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STUDENT EDITION ➤ On , ➤ The origins of time ➤ Catch all the action know all about the travel genre in books from Wimbledon, Copa SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2021 TODAY’S “world’s fastest and movies PLUS: América to UEFA Euro Newspaper in Education EDITION growing language” Sports flicks for you LATEST BUZZWORDS EXPLAINED PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PLOGGING ored with the same old workout at the gym? Fed up of being CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 trapped inside? And you are also keen to save the planet? Then you must try out “plogging”. A global Pics: Istock Bfitness craze in 2019, this activity combines #GOALS RETHINK jogging with the noble enterprise of cleaning up the streets, countryside and beaches – where you are walking or jogging. The I BELIEVE, practice started sometime in 2016 in Sweden and is a portmanteau of Swedish verb plocka meaning pick and noun jogging, THEREFORE POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS: plogging describes the activity of going for a gentle run whilst simultaneously stooping Celebrities who believe down to pick up the copious bits of plastic, that positive affirmations Why do they work and how to use them? paper and non-degradable rubbish that are Have you ever told yourself you are not good enough or you are bad at something? Most of us have, a an all-too common blot on today’s I AM worked for them landscape. reason why positive affirmations are for you. Here’s how you can use them to build better self-esteem It’s the brainchild of Erik Ahlström, who JIM CARREY, actor after relocating to Stockholm from a small Long before he was this successful superstar, he had already get the maximum benefits, it’s best to ski-resort in northern Sweden, was shocked started believing he will get here someday. His thoughts and WHAT ARE POSITIVE SOME OF THE DIRECT have a regular practice and make it a WHERE TO GET THE by the amount of rubbish he could see when affirmations were so strong that he got to exactly where he BENEFITS OF POSITIVE habit. To do that… cycling to work. Realising that the same bits wanted to be. He says that nothing in this world happens with- AFFIRMATIONS? AFFIRMATIONS FROM? Positive affirmations are described by AFFIRMATIONS ARE:  Start with 3 to 5 minutes at least First, come up with your own. Second, of trash could remain on the road for weeks, out a thought and intention behind it. He imagined his success  Increase in positivity the ‘Psychology Dictionary’ as brief twice a day. Upon waking up and get- it. Third, buy an affirmation he got into the habit of picking them up, and constantly believed in it.  Increase in self-confidence phrases, repeated frequently, which ting into bed, for example. Using an card deck. The usual benefits of those gradually incorporating this into his exercise  Improvement in self-esteem are designed to encourage positive, existing habit or action as a cue makes are the visually appealing design routine. As others began to join in, the idea  Control of negative feelings DENZEL WASHINGTON, actor happy feelings, thoughts, and attitudes it much easier to form the new habit. (which encourages you to use them eventually spread, leading to organised such as frustration, anger, or The Oscar winner and star of many great movies, Washington and challenge negative or unhelpful  Repeat each affirmation about 10 more often). Fourth, try some apps like events across the country, and plogging was impatience says he is indebted to affirmations for his skyrocketing suc- thoughts. Some say affirmations sound times. Listen to yourself saying it, ThinkUp or Unique Daily officially born. To plog, you don’t need much  Resilience to stress (which cess. He got over a drinking problem and all mental health like “wishful thinking”. What you can believe it to be true. “Breathe" into Affirmations. Fifth, you – you basic running gear, a rubbish bag and leads to better health) problems that were holding back his mind and body from think of them as exercises for your the affirmation. can check box below. a pair of gloves. Social media has played a  Improved productivity achieving greater things with the mind and outlook. What you repeat to  Ask a trusted loved one or big part in spreading plogging’s appeal,  Improved academic help of his positive mindset. yourself over and over again a coach to help. most new participants taking inspiration achievement FOR TEENS rewires your brain and has the Listening to  I am a quick, from what they’ve seen online. Plogging is  Increased ability to overcome a potential to become your reality. someone else capable learner now taking place in every continent, and JENNIFER LOPEZ, bad habit repeat your affir-  I believe in all my more than 40 countries are represented in singer/actor  Help in achieving goals mations may help capabilities an official online ‘Plogga’ group, many of The megastar says that her IS IT PROVEN? reinforce your belief. which have hosted major plogging events. day is incomplete without at  I am unique and The practice and popularity of One of the key psychological theories  Combine it with other Source: Macmillan least 15 minutes dedicated to beautiful dictionaries.com positive affirmations are is self-affirmation theory. So, yes, there positive thinking techniques. For affirmations. She has always  I was born strong, and I grow based on widely accepted are empirical studies based on the idea instance, said that it’s affirmations stronger every day and well-established that we can maintain our sense of self- affirmations that have brought in  I choose to rise above the psychological theory. integrity by telling ourselves (or affirm- work well success for her and it is hurtful things that come my way ing) what we believe in positive ways. alongside what helps her stay There is MRI evidence suggesting visualisation. grounded. WHAT POSITIVE FOR KIDS that certain neural pathways are  Be patient.  I am loved AFFIRMATIONS It may take DON’T DO? increased when people practice self-  I am creative OPRAH affirmation tasks. According to posi- some time  They won’t cure  I am kind OPRAH WINFREY tivepsychology.com “affirmations are before you WINFREY, media anxiety or depression  I am brave designed to encourage an optimistic notice any  They don’t work  I’m going to learn lots today mogul mindset. And optimism in itself is a changes. Stick From poverty to without practice. You because I am capable powerful thing. In terms of reducing with your prac- becoming one of the JENNIFER LOPEZ have to use them negative tice! world’s wealthiest regularly to rewire FOR STUDENTS will they come out cleaner, clothing also thoughts, affirma- women, Winfrey is your brain.  When I get a bad grade, I will be exposed to less friction. tions have been one of the biggest  They don’t am motivated to do better Add 1 cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle shown to help with believers and seem to work  I am determined and I 7 or one-half cup salt to the wash to help the tendency to supporters of a equally well for aim for the stars hold in colours. You can also use colour- linger on negative positive mindset. all people.  By putting in time and catcher sheets, which trap extraneous dyes experiences.” Time and again Affirmations effort, I can accomplish what during the wash cycle to prevent bleeding. she has said seem to I set out to achieve These are easily available online. that without ironically HOW TO  I appreciate my school, If line drying, remove clothes as soon affirmations, work the best teachers, and classmates as 8 as they are dry to minimise UV expo- she would not for people PRACTICE? they all play a role in helping sure. Try to dry your cottons and satins in me grow to be a better person have accom- who already While there’s no hard shade, especially during summer or harsh JIM CARREY Even on days when I don’t plished all that have great or fast rules whether  sun. Always turn clothes inside out while make much progress, I am she has. DENZEL WASHINGTON self-esteem to practicing affirma- line drying, this will save the colour-loss on constantly learning tions but experts say to the outer side of the garment. Sources: positivepsychology.com, boldtuesday.com, various websites In most cases, clothing will stop releas- 9 ing dye after a few washes. But its best HANDY HINTS to continue using these tips to minimise HEALTH bleeding and fading. Wash heavy fabrics apart from more Finally, treat your silks well. Always delicate ones and zip all zippers to 3 iron and stack your silks inside out reduce friction. 10 and keep them wrapped in muslin cloth or Wash in cold water, which keeps Are you How to make your plain white cotton dupatta, sheet or butter fibers closed, trapping dye 4 paper this helps prevent clothes from inside. Warm water opens fibers. unnecessary moisturisation or dis- Using cold water also saves colouring too. TNN money and energy. infusing CLOTHES LAST Wash clothes using a gentle A GUIDE TO KEEP YOUR CLOTHES LOOKING GOOD 5 setting – its easier on your  Even while stacking, be mindful laundry than regular cycles. of clothes that bleed in your your water wardrobe, especially during WHY DO CLOTHES BLEED? detergent,” “wash before wearing,” or Don’t overfill your washer monsoon. Keep them Clothes bleed and fade as dyes disappear “use cold water,” chances are those hues 6 or pack clothes stacked with from clothing fibers. Whether the cloth is may bleed. Also, synthetic fabrics retain into the wash- similar right ? overdyed to look stellar in the store or the colour better than natural fibers, such as er. Not coloured dyes aren’t well-set, or the wrong dye cotton or wool, for example. only clothes or at least A great way to step up your type was used on a fabric, dye loss can away from whites and create a challenge to keep clothes looking WASH WELL pastels. water and minerals intake, detox just-from-the-store new. Separate lights and pastels from  Use camphor potlis Some dyes transfer colour when they dark-colours and wash similar waters are worth it if done right… 1 or porous pouches in rub against another surface. Others leach colours together. your closet. You can when fabric gets wet. Also, chemicals can Turn clothes inside-out to reduce fric- also keep some dried release or bleach colours, as can ultravio- tion that leads to fading on the 2 neem leaves, Supriya.Sharma2 @timesgroup.com smaller snacks with water or other fluids like a let light. A clue as to whether clothes are outside. Try and give gentle hand- naphthalene or bag of salt fresh lime or buttermilk helps you cut off unneces- more likely to bleed and fade is on the wash to delicate clothes, especially to keep the closet smelling ooks like our good old H20 is the latest one sary calories, reduce food consumption and result product label. If you see warnings such as tops and Ts, this also helps the garment good and moisture free to enter the swish club. A glass of plain in weight loss,” says Chandra. They help detox “colour may wash off,” “do not use harsh from losing its shape. drinking water doesn’t make the cut any- since most of these waters have natural, mild Lmore. Throw in some diced fruits, few diuretics like cucumbers or lemon. GOOD TO KNOW sprigs of greens or a dash of citrusy goodness… and your water is fit to drink. Pu-erh tea is a special type of tea that comes from the Make your own elixir Yunan province of China. It is made out of tea plucked What’s the buzz about? Squeezing a lemon isn’t the same as letting whole from wild tea trees rather than cultivated bushes and lemon wedges infuse in the water. “Flavoured Types of Teas the leaves go through microbial fermentation by Flavoured water is basically a more appetising waters serve different purposes. For cooling you Types of Teas pressing the raw leaves together and then storing way to consume more water, and more water-sol- could add cucumber and peppermint with a dash All tea comes from one plant called them for maturity. uble vitamins and minerals. “A of honey; for water retention you can add cumin, great benefit of infusing Each fenugreek seeds and ajwain (boil, strain and cool camellia sinensis. But not all teas are FLAVOURED TEAS water with fresh fruits, bottle of this one); for better digestion you can add ginger, the same. We spill the tea on tea Flavoured teas are created by adding flowers, herbs, and spices is packaged Vitamin lemon, honey and cayenne pepper,” says Jia herbs, fruits, and other natural flavours to black, that you can get water may contain up Singh, a nutritionist. green, or oolong teas. Some of the more com- added nutritional to two big tablespoons The process is simple — “TRUE” TEAS mon types are: benefits. Lemons, of unhealthy crystalline Drop ingredients in the bottom of a There are actually only a few tea types Earl Grey is the most popular flavoured lime, oranges, grape- fructose 1pitcher or fruit infuser bottle. that carry the label of “true” tea. Each of tea in Britain. It is prepared by adding fruit and berries all are Cover with ice about 1/2 way these teas is made from the same tea bergamot, citrus fruit to black tea. excellent sources of 2through then fill to top with water. leaves, technically called the Camellia Jasmine tea is tea infused with the vitamin C. Fresh ginger You can refill the container sinensis plant. They are: aroma of jasmine blossoms. It is the most and fresh mint are both 32-3 times before it begins Black tea is the most common type of tea popular scented tea in China. It is usually refreshing flavourings as well as to lose flavour. accounting for up to 85% of total tea consump- made with green tea, but white, oolong, and good for upset stomachs,” says Add sliced fruits, herbs tion in the western world. black teas are also used. nutritionist Manjari Chandra. 4or spices, and chill. Green tea is ‘unoxidised’ tea. The leaves are Masala Chai is black tea mixed with tradi- Some fruits work better heated soon after picking in order to destroy tional Indian spices like cardamom, cloves, 5than others. Berries the enzymes that cause oxidation. This type of cinnamon, and ginger. It aids weight loss break down faster than cit- processing preserves a high level of antioxi- But only as much as drinking rus fruits. dants, vitamins, and minerals. HERBAL INFUSIONS (TISANES) plain water would. “Any For stronger flavoured Oolong tea is semi-oxidised, so the leaf is allowed to In addition to the above, herbal infusions flavoured water made at home 6water, prepare it a day sit for maybe 2-4 hours, before being heated up to half from other plants are also sometimes referred by infusing fruits and herbs is ahead and keep it in the fridge oxidisation. The amount of oxidation affects the flavour to as tea, although not to the purists. The correct as effective in assisting weight overnight before drinking. and appearance of the tea. term for any non-tea beverage is tisane or just herbal loss as just plain water. It is Avoid any fruit that’s bruised or White tea is the least processed of all teas. Only the infusion. Examples include chamomile, peppermint, rooi- well known that consuming 7overly ripe, or herbs that don’t unopened buds and young leaves covered in silver fuzz bos, etc. There are fruit teas, flower teas and leaf teas more fluids and replacing your look fresh. are used, and they are merely withered and dried. that come from leaves of non-tea plants. teapeople.co.uk HELLO, I AM EXPLORIA. HAVE YOU EVER USED AN “Where words fail, speak” — Anon EXPLORIA EMOJI WHILE TYPING A SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2021 02 MESSAGE? OF COURSE YOU HAVE. HERE’S ALL YOU NEED TO PICS: ISTOCK KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD’S ILLUSTRATION: ARYA PRAHARAJ FASTEST GROWING WHAT IS IT LANGUAGE… WHO INVENTED EMOJIS World Emoji Day (WED) started in 2014 and While the Egyptians are responsible for is the brainchild of — an creating hieroglyphics (which could be emoji historian and founder of argued as the first true emoji), in the tech (an emoji world there were emoticons. For the most Facebook reference web- part, these came of age as the :-) and :-( announced that site) — accord- and 8-D of chatroom conversations in the 700 million emojis are ing to CNBC. 1990s. They were early netspeak: for sar- used in Facebook posts ‘The New casm you could add ;-) at the end, or share each day. Over 5 billion York your ambivalence with the emojis are sent on Times’ ¯\_(“/)_/¯. According to “The Messenger every- report- Wired”, the first emojis were day! ed that created in 1999 by Japanese  Since 2017, Apple has used each Burge creat- artist . Kurita World Emoji Day (WED) to announce ed this on July 17 worked on the development upcoming expansions to the range of “based on the way the calendar team for “i-mode,” an early emojis on iOS emoji is shown on mobile internet platform from Japan’s  On WED 2015, Pepsi launched iPhones” as main mobile carrier, DOCOMO. PepsiMoji which included an emoji All that shows Kurita wanted to design an attrac- keyboard and custom WED Pepsi emoji are made the date tive interface to convey information cans and bottles with , but of July 17 in a simple, succinct way. So  In 2016, Sony Pictures Animation they all look different when he sketched a set of 12- by used the day to announce T J Miller on different platforms, you use 12-pixel images that could as the first cast member for “The from Apple and an emoji be selected from a key- Emoji Movie” –_which however Android to Facebook for calen- board-like grid with- tanked at the box office and dar. As of in the i-mode inter-  Google released “a series of new 2020, the face, then sent on emoji that are more inclusive of majority of major mobiles and women from diverse backgrounds” platforms had pages as their  Emojipedia launched the first switched to show own individual World Emoji Awards in 2017 July 17 on this word, to characters.  London’s Royal Opera House on avoid confusion on World Kurita’s original WED 2017, took to Twitter to play the Emoji Day. For the first WED, 176 emoji — now “Guess the Opera through Emojis” he told ‘The Independent’: “there part of the perma- game and presented 20 operas and were no formal plans nent collection at ballets in emoji form put in place” other New York’s Museum of  The was lit than choosing the date. Modern Art — had in “emoji yellow” for WED in 2017 ‘The Washington Post’ sug- more symbols than  A Guinness World Record was gested in 2018 that readers faces. It was the attempted in Dubai on this day in use this day to “communi- beginning of a new 2017 for the “largest gathering of cate with only emoji.” visual language. people dressed as emojis” Emoji quickly became popular in Japan, as ‘Emoji’ family units was being discussed 2020 WORLD rival mobile companies copied translated and criticised. Emoji represent- EMOJI AWARDS DOCOMO’s idea. And as means “picture char- ing food (depicting traditional acter” – it’s a portman- cuisine from more places On July 17, the Awards for the mobile computing contin- teau of two Japanese other than Japan and the US), best emojis for 2021 will be revealed. The ued to explode through- words with ‘e’ meaning flags (the Israeli flag vs categories are: ‘Most Popular New out the mid-2000s, compa- ‘picture’ and ‘moji’ Palestinian flag), ethnicity and Emojis’, ‘Most Anticipated Emojis’, Most nies outside Japan, like Apple, for ‘character’ headgear (hijab, turban, etc), 2021 Emoji’, And ‘Lifetime Achievement’. saw an opportunity to religious symbols came about in Every year new emojis get approved, but incorporate emoji on If used in the the year 2015, which Emojipedia these awards assess how they were other platforms. In 2007, a right way, emojis declared as “the year of Emoji diversity.” received. In 2019, 398 new emojis were software internationalisation can add tone, con- Some of the more notable inclusions are approved, a large number mostly due to team at Google decided to lead text, and personality women portrayed in various professions, the skin tone variations for the various the charge, petitioning to get to plain text mes- like “woman detective,” or “woman fire- people holding hands. Emojipedia has emoji recognised by the Unicode sages fighter,” to food options representing differ- analysed which of the emojis became The Consortium, a nonprofit group that ent cultures, religious symbols, headscarves most popular. Around 19 million most used works sort of like the United Nations and garments, synagogues to single par- tweets were assessed in this sample, emoji of all time to maintain text standards across com- ents. In 2015 Unicode took its first big step over the period of July 1-9, 2020. This is, and remains, puters. Unicode accepted that proposal in toward diversifying emoji by introducing the award is for the most used emoji out Face with Tears 2010, in a move that would soon make emoji option to change the skin tone on people of the ones approved in 2019. of Joy accessible everywhere. In other words: emoji. Most recently, Unicode has taken Most Popular New Emoji: 1st place: Emoji had become too popular to ignore. steps toward creating gender-neutral emoji, White Heart; 2nd place: Yawning Face, Unicode’s blessing was a way to maintain standards and for legitimising emoji as a emoji that represent people with disabili- and 3rd place: Brown Heart Emoji Some form of communication. ties, and other symbols to represent the full (Runners up): Otter and Pinching Hand use differs of the least spectrum of emoji users. Most Anticipated Emoji: The most antici- between men and used new emojis pated emoji of 2020 according to a tally of women. Apparently, women include Sari, Brown THE GREAT EMOJI user votes is Smiling Face with Tear. This are 11% more likely to use emo- Square, Razor, Yo- THE FUTURE OF EMOJI was followed by Transgender Flag and jis that represent joy and men are POLITICISATION The considers new Yo, and Hindu Pinched Fingers. 35% more likely to use emojis The year 2014, according to “The emoji every year. In 2017, mythical creatures Temple Most 2020 Emoji: The two emojis that are that represent fear. Studies Wired” was the year of “The Great (mermaids, genies, elves, and vampires), the ‘most 2020’ of the set are: Microbe show that women are 16% Emoji Politicisation.” Online dis- food (pie, sandwich, broccoli, takeout), ani- and Raised Fist (Dark Skin Tone). more likely to use emojis cussions at the time were highly mals (dinosaur, hedgehog, giraffe, zebra), compared to men focused on how emoji did — or rather and faces (starstruck, mindblown, shhhing, didn’t — represent the vast amount of and expletive-spouting angry face) were people from different cultures using them. added to the language. There was a woman ARE EMOJIS Everything ranging from food to flags to cradling a baby, a woman wearing a hijab, and three new gender-neutral options to represent people at all ages. In 2018, a new CONFUSING? set of emoji gave the icon gray or red hair, 2016 study illustrated the huge and cultural symbols like a mooncake and a misunderstandings that can nazar amulet were added. Most recently, Ahappen when people use emoji: emoji additions include symbols for deaf from the meaning to the emotion, people, people in wheelchairs, and couples misinterpretations are extremely with mixed genders and skin tones. common. Most of the confusion in understanding seems to arise with the face emoji. Since the appearance differs across platforms, that too can Get Emoji-nal add to the confusion. Here’s a handy guide on how to keep your emoticons in check: Upside-down smiling face: On World Emoji Day (July 17) – a day celebrated to represent an idea or an emotion through electronic 1Means silliness or playfulness, but best used when you have to means aka emojis – we tell you how this “expressive” and emotive language developed convey sarcasm. Scared face: According 2to the creators, this THE FASTEST GROWING face is supposed to mean “THE EMOJI CODE: “screaming in fear.” LANGUAGE CAN I GET AN In The tiny, emotive characters represent LANGUAGE AND THE NATURE 2019, ‘laughing Sleepy face: This emoji EMOJI MADE? the first language born of the digital Books On Emojis OF COMMUNICATION” with tears of joy’ is technically called the Yes, the next batch of 3 world, designed to add emotional nuance and ‘blowing kisses’ “sleepy face” emoji, but is more by Vyvyan Evans emoji will depend on to an otherwise flat text. Emoji is the were the most popular commonly used to represent by museums and galleries all over the Vyvyan Evans is a what people design fastest growing language in history. A UK “EMOJI DICK” emoticons on various weariness, illness or a cold. globe. According to reports, Bing spent language expert, and submit for con- survey found that the number of Brits social media plat- by Fred Benenson seven years assembling materials, editing, digital sideration to Unicode. Hug emoji: Jazz hands? The turning to colourful symbols over text to Herman Melville’s American classic “Moby forms and arranging thousands of pictograms to communication Anyone can submit a 4hug emoji looks pretty communicate has risen, with 62% Dick” was the first to be written fully in complete the book. Many readers have technologist and proposal to add a new confusing. Use it for good claiming to use emoji more than they emojis, thanks to said that this simple book can be author. In the book he emoji! Visit unicode.org/emoji/propos- news. Many people use it did a year ago. Emoji use has Fred Benenson. The universally understood. Anyone who has explores human als.html to submit your proposal and with a condolence message, increased rapidly since Apple added 736-pager is the learned the icons and logos of emojis and capacity to figure out the modalities of how to get that just looks wrong as the the emoji keyboard to iOS in 2011. In first full book modern life can understand it. communicate; the role it approved. Unicode requires a proto- face is too happy. August 2013, the word ‘emoji’ was official- written in modern of emojis in the type of the emoji, an explanation of ly added to the Oxford English Dictionary emojis and has Tasty food: Although this expression of emotion how and why people would use it, and with the definition being “a small digital 10,000 sentences, 5looks like someone is in digital what its addition would mean for the image or icon used to express an idea or each of which has teasing you, it’s actually meant communication and greater emoji language. In 2017, emotion.” And in 2015, Oxford Dictionaries been translated to indicate something sheds light on the future of Emojis researchers from the Johns even declared an emoji to be the word of three times by an delicious. international communication. transcend lan- Hopkins Bloomberg School the year: “face with tears of joy,” other- Amazon Unamused face: It’s often guage as we know it, of Public Health and the Bill wise known as “crying laughing.” Mechanical Turk called the “side eye emoji,” towards a global culture & Melinda Gates 6 Unicode’s official library of emojis is worker. The and can be used to indicate “SEMIOTICS and form of communica- Foundation proposed an updated every year. According to The results were annoyance, disapproval, tion. We don’t all speak emoji mosquito as a way to Unicode Consortium there are 3,304 voted upon by another set of workers, and OF EMOJI” or skepticism. any one language — better official emojis with 150 varieties of smiley the most popular version of each sentence by Marcel Danesi, Paul except emoji describe Grimacing face: Feeling faces and emotions, as well as 1,837 differ- was selected for inclusion in the book. It Some Bouissac mosquito- 7embarrassed, nervous, ent emojis of people and the body. Nearly took over eight hundred people of the most- Professor Marcel borne ill- awkward? Just post this face. 200 new emojis are approved each year. approximately 3,795,980 seconds to create requested emojis Danesi, an nesses like malaria Hushed face: This is for a this book. Benenson has also written “How include an afro, a bagel internationally and Zika. Unicode little surprise, good or “Emoji is the fastest growing form to Speak Emoji”, which may help you and hands making a 8 known expert in approved the mos- bad. Though its often used communicate completely in emoji. heart. Emojipedia tracks of language ever, based on its semiotics, quito, along with for looking confused, which requests by popularity incredible adoption rate and speed branding, and 156 other icons, in is actually this. “EMOJI PRIDE AND communication, for the year of evolution. As a visual language “BOOK FROM early 2018. Triumph: This emoji can be PREJUDICE: EPIC TALES IN explores the 9misconstrued as anger or emoji has already far eclipsed THE GROUND” world of emojis DID YOU KNOW annoyance! It does look it. hieroglyphics, its ancient Egyptian by Xu Bing TINY TEXTS” and answers  95 % of Internet users questions like “are have used emojis Pouty Face: This is Xu Bing is an by Jane Austen, Katherine Furman, precursor, which took centuries emojis making us  Over 10 billion emojis are a “pouty face”. internationally 10 Chuck Gonzales dumber”. sent every day But it looks more like a really to develop” acclaimed artist One of the world’s most unforgettable — Nitya.Shukla@  Roughly 36% of all angry one and like someone — VYV EVANS, linguistics whose work has been love stories gets a modern retelling in timesgroup.com Instagram posts contain who is really annoyed. shown and collected professor, Bangor University text and emojis. between one to three emojis Sources: TheWired.com, Time.com, , Emojipedia, various news reports CLICK HERE: PAGE 3 AND 4

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travel through time and In children’s books... space. WARP THE ART OF he element of time travel A FIVE (WITNESS has featured in some WRINKLE CHILDREN ANONYMOUS Tmemorable stories RELOCATION from the recent past. Here IN ON THE are some of our favourites: TIME WESTERN PROGRAM) TIME TRAVEL by FRONT SERIES HARRY Madeleine by Kate by Eoin Colfer A new film about fighting aliens in the future POTTER About the L’Engle Saunders adventures of In 2009, the late brilliant theoretical A young AND THE The award- Riley, who is inspired us to look back at the origins of time travel physicist Stephen Hawking held a girl and PRISONER winning story living in champagne party for time travellers, her broth- features Victorian which was televised after the event. OF er set out on a quest to find ancient creatures that allows times and Hawking reasoned if time machines their missing scientist father. AZKABAN children to travel in time. working for eventually become practical, someone in He was working on a mysteri- by JK the FBI, and the future might read about the party and ous project called a tesseract THE TIME WARP TRIO must travel travel back to attend it. No one did but he Rowling which is a wrinkle in time — a through did spend the evening waiting for them. In Hogwarts’ wormhole or a portal from one by Jon Scieszka time to magical part of the universe to another. A mysterious object known as world, time travel is ‘The Book’ allows three boys to catch an ’27 chatur yugas’ or over 116 million years had considered highly dangerous assassin. passed and anyone Kakudmi and Revati had and yet it is Hermione who TOM’S MIDNIGHT ever known was dead. The story closes on a teaches us how to be effective. GARDEN somewhat happy note with Revati betrothed In the book, she was given a to Balarama, twin brother of the deity Krishna. by Philippa Pearce time turner to help with her Another instance is in an 8th century Japanese A grandfa- huge study load. Ultimately, fable about Urashima Taro, a fisherman who ther she, Harry and Ron use it to travels to an undersea palace and falls in love clock save Sirius Black and Hagrid’s trans- #Trivia time with a princess. When he returns home, Taro pet hippogriff, Buckbeak, from finds that a 100 years have passed. ports certain death. Tom into James M Russell’s ‘Plato’s Alarm Clock a garden In popular fiction THE that once and Other Amazing Ancient Inventions’ is One of the earliest known books that fea- HISTORY belonged tured time travel is Washington Irving’s 1819 to the full of interesting observations about the KEEPERS [email protected] future to tell us how to cure a deadly plague tale ‘Rip Van Winkle’, a short story about a house he origins of everyday objects including before it begins. man who falls asleep on a mountain side and SERIES lives in. hanks to ‘The Tomorrow War’, time wakes up 20 years later. In 1843, Charles by Damien Here, he Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ told the tale of a wigs, calendar, alarm clock, umbrella, travel is once again in vogue. Dibben meets and So where did it all begin? miserly businessman who, when visited upon befriends Starring actor Chris Pratt, the film Follows the Mythology has many stories of time travel. the spirits of the past, present and Hatty, a locks and keys, cutlery, adhesives and is about time travelling soldiers adventures ‘Mahabharata’, the ancient Sanskrit epic poem future, learns to be kind. girl from another time. who oscillate between 2050s and of 14-year- anaesthetics. Here are some stories 2020sT to figure out how to annihilate a futuris- compiled around 400 BC, has one of the earli- However, it was HG old Jake est known instances of time travel. It has a Wells’ ‘The Time tic human-killing alien race. While the film Djones, who story about King Kakudmi who seeks a suit- Machine’ — published in  Calendars existed during the has received mixed reviews, it has made the discovers that his parents are able husband for his daughter 1895 — about an inven- Bronze Age, but an idea of time travel part of our conversations missing somewhere in history. Revati. The duo travels to the home tor who creates a time archeological finding from yet again. He must join a secret service of of creator god Brahma to machine that popu- Scotland suggested that they were in extraordinary time travelling seek his advice. They larised the concept. use much before that. The site at agents to track them have to wait as the god Wells is also credited Craithes Castle, in Aberdeenshire, Why we love time travel... down. Whether one zips off to the past or listens to a 20 minute with coining the term ‘time contained a series of 12 pits, which future, time travel gives us an oppor- song. After the song finishes machine’ – a show the phases of the moon and tunity to think about whether things Brahma explains to them that term we are monitor lunar months. could be done differently. Ever since time works differently in this all familiar  The oldest lock comes from the author H G Wells (‘The Time Machine’) realm. On Earth, with today. ruins of Ninevah, the capital of ancient popularised the idea in 1890s, travelling to Assyria. It worked on the same alternate time zones and dimensions principle as the locks of ancient has served as a genre-transcending Egypt, in which pins inside the lock narrative in all forms of storytelling. are lifted into a recess by the key, Secondly, the rules of the time removing the obstruction to opening the door. machine or loop are creative and  The first wigs came into being as ancient Egyptians crucial. Finally, time as a player were obsessed with cleanliness. They washed forces the character to confront the themselves several times a day and saw being hairless impact of possibly “changing the as clean and civilised. They wore wigs to keep the sun future”. There would always be implica- from burning their scalps. They were made of either tions if a time traveller who arrives from the natural or artificial hair, and were held in place by beeswax and resin. SPORTS AND MUSIC FILMS YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF... BUT ARE WORTH A WATCH Jack Pitman wrote in ‘Variety’: ‘Chariots as fast leg theory) devised by the English of Fire’, which weaves the stories of two cricket team during their 1932-33 Ashes tour Salieri’s work is. Salieri hates to one tune did the rest. More than any- former British track aces who both won of Australia. Mozart but loves music more, and thing, this film captures their (the band’s) major events at the 1924 Paris Olympics, cannot live without yet one more genuine need for each other. And then, of is about the will to win and why.” SENNA work that he can resent for its per- course, there’s the songs.” This 2010 Asif Kapadia documentary charts fection.” NADIA the astonishing Formula 1 career of the Nadia is a 1984 made-for-television biopic charismatic and controversial Brazilian GREENBOOK directed by Alan Cooke about Olympic racer, Ayrton Senna, also, tragically, the This 2018 film is the story of a gymnast Nadia Comaneci, the first per- final decade of his life. Dan Jolin wrote for White man and a Black man – the son to score a perfect 10. As a young the ‘Empire’: “Senna’s latter a pianist, bonding on a road child, the Romanian gymnast was discov- maverick nature, trip through the Deep South in the ered by domineering gymnastics coach and the battles early 1960s. The thing about Béla Károlyi. Károlyi and his it caused, ‘Green Book’ is not a lot of people form the know this movie is about music, ESCAPE TO VICTORY thrust of racial tension and a grand road The first thing about this film you must Kapadia’s trip. Peter Travers wrote in ‘Rolling Stones’: film, and it AMADEUS QUEEN: DAYS OF OUR know is that it stars some of the greatest This 1984 American period biographical “Simplistic? Maybe. But in a time when results in football players in the real world – includ- drama film directed by Miloš Forman — our nation is more divided than ever, the some LIVES ing Pele and Bobby Moore. The film adapted by Peter Shaffer from his 1979 movie offers the possibility of redemp- astonishing This 2011 documentary by Matt O’Casey is received great attention upon its theatri- stage play ‘Amadeus’ — is not just one of tion.” Travers wrote further, “(Mahershala) moments, such about the life and times of the rock band cal release. A team of Allied prisoners of the greatest music movies to be ever as Senna’s devas- Queen – told in two parts; part one was war (POWs), coached and led by English made, it’s one of the all-time best tated reaction to the death of the 1970’s. In part two, the 1980’s and Captain John Colby (Michael Caine), a movies you can ever watch. Film Ratzenberger and the hospitali- beyond. “Told through archival footage professional footballer for West Ham critic Roger Ebert wrote: wife Márta trained sation of Rubens Barrichello dur- and interviews with two of the band’s prin- United before the war, agree to play an “‘Amadeus’ is not about the Comaneci in their gymnastics school for ing that fateful weekend in cipal members, guitarist Brian May and exhibition match against a German team, genius of Mozart but about the eight years. Comaneci eventually became Imola, San Marino, which ironi- drummer Roger Taylor (bassist John only to find themselves involved in a envy of his rival Salieri... The a world champion gymnast. In 1976, at cally inspired Senna to recreate Deacon has quietly refused to participate German propaganda stunt. Gavin most moving scene in the the age of 14, she became the first the Grand Prix Drivers’ in any of the band’s recent activities since Bainbridge wrote in ‘Empire’: “Both narra- movie takes place at Mozart’s woman to ever score a perfect 10 at the Association to improve track retiring a few years ago), ‘Queen: Days Of tively and in terms of our enjoyment, is the deathbed, where the great Ali is superb at finding the buried rage in a Olympics; she ended the competition safety, mere hours before his Our Lives’ is a compelling overview of the game at the end. Played out before a composer, only 35, dic- refined artist challenging fellow with seven 10s, three gold medals, one own death.” (There hasn’t classic band’s career,” says ‘Indiewire’. thronging French crowd, the action is some tates the final pages of Americans who never accepted the aboli- silver, and one bronze, and became an been an F1 fatality since of the truest to the sport in film history…” his great ‘Requiem’ to tion of slavery... (Viggo) Mortensen is ter- instant celebrity in Romania and around Senna’s.) Salieri, sitting at the rific, having beefed up by 30 pounds to CHARIOTS OF FIRE the world. play this bruiser with a Bronx honk and This 1981 British historical drama is based foot of the bed with quill and manuscript, the dazed realisation that his fists can’t on the true story of two British athletes change a damn thing.” in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell: a dragging the notes devout Scottish Christian who runs for from Mozart’s fevered brain. This A HARD DAY’S NIGHT the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, This 1964 drama/musical documentary scene is moving not an English Jew who runs to overcome film is directed by Richard Lester, starring because Mozart is prejudice. Peter Bradshaw wrote for the the English rock band The Beatles. Bob dying, but because ‘Guardian’: “Out in time for an Olympics McCabe wrote in ‘Empire’: “A Hard Day’s Salieri, his lifelong lap of honour, Hugh Hudson’s intelligent Night’, shot in glorious black and white, rival, is striving to THE PIANIST film has the lineaments of a classic.” captures post-war Britain as it was about This 2002 war drama by Roman Polanski extract from the to move into colour. James Bond had is about war, hatred, genocide, and dying man yet anoth- already given us the bait, but The Beatles music. The film is based on the autobi- er masterpiece that and the way they made the world dance ography of Wladyslaw Szpilman, who will illumi- was playing Chopin on a Warsaw radio nate how station when the first German bombs shabby fell. Roger Ebert wrote about the film: “The title is an understatement, and so BODYLINE is the film. Roman Polanski’s ‘The ‘Bodyline’ is an Australian Pianist’ tells the story of a Polish Jew, a 1984 television mini-series classical musician, who survived the which dramatised the events Holocaust through stoicism and good of the 1932-1933 English Ashes luck.” Adrian Brody won an Oscar in cricket tour of Australia. The the Best Actor category for his stupen- title refers to the bodyline dous performance. cricketing tactic (also known “Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.” Marvin Levy, former rugby player SIMPLY SPORTS 04 SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2021 TRIUMPHS AND TRIBULATIONS Victories and trophies are as much about practice, discipline and team work as they are about missed chances, stumbles and falls; they are as much about failures, disappointments and heartbreaks as about emotions and dreams that come true. Here are some significant moments from the high-action week that was… COPA AMERICA WIMBLEDON

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A FINE MESS(I) AN EXCITING CLIMB Argentina captain Lionel Messi is thrown into the air by After winning the Women’s Singles final match teammates after winning the against Karolina Pliskova of The Czech Republic at final match against Brazil at the Wimbledon, an excited Ashleigh Barty emulated the Maracana Stadium in her Australian tennis icon Pat Cash. She clambered Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. up the grand stand to reach her team in the players A CONSOLING HUG box. Midway through she realised she had no way to Messi was all smiles as he get there and took the stairs, eventually. Messi finally had the Copa America title in his settled down on the ground bag, as Argentina beat Brazil 1-0, on July 10, 2021. after the match to talk to his Photo: GETTY IMAGES It was a sweet triumph after having lost three wife after winning the final. Copa America finals and the 2014 FIFA World Cup final. When his dear friend Neymar, in tears, came to congratulate him after the match, Messi consoled him with a long tight hug even as he kept his celebrating teammates away. Messi and Neymar were teammates at FC Barcelona.

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CUP GOES TO ROME

Fans gathered in large numbers to greet the Italian team as they drove through Rome on an open-top bus, the trophy aloft. Italy won the Euro 2020 by beat England 3-2 on penalties. This is their second Euro title. HOW SWEET IS THE GRASS Novak Djokovic beat Italian dynamite Matteo Berrettini to earn a sixth Wimbledon and a record-levelling 20th Grand Slam title. It was a history-making win. Photo: REUTERS The celebrations on the Centre Court were frenzied. Djokovic fell to his back before standing arms aloft, soaking in the acclaim of 15,000 fans. He then sat down to pick a blade of grass, that he chewed on. Later, the champion handed over his racket to a young member in the audience.

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THE HIGH CHAIR

Wimbledon history was made when Marija Cicak became the first woman to umpire the men’s final. Wimbledon is the last of the Grand Slams to have let a woman officiate in the men’s final. The Australian Open men’s final in 2007 had Sandra de Jenken in the chair.

SUPPORT FOR RASHFORD SPORTING SPIRIT UP IN FLAMES

Messages of support poured in at a mural of Hundreds of fans without tickets broke through security barriers to get into Wembley Manchester United striker and England player Stadium in a bid to watch the European Championship final between England against Italy, Marcus Rashford, in Manchester, England. The leading to chaos and a stampede in which several people were injured. A large crowd of mural was earlier defaced with racist graffiti in fans engaged in unruly behaviour at Leicester Square in London, throwing the wake Rashford missing a penalty at final bottles around as it became the unofficial fan zone for the event. Hours before the match, match against Italy. glasses were thrown into the air, trees were ripped up, bottles were thrown at windows.

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