year for had collapsed (4,5) children (9) Answers 17. The very good wood, treats 16. A stiff drink or two (6,3) differently (5-4) 18. Is in a paper wrapping, they 20. In the form of a fungus (5) tell one (7) Wordsearch Codeword 21. The air and the sun coming 19. He has an unsettling effect through the tree (5) on people (7) 23. Samplings of public opinion 22. It’s about time to come round about the new slim shoes (9) and consent (5) 25. The foreigner is a real puzzle 24. The better players make a to one (7) packet (5) 26. Flower more popular in the British Isles than elsewhere? (3-4) 27. Became, having lost a wager, mad (4) 28. They make fetching pets (10)

Yesterday’s Solutions

Across: 1 Receiver; 5 Drills; 10 Down: 1 Refuse; 2 Character; Flaming nuisance; 11 Station; 3 Initial; 4 Egg on; 6 Resents; 7 12 Lineage; 13 Stalwart; 15 Linda; 8 See sense; 9 Bulletin; Sacks; 18 Larks; 20 Tenement; 14 Although; 16 Concerned; 23 Pimento; 25 Canteen; 26 17 Slips off; 19 Sunrise; 21 Opening sentence; 27 Fasten; 28 Minutes; 22 Endear; 24 Meets; Consider. 25 Credo. 14 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 2, 2017 COMMUNITY POP SPOT

in brief

Paramore

American rockers Paramore release their fifth studio album, After Laughter, on May 12. It is four years since the band’s self-titled last album. Personnel changes in the meantime have seen the departure of bassist Jeremy Davis and the return of drummer Zac Farro. Zac had originally left Paramore in 2010 along with his brother, lead guitarist Josh Farro. The band had used five diff erent musicians as studio and touring drummers since Zac quit. The original agreement was for him to just play on the new album but his permanent membership was confirmed this past February. Explaining the album title, singer / songwriter Hayley Williams stated; “It’s about the look on people’s faces when they’re done laughing. If you watch somebody long enough, there’s always this look that comes across their face when they’re done smiling and I always find it really fascinating to wonder what it is that ROLE MODEL: Kyle has been hailed as the artiste who could be held up as a role model for rap fans. brought them back to reality. So, that’s what After Laughter is.” The video for lead single, Hard Times, can be seen at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=AEB6ibtdPZc Kyle and the courage Prince Deliverance, a previously unreleased song from music legend Prince, could be heard on SoundCloud for a few days. It was posted to mark the first anniversary of his death and intended to herald the release of a six-song EP to be just himself containing unheard tracks recorded between 2006 and ’08 when Prince did not have a recording contract. material long before entering high school and There will be people out there thinking he likes The songs were co-written and co-produced By Geoff rey Rowlands got into rapping at 13. his girl, that’s cool. They’re the same, they can with Prince’s long-time recording engineer Ian “I was a good rapper and wrote clever relate.” Boxill who claimed ownership of the tracks. punchlines but none of my songs sounded Kyle released his fi rst mixtape in 2010 under There was no possibility of the Prince estate ow rare and refreshing it is good when I recorded them. I didn’t know the moniker of K.i.D. Some of his early work allowing the release to happen. A lawsuit to hear someone say they are why. But I was talking about slaughtering can still be heard and purchased via (no www.) was filed against Ian Boxill claiming he was in biracial. Almost every musician villages and moving mountains of cocaine, thekid.bandcamp.com/. A change to his own violation of an agreement he signed stating the or sports star of mixed race which I obviously wasn’t doing. This was me name accompanied Kyle’s 2013 debut album, tracks were solely the property of Prince. parentage refer to themselves trying to be what a rapper was supposed to be. Beautiful Loser. The agreement apparently says Boxill would asH being black. It is as if they are ashamed or “Then I recorded this song called Lemonade. “My aunt played me Bob Seger’s 1975 song, not use any of the recordings in any way and embarrassed by the Caucasian side of their It was the fi rst time I wrote about stuff I found Beautiful Loser, when I was a kid. I wanted a would return them to Prince “immediately heritage. funny and phased it in a punchline format. title that could describe me as a person in two upon request.” The lawsuit brought by the The same can certainly not be said of Kyle It felt so natural. I was laughing at my own words. I wasn’t really a loser in high school but Prince estate requires the return of “any and Harvey. Better known simply as Kyle, stylised punchlines. When I listened to it back with my I was kind of one. I was on the football team all masters, copies and reproductions” of the as KYLE, the 23-year-old rapper/ singer mom and friends, everybody said this was way but I also hung out with the nerdy kids staying songs. embraces his family background and makes better than my past stuff . up until 7am playing medieval video games.” Anyone who downloaded the track from no secret of being biracial. However, he does “It was the fi rst time I felt comfortable with In 2015, Rolling Stone named Kyle as “one SoundCloud should escape legal retribution. But admit to a degree of uncertainty as he was what I was doing. The moment I stopped of the ten artistes you need to know.” These it looks like Deliverance and the other five songs growing up in terms of being the person he was rapping about stuff that wasn’t real to who I words were emphasised by the release in will only ever be heard again if they are released expected to be. am was when I started to become the artiste October, 2015, of his second album, Smyle. at some point by the Prince estate. “I felt like I couldn’t be as white as I wanted that I am now.” This LP made the top ten in both the Top to, if that makes sense. I felt like I couldn’t be Described as an all-around nice guy, Kyle R&B / Hip Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums Big Boi the entire me because that wasn’t what I was has been hailed as the artiste who could be charts. supposed to do. held up as a role model for rap fans from all Kyle’s singles have not fared so well. No release date has been announced as yet but “I felt like I had to conform to what a rapper ethnic backgrounds. Although popular among his fans, none made OutKast MC Big Boi, real name Antwan Patton, was supposed to be. So, I was putting on voices “I realised I couldn’t make music about any signifi cant impact on the charts. This says his third solo album, Boomiverse, will be and making up stories about things that I’d things I don’t go through because it doesn’t changed dramatically with the release of his out “soon.” never been through to make out like someone make sense to me. I’m not in the club. I’m not latest single, iSpy. Also featuring guest artist A pair of tracks from the new album are who was black and a rapper was supposed to popping bottles. I don’t sell crack, I haven’t Lil Yachty, the track has topped Billboard’s Hot available now. Mic Jack features guest vocals be.” done that. I haven’t shot nobody, I don’t plan Rap Songs chart, reached number three on the from Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine while The time eventually came when Kyle found on shooting anybody. I can only write about Hot R&B / Hip Hop Songs chart and number Kill Jill sees Big Boi partner with fellow Atlanta the courage to just be himself. the things I go through and I fi nd that’s how I four on the Hot 100. rappers Jeezy and Killer Mike. “I had to break down that wall. I had to be can really relate to people.” “It was like something magical happened There are no accompanying off icial videos all of me, not part of me. Even if it was seen Kyle has even been positively described as in the studio. Me and my producer, Ayo, were for either track. However, audio postings as whitewash, I’m just human. I am black but an anti-rapper in the sense that his lifestyle trying to make some feel-good stuff and we can be found online. The URL for Mic Jack I’m also white. I’m not going to shut my white and behaviour sharply contrasts that of so had this piano beat. We had a quiet moment is www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-KpeJL-bgs mother in the basement when company comes many prominent rap stars. and suddenly thought Lil Yachty would sound while a posting of Kill Jill, which also includes over. It’s not real.” “Being yourself works if you actually try. perfect on the beat. the song lyrics, is at www.youtube.com/ Born in Reseda, California, but growing I think a lot of people are afraid to come out “The lyrics are about fi nding girls online at watch?v=EcQbKMf8vJo up in Ventura, about half-way between Los and do that because they don’t think it’s found bae who don’t have too many followers Big Boi’s live performance of Mic Jack on The Angeles and Santa Barbara, Kyle began singing going to work. But I’ll slip in things like I have yet so you might have a chance of getting to Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon can be seen at the age of six. He was writing his own a girlfriend and we have a good relationship. meet them. Everyone can relate to that.” at www.youtube.com/watch?v=CINczfU1o5Y Tuesday, May 2, 2017 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY Epic reunion for a power duo Ritchie and Jude Law “What I was going for was an idea of what By Sonaiya Kelley London would’ve been like post-Roman trading center,” the director said. “I wanted a culture that represented what felt to me both o say that Jude Law is director contemporary yet simultaneously antiquated. Guy Ritchie’s muse might be an The extreme of multiculturalism post-Roman overstatement, but the pair have trades and the extreme of the multicultural worked together on three feature centre that London is now. It felt like there fi lms (plus a Dior Homme ad was a sort of similarity of identities going on campaign)T in just the last eight years. there.” “He’s sort of my go-to guy,” said Ritchie. “I For Law, a major artistic liberty was adore him as an actor.” his decision to infuse Vortigern, the clear So when it came time to cast King Arthur: antagonist, with a depth that makes him Legend of the Sword, an epic reimagining of compelling to watch even as you’re rooting the Arthurian tale, he thought of Law right against him. What he sacrifi ces to gain power away. clearly pains him but doesn’t stop him. “I’ve “I was confi dent I could do something with never been particularly interested in taking Jude,” he said. “We have a shorthand with one parts that are one or the other,” said Law. another, and it just works.” “You sort of take parts that have a complexity That shorthand came in handy while to them and you try to bring humanity to the fi lming the $100-million production in which villains and a sort of edge to the heroes and Law plays the villainous Vortigern opposite meet all of them somewhere in the middle.” Charlie Hunnam’s Arthur, a drastic departure This dichotomy between good and bad is in tone from the stalwart Dr Watson whom also present in Hunnam’s Arthur, as street- Law portrayed in Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes smart as his Sons of Anarchy character Jax franchise. Teller, yet simmering with signature heroic “The last time I worked with Jude, I had self-righteousness. him playing a goodie,” Ritchie said. “(This TWO'S A COMPANY: Guy Ritchie, right, and Jude Law. “Charlie Hunnam is spectacular,” said time), I fancied him playing a baddie.” Ritchie. “Because he’s developed so much of Vortigern — whom Law plays with the brings his own style to these quite legend and battles take up a good portion of screen time, his talent through TV, he’s a very technical calculated, charismatic complexity he established settings.” including a scene where Arthur single- actor. He understands the pace that I move, refi ned as Pope Pius XIII for HBO’s The The setting in this case is medieval Europe, handedly takes down dozens of Vortigern’s he’s there before anyone else and he leaves Young Pope — seizes the crown after staging all gleaming armour and sumptuous furs, soldiers. Ritchie’s signature visual punch after everyone else. It’s a relief to fi nd an actor a coup against Arthur’s father and his own which Law found thrilling despite its over- reigns over the mayhem. that understands exactly what we’re doing.” brother, King Uther Pendragon (played by the-top elements. “To a degree, you’ve got to be consistent,” Still, Hunnam had to win over the director Eric Bana). “Sometimes it’s very humorous and said Ritchie. “There’s certain tropes that the hard way before being awarded the part. “He’s somebody who’s drunk on power,” camp and silly,” he said. “Strutting around that genre demands and then from that you “Charlie insisted that he was going to get Law said of his character. “He’s lost in in leather and furs and huge metal helmets take sojourns off into what is hopefully fresh the role,” recalled Ritchie. “He went through attaining a higher position of dominance at and what have you. Other days it’s exciting. territory.” a long and painful process of screen tests, the cost of anything. I enjoy working with It’s exciting because it somehow harks back One of the artistic liberties Ritchie took which he was incredibly elegant about and (Guy) in this sort of action-adventure genre. to Old Hollywood and the idea of being in with this fi lm was including a diverse cast simply wore down the competition. So he He’s very collaborative and spontaneous. something immense and epic.” of actors, something missing in many big- earned it on his own merits.” —Los Angeles And I’ve always been curious to see how he And is it ever epic. Swordplay and raging screen period dramas. Times/TNS

Aamir has become a role the actress’ autobiography penned model, says Shatrughan along with veteran fi lm critic Rasika’s wish to experiment Khaled Mohamed and published by with comedy comes true Veteran actor and politician Om Books International. Shatrughan Sinha says superstar The 71-year-old actor, who is the Actress Rasika Dugal always had a desire to experiment with Aamir Khan has become a role father of actress Sonakshi Sinha, comedy on screen, and is now happy to see her dreams come model with the kind of fi lms he has said Aamir is not only known in true. been working in. Bollywood but also in the sectors of Her latest project is a video titled So Basically...this is an “...Aamir doing such wonderful art and culture. actor’s Life| Rasika Dugal on Culture Machine’s digital channel roles... he has now become a role “I don’t think that there is any Blush. It released earlier this week. model,” Shatrughan said at the man, who can match up to Aamir In this instalment of So Basically, Rasika performs a comic launch of Asha Parekh: The Hit Girl, Khan. set and shows the audience the life of an actor through the “The themes which touches the ‘characters’ she comes across on a daily basis. hearts, society, national interest in She said in a statement: “As actors, we work with matter of woman empowerment diff erent people all the time. One of the things I have found like what he did a fi lm like most challenging about my job is to quickly adapt to the Dangal.... I believe neither there idiosyncrasies of everyone I work with.” was a fi lm like this has come and “This video is a funny take on some of those interactions. nor will it ever come,” he added. God knows I needed to laugh about some of them!” Shatrughan said that Aamir is In the video, she portrays multiple characters such as ad fi lm inspirational and motivational as director, agent, out-of-work actor, assistant director and digital a role model, and the journey has marketing head. “Also, I have been waiting to experiment with just started for the 52-year-old comedy on screen. How often do you get to play 11 diff erent superstar. characters in one day? It was a treat for me,” said the P.O.W. - On the acting front, Aamir Bandi Yuddh Ke actress. is currently prepping for his So Basically is a quirky series on Blush. – IANS upcoming fi lm Thugs Of Hindostan where he will be seen sharing RICH ESSAY: Rasika Dugal. screen space with megastar IMPRESSED: Shatrughan Sinha. Amitabh Bachchan. 16 GULF TIMES Tuesday, May 2, 2017 COMMUNITY Nepal cyclist rides past disability in world tour soon as he heard about Puskar Shah, the By Usha Wagle Gautam fi rst Nepalese world cyclist who later wrote a book about his world tour, he made up his mind to go on a world tour himself. hitra Poudel, a cyclist with In 2004, he completed cross-country disability from Nepal, made Qatar cycling circuit in Nepal. During this tour, his 55th stop of his ongoing world he was faced with many hardships and was tour. Through his ambitious deprived of shelter and meals on many feat, Poudel wants to prove that occasions. “Then Nepal was in emergency,” Cnothing is impossible, and wants to inspire Poudel recalls. fellow citizens with disabilities. He had bought a bicycle on credit. His Diff erently abled Poudel kicked off his world tour started with India, and he rode to world cycle tour in 2005. India was his fi rst New Delhi. Since then, he has travelled to 55 leg, and as of now he has already crossed countries. After India, he toured the Saarc over the Asian and Australian continents. countries of Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, After a month or so, he expects to set foot in Sri Lanka and Maldives. Europe. Thereafter, he set his foot in New Zealand. Hailing from Morang, east of He has not been tired of cycling 90km per Kathmandu, Poudel was infected with day whether under the bright sun in the Gulf polio when he was six. After falling ill, he or up the rocky hills in Australia. In fact, was taken to a witchdoctor instead of a Poudel’s world tour was delayed by one year medical doctor. Without timely medical as a motorcyclist hit him and escaped, and support, he lost his right leg. Poudel has he was confi ned in a Kathmandu hospital for completed high school. At 16, his family about a year. took him to India only to be unsuccessful He has grown older by a decade since he with the treatment. Around school and kicked off his journey. “I want my name in neighbourhood, he used to get bullied due the Guinness Book of World Records after to his handicap. Despite his unpleasant completing the remaining 61 countries, ” he experiences growing up, Poudel developed says, a positive attitude toward himself and Poudel was felicitated by the government refused to be stigmatised. of Nepal with the National Award and a cash “The biggest asset of a person is his prize worth $500. “This is the only support I confi dence,” Poudel says with a hint of pride, have got from the government.” “I want to set an example that disabled While in Dubai, he got a chance to meet people can do a lot of stuff which most of the with other disabled people and share his time they are restricted of.” experiences. “Disabled citizens face many Poudel says he didn’t get a chance to even hurdles. I want to set an example of how touch a bicycle while at home. He learned brave and competent disabled are, and cycling when he came to Kathmandu after inspire others,” Poudel says as he pedals Differently abled cyclist Chitra Poudel from Nepal made Qatar the 55th stop of his ongoing completing middle school in his village. As away to another destination. world tour.