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BREATHTAKING: An illustration of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) in front of a lava planet orbiting its host star. TESS will identify thousands of potential new planets for further study and observation. 2 GULF TIMES Tuesday, April 17, 2018 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT

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THEATRES: The Mall, Landmark, Royal Plaza ote Unquo u te Q We must let The Mall Cinema (1): Kuttanadan (Tamil) 11pm. Marpappa (Malayalam) 11:30am; Royal Plaza Cinema Palace go of the life we have Vikada Kumaran (Malayalam) (1): Mary & The Witch Flower planned, so as to accept the 2pm; Mary & The Witch Flower (2D) 3pm; Sudani From Nigeria (2D) 4:30pm; Beast Of Burden (2D) & The Witch Flower (2D) 3pm; (Malayalam) 5pm; Rampage (2D) one that is waiting for us. 6:15pm; Subedar Joginder Singh Sudani From Nigeria (Malayalam) 7:30pm; Rampage (2D) 9:30pm; (Punjabi) 8pm; Mercury (Tamil) 11pm. 4:45pm; Stolen Princess (2D) Rampage (2D) 11:30pm. The Mall Cinema (2): Stolen 7:15pm; Kuttanadan Marpappa Royal Plaza Cinema Palace — Joseph Campbell Princess (2D) 12:30pm; Peter Rabbit (Malayalam) 9pm; Sudani From (2): Stolen Princess (2D) 2pm; (2D) 2:15pm; Stolen Princess (2D) Nigeria (Malayalam) 11:30pm. Peter Rabbit (2D) 3:45pm; Stolen 4pm; Pyewacket (2D) 5:45pm; Landmark Cinema (2): Peter Submergence (2D) 7:30pm; Princess (2D) 5:15pm; Kuttanadan Rampage (2D) 9:30pm; Rampage Rabbit (2D) 2:15pm; Peter Rabbit Marpappa (Malayalam) 7pm; (2D) 11:30pm. (2D) 3:45pm; Stolen Princess (2D) Submergence (2D) 9:30pm; The Mall Cinema (3): Subedar 5:30pm; Rampage (2D) 7:15pm; Vikada Kumaran (Malayalam) Community Editor Joginder Singh (Punjabi) 11:30am; Rampage (2D) 9:15pm; Rampage 11:30pm. (2D) 11:15pm. Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): Kamran Rehmat Krishna Arjuna Yudham (Telugu) 2:30pm; Rampage (2D) 5:15pm; Landmark Cinema (3): Krishna October (Hindi) 2:30pm; Samaka e-mail: [email protected] Rampage (2D) 7:15pm; October Arjuna Yudham (Telugu) 2:45pm; Wa Senara (Arabic) 5pm; Ayla: Telephone: 44466405 (Hindi) 9:15pm; Kuttanadan Rampage (2D) 5:30pm; Samaka The Daughter Of War (2D) 7pm; Fax: 44350474 Marpappa (Malayalam) 11:30pm. Wa Senara (Arabic) 7:30pm; Beast Of Burden (2D) 9:15pm; Landmark Cinema (1): Mary Pyewacket (2D) 9:15pm; Mercury October (Hindi) 11pm. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY

EVENTS Souq Waqif is hosting Spring Festival with Torba Farmers Market, a Qatar-based events until April 25. The festival is initiative that aims to deliver organic Peter &The Wolf organised by the Organizing Committee and locally-grown food and homemade WHERE: FBQ Museum of the Private Engineering Office. This products, to host a weekly market in WHEN: April 21 year’s festival offers a range of family- Education City. Open to the public, the TIME: 4pm friendly fun including parades, shows, market be held at QF’s Ceremonial Court, A narrated musical performance at FBQ plays, music featuring top stars and accessible from gate 2, every Thursday from Museum in collaboration with the Qatar children’s entertainment. Spring Festival 9am-4pm and every Friday from 8am-11am Philharmonic Orchestra will also present fine arts events in the and 2pm-5pm. The name ‘Torba’ is derived April 21 at 4pm. Enjoy a family Saturday various sections of Souq Waqif Arts Center, from Arabic, and means “the pure soil that afternoon at FBQ Museum and attend the including workshops directed to all visitors. feeds, nourishes, and nurtures.” A wide narrated musical performance Peter & The range of fresh, locally-grown items will Wolf for woodwind quintet, violin and Foodex Qatar 2018 be on offer, including organic fruits and percussion by Russian composer Sergei wooden boats in the (Haddag) fishing WHEN: May 3-5 vegetables, homemade preserves, syrups, Prokofiev, brought to you by the Qatar championship, and another 15 teams WHERE: Doha Exhibition and and butters, as well as handicrafts and Philharmonic Orchestra. Peter & The Wolf in the pearl diving championship. The Convention Centre gardening supplies. tell’s the story of a young boy who manages championship aims to revive ancestral Qatar is the most urbanised nation to capture a malicious wolf. The piece heritage while highlighting the traditions, among the GCC states. Urban lifestyles Breakdance Classes was written and composed by Prokofiev customs and values associated with Qatari have raised the standard of living of WHEN: Sunday-Wednesday to introduce children to the instruments marine life. The experiences of arduous individuals and changed their eating Breakdancing is part of the Hip Hop of the orchestra, every character being diving voyages of the past centuries pattern, resulting in a shift in the diet culture that originated in New York represented by one instrument. included the admirable exertion of patience towards protein rich foods as well as and has since spread all over the world. and persistence. packaged and fast food. Consumption of Breakdancing is an athletic and acrobatic Katara’s Traditional Handicrafts such premium products has contributed style of dancing, which can often appear Programs Free Bootcamp to the growth of the food industry. Foodex to defy the laws of physics. This extreme WHEN: Ongoing till April 30 When: April 28 will strengthen the Qatari food industry dance-sport uses tremendous upper- WHERE: Katara Where: Icon Residence – Bin Mahmoud to meet the standards of rising expatriate body strength for tricks and poses and a TIME: 3pm to 7pm Time: 10am till 12pm population, tourism, and developing tastes great way to get into shape and have fun. Cultural Village Foundation – Katara Le Mirage Real Estate and Bounce are of Western foods. Register now by calling 33003839 or e-mail presents ‘Katara’s Traditional Handicrafts holding a Free Bootcamp that will take [email protected] Programmes’ featuring Sadu, Embroidery place on Saturday April 28, at the newest Remote-controlled car racing track and Gypsum Decoration. Training is free Le Mirage Real Estate property ICON. The WHERE: Aspire Park and open to male and female, 18-years- Bootcamp session arranged by Bounce WHEN: Thu, Fri, Sat old and above. The training course will be will consist of a mixture of exercises, TIME: 4pm-10pm in Arabic. For more information, e-mail weights and bodyweight exercises, Aspire Zone Foundation has created a [email protected] or call 5545 combined with jogs and sprints between custom-made track specially designed 1321. training stations. for remote-control car racing, for car Registration: Book your seat for free lovers across Doha. Interested motorsport TCA conducts oil painting workshop by e-mailing at or email: icon@lemirage. enthusiasts can try the race track opposite WHERE: TCA Campus, behind Gulf qa or calling 44747576.Mention ICON the Aspire Academy, from 4pm to 10pm on Times BOOTCAMP EVENT while getting Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. WHEN: May 4 registered. Entrance is free for everyone TIME: 9am – 11;30am based on pre-registration. Outdoor and five-a-side football All true artists, whether they know it or pitches not, create from a place of no-mind, from Dance and instrument classes WHERE: Aspire Zone inner stillness. Come and Learn the art of WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf WHEN: Daily colour your canvas. Times Building TIME: 7pm-11pm WHEN: Wednesday-Monday Aspire Zone’s five-a-side football Victorious Teenagers Workshop Come and learn the movements of dance outdoor pitches opposite Al Waab Street WHERE: Hilton Hotel, Doha styles in Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the are available every day from 7pm until 11pm Zumba Session WHEN: On April 28, May 5, May 12 musical instruments such as Piano, Guitar, from Sundays to Thursdays, and on Fridays WHERE: Bin Omran Mission20 Knowledge brings to Keyboard for adults as well kids and move and Saturdays from 7am-11pm. WHEN: Sundays Qatar for the very first time a series of in the world of music. Classes will run on TIME: 7pm - 8pm transformational youth empowerment a regular basis on weekends and weekdays. Mahaseel Festival Participate in Zumba Sessions (Adults) workshops for teenagers by a renowned For details contact 66523871/ 31326749. WHEN: Thu, Fri, Sat every Sunday. For more information call international trainer, life coach, and WHERE: Katara 33003839 or [email protected] motivational speaker, that will snap them Al Bidda Park Spring Bazaar TIME: 9am-10pm out of uncertainty, confusion, low self WHERE: Al Bidda Park Visitors to the festival can expect a Salsa Nights esteem, fear of failure, stress, and lack of WHEN: Ongoing till May 8 variety of products from local vegetables, WHERE: The Irish Harp-Sheraton confidence; and turn them into Victorious Al Bidda Park, in collaboration with flowers, honey and meat, poultry and Grand Doha Teenagers. Three sessions for separate age Qsports, officially opened the first “Al diary items. For those of you looking for WHEN: Every Wednesday groups of limited size. Bidda Park Spring Bazaar” on March 15, traditional Qatari food, there will also be TIME: 9pm 2018. The Spring Bazaar is the first public stalls selling homemade foods such as Get ready for some Latin beats every Hobby classes event to be held at the newly opened park Machbous. Farm-grown goods include Wednesday night, where all the salseros WHERE: Mystic Arts Centre behind Al where over 60 exhibition booths have been aubergines, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, and salseras in town meet and party all Hilal Focus Medical Centre set up along with 15 food court kiosks and courgettes, cauliflower, herbs, and chillies. night. Entry is QR50 for gents. Ladies enter WHEN: Wednesday to Monday a variety of children’s games that include There are also animal products such as free. For details call 4485 3000. Mystic Art Centre, is a holistic a 1,000 square metre outdoor trampoline chicken, milk, cheese and eggs from Qatari performing arts institution and a one- park, bike rentals, trackless train and a companies like Baladna and Al Waha Off -Road biking tour stop solution for adults as well as children 15-metre-high giant inflatable slide. The Poultry Company. WHERE: Zekreet looking to explore their talents in various event will run for seven weeks until May 8, WHEN: Fridays art forms. We offer classes in Carnatic 2018. B.Square Mall Grand Event Blue Pearl Experience Qatar is offering Music, Hindustani Music, Karate, Yoga, WHERE: Al Thumama, Doha the country’s first off-road biking tour. Zumba, Classical Dance, Salsa, Hip Hop, Extreme Desert Show WHEN: Ongoing Ride in the desert on a fat bike to explore contemporary and Bollywood dance forms. WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 6:30pm the local flora and fauna spot desert Personalised lessons, efficient mentoring TIME: 1:30pm - 6:30pm The only mall in Qatar dedicated to wildlife, hike up jebels, chill in the magic of and exposure to stage helps our learner to Experience the desert in a real traditional entertainment, B.Square Mall will occupy the Richard Serra statues and this unique walk out as a confident performer at the way. It includes a desert safari, dune a total space of 26,000 sq m and 250 car landscape. Participants will get to cross end of their course. bashing and a trip to inland sea. Watch a parking spaces, as well as provide a range the desert riding fat bikes from Zekreet thrilling Extreme Desert Show only for of shopping, services, and entertainment to the Richard Serra statues, on a route of 7th Edition of Senyar Festival 2018 QR170 per person. Call 3339 3323 for more options. approximately 13kms. The route is easy to WHERE: Katara Beach inquiries. ride and suitable for people with average WHEN: Ongoing till April 21 Torba Farmers Market fitness. You must be able to ride. Kids aged The 7th edition of the annual Senyar Souq Waqif Spring Festival WHERE: Education City 9 and older are also welcome. The fee is Festival on 4 – 21 April will see a larger WHERE: Souq Waqif WHEN: Ongoing QR220 (QR190 for ages 9-14) and includes number of participants this season. There WHEN: Ongoing till April 25 TIME: 9am bike and safety equipment. The activity are 67 teams participating with their own TIME: Evening Qatar Foundation (QF) has partnered lasts about 2.5 hours.

Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Tuesday, April 17, 2018 COMMUNITY COVER STORY The ace up space “We’re getting a chance to potentially answer a question that humanity’s always been interested in: What’s in the sky? And are there other beings, other places like Earth?,” MIT astrophysicist George Ricker tells Amina Khan

n a cold, clear hunter, and it revolutionised night in January, By the end of its two-year primary mission, it astronomers’ understanding of Massachusetts will have imaged roughly 85 percent of the sky. exoplanets. It was particularly Institute of interested in finding Earth-sized Technology Astronomers anticipate that TESS will find on the planets orbiting sun-like stars astrophysicistO George Ricker at a distance where water on the and his students stepped onto a order of 500 super-Earths, a type of planet that surface could be stable in liquid rooftop on campus and aimed a doesn’t exist in our solar system form — the so-called habitable camera at the highest point in the zone. sky. To date, data from its primary That camera, an engineering spacecraft will scan almost all “It’s very exciting,” Ricker caused by a planet’s tiny tug — a mission have turned up 2,343 model of the four being launched of the sky for neighbouring said. “We’re getting a chance to technique known as the radial confirmed and 2,244 candidate with Nasa’s TESS mission, stars, searching for the dips in potentially answer a question that velocity method. Others were exoplanets and revealed that there revealed a night so thick with stars their brightness that signal the humanity’s always been interested found by searching for variations could be more planets than stars that they obscured the normally presence of a planet. in: What’s in the sky? And are in the predictable rhythms of in the Milky Way. Many of them distinct constellations. The goal: to find planets that there other beings, other places pulsars. are in multiple-planet systems, “In two seconds you could are smaller than Neptune, with a like Earth?” About 325 exoplanets had and a large share of them appear see things that were a hundred radius less than about four times Astronomers have been been discovered by the time to be super-Earths — a class that’s thousand to a million times fainter that of Earth. Scientists will then searching for planets beyond our Nasa launched the Kepler Space bigger than our planet but smaller than what you could see with use other telescopes to measure solar system for decades. Telescope in 2009. It employed than Neptune. your naked eye,” said Ricker, the the masses of 50 of them. Some of their first discoveries the transit method, staring deep TESS, which is managed by mission’s principal investigator. A few of the worlds TESS finds were confirmed in the 1990s. into a patch of sky and looking Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight The test offered a small taste may be small, rocky bodies, like Among them were exoplanets that for the shadows cast by planets as Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, of what TESS, the Transiting Earth. And a few of those might, were detected by ground-based they crossed in front of their host will take the torch that Kepler lit Exoplanet Survey Satellite, will just possibly, be habitable places telescopes that looked for the stars. and run with it. discover after it launches. The for life as we know it. periodic wobble in a star’s motion Kepler was a full-time planet Kepler stared at just one small Tuesday, April 17, 2018 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

Humans haven’t developed the technology to reach even the nearest stars, but that may change in the coming generations, MIT astrophysicist George Ricker says. “We basically will have discovered the most interesting systems”

27-day observing periods. The space-based telescope could also study all kinds of other celestial phenomena, including supernovas, flare stars and active galaxies. “When you have a space mission in the sky, usually your best discoveries aren’t the ones you planned,” said MIT astrophysicist Sara Seager, the mission’s deputy science director. patch of the heavens whose stars “The number of known planets of atmosphere (if it has one) them than we ever could with the Because of those tight are up to 3,000 light-years away. in the solar neighbourhood and look for the fingerprints of Kepler planets because they’re so observing windows, the That made it difficult to conduct is slowly growing right now,” life-friendly molecules like free nearby.” spacecraft won’t be able to pick follow-up studies with other Batalha said. “TESS will bust that oxygen, methane and water. TESS will be primed to identify up planets with longer Earth- telescopes. open wide.” Separating those weak signals the worlds circling red dwarfs, sized orbits, as Kepler could. But TESS, by contrast, will target Because they lie so close to us, from the rest of the star’s light the small, dim stars that make up since the 13 observation strips stars that are less than 300 light- the stars in TESS survey will be will be exceedingly difficult for about three-quarters of the stars in each hemisphere overlap at years away — and it will look in brighter, which will make it easier small, rocky planets with compact in the sky. the poles, TESS will have eyes on nearly all directions. for future missions like Nasa’s atmospheres. Red dwarfs are so small that both the northern and southern “Kepler took a poll of stars in James Webb Space Telescope to “They’re going to become not their planets seem relatively polar skies for nearly a year at a the galaxy to find out what planets search for signs that their planets just names in a catalog — they’re big, which makes them easier time. In a few years — if TESS’s they harbor,” said Natalie Batalha, could be habitable. going to become destinations, to detect. And because the stars two-year mission is extended long Kepler’s project scientist at Nasa That work will require they’re going to take on are so dim, their habitable zones enough — it could eventually find Ames Research Center. “TESS is telescopes to examine the tiny personalities,” Batalha said of are much more compact, which the kinds of rocky, habitable-zone getting to know the neighbours.” fraction of starlight that passes those planetary profiles. “We’re means TESS could witness planets that Kepler could. It will do that with four through a planet’s thin shell going to learn so much more about multiple transits within each of its And TESS could potentially last cameras, each focused on a much longer than Kepler, which is different part of the sky. Together, expected to run out of fuel within the cameras will stare at a vertical the next few months. strip of the celestial sphere That’s because Ricker’s team stretching from the pole to the designed a new kind of orbit equator, proceeding to a new strip — a highly elliptical 13.7-day every 27 days. trip that allows the spacecraft TESS will be on the lookout for to avoid damage from Earth’s the regular drops in brightness Van Allen radiation belts, while caused by a planet crossing also bringing it close enough to in front of its stellar host and regularly send back loads of image blocking a tiny amount of data. The orbit is so stable that starlight. The bigger the planet is the spacecraft won’t need to burn relative to its star, the deeper the up fuel to keep itself in place. drop. The more frequently these “I cannot wait for the data to dips occur, the shorter a planet’s roll out,” said Debra Fischer, a Yale orbit and the closer it is to its star. University astronomer who is not Scientists need to witness these involved in the mission. “It is just dimmings multiple times before going to be incredibly exciting.” they can tell whether it’s truly Humans haven’t developed evidence of a circling world. the technology to reach even the It will take about a year to scan nearest stars, but that may change the heavens above the Southern in the coming generations, Ricker Hemisphere and another year to said. If it does, Earth will already fi nish the Northern Hemisphere. know where to send small robotic By the end of its two-year primary explorers. mission, it will have imaged “We basically will have roughly 85 percent of the sky. discovered the most interesting Astronomers anticipate that systems,” he said. “The TESS TESS will fi nd on the order of 500 planets are going to be the ones super-Earths, a type of planet that you’re going to look at.” — Los doesn’t exist in our solar system. Angeles Times/TNS 6 GULF TIMES Tuesday, April 17, 2018 COMMUNITY MES holds orientation session for parents of KG students

MES Indian School recently conducted an orientation session for the parents of Kindergarten the parents to evoke the child’s interest and curiosity by including colourful fruits and vegetables (KG) students at the KG auditorium of the school. As many as 55 parents attended the session. in their food. Finally, she asserted the need to love them unconditionally and spend constructive Hameeda Kader, Principal of school, emphasised the necessary steps and corrective measures time with them. to be taken for eff ective parenting. “Preparing a tiny tot for the school life demands a great deal of The student counsellors from Counselling Department of the school furthered the session with patience and sacrifice from the parents. They have to play a multi-tasking role to give them a great more handy parental tips on how to handle diff erent issues related to children. start,” she added. The school team also presented a brief session to familiarise the parents with the ways to access The principal also urged the parents to encourage every little act of their children for motivation, and use the parent portal of the school. Haseena Sharafudheen, a KG teacher, welcomed the confidence building and happiness. She gave some tips on food for their children. She encouraged gathering and Suja Mathew, also a KG teacher, proposed a vote of thanks.

ICBF conducts 5th ‘Hajikka Memorial Essay Writing Contest’

Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF) a charitable organisation under the patronage of The noteworthy support by the teachers and faculties from all schools was highly beneficial in Embassy of India, recently conducted the fifth ‘Hajikka Memorial Essay Writing Contest’ at Olive smooth conduct of the contest and in choosing three winners each from both categories of International School. participants, juniors and seniors. through a two-tier evaluation process. Around 230 students of Class VII to XII from eight prominent Indian schools in Qatar participated P N Baburajan, ICBF Vice President, and Mahesh Gowda, ICBF General Secretary, addressed the in the contest and contributed as a source of innovative young ideas to expand ICBF services gathering of students, parents and teachers spoke about ICBF’s intent to conduct the contest and in future for the benefit of the society. Hajra Hanan, a student of MES Indian School and grand imparted a message on benevolence and information about late Hajikka. daughter of late Hajikka also participated in the contest. This contest is annually conducted in memory of Late Hajikka who was a social and charitable The intent of the contest is to inculcate the need of benevolence in young minds to help the activist and is remembered for his humanitarian services spanning over 40 years in Qatar. needy, as these students stride the path towards their prospective future. ICBF is conducting the The students, who participated and the school faculties will duly be awarded by P Kumaran, ‘Hajikka Memorial Essay Writing Contests’ since 2014. Every year eff orts are being made to include Ambassador of India to Qatar, during a separate prize distribution ceremony planned on April 22 more children to participate in the contest from more schools. at Indian Cultural Centre. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY Sri Lankan community celebrates Sinhala, Tamil New Year 2018

he Sri Lankan other staff of Sri Lankan embassy, Year festivities), Pol Gahama Many Sri Lankan Associations and Shiromika Fernando, an actress, community in Qatar the sponsors and the guests. (scraping of coconut by women and Old Boy’s Associations (OBA’s) both from Sri Lanka, attended recently turned out in The programme was organised usually done as an entertainment namely, Sri Lanka Quantity the celebrations. Independent large numbers at Al Sadd by the Sri Lankan embassy in during the celebrations), Digama Surveyors Qatar, St. Sylvester’s Television Network (ITN) Sri Lanka Sports Club to celebrate collaboration with Sri Lanka Co- Kondey (selecting a woman with College Kandy OBA Qatar, Sri sponsored by Sri Lanka Foreign theT Sinhala and Tamil New Year ordinating Committee Qatar. The longest hair, an entertaining Lankan Sports Club Doha, Sri Employment Bureau (SLFEB) 2018 (Bak Maha Ulela). A S P organising committee had lined event), Elephant eye (blind folded Lankan Friends Club, Ethera Api covered the event and would Liyanage, Sri Lankan ambassador, up many traditional and sports participants have to mark the Qatar, Old Anandians in Qatar, telecast the same in Sri Lanka at a was the chief guest. Also present events for the participation of eyes of an elephant drawn on a Lanka Lions Doha, St. Anthony’s later date. Children from the dance were R Kohularangan, Minister community members. The events board), bursting the Balloon (for College Kandy OBA Qatar, Sri Lanka academy of Dinu Rangayathanaya, Counsellor at Embassy of Sri Lanka; included, pillow fi ght, volleyball, children under 10 years), Singithi Majilis Qatar, National Diploma in choreographed by Dinu Lawrance, L P D Jayawardane, Counsellor tug of war, 100 metre race, breaking Avurudu Kumari (children in Technology Alumini Association performed at the opening (Labour and Welfare) at Embassy of the pot, fancy dress (open for traditional attire parade on stage Qatar, Federation of Sri Lankan ceremony, which was followed by Sri Lanka; W A C Thissera, Deputy males and females), fancy dress for selection of Avurudu Kumari, Muslims Association – Qatar the hoisting of the fl ags of Qatar and General Manager of Bank of Ceylon, (children), Jana Kavi (traditional girl, and Kumara, boy) and Avurudu and other community members Sri Lanka, playing of the national Sri Lanka; Leon Khalid, Sales poems highlighting importance of Kumariya (young women dressed in supported the celebrations by anthems and lighting the traditional Manager at Sri Lankan Airlines; the New Year), Raban (traditional traditional attire parade on stage for conducting the many events. oil lamp. Traditional breakfast was the representatives from Vodafone, drum, played during the New selection of the New Year queen). Nandana Hettiarachchi, an actor, also served to the participants.

WINNER: The winner, second from right in front row, of Singithi Avurudu Kumara, a traditional QUEEN: Winner of Avurudu Kumariya, a competition where young women dressed in traditional contest, with other contestants. attire parade on stage for selection of the New Year queen.

OIS holds orientation for Kindergarten students

Olive International School (OIS) Kindergarten recently hosted an orientation session for three consecutive days. The programme commenced with a prayer song sung by the students from kindergarten. During the orientation session, the children got to know the teachers, the school mates, the ambience of the school and participated in exciting kindergarten activities. The parents were introduced to the school principal, the co-ordinator and the team of facilitators. The parents also learnt about the academic layout and the objectives, shared by Anju Sirswal, Kindergarten Co-ordinator. The teachers had a chance to share specific information and addressed the queries put forth by the parents. The highlight of the orientation was the cake-cutting ceremony. The parents and the children participated in diff erent games, fun- filled activities and dances. 8 GULF TIMES Tuesday, April 17, 2018 COMMUNITY TJSV Nattika & Thrissur sector marks Vishu, Easter celebration

Thrissur Jilla Souhreda Vedi (TJSV) is a socio-cultural organisation of Keralite community. Its worker from Kerala. The TJSV Thrissur Sector chairman presided the function. A P Manikandan, Nattika & Thrissur sector recently organised Vishu and Easter celebration ‘Vishu Pooram 2018’ Vice President of Indian Cultural Centre; Abdul Gafoor, TJSV Vice President; Mohd Mustafa, General with traditional ‘Vishu Sadhya’ (feast of traditional vegetarian dishes) and a variety of colourful Secretary; and other people were also present on the occasion. V K Salim, Program Co-ordinator, cultural programmes. The programme was inaugurated by Sheeba Ameer, a prominent social welcomed the gathering.

Spice and Sizzle restaurant to mark 1st anniversary tomorrow

Amid the heart of Doha, Spice and Sizzle, a striking double storey international restaurant at the “We went through diff erent experiences and even tough times, but we finally succeeded. This corner of the Midmac round-about, is completing its one year on April 18 (tomorrow), said a press country supported us so much. Despite the blockade of Qatar, we have enough to fulfil our guests’ release. All is set to celebrate the first anniversary. needs and are never out of supplies.” The restaurant not only receives Asian customers but is Jamshaid Iqbal Bhatti, Managing Director and owner of the restaurant, expressed his thanks equally popular among Arab guests.. “We do not compromise on our quality and taste. Our chefs to Qatar for providing him with huge opportunities to fulfil his dreams. “Our main objective for take great care in selecting the best quality ingredients. We have even incorporated the option of opening this restaurant was to bring all the nations under one roof,” said Jamshaid. The restaurant ‘spicy or mild,’ keeping in view the choices of our guests,” said Jamshaid. serves diff erent varieties of cuisines including Pakistani, Mughlai, Arabic, Continental, Chinese and The uniqueness of the place is its interiors and its palatial outlook which attracts many. “As our Thai. customers enter the place, they are welcomed by a magnificent setting; depicting royalty and “We are in this business as to pursue a passion and not to earn bread and butter only,” said luxuries of modernity. Our menu off ers a wide variety of mouth-watering delicacies which are Jamshaid. Besides being the MD of the restaurant, his primary business is related to a contracting served in a ‘royal style’. When the people get acquainted with our services they are excited to work and transportation. He has been into the business for more than 30 years and has exclaim ‘wow’ in delight,” said Zeeshan Jamshaid, son of the owner. He helps his father in the successfully prospered and spread it all over the country. business. Jamshaid stepped into restaurant and hospitality business around three years ago by opening an Zeeshan further said, “We have many corporate clients who come frequently to celebrate diff erent outlet with the name Punjab Restaurant at Mushrib, Doha. “Over there we only served authentic events and have a great time hanging around and exploring our cozy lounge with the breath- Pakistani and Indian food. Then we came up with an idea where we can bring all nations and taking decor. We have always received positive feedbacks for our splendid services.” cultures together,” Jamshaid said. On the occasion of their first anniversary, Spice and Sizzle is inviting all its valuable and loyal Spice and Sizzle is a solace restaurant that caters to all the tastes by providing a large variety of guests and food bloggers to show up and celebrate with them. They will be off ering surprises too. food. “Our main concern is to make everyone happy and satisfied, though it is the toughest job in Jamshaid further said, “I would like to call those who haven’t been here, to come and give us a try this industry. But by the grace of Almighty, we have achieved it within one year”, he said. and allow us to serve you the ‘taste of your life’ in our exclusive royal way”. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 GULF TIMES 9 COMMUNITY

LONGEST NAME: The front of the train station in the Welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which has Europe’s longest place name. Welsh village with 58-letter name becomes famous world over

But despite looking like the result on Anglesey when William was By Silvia Kusidlo of someone falling asleep on their stationed here as a Royal Air Force keyboard, it is full of meaning. helicopter pilot. The name translates from Welsh The unpronounceable village hy? It is the as “Saint Mary’s Church in the has also produced a star in the 58-letter name hollow of the white hazel near the form of actress Naomi Watts, of this village of rapid whirlpool and the Church of who lived here as a child with her 3,000 people on Saint Tysilio of the red cave.” grandparents. It has also made it the Welsh island The jumbo combination came into a movie, as a password in the Wof Anglesey that draws the tourists about in the 19th century as a comic book adaptation Barbarella. in droves. shrewd marketing gimmick. “Even Americans come here, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerych When a railway line was when their cruise ships anchor in wyrndrobw-llllantysiliogogogoch, developed through the village the port of Holyhead,” a member of a cosy but rather unexceptional of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll in the staff at the shopping centre by the village with lots of rainfall, holds 1850s, a cobbler came up with station says proudly. “Australians the record for the longest offi cial the compound name to prompt visit us too. They often come here place name in Europe. travellers to stop, says local man because their ancestors are from “Stand right under the middle of Alun Mummery. Wales.” the sign,” a mother tells her son as It paid off . The village started Although the inhabitants benefi t she, like countless visitors before to attract tour groups visiting from the full name, they usually call ATTRACTION: The main station in the Welsh village. The village attracts her, snaps his photo under the 29th Anglesey, which is connected to the the village Llanfair or Llanfairpwll. visitors from all over the world, thanks to its record-breaking name. letter of the platform sign at the mainland by bridges. But there’s Impressive though it looks, the train station. more to his home village than just 58-letter village name pales beside On the rare occasions the village its name, Mummery. the rendering of Thailand’s capital features in television weather Truth be told, there’s very little Bangkok in the national language. reports, its name runs across the going on here. The village is close It is regarded as the longest place map from the west of the UK to the to but not directly on the Irish name in the world, with almost German-Dutch border. Sea. For hikers, the foothills of three times as many letters as its In September 2015, when the the Snowdonia National Park are Welsh challenger. village posted the country’s visible but the mountains are still But extreme brevity in place warmest temperatures, Welsh- far away. Most of the houses could names also works well. In born weather man Liam Dutton use a lick of paint. acknowledgement of this, the became an overnight sensation The pace of life on Anglesey is residents of Llanfairpwllgw after he eff ortlessly slipped its full generally slow. The 714-square- yngyllgogerychwyrndrobw- name into his daily forecast. The kilometre island has more sheep llllantysiliogogogoch decided to clip got more than 20 million views than its population of 68,000 partner with places with short on YouTube and Facebook within people, and is best known for gentle names. Since then, they have a week. holidaying. established ties with the Dutch For the non-Welsh, the place Prince William and Catherine, village of Ee and the small French name is basically unpronounceable. the duchess of Cambridge, lived community of Y. – DPA SCENIC: A view from the village, which has Europe’s longest place name. 10 GULF TIMES Tuesday, April 17, 2018 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC Tuesday, April 17, 2018 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY Multipurpose beauty products come handy in fast-paced life

ultipurpose force, towards more modern, fast- Mini Sood Banerjee, Brand Manager But are such products eff ective at hair and face moisturiser, body oil, products with paced ones. This should mean more at Innisfree Cosmetics Pvt Ltd, said. every part of the skin? shower oil and also for men as a multiple skin care multipurpose products in demand Banerjee said the future of such Sham Kumar, Assistant pre-shave oil. benefi ts are trending to meet time constraints,” Yashvi products is highly positive in India Education Manager at Kiehl’s However, the brand believes in among women said. since women look out for such India, says it’s just a myth that doing things in an organic way. Mnowadays as they reduce the time As a brand, Forest Essentials has shortcuts, and that’s why many multipurpose product are not Kavita Khosa, founder and and eff ort of consumers and also the many products with multipurpose brands are catering to their needs. effi cacious. Creative Director, Purearth, said struggle that goes behind fi nding benefi ts — Sanjeevani Beauty Elixir L’Oréal Paris has a multi- “It depends on the formulation multipurpose products may not the right options for diff erent works both as a pre-moisturiser masking range that involves and ingredients used in the product. deliver optimum effi cacy and purposes, say industry experts, who and a make-up primer, while Tejal applying diff erent face masks to We encourage that one should the desired results if ingredients warn that it is advisable to do an Balancing Water hydrates, plump diff erent areas of your face at the try the product at the beauty targeting specifi c concerns are ingredient-check in such products. and prime skin for make-up to glide same time. Also, their Pure Clay counter and read about the product combined into one product. Ishita Yashvi, Head of Marketing on to smoothly. Masks, which come in three variants ingredients and reviews,” Kumar “That said, single oils like for Forest Essentials, a luxurious Korean naturalism brand — Red Algae, Eucalyptus and said. seabuckthorn can eff ectively clear Ayurveda Indian skin care brand, Innisfree too has some products Charcoal, fulfi ls the requirement of “Benefi ts of multipurpose may young acneic skin and also reduce says the trend is perhaps due to like Cushion Foundation and No exfoliation, brightening, purifying vary as it depends on what product UV damage and boost collagen the fast-paced, busy lifestyles that Sebum Mineral water that have and detoxifi cation respectively. you are adding... But consumer is synthesis in the mature skin as leave less time for taking care of multipurpose benefi ts. Another cosmetic brand defi nitely in benefi t as he can get shown by clinical research and one’s skin. “They save a lot of money, time Lakme launched Sun Expert Ultra desired results with one multi- studies. Multipurpose skin care “The skin care industry is and space in our cosmetic bags and Matte Compact Non-Sticky purpose product,” added Kumar. can help maintain normal healthy booming in India, with consumers cupboards. I think women ourselves Sun Protection, a sunscreen in a Ethical wild harvest skin care and skin in good condition. For specifi c becoming increasingly aware and made this trend since Indian women powder compact format. Also, wellness brand Purearth, too, has concerns, it’s best to use diff erent with more brand off erings in the usually do not have much time to their 9 to 5 CC Color Transform is a products that have multiple benefi ts products,” Khosa said. space. This is in congruence with buy various products or spend a lot complexion cream that is embedded like Illumine Elixir Supercritical Oil She also feels there is a growing the shift in lifestyles of Indians on on cosmetics and skin care. Hence, with micro colour beads that for environmental and UV damaged awareness and demand for green, an average, especially with more these kinds of products come very possess a unique colour changing skin as well as acneic skin. Their clean skin care that is safe for the and more women entering the work handy and as such good functions,” property. Bitter Apricot Body Oil works as a people and the planet. — IANS

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

It’s likely that you’ll receive some unpleasant news today, Aries. Perhaps This could be a day of technical glitches and malfunctions, Taurus. It’s Today is filled with socialising, with a strong emphasis on the exchange of there are changes occurring at work that you read about in the morning frustrating, to be sure, but a little bit funny, too. Everything you touch, from information. If you’re attending a party this evening, Gemini, be receptive newspaper. Or it could be that you get a phone call and receive some computer to washing machine, seems to groan and shudder before finally to anyone you meet. It’s likely that someone new will arrive who will have a upsetting news about an old friend. You’ll need to take the information breaking. Apparently, today you have the opposite of the Midas touch. significant impact on your life. It might be that he or she tips you off about in stride and not let it ruin your day. With the intensity of the planetary Don’t take it personally. Instead, use it as an excuse to do something out of a professional opportunity at work. energies at play, you’re at risk of overreacting. the ordinary with your time. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

You might want to make an extra eff ort to tidy up the house this morning, You’ll have to let go of your usual drill-sergeant manner and simply let You work hard to reach your goal of financial independence, Virgo. All Cancer. It’s likely that you’ll have some unexpected guests. Some the day unfold as it will. Try as you might, even you won’t be able to direct signs indicate that you’re well on your way. Today you could receive some neighbours could drop by unannounced, or an old friend could call from events today, Leo. You could find your attention diverted from one project news that makes you realise you aren’t there yet. Perhaps a relative calls her car and say she’s on her way over. Take it all in stride. Even though you to another. It isn’t an unpleasant day but a disjointed one. Stay open to all to say you’re no longer his/her sole beneficiary. Maybe your investment had a lot planned for the day, it will be much more enjoyable if you spend it possibilities. You could be surprised by the way things turn out. statement shows a poor return. This isn’t what you expected, but you’re socialising with friends. still on the right track. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

You’re bound to be busy but happy today, Libra. You’ll likely spend the This could be a rather intense day for you, Scorpio. Your mind is filled This is one day for you to be as flexible as possible, Sagittarius. It may be morning doing chores and generally puttering around the house. Don’t with plots for novels you want to write and ideas for ways to streamline that you begin with a specific list of items that absolutely must be done, be surprised if a friend drops by unexpectedly in the afternoon with some production at work. Don’t you have an “pause” switch? You’d benefit from but get distracted by some news from a friend or co-worker. What had important news to share. Your evening could be occupied doing research taking some much-needed time off . You’ll find that you can quiet your seemed so important is no longer so, and your day shifts to accommodate at the library or on the computer. It seems your friend’s news piqued your mind simply by sipping some tea and being still for ten minutes. Call it this new piece of information. You’ll be rather surprised by but no less curiosity about a particular subject. meditation or a break, but allow yourself this small indulgence. satisfied with how the day turns out. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

You can overcome the intensity of today’s planetary energies by making a Don’t take any information you receive today at face value, Aquarius. Don’t take anything you read or hear today at face value, Pisces. It’s conscious eff ort stay positive, Capricorn. Distract yourself with necessary Technical glitches will likely plague you throughout the day. Your bank possible that you’ll receive some rather distressing news, but before you household chores and errands. Don’t forget to take some time out for fun, statement could be incomprehensible. Bills could show up with an extra react in frustration, read the fine print. The news may not really be so bad. too. As you work around the house, stop to indulge yourself every few zero tacked on. Don’t panic. Make some phone calls and get all the facts. In fact, it may not even be true! Take a deep breath and heave a sigh of hours. A cup of hot chocolate or a chat on the phone will add a welcome Whatever you do, don’t let this ruin your day. Everything will get sorted out. relief, then get back to your normal routine. grace note to the day. Relax, put your feet up, and treat yourself to a cappuccino. 12 GULF TIMES Tuesday, April 17, 2018 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

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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, April 17, 2018 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

ACROSS DOWN 1. Leave a reward (6) 1. Lose your grip as a driver? 4. Pie-man! (8) (8) 10. Speak about how mom is 2. Terrible (that’s not awfully splashing money around (7) simple!) (6,5) 11. How a hesitant speaker 3. Go round and film (4) speaks and dries up (7) 5. The appeal of cricket (4,4) 12. It’s very plain the strange guy 6. Marks and manages to make is protecting the novice (4) one understand (4,6) 13. Start round about four, 7. Regard as a character, we’re showing enterprise (10) told (3) 16. With a yellow comb-tip, a 8. Was in a hurry and broke (6) black bird (6) 9. At half past one, attack (5) 17. Put one and one together, 14. Having a pattern that shows having subtracted two (4,3) intelligence (11) 20. The policeman in charge will 15. “Sharpness of outline” is the volunteer to go round (7) exact meaning (10) 21. Star creator: a number of 18. Watch the chap who’s selling Answers stars (6) to the consumer (8) 24. “Good gracious!” as the 19. What you came across Wordsearch Codeword hypochondriac answered to wearing? (8) “Are you fit?” (4,1,5) 22. While holding the crooked 25. Fish for crab (4) draw for the prizes (6) 27. He doesn’t fancy putting the 23. The E in “hair line” (5) Arab among the others (7) 26. Pull up a minor (4) 29. Set and waiting (7) 28. Going to the ring: a 30. In the press, wrapped up, the courageous girl (3) girl round the tools (8) 31. With children’s recreations, is very up-to-date (6)

Yesterday’s Solutions

Across: 1 Topping; 5 Dropped; 9 Down: 1 Taking off; 2 Press on; Keeps; 10 Sounds off; 11 Nested; 3 Issueless; 4 Gosh; 5 Double 12 Glorious; 14 Ounce; 15 In the Talk; 6 Order; 7 Propose; News; 18 Forestall; 20 Carla; 8 Doffs; 13 Bid Against; 16 22 Diplomat; 24 Flaunt; 26 Excellent; 17 Start a Row; 19 Container; 27 Elder; 28 Descent; Repents; 21 Round up; 22 Diced; 29 Cats-paw. 23 Orate; 25 Eric. 14 GULF TIMES Tuesday, April 17, 2018 COMMUNITY POP SPOT

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21 Savage

Atlanta rapper 21 Savage is becoming known as much for his acts of philanthropy as his music. Real name Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, he recently set up his 21 Savage Bank Account campaign to help high school seniors from poor families cover the cost of attending university. He launched the programme last month by donating 21 scholarships in partnership with off icials at the Get Schooled organisation. He has now paid the funeral costs for three- year-old T’Rhigi Diggs who was killed by a stray bullet while sleeping in the back of a car being driven by his mother, Roshonda Craig. 21 Savage, who has three young children, RATTLED: “It’s crazy how some people can’t understand the concept of comedy and music,” says David Burd. knew the family and took care of all the burial expenses. Meanwhile, his most recent music venture is a freestyle over the DJ Paul-produced beat from Three 6 Mafia’s Who Run It. This is the latest in a string of vocals delivered over the track in ‘Rebel’ American rapper recent weeks. Artists such as G Herbo, Drake, A$AP Rocky, Dave East, Juicy J, Trippie Redd and Lil Yachty have all rapped to the beat. The off icial audio for 21 Savage’s track is posted at www.youtube.com/ merges rap with comedy watch?v=5M0CgQfBO38. Carrie Underwood than one million YouTube views in just 24 magazine’s prestigious Freshmen line-up for By Geoff rey Rowlands hours. 2016. Others in the list include now famous A fall at her Nashville, Tennessee, home “I didn’t have the kind of childhood and names such as Lil Yachty, 21 Savage, Kodak last November left country singer Carrie teenage years that most black rappers had Black and Lil Uzi Vert. Underwood with a shattered wrist and nspiration from a teenage favourite so my songs cover totally diff erent subjects. “It was nice to be recognised for my ability facial injuries which required more than 40 fi lm has brought smash hit success for For example, Ex-Boyfriend was about the as a rapper. My style is the exact opposite of stitches. But the 35-year-old star made her American rapper Lil Dicky. awkwardness of meeting your girlfriend’s the egotistical nature of so much rap today. eagerly anticipated return to the stage with Real name David Burd, Lil Dicky former boyfriend. I also wanted my songs I think people are appreciating this. There a performance of her new single, Cry Pretty, combines rap with comedy. He initiated and videos to be humorous so that they might hasn’t been a voice for normal dudes. A lot of at last Sunday’s Academy of Country Music hisI rap career in the hope of gaining attention help me towards my objective of being a rap is escalated to a place where many people Awards show. as an actor and comedian. comedy actor and writer.” can’t relate to it. My niche is I’m so ordinary “I’m doing pretty good these days,” Carrie “I grew up listening to rap and rock,” While most of his songs were well received, and normal that people can relate to the stated. “My wrist is almost back to normal revealed 30-year-old Dicky. “I lived in some of Dicky’s satirical humour drew a less subject matter in my songs.” and my face has been healing pretty well. I Cheltenham Township which is a solid than favourable response. His song, White Crazy as it might initially sound, exactly definitely feel more like myself than I have in middle-class community on the northern Dude, came in for particular criticism within the same is true of his current smash hit a while. border of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There the climate of racial unrest in modern day single, Freaky Friday. Inspired by the 2003 “One of the silver linings for me in this healing weren’t too many rebels in my school. America. fantasy comedy fi lm of the same name in process is the time I’ve gotten to spend “I began rapping in the fi fth grade. I was “It’s crazy how some people can’t which a mother and daughter magically with (husband) Mike (Fisher, the Nashville kind of awkward-looking but I was like the understand the concept of comedy and switch bodies, Dicky wakes up in the body of Predators ice hockey star) and (young son) class clown. Combining humour and rap music. It’s like they have to be mutually singer Chris Brown while Chris has become Isaiah. I’ve been calling it ‘forced relaxation.’ got me through school without too many exclusive. I sometimes feel a little annoyed by Lil Dicky. Sometimes I think things happen in order to problems and I actually got good grades.” the people who don’t get it. At the same time “Who hasn’t wanted to be someone else at make us slow down.” He is being modest in describing his though, I kind of like that they don’t get it least at some time in their lives. Chris Brown Cry Pretty is the lead single from Carrie’s grades as good. After leaving high school, because it’s new. That’s kind of cool.” came to mind as the perfect person for the forthcoming sixth studio album. Her previous Dicky attended the University of Richmond Rather than seek out a conventional idea of the song. He was great to work with five have all hit number one on Billboard’s Top from where he graduated summa cum laude record deal to further his career, Dicky used a and there is one scene in the video where we Country Albums chart. Three have taken pole (with the highest honours). This academic Kickstarter campaign to fund his 2015 debut do a choreographed dance routine. That was position on the Billboard 200 while the others success earned him a position in account album, Professional Rapper. His target was defi nitely a bucket list thing to do for me.” peaked at number two. management at the San Francisco advertising $70,000. It raised $113,000. After Dicky and Chris have switched back The off icial lyric video for Cry Pretty is posted agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. uccess of the Kickstarter crowdfunding to their own bodies, the video concludes with at www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG9yQ8PXf6o. Unlikely as it might seem, it was here that eff ectively vindicated what I was doing. Dicky also becoming Ed Sheeran, DJ Khaled Dicky’s rap career began to blossom. He People wanted to hear more from me and and Kendall Jenner. Styles P reimiagined a monthly progress report as a were prepared to donate their money towards “That was just some fun to end the video. rap video. The company realised his talent that end.” I couldn’t be happier about the response to Veteran rapper and entrepreneur Styles P, real was wasted in account management and Professional Rapper proved massively Freaky Friday. Chris said it would be a hit name David Styles, is off ering fans yet another Dicky found himself promoted to the creative successful. It topped Billboard’s Rap Albums, when we were recording the song so that free mixtape. Nickel Bag is an EP containing department. Independent Albums and Comedy Albums thought has always been in the back of my five songs. Three of the tracks feature guest “I began developing the songs for my debut charts. It also peaked at number seven on the mind. But to have it top the UK chart and go artists, Flowboy Vegas, Whispers and Dyce mixtape, So Hard, while I was still working Billboard 200. top ten on the Hot 100 is absolutely amazing. Payne. at the advertising agency. That’s one of the Two singles, the album title-track and $ave “I do something unique with the type of The EP can be heard and downloaded at reasons why it took me so long to make. I Dat Money, hit number one on Billboard’s comedic elements I fuse into my songs. Even www.datpiff .com/Styles-P-Nickel-Bag-EP- started work on the mixtape in 2011 and Comedy Digital Tracks chart. Another, though I knew Freaky Friday had potential, mixtape.890991.html. didn’t release the fi nished product until 2013.” Lemme Freak, reached number three. But I couldn’t be certain. It’s validating to see Styles P’s previous mixtape, Ghost Kill, was He promoted the mixtape through social $ave Dat Money was the only single to crack the song be so successful in the mainstream released last December. Housing eight songs, media releasing one song per week over a Billboard’s Hot 100 peaking at number 71. charts while being so quirky and weird. This three of which feature guest artist Nino Man, fi ve-month period. He also created a series of The quality of his work was noted by hip has always been my goal as an artist. I’m it is still available to hear and download for music videos. One of these, for a track called hop tastemakers. Dicky was surprised but immensely grateful that so many people have free at www.datpiff .com/Styles-P-Ghost-Kill- Ex-Boyfriend, went viral. It registered more delighted to fi nd himself featured among XXL been so supportive.” mixtape.874986.html Tuesday, April 17, 2018 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY Bhumi grateful there is no censorship on the Internet

“I thank God for no censorship on find her space in an arranged marriage. By Nivedita such mediums. I am glad that Lust She then featured in powerful roles in Stories is coming on Netflix as opposed films like Toilet: Ek Prem Katha — on to the kind of commercial release it was the need for toilets and sanitation ctress Bhumi Pednekar, going to get. It has beautiful directors facilities — and Shubh Mangal who is doing a Netflix that have got together for this series. Savdhan, which entertained with a show titled Lust Series You have Karan, Zoya, Dibakar and less spoken about subject of erectile which will have stories by Anurag... Such brilliant minds are dysfunction. directors like Zoya Akhtar, coming together with brilliant talent She will be next seen as a dacoit KaranA Johar, Anurag Kashyap and being a part of it, so I feel it’s going to in Abhishek Chaubey’s directorial Dibaker Banerjee, is grateful there’s no be fantastic,” Bhumi said. Sonchiriya, co-starring Sushant Singh censorship on the Internet. She says The actress was in the capital to join Rajput, Manoj Bajpayee and Ashutosh it gives creative people the freedom to brand Tide Plus with Extra Power and Rana. show what they believe in. NGO Goonj to celebrate the success of Bhumi says Sonchiriya is by far her Bhumi finds it “phenomenal” that the National Holi Clothes collection most special film. the digital medium is allowing a drive initiative, as part of which 83,500 “It is a film that has really changed variety of subjects and genres in the clothes were collected from 20 cities me a lot personally,” said the actress, entertainment industry. for the underprivileged. who had an enriching experience “Thank God for the Internet, thank As part of the #TideGivesExtra working with Sushant. God for these amazing portals that campaign, the initiative encouraged “He is a super-fine actor. We had are there. For instance, Netflix and people from across the country to such great fun working with each Amazon. The kind of content the come forward with their stained Holi other. You know when you are working audience has got to see has gone up clothes which they would otherwise with somebody who is so good, you drastically and because of this, the discard. automatically want to up your game quality of work will go up too. You can Asked how such Bollywood backing and obviously the daddy of it all was now not show audience any cheap Rs2 helps such social initiatives, Bhumi Abhishek, who is somebody I look up thing that has no thought gone into it. said: “As actors, we have the power to, have faith in and believe in,” she They are not going to appreciate it,” to influence people. It is time actors added. Bhumi said. became socially responsible. They Most of her films have been shot in “The fact that we don’t have should use their power and fame for India’s hinterland. censorship on the Internet really gives the greater good.” Asked about it, she said: “Rural you a lot of freedom as makers and Her movies have also reflected this India is 70 per cent of our country. We creative people do what they believe trait. have started tapping into those stories in,” she added. Bhumi made her Bollywood debut because India has such amazing stories Bhumi is glad that Lust Series is with Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer of spirit. I think I have just come at a releasing digitally instead of coming Dum Laga Ke Haisha in which she time when these films are being made. PRIDE: “India has such amazing stories of spirit,” says Bhumi out on another medium. played an overweight girl struggling to I believe in that content.” — IANS Pednekar. Jon Hamm shines in gritty Beirut

deal with Skiles. Guess who the lead By George M. Thomas terrorist is? That sets up the rest of the intriguing premise of Beirut, a n style, Beirut reminds of movie that ultimately proves to be gritty dramas such as Sicario at least as smart as it is stylish, and and the Ben Affl eck-directed is executed so well the cliches are Argo. easily forgiven. It has the most in common Anderson and Gilroy wisely don’t Iwith Argo in the way director Brad rely on Skiles’s alcoholism as a Anderson (The Machinist), shooting crutch to move their story forward. from a Tony Gilroy (State of Play, Additionally, they could just as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) easily use the former relationship script, tells his story. between Skiles and Karim to It recalls gritty ’70s-era dramas, manipulate the audience. likely intentional considering the Instead they tread lightly, fi lm’s story begins in that decade. yielding to the more realistic But while it doesn’t rise scenario that would grip these two. completely to Argo’s level, it BACK TO 70S: It recalls gritty ’70s-era dramas, likely intentional considering the film’s story begins in that decade. Hamm fi nally receives a role that possesses some of the dramatic he can chew upon and makes the chops and thrills to match. The Men) as Mason Skiles, an American of a notorious and wanted terrorist. Fast forward nearly a decade and most of it. He plays Skiles with problem the fi lmmakers give the businessman moving and shaking On the night of the party, terrorists Skiles, a lawyer by trade, is plying more than a hint of ambiguity. audience: cliches all over the in early ’70s Lebanon. Just as he’s attack with one target in mind — his trade as a labour arbitrator. He’s Is he as mentally exhausted and place. In many respects Beirut is about to pull the deal of his life at Karim. also climbed into a bottle to deal broken as he appears or is there something we’ve seen many times a dinner party he and his wife are His brother wants him with his personal misery. some shred of humanity left for before in many other fi lms. hosting, it all collapses. back and he gets him. In the But he’s going to get a shot at him to claim? Whether a movie can suff er Karim, a 13-year-old orphan that process, however, Skiles’s wife is redemption. The answer is as two-sided through those tired tropes depends he and his wife are fond of, brings accidentally killed by their best Cal’s been kidnapped by as the lead character in Beirut, a primarily upon execution. violence and tragedy to their lives. friend, Cal (Mark Pellegrino), a terrorists in Beirut and at the movie well worth the time. — Akron Beirut stars Jon Hamm (Mad It turns out the boy is the brother government agent. perpetrator’s request, they will only Beacon Journal/TNS 16 GULF TIMES Tuesday, April 17, 2018 COMMUNITY New CIRS research book explores intricacies of digital Middle East

ow digital transformations deeply intertwined with the growing and enhanced connectivity adoption of a wide range of new information are aff ecting Middle Eastern technologies,” said Zayani, Professor of societies is the focus of a new Critical Theory and Director of the Media book released by Georgetown and Politics Program. “It paints a picture of UniversityH in Qatar’s (GU-Q ) Center for a complex digital Middle East we are only International and Regional Studies (CIRS) beginning to apprehend.” titled Digital Middle East: State and Society Commenting on the interdisciplinary in the Information Age. nature of the book, Joe F. Khalil, Edited by Mohamed Zayani, a GU-Q’s Professor of Media and Communication professor, the book is the result of a multi- at Northwestern University in Qatar, year collaborative CIRS research initiative noted, “This ground-breaking collection and features a number of scholars and is an important contribution not only to experts from around the world, who weigh Middle East studies, but also to media in on the evolving dynamics of the region’s and communication studies and political information and communication landscape. science.” “Digital media has become increasingly Digital Middle East is the most recent in a important in Middle East societies,” said series of book-length studies published by Dr Mehran Kamrava, CIRS Director. “In CIRS in partnership with Oxford University studying this important phenomenon, we Press and Hurst. It follows from Zayani’s were fortunate to be able to call on Professor Bullets and Bulletins: Media and Politics in Zayani and a group of distinguished experts the Wake of the Arab Uprisings (with Suzi to examine the subject.” Mirgani) and the award-winning Networked Digital Middle East explores a broad Publics and Digital Contention, which has array of topics related to the wide adoption received multiple accolades including the of communication technologies in the Global Communication and Social Change region that range from video games to Best Book Award from the International e-government and from cyber security EDITOR: Mohamed Zayani, a GU-Q’s professor, Communication Association, the to Internet governance. Drawing on rich has edited the book. COVER: Digital Middle East by CIRS. Communication, Information Technologies, case studies from throughout the Middle and Media Sociology Book Award from East, the book off ers insights into the broadly delves into on how the digital turn multifaceted digital transformations the the American Sociological Association, impact of information technologies on is aff ecting national development strategies Mena [Middle East and North Africa] region and the Sue DeWine Distinguished Award communication habits, social interactions, and altering state society relationships. has been undergoing and to understand for a Scholarly Book from the National and community experiences, but also more “This book seeks to unravel the the eff ect of unfolding changes that are Communication Association.

NAKIS hosts fete to support Qatar Charity

The students of Grades I to IX and staff members of Noor Al Khaleej International School (NAKIS) recently celebrated NAKIS Fete 2018. Each class organised their own stall and brought all of the supplies for the various items that were sold. The students enjoyed visiting the many booths, eating the food and having treats, playing games, and experiencing the exciting super slide. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Qatar Charity. The students, parents and all NAKIS staff members were appreciated for making the fete a most worth-while celebration.