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DOHA 17°C—24°C TODAY PUZZLES 12 & 13 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE 14 Privilege Morag Gates, COO, Sidra Medical COVER STORY and Research Center, shares her experience in the field and asserts medical service is a privilege. P4-5

Photo by Ram Chand 2 GULF TIMES Sunday, December 31, 2017 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT

Jackals DIRECTION: Kevin Greutert CAST: Deborah Kara Unger, Stephen Dorff , Johnathon Schaech SYNOPSIS: In the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but fi nd themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back. A young man, Justin Powell, is held up at gunpoint by two ski-masked men and dragged back to a secluded cabin. This isn’t a standard kidnapping, as Justin’s estranged family is at the cabin waiting for him. Composed of PRAYER TIME Justin’s father Andrew, mother Kathy, brother Campbell and former girlfriend Samantha, Fajr 4.57am Justin’s family is dedicated to freeing him Shorooq (sunrise) 6.19am from the brainwashing he’s undergone at the Zuhr (noon) 11.37am hands of a vicious cult. With the help of Jimmy Asr (afternoon) 2.35pm Levine, an experienced cult deprogrammer, Maghreb (sunset) 4.56pm the family does their best to bring Justin back Isha (night) 6.26pm to reality. Everything goes awry when the cult (a murderous gang of masked men and women known as the Jackals) descends upon USEFUL NUMBERS the cabin, demanding Justin back. A vicious battle unfolds, testing familial loyalties and unleashing a bloodbath in which there are few survivors. THEATRES: Royal Plaza, Landmark

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Humanitarian Services Offi ce (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, 40253369 Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Qatar Airways 40253374 The Greatest Showman life of entrepreneur PT Barnum (Hugh show business, and a man who believed DIRECTION: Michael Gracey Jackman) depicts how he found fame in celebrating those who were diff erent CAST: Hugh Jackman, Michelle and fortune by starting a circus in the instead of scorning them. Williams, Zac Efron 1870s America. The Greatest Showman THEATRES: The Mall, Royal Plaza, SYNOPSIS: This musical about the posits Barnum as the creator of modern Landmark ote Unquo u te Q The weak The Mall Cinema (1): Arth: The (Tagalog) 8:30pm; Tiger Zinda Hai Destination (Urdu) 3pm; Pitch Perfect (Hindi) 10:45pm. can never forgive. 3 (2D) 5:30pm; Ang Panday (Tagalog) Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): Forgiveness is the attribute 7:15pm; Ip Man 3 (2D) 9:30pm; Balloon Crooked House (2D) 2:30pm; Pitch (Tamil) 11:30pm. Landmark Cinema (2): JUMANJI: Perfect 3 (2D) 4:30pm; Tiger Zinda Hai of the strong. The Mall Cinema (2): Ferdinand (2D) Welcome To The Jungle (2D) 3pm; (Hindi) 6:30pm; Bleeding Steel (2D) 2:15pm; JUMANJI: Welcome To The JUMANJI: Welcome To The Jungle (2D) 9:15pm; Tiger Zinda Hai (Hindi) 11:15pm. — Mahatma Gandhi Jungle (2D) 4pm; JUMANJI: Welcome 5pm; The Greatest Showman (2D) 7pm; Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): To The Jungle (2D) 6pm; Bleeding Bleeding Steel (2D) 9pm; IpMan 3 (2D) Tiger Zinda Hai (Hindi) 2:30pm; Steel (2D) 8pm; Tiger Zinda Hai (Hindi) 11pm. Balloon (Tamil) 5:30pm; Ip Man 3 (2D) 10:15pm. Landmark Cinema (3): Tiger Zinda 8pm; Jackals (2D) 10pm; Kalavadiya The Mall Cinema (3): Alaa Wadaakh Hai (Hindi) 2:30pm; Ang Panday Pozhuthugal (Tamil) 11:30pm. (Arabic) 2:15pm; Tiger Zinda Hai (Hindi) (Tagalog) 5:30pm; Pitch Perfect 3 Asian Town Cinema: Vimanam 3:45pm; The Greatest Showman (2D) 7:45pm; Ip Man 3 (2D) 9:30pm; (Malayalam) 7pm; Vimanam (2D) 6:30pm; Tiger Zinda Hai (Hindi) Kalavadiya Pozhuthugal (Tamil) (Malayalam) 10pm; Kalavadiya Community Editor 8:30pm; Tiger Zinda Hai (Hindi) 11:15pm. 11:15pm. Pozhuthugal (Tamil) 6pm; Vimanam Kamran Rehmat Landmark Cinema (1): Crooked Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): (Malayalam) 8:45pm; Velaikkaran e-mail: [email protected] House (2D) 2:45pm; Alaa Wadaakh JUMANJI: Welcome To The Jungle (Tamil) 6:30pm; Kalavadiya Telephone: 44466405 (Arabic) 5pm; Jackals (2D) 6:45pm; (2D) 2:30pm; The Greatest Showman Pozhuthugal (Tamil) 9:30pm; Tiger Tiger Zinda Hai (Hindi) 8:15pm; Tiger (2D) 4:30pm; JUMANJI: Welcome To Zinda Hai (Hindi) 7pm; Tiger Zinda Hai Fax: 44350474 Zinda Hai (Hindi) 11pm. The Jungle (2D) 6:30pm; Ang Panday (Hindi) 10:15pm. Sunday, December 31, 2017 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY

EVENTS Remote-controlled car racing track WHERE: Aspire Park ANECX Brain Battle’2018 WHEN: Thu, Fri, Sat WHERE: Birla Public School TIME: 4pm-10pm WHEN: Jan 5 Aspire Zone Foundation has created a custom-made track specially designed for remote- ANECX-Qatar, the Qatar chapter of the control car racing, for car lovers across Doha. Interested motorsport enthusiasts can try Alumnus of NSS College of Engineering, the race track opposite the Aspire Academy, from 4pm to 10pm on Thursdays, Fridays, and Palakkad, Kerala, India is conducting Saturdays. Brain Battle 2018, an inter-school quiz competition. The event, which will be hosted by GS Pradeep, shall be open to students of Grade 7, 8 and 9 of all Indian schools in Qatar. A circular has already a great way to get into shape and have been sent to all Indian schools. Those fun. Register now by calling 33003839 or who are still interested may contact the e-mail [email protected] organisers through their school officials or call at 6615-7615. Reggae Beachfest Doha WHEN: Thursdays and Fridays Amazing African Circus WHERE: Oyster Beach Bar at St. Regis WHERE: Hyatt Plaza Hotel WHEN: Jan 8-21 TIME: 8pm onwards TIME: 5:30pm In collaboration with Reggae Beachfest From January 8 to 21, the Amazing in Dubai, Qatar will witness the best rasta African Circus will be at Hyatt Plaza food nights around. The organisers say, “We’ve court area starting from 5:30pm. Bring got the setup sorted to get you feeling the your friends and family and come enjoy Caribbean vibe. Along with our resident the show. Entry is free. band Earthkry all the way from Jamaica, we have so many big names in the Reggae scene lined up at this huge beachfest!” Entrance fee is QR50 at the door. For more information, please call 44460105.

Dance & Fitness Classes WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier, Villa 57, Bin Omran Aspire Zone’s five-a-side football Evolution Sports Qatar WHEN: Ongoing outdoor pitches opposite Al Waab Street WHERE: Evolution Sports Atelier is the newest music and arts are available every day from 7pm until 11pm WHEN: Ongoing school in Doha that offers dance and from Sundays to Thursdays, and on Fridays Evolution Sports will mark its fitness classes for kids to adults such as and Saturdays from 7am-11pm. anniversary by hosting a number of exciting ballet, hiphop, salsa, tango, and other events throughout 2017 as well as some Latin dances, Zumba, Tae Kwon Do, Yoga, B.Square Mall Grand Event amazing promotions, ten years on from kickboxing. Art Exhibition WHERE: Al Thumama, Doha when the club was formed on September Contact at [email protected] WHEN: Until Jan 16 WHEN: Ongoing 1, 2007. The club has been working with or 33003839. WHERE: W Doha Hotel & Residence TIME: 6:30pm a panel of coaches and directors to plan TIME: 9am-7pm The only mall in Qatar dedicated to the events which will be announced over Reggae Nights every Sunday W Doha Hotel & Residences, the first entertainment, B.Square Mall will occupy the coming months. Members should look WHERE: Sheraton Grand Doha luxury lifestyle hotel in Qatar, is hosting the a total space of 26,000 sq.m and 250 car forward to a variety of different occasions, WHEN: Every Sunday works of local artist Fahad al-Obaidly at parking spaces, as well as provide a range suitable for all ages so the whole family can TIME: 9pm the property’s in-house Art 29 gallery. The of shopping, services, and entertainment get involved in the birthday celebrations. Spend your summer nights with some exhibition titled “Exploring Expression” is options. To kick-off things off, Evolution Sports good “irie” reggae music every Sunday. be open to the public until January 16 daily recently launched their 10-year anniversary Doors open at 9pm at The Irish Harp. from 9am to 7pm. logo. The emblem has been designed by Entrance Fees is QR50 for gents. Ladies Toyan Greaves, the man behind the original enter free. For further information, Gold Workshop For Teachers Evolution Sports logo and will be used on please call 44853000 or e-mail at WHERE: Marriott Marquis all documentation, both online and offline [email protected] WHEN: Jan 17 for the next 12 months. This one-day workshop will be about Salsa Nights English, Math, Science, Social Studies, WHERE: The Irish Harp-Sheraton History, ICT and new technologies for Grand Doha your classroom. Part of workshop will WHEN: Every Wednesday include working through a selection of TIME: 9pm new resources and materials relevant Get ready for some Latin beats every to Early Years up to University teaching Wednesday night, where all the salseros environment. and salseras in town meet and party all night. Entry is QR50 for gents. Ladies enter Laugh Out Loud Torba Farmers Market free. For details call 4485 3000 WHEN: Feb 9 WHERE: Education City WHERE: Intercontinental Doha The WHEN: Ongoing Off -Road biking tour City TIME: 9am WHERE: Zekreet TIME: 9am- 1am Qatar Foundation (QF) has partnered WHEN: Fridays Eat, have fun and Laugh Out Loud with with Torba Farmers Market, a Qatar-based Blue Pearl Experience Qatar is offering two of the finest Filipino comedians – initiative that aims to deliver organic the country’s first off-road biking tour. Wacky Kiray and Boobita. The event will and locally-grown food and homemade Ride in the desert on a fat bike to explore start with a brunch meet and greet with products, to host a weekly market in the local flora and fauna spot desert Wacky Kiray and Boobita. In the afternoon Education City. Open to the public, the wildlife, hike up jebels, chill in the magic of onwards, the activities will be: Komikero/a market be held at QF’s Ceremonial Court, the Richard Serra statues and this unique (a stand-up comedy contest), videoke accessible from gate 2, every Thursday from Breakdance Classes landscape. Participants will get to cross challenge, band performances, a comedy 9am-4pm and every Friday from 8am-11am WHEN: Sunday-Wednesday the desert riding fat bikes from Zekreet show with guest artist and dance party. For and 2pm-5pm.The name ‘Torba’ is derived Breakdancing is part of the Hip Hop to the Richard Serra statues, on a route of further information call 7777-8542. from Arabic, and means “the pure soil that culture that originated in New York approximately 13kms. The route is easy to feeds, nourishes, and nurtures.” A wide and has since spread all over the world. ride and suitable for people with average Outdoor and five-a-side football range of fresh, locally-grown items will Breakdancing is an athletic and acrobatic fitness. You must be able to ride. Kids aged pitches be on offer, including organic fruits and style of dancing, which can often appear 9 and older are also welcome. The fee is QR WHERE: Aspire Zone vegetables, homemade preserves, syrups, to defy the laws of physics. This extreme 220 (QR190 for ages 9-14) and includes bike WHEN: Daily and butters, as well as handicrafts and dance-sport uses tremendous upper- and safety equipment. The activity lasts TIME: 7pm-11pm gardening supplies. body strength for tricks and poses and about 2.5 hours.

Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Sunday, December 31, 2017 COMMUNITY COVER STORY “We are developing a Sidra way of working” — MoragMorag GGates,ates, CCOO,OO, SSidraidra MMedicaledical anandd Research Center

By Mudassir Raja

orag Gates is the We Chief Operating Offi cer (COO) of love living Sidra Medical and Research Center — a in Qatar. We roleM she was appointed to in January 2016. fi nd the Qatari Morag is responsible for overseeing Sidra’s project management offi ce people generous and and various support services, including facilities management, welcoming. It is biomedical engineering, facilities design and planning, procurement, activation management and patient such a young and experience among others. Morag was initially trained as a vibrant country registered nurse and held various nursing posts within intensive care units in diff erent hospitals in London before moving on to operational management and subsequently, into the management of large scale projects and portfolios in the healthcare sector. She has also carried out consultancy work in Europe, Australia, and the Middle East — mainly around the building and commissioning of new hospitals. Before coming to Qatar, Morag had overseen and worked with diff erent hospital projects in the UK. She boasts rich experience in managing new hospital projects. SUNDAY Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation for education, science and community development, represents the vision of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, who is its CONVERSATION chairperson. Community recently caught up with Morag to discuss the whole gamut of Sidra operations. Excerpts from the interview:

Please share with us briefl y your journey so far. I was born in Scotland. When I left school, I was trained as a nurse. I worked in a hospital in Glasgow for three years before I moved to London in 1985 to expand my career. I worked in an intensive care unit in London and mainly worked with children and adult patients having heart problems. I later worked with some of the world renowned hospitals in London with big heart and lungs transplantation units. I did a number of nursing jobs before moving on to project management. I started doing construction management of new hospital buildings in 1990, if I remember correctly. The fi rst DETERMINED: “I want to see it (Sidra) as an internationally recognised name,” says Morag Gates. Photo by Ram Chand Sunday, December 31, 2017 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

PICTURESQUE: Sidra Medicine - Main Hospital. development project that I did was valued at £50 million. The second project that I did was estimated at £1 billion. The fi rst building project had facilities to take care of patients with heart diseases, brain diseases, and cancer. The second project was a general hospital for both children and adults. I have one brother, who lives in London. I’m married to Russel Gates, who also works on a Sidra project. Russel and I met while doing a new hospital development project. We worked together for about eight years before we got married.

What is the landscape of your achievements like? I have had really varied experience — from being a nurse to doing project management. The main reason for changing my career was that I did SERENE: Sidra Medicine Healing Gardens. SOUL PARTNERS: Morag with husband Russell Gates. not know what I was going to do professionally. I was working in a developing a Sidra way of working. of surgeries such as heart surgeries hospital where construction work We hope to derive the best from all for children. We will off er neonatal “Working in a hospital is one of the was going on to add another wing. the people and give it to Sidra, and surgeries. We will have special greatest privileges you can have. There, I thought that I would go on to Qatar. neonatal intensive care unit with project management. I was working full multi-disciplinary team. We To look after patients when they with the project for six months when What has been your experience will also be taking care of high risk the project director left and I had so far about life in general in pregnancies here. are sick and vulnerable and when to oversee the work on the hospital Qatar? Currently, we are open for only parents hand over their child to wing. We love living in Qatar. We fi nd outpatients and we do day surgeries. It was really a challenging job the Qatari people generous and The children needing a surgery you to care for them, it is a great because the only way people spoke welcoming. It is such a young and come in the morning, will have the to each other was through their vibrant country. They have had a surgery, and will go back home in the privilege. It is one of the most lawyers. One thing that I had learnt massive extension in infrastructure afternoon. On January 14, we will be by virtue of being a nurse was how over a very short period of time. They opening for referrals only. Patients rewarding things you can do” to speak to people. So I walked recognised that there is a place for should be coming here only if they to the building site and I said it expatriates. Our job is to help them have a referral. Our Emergency was ridiculous that we only spoke deliver the best healthcare facilities. department will be opening later next Where do you want to see What advice will you through our lawyers. I suggested year. the hospital when you leave the like to give young medical we needed to keep legal arguments Please give us an insight into Sidra includes an outpatient project? practitioners? aside whilst working to deliver for Sidra. clinic, a main hospital and a research When Qatar says we no longer Working in a hospital is one of the the hospital. It is a hospital specifi cally, for institution. It is also an academic need you! That will be my real greatest privileges you can have. To children and women. It off ers a medical centre. It will provide achievement. I want to see it as an look after patients when they are sick How do you see your job in beautiful facility. It will off er high comprehensive specialist healthcare internationally recognised name. I and vulnerable and when parents Qatar? Is it diff erent from what quality care to both children and services for children and young would also like it to be known for high hand over their child to you to care you had done in the UK? women by bringing in so many world people and maternity care for Qatari quality education. Our research is for them, it is a great privilege. It is There are some similarities and class clinicians, researchers, and women. already known for its high quality. one of the most rewarding things you there are major diff erences. It is educationists together working with The hospital will feature 140 clinic can do. another new hospital project. From the Hamad Medical Corporation and rooms, 10 operating theatres, 400 What are your personal future They should grab every the perspective of construction, you other partners within Qatar. beds, 100 per cent single rooms with plans? opportunity they can. They should see all the same issues. But we’ve got We have got a new building. We a private bathroom, a birthing centre When I leave Qatar, I want to retire try and get diff erent experiences 80 nationalities working here. It gives have got an amazing staff . We have and an Emergency department. and travel the world. If I work at all, in diff erent hospitals. They should an interesting mix of experience. got high tech equipment. We will It will employ 2,000 nurses, I would like to work with vulnerable never lose track of what got them into People from diff erent cultures have have the facility to perform surgeries 600 doctors and 800 other children. I would like to have an the profession and they should never been used to working in diff erent here. Previously, patients have gone healthcare professionals as well as opportunity to do some kind of lose focus required for high quality ways in their own countries. We are out of the country for certain kind administrative staff . charity work. care. 6 GULF TIMES Sunday, December 31, 2017 COMMUNITY Undying love

UNDYING LOVE: In a gesture that encompasses grief and aff ection, a bird is carrying its dead mate as it flies across a lake at Qatar's Irkiya Farm. Photo by Sajin Orma

Qatar Design Consortium organises a Blood Donation Camp

The Qatar Design Consortium conducted a Blood Donation Camp in participation with the Blood Donation Center of the Hamad Medical Corporation recently. A large number of staff members participated in the camp. Executive Manager B R Satish said that QDC always believes in giving back to the community and has been actively participating in all social events in Qatar since in its inception in 1977. Sunday, December 31, 2017 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY

Youth Forum receives recognition award from Cultural Ministry

Youth Forum, the organisation of Youth Forum, by its various activities Indian expatriate youth in Qatar, and programmes in the field of arts, received Award of Appreciation from sports and social engagements, in the office of Minister of Culture and close co-ordination with government Sports, HE Salah bin Ghanem bin entities like the Doha International Nasser al-Ali. Centre for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) The award was in recognition of established in 2012, Qatar Charity the forum’s active role in upholding etc. is already a well-known name the culture of humanitarian values among the Indian community. The that Qatar represents and for awards were distributed during the encouraging social fraternity, amity Qatar National Day celebrations and respect among the various hosted by the Youth Forum at the communities in the country. College of North Atlantic.

Keralite Engineers Forum conducts internal cricket tournament

Keralite Engineers Forum (KEF) conducted internal cricket tournament with four teams i.e. Kef Royal Strikers, Kef Sixers, Kef Smashers and Kef Stars. The finals were conducted on 29/12/2017 at Old Ideal Indian Ground. Kef Sixers lead by the captain Er Jashmeer defeated Kef Royal Strikers for two wickets. Er Habeeb was the Man of the finals, Er Jashmeer was the best batsman of the tournament, Er Rahul was the best bowler of the tournament and Er Faseesh was selected as promising player of the tournament. The event was supported by Castle Groups Qatar and Link Marketing Company Qatar.

Middleeast Educational Services holds one-day orientation for students

One-day counselling-cum-orientation session was organised by Middleeast Educational Services board exams: problems and remedies” by Anup K Acharyya, “Teens and parents: Aspects of for the senior students. The students are going to appear in board exams and diff erent entry tests. eff ective parenting and issues of adolescent behaviour vs academics” by Unni Madavoor, and Four experts in the field examination talked to the students, their parents and their teachers on “Choosing the right career pathway” by Faisal A K. diff erent topics. K Abdul Karim, president-off iciating of MES Governing Board emphasised in his inaugural speech The topics included: “You are competing with yourself” by Usha Ravishankar, “How to approach the need of such special programmes for the students. 8 GULF TIMES Sunday, December 31, 2017 COMMUNITY Important tips for taking examinations patterns (e.g. “all silver cups” is By A P Sharma used to learn trigonometry signs in quadrants). 10. Attempt to form mental images rom the kindergarten to to text material’s order, space, placing Grade 12, for a student, etc by closing your eyes for a minute the academic journey is and imagining (these may be in the gruelling and strenuous. form of a map, fl ow diagram, chart They go through a maze cloud diagram, pyramid etc.). Fof experiences, experiments, 11. Read the questions fi rst and ordeals, heartburns, fear, anxieties then formulate correct sequence of and sniffl es, yet no one quits! sentences as a model answer. Tests and examinations become 12. Students can memorise part of their life. A series of tests using self-created “acronyms” or through the year culminates in a “backronyms” by creating a catchy year-end examination of a more new word by picking fi rst letter of serious nature that determines the each point or step (this technique is child’s promotion or detention. called mnemonic). The tribulations of the heart, mind 13. Sleeping after study optimises and body continue through the the consolidation of newly acquired succeeding years until the students information in memory. fi nally sit for the fi nal Board exam 14. Write and rewrite your notes in grades 10 and 12, which will be and, while writing, recite also. This decisive in terms of their future stimulates a portion of the brain career and growth. Over the years, that incorporates the physical, exams create anxiety, fear and Birla Public School Principal A P Sharma auditory and intelligible parts of nausea. Of course, it’s a festival for remembering. a few, but only for very few. On the It creates unnecessary pressure positive environment and pleasant Important tips for students: 15. Student must sit in proper whole, what I can tell parents and on the child. Most of the time, a ambience with motivating posters 1. Collect last year’s board question posture on his/her seat while students is “don’t stress, do your parent while talking to the family and quotes etc. Mostly, the papers, download marking schemes studying and avoid reading in the bed best, forget the rest. The best view members and friends, sharing their study room walls remain bland and sample question papers from or lying in a sofa for a long duration. comes after the toughest climb.” concern and nervousness in the and empty. Parents must give a the CBSE website. Answer scripts of 16. Highlight the important text for Actually, when a student writes hearing of the child, actually adds personal touch to the study room the toppers of previous years are also fi nal revision. Use diff erent colours Class 10 board exam the fi rst fuel to the existing fi re, worsening of their ward by arranging their available. for the degree of importance. time, the whole session (yearlong) the mental condition of the child! study table with family pictures, 2. Set specifi c, measurable, 17. Keep motivating yourself becomes a matter of great concern. A parent, not knowing the damage inspirational quotes and pictures of achievable, realistic targets. by repeating “Yes I will do it”. The Everybody in society, such as family it may cause, says, “Oh my God! encouragement. 3. Students must prepare a subconscious brain receives the and school, keeps reminding him She is not working hard. I don’t 8. Students tend to behave strategy keeping their potential and signals and reciprocates. that he is going to take the most know what she will do in the board erratically during their preparations limitations in mind. 18. Organise your answers and crucial exam of his life at the end of exam.” Actually, the child may be and exam period. Parents must 4. Students should maintain notes in order and try to visualise the academic session. The student putting their best possible eff orts, tolerate it patiently and try tactfully their biological clock so that the them in an order before going to has to face various restrictions on his but we are not confi dent and worry to resolve the issues. peak performance can be achieved sleep. daily routine, especially related to about what will happen in the board 9. Parents must help the child between the board exam timings entertainment, games, and gossips exam. to arrange reading material, (schedule) ie 7.30am – 12.30pm. Tips while writing paper in and sometimes on diet too. 2. Parents shouldn’t narrate to extra supplements, as well as by Their routine shouldn’t aff ect this. exam: The poor students become an the child the success story of their downloading preparation material They should practice papers (mock 1. Keep a wrist watch in front of object and centre of attention of siblings, family members and their from websites suggested by the exams) during the same time to you. Say a prayer before starting the the whole family and everyone in own. Only frustration will emerge out school or CBSE. achieve the same and never sleep paper (keep your eyes closed for 30 the family, even visitors, proff er a of it. Mostly, they are least interested 10. Allow and encourage your during this timing. seconds). plethora of advice and hold out a lot in listening to parents’ stories of hard ward to discuss or explain problem 5. Recite, write and visualise – use 2. Read the question paper during of expectation. work or hardships. questions with peer group. It can rough sheets and learn through this the allotted time and underline Many parents also go through 3. The routine of the child build confi dence. exercise so that your systems will important parts of the questions. the same problem when their ward shouldn’t be disrupted during the 11. Parent must keep a dietary co-ordinate to focus your learning 3. Use pen of similar brand and is taking the board exam. Rather, months before exams. Students need check. process. ink (in case of ink change, convey to most of the time they seem more time for some physical activity and z It is a well-known fact that 6. After every 30/40 minutes, invigilator). nervous, and of course, become very entertainment to keep their brain re- certain natural substances have a take a short break of three minutes 4. Leave 2 lines after every answer concerned. We see many scenes energised and ready to concentrate direct calming eff ect while others and breathe in and breathe out. This and draw a line. of great concern outside the exam again. tend to create additional stress and exercise will enable suffi cient supply 5. Try to attempt questions in centre with parents hugging children, 4. Parents shouldn’t compare anxiety. of oxygen to the blood and the brain. serial order. consoling them and some of them the performance of their child with z Eat small frequent meals rather Take a little longer break (ie of 5 6. Encircle the question you have even with tear drops rolling down siblings and other students. Rather, than the three meals we generally eat. minutes) after every hour, do some attempted. Put a tick mark on the their faces. give them confi dence so that they can z Make sure your diet is rich in stretching, take a small walk and question number, if answer is to be Hence, both students and parents put in their best eff orts. Whatever the vitamins. Include whole grains, nuts, come back to study. rechecked or is incomplete. seek proper guidance to deal with result may be, stand by them. green leafy vegetables, eggs and fi sh 7. You may change the place to 7. Your answer should not this marathon of emotional stress 5. Home environment must be for healthy nerves. learn some specifi c topics and while exceed the word limit mentioned in and concern. conducive for the child, and no z Honey dissolved in warm milk learning/remembering, relate it to questions. unnecessary disruptions like parties, also has a calming eff ect when you the place (may be the drawing room). 8. Fill the details about continuous Important tips for parents: excessive TV watching, loud music are nervous. This connectivity-learning enhances sheet on top of the main answer Firstly, parents have to create a may be allowed. z Avoid stimulants like caff eine retention. script (check in the end) and number positive, healthy and a tension-free 6. Parents must give a personal as they aggravate nervousness and 8. Break large assignments into the continuous sheet. environment for their ward. touch to the preparation of the insomnia and also deprive the body smaller parts and set deadlines for 9. Draw a diagram wherever asked. 1. Parents should not repeat child by helping in preparing an of important vitamins and minerals. completing each part. Do not draw if the question does not their expectations regarding the appropriate timetable and strategy z Have lots of water and avoid 9. Use “mnemonic” pattern to asks for it. performance of their ward in for studies. sugar, chocolate, strong spices and remember some points or order And to conclude, work in silence. forthcoming exams time and again. 7. A study room must have a highly acidic food. related to the topic. Create funny Let success make the noise. Sunday, December 31, 2017 GULF TIMES 9 COMMUNITY

FUN: The Zumba party continued for almost two hours giving the participants a complete workout as well as great entertainment for the audience. An evening of fun with Zumba enthusiasts he students of Started in the early 90s the dance choreography, instrumental Music Lounge ended trend has now crossed borders music, band performances 2017 in style at to global recognition as a fitness and dance were on par with Qatar’s exclusive programme that has proved to professional concerts that I have ‘entertainment’ be effective to lose 500 to 1,000 attended. Really surprised by mallT – The B Square Mall in calories in one-hour sessions the talented youth at ML,” said Al Thumama. The event was a (depending on the intensity level). Abdulla Salem, a visitor to B combination of activities ranging It also helps in cardio, toning Square Mall. from art, music, dance and fitness muscles and uplifting the overall “Music Lounge is a training and targeted at the visitors who health. centre that is open to all, our aim came to the newly opened mall. The Zumba party continued is to spread the positivity that The event kicked at 4pm with for almost two hours giving the comes from music, art, dance and high energy Zumba workout participants a complete workout fitness” says ML Director Jaisen programme called the ‘ML programme as well as giving great George. Zumba Party’ with Marvin and entertainment to the gathered Bhavana (member of the Zumba audience. Instructors Network), certified The event generated much dance instructors from Music attention from the visitors of the Lounge, leading the way for some mall, as it included an art gallery hundred Zumba enthusiasts, that show cased the beauty of young and old, to an intense dance Qatar through the eyes of resident party with a difference. Also artists. The art exhibition carried participating and supporting in many styles of artistic work from the party were zumba enthusiasts impressionist, traditionalist, from all over Doha, namely from realistic, abstract to name a few, the Filipino Fitness Health in all done by the students of Music Qatar (FFHQ) and Qatar Health Lounge. Squad (QHS). “The ML Zumba “We at Music Lounge are party is the best place to be at a fortunate to have a vibrant art weekend – it’s healthy, it’s fun, studio that has many talented you lose weight and it’s free,” said artists and is still growing. The art Salma Ishaq, a participant. studio is a place for all artists to Zumba is a fitness dance gather and create, bringing their programme that has taken the creativity from with-in. Qatar is world by storm in the last few blessed with many resident artists years. Originating in Colombia who we invite to be part of our (South America), Zumba involves art club to develop the passion of dance and aerobics movements creativity in Qatar,” said Jomon performed to energetic music. Jose, an art instructor at Music The choreography incorporates Lounge. various dance styles such as As the evening continued, the Salsa, Hip-Hop, Soca, Samba students of Music Lounge took to and many more to give the most the stage, with live performances entertaining session for fitness. in music and dance. “The amazing 10 GULF TIMES Sunday, December 31, 2017 COMMUNITY HEALTH Playing outdoor games may boost your kid’s eyesight

orried that your kid’s eyesight might deteriorate because of endless hours spent on Wsmartphones, gaming consoles, computers and tablets? Take heart, spending just two hours a day outdoors, playing any sport in the sunlight, might help, experts suggest. Myopia — also known as nearsightedness and shortsightedness — is a condition of the eye where the light that enters the eye does not directly focus on the retina, but in front of it. This causes the image that one sees — when looking at a distant object — to be out of focus. It does not aff ect focus when looking at a close object. According to experts, lack of natural light is the key behind the condition. “The main factor seems to be a lack of exposure to direct sunlight, PLAYING OUTDOOR: Spending just two hours a day outdoors, playing any sport in the sunlight, might help improve eyesight. because children who study a lot and who use computers or was quoted as saying to BBC Health. short-sightedness is becoming protective of eyesight,” Hammond Further, a diet rich in omega-3 smartphones or tablet computers While stopping or limiting screen more common,” Chris Hammond, said. essential fatty acids, and vitamins a lot have less opportunity to run time use may be a big task for professor at King’s College London, “Probably on average across A, C and E and nutrients are good around outside and are less exposed parents, the best thing to do, say the was quoted as saying to BBC Health. the week and the weekend, two for the back of the eye. to sunshine,” Annegret Dahlmann- experts, is to get children playing “Protective of myopia hours a day outdoors is protective Regular annual eye checks can Noor, consultant ophthalmologist at outside as much as possible. development is time outdoors of becoming short-sighted in also help, experts suggested. – Moorfi elds Eye Hospital in London, “We know that myopia or — sport and leisure outdoors are children,” he noted. IANS

Enzyme that could stop Ebola rob the Ebola virus of its ability to copy itself. Eat blueberries while treating per cent. The cell group that received only infection identifi ed And that may potentially prevent an Ebola cervical cancer, says study blueberry extract had a 25 percent decrease infection from spreading,” Nilsson said. in cancer. Raising hope for an eff ective drug to treat There is currently no available treatment Suff ering from cervical cancer? Along However, the biggest decline in cancer people with Ebola virus, researchers have for Ebola virus infection. with your radiation therapy, start eating cells occurred in the radiation and extract found that an enzyme could help prevent the However, the researchers behind the new blueberries. New research shows consuming group, with a decrease of about 70 per cent. deadly virus from spreading. study found what is called a new host factor blueberry extract while on treatment may “Blueberries are very common and The enzyme takes away the virus’ ability for Ebola virus. have a positive outcome. found all over the world. They are readily to copy itself and thus produce more virus It can be described as a small part of the “Radiation therapy uses high-energy accessible and inexpensive. As a natural particles and more infection, said the study host’s — for example the human body’s — X-rays and other particles such as gamma treatment option for boosting the published in the journal Molecular Cell. own cells, which the Ebola virus uses to copy rays to destroy cancer cells,” said lead author eff ectiveness of existing therapies, I feel ‘When the Ebola virus enters the human itself and produce more infection. of the study Yujiang Fang, professor at they would be enthusiastically accepted,” cell, its only purpose is to copy itself, fast. The virus uses the host factor enzyme University of Missouri School of Medicine. Fang noted. – IANS First it must copy all its proteins, then PP2A-B56 to start producing proteins. “For some cancers, such as late-stage its genetic material,” said Jakob Nilsson, So when PP2A-B56 is switched off , the cervical cancer, radiation is a good Professor at University of Copenhagen in virus’ ability to copy itself and produce more treatment option. However, collateral Denmark. infection is stopped. damage to healthy cells always occurs. “But by inhibiting a specifi c enzyme we “When we inhibit the PP2A-B56 enzyme, “Based on previous research, we studied we remove the fi rst link in a long blueberry extract to verify if it could be used process, which ends with Ebola as a radiosensitiser,” Fang added. spreading. And we can tell that Radiosensitisers are non-toxic chemicals it works,” Nilsson said. that make cancer cells more responsive to “The Ebola infection in radiation therapy. cell cultures where we have An earlier study had showed that inhibited the PP2A-B56 enzyme resveratrol — a compound in red grapes is 10 times smaller after 24 — could be used as a radiosensitiser for hours compared to infections treating prostate cancer. Blueberries also where we have not inhibited this contain resveratrol. enzyme,” Nilsson added. For the study, published in the journal But because the researchers Pathology and Oncology Magazine, have so far focused on cell researchers used human cervical cancer cell cultures, there is still work to lines to mimic clinical treatment. be done before their results can The cell lines were divided into four be used to treat people infected groups that included a control group, a with Ebola. group that received only radiation, a group Initially the researchers hope that received only blueberry extract and a to be able to test it on animals group that received both radiation and the and, in the long term, develop a extract. DISCOVERY: Researchers say that by inhibiting a specific drug that inhibits the relevant The researchers found that radiation POSITIVE: New research shows consuming enzyme they rob the Ebola virus of its ability to copy itself. enzyme. – IANS decreased cancer cells by approximately 20 blueberry extract may have a positive outcome. Sunday, December 31, 2017 GULF TIMES 11 INFOGRAPHIC COMMUNITY 12 GULF TIMES Sunday, December 31, 2017 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

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Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated. Sunday, December 31, 2017 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

ACROSS DOWN 3. Net, for instance, is passe (4- 1. It’s very easy to get off- 6) balance (4-4) 8. The animal bolted when the 2. Container in which the food- clergyman appeared (6) stuff comes back (6) 9. Possibly a pot cleaner (4) 3. The man switched the heat 10. The pa bumped into the old on from below (7) hag early on in the book (7,3) 4. Miss the song (5) 11. It’s mined round-about here 5. Unlike Copenhagen, is it not (3) wonderful? (4) 13. Declare a version to be very 6. Doesn’t allow to include one’s much abridged (4) title (8) 14. Put an air-hole in before you 7. Depend on the money that stop (7) came through not long ago 15. Address you come from (4) (8) 17. Catches, for the carriages (5) 12. Stock up, you see (4) 20. Not a ruddy thing to eat! (5) 14. As well as being an 22. A plant shoot (4) advantage (4) 24. They’re dears to walk the dog 16. The music one publishes back (7) abroad (4) Answers 25. Take out “backward” (4) 17. Taking up something from 27. City I roam around, having the floor: a skin from fruit (8) Wordsearch Codeword the morning off (3) 18. A funny prop-man, but OK (8) 28. Remember to complain 19. Regarded as the view about the unruly marine expressed (4) (4,2,4) 21. Aiming to get instruction (8) 29. An hour after tea time she 23. A frequent attender who’s appears (4) put a little in the shade (7) 30. It’s important when you drive 25. Hurt mother and put years not to lose the ball (6) on her (6) 31. Meant to put one’s mind to it 26. Have the master look up her (10) name (5) 28. Mean to provide the foundation (4)

Yesterday’s Solutions

Across: 1 Warned; 5 Rhodes; 8 Down: 1 Walton; 2 Rush; 3 Omega; 9 Lissom; 10 Filing; 11 Dominica; 4 Height of fashion; Ingot; 14 Novelist; 16 Reaper; 18 5 Rafter; 6 Dais; 7 Signor; 12 Decimal fraction; 20 Stream; 22 Denizen; 13 Captain; 15 Overt; 17 Adjoined; 25 Aphid; 27 Hearts; Elope; 19 Adjudges; 20 Sophia; 28 Gravel; 29 Loose; 30 Astray; 21 Measly; 23 Dublin; 24 Cart; 26 31 Sharon. Over. 14 GULF TIMES Sunday, December 31, 2017 COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE Reshape your body attitudes to have happier New Year

f you are overweight and does for you,” Keel added. planning to lose a few kilos Or a person might appreciate in the New Year, fi rst shed the appearance of a body feature harmful attitudes about like the skin, or the shape of the your body as feeling bad shoulders or neck. Iabout yourself does not actually Another exercise encourages motivate a person to pursue healthy people struggling with body behaviour, suggests new research. acceptance to think about specifi c The researchers pointed out activities they avoid, such as not that over the years, the ideal body going swimming in the summer or type, particularly depicted in not wearing shorts when it’s hot, media images, has become virtually and then choosing to go out and do unattainable for most people, them. leading to development of critical The researchers found that the thoughts about their body. strategies work, and the benefi ts “There’s a big gap between what often go beyond improved body we’re shown as being ideal and image. what to aspire to and where we “It turns out that discarding actually are as a population,” said in a statement released by the One exercise called mirror- “You would say, ‘I really those unattainable body ideals Pamela Keel, Professor at Florida university. exposure may initially feel appreciate the way my legs take me also improves your mood, self- State University in the US. The research team tested a new uncomfortable, but it directs a wherever I need to go,’” Keel said. esteem, reduces disordered eating “That leaves people feeling programme encouraging body person to stand in front of a full- “‘Every day without fail, they behaviours and may reduce the risk bad about themselves, and, acceptance and seen dramatic length mirror in little or no clothing get me out of bed, to the car, up the of self-injurious behaviour,” Keel unfortunately, feeling bad about results. and identify specifi c body traits stairs and into the offi ce. I don’t said. your body does not actually The programme was designed to that are good. have to worry about walking.’ It “All sorts of things get better as motivate a person to pursue reduce the risk of eating disorders The praise might focus on the can be that kind of functional a result of feeling better about your healthy behaviour,” she added and poor body image. body’s function. appreciation of what your body body,” she pointed out. — IANS

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

You may have your ups and downs today, Aries. You could get at least Normally you tend to be a very spiritually oriented person, Taurus, but Today you might learn something about a friend that could be rather one phone call of the “good news, bad news” variety, and this could today you might find metaphysical concepts of all kinds rather baff ling. disconcerting, Gemini. There could be a dark side to this person that have your moods swinging back and forth like a pendulum. Try to stay Whether these are ideas you’ve embraced for a long time or new ones you weren’t previously aware of, and this could cause you to want centred. Take the good news as encouragement, and as for the bad you’ve just discovered, you may find nagging little doubts creeping in, to withdraw for a while and re-evaluate your involvement with this news, try to consider it objectively and figure out ways to turn it to your temporarily causing your faith to waver. This is a healthy development, individual. advantage. There’s always a way. Hang in there! however. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

Outside responsibilities might temporarily interfere with your love life, Today you’re likely to find your routine too boring for words, Leo, and You could be feeling especially sensual and passionate today, Virgo, Cancer. You may feel a strong desire to get together with a love partner may have a sudden powerful urge to cut loose and play some serious and you’ll want to get together with a love interest. However, other early in the evening, but circumstances may necessitate your working hooky. Still, you may feel the pull of obligation. This conflicted feeling responsibilities could get in your way. This could provide you with odd hours. This can be frustrating, as you’ve been looking forward to should pass. If it persists beyond today, however, you might need to the perfect excuse to sink into gloom, but don’t fall into this trap. this for a long time, but you could meet your friend later in the evening. re-evaluate certain areas of your life. Get whatever business you’re facing handled and out of the way. Or perhaps you can arrange to finish it tomorrow. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

You may feel a bit of disappointment today, Libra. You might tend to A rather disheartening phone call could come to you today, Scorpio. After the rush of energy over the past few days, Sagittarius, today you view whatever snags you’ve hit on the path to accomplishing your This might bring news of a setback in one of your projects that is only may feel a powerful letdown. Not every day can be filled with adventure goals as personal failures, and if you let it, this idea could persist with temporary but nonetheless frustrating. You’ll probably have to deal with and excitement. For now, you just need to take care of the routine you throughout the day. Try to remain objective, and don’t lose sight of some trivial little details you’d rather not bother with, and this could take matters that are a byproduct of life on Earth. However, keep in mind the big picture. up too much valuable time. Hang in there – you’re still doing well! Don’t that there are many weekends coming up, and with the right kind of let your frustrations get the best of you. planning you can get excitement back into your life. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

A goal that you’ve been trying to reach may be temporarily stalled, Today you might realise that you need to make a certain purchase, The weight of too many responsibilities, perhaps involving family, a job, Capricorn, and you could be tempted to slip into despair, wondering Aquarius. Perhaps your home or car requires some important repairs, or group aff iliation, could be very much on your mind today, Pisces. if it will ever really happen. Remember that the keyword for today or maybe some new equipment is necessary for your work. This could You may feel like Atlas, carrying the world on your shoulders! You’re is “temporary.” Whatever obstacles are in your way will eventually prove rather disheartening, as it might involve spending money that tired. Perhaps you need to re-evaluate your commitments – your innate be overcome and your goal should be to continue to advance in the you’d rather use for something more exciting. Think of the trouble this kindness may have caused you to make too many. Fulfil the ones you direction you want. In the meantime, take care of your chores. expenditure should save you, however, and you’ll see the value of it all. have, but think twice before making any new ones. Sunday, December 31, 2017 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY Baahubali sets Rs500 cr bar for Bollywood Baahubali 2: The Conclusion – (GST) – for tickets below Rs100, it Tumhari Sulu did well. featuring Prabhas, Rana Daggubati stands at 18 per cent and for tickets “Each time there was a good and Anushka Shetty – did the above Rs100 at 28 per cent. fi lm, the audiences came out in big unexpected by minting Rs510.99 Tiger Zinda Hai turned out to numbers and supported it.” crore. be the highest grosser among Naam Shabana, Hindi Medium, Siddharth Roy Kapur, President Bollywood originals with a Sachin - A Billion Dreams, Mom, of the Film and Television collection of Rs206.4 crore till Lipstick Under My Burkha, Bareilly Producers Guild of India, says December 28. Ki Barfi , Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion – the Even the team of Reliance Secret Superstar and Fukrey Returns sequel to hugely successful fantasy Entertainment-backed Golmaal were some such titles which found drama Baahubali: The Beginning – Again laughed its way to the bank resonance with the audience. As was a game changer as “a dubbed with a collection of Rs205.67 crore. always, content was king. Telugu language fi lm became the There were others – Raees The movies which fell fl at against biggest Hindi language blockbuster (Rs137.71 crore), Kaabil (Rs103.84 expectations include Ok Jaanu, of all time”. crore), Jolly LLB 2 (Rs117 crore), Rangoon, Begum Jaan, Noor, Sarkar “It really says a lot to everyone Badrinath Ki Dulhania (Rs116.68 3, Meri Pyaari Bindu, Raabta, who works within Hindi cinema. crore), Toilet: Ek Prem Katha A Gentleman, Simran, Bhoomi, It says that we can’t make any (Rs134.22 crore), Judwaa 2 (Rs Haseena Parkar, Chef and Firangi. excuses. Baahubali, in conventional 138.61 crore) and the latest, Tiger Besides that, the big-ticket terms, had everything going Zinda Hai. Padmavati, which was due to against it. The Hindi audience has Tubelight, though not counted release on December 1, got caught traditionally not looked at southern among Salman’s hits, also went past in a spiralling controversy which stars as appealing and those who the Rs100 crore mark by minting has kept it away from hitting the featured in Baahubali had no name Rs119.26 crore. screens. MEGAHIT: Baahubali 2: The Conclusion racked up a massive final tally of recognition in the Hindi market. According to Kamal Girish Johar, fi lm business Rs510.99 crore at the Indian box off ice. “Dubbed movies were always Gianchandani, CEO, PVR Pictures, and trade analyst, told IANS: considered to be weaker at the box Tubelight was one example of how “Had Baahubali not been there, By Radhika Bhirani and Sandeep Sharma offi ce because of the fact that they “stars on their own are not enough Bollywood would have performed were not in the original language. to pull in audiences”. poorly. Hindi fi lms per se haven’t But Baahubali has come and “See Salman in Tiger Zinda Hai. done great. Padmavati was he highest earning Jagga Jasoos are cases in point. dispelled all those myths,” Kapur It’s an established franchise but also supposed to release in December, fi lm in India this year They failed to elicit the expected told IANS. a fi lm with a strong nationalistic but it did not, so all eyes were on – Baahubali 2: The response despite the buzz – Largely, it boils down to the fact fl avour and content that’s appealing Tiger Zinda Hai. Conclusion – was neither falling fl at in such a way that that “if you give people a cinematic to a broad section of people. It has “I think we are still falling short an original Hindi movie Salman and Shah Rukh reportedly experience and have the confi dence been a respite at the box offi ce, but of 10-12 per cent on the annual norT featured an established star. compensated the distributors for and the gusto and the fl air to be able see the same Salman in a long and box offi ce returns, and that’s a That says a lot about the changing the losses they incurred due to to tell that story uninhibitedly in slow fi lm like Tubelight, which was depressing way to end the year.” dynamics of Bollywood which, in their movies. the way you want to tell it, then the not suitable to the actor’s image,” The solution, as Kapur pointed 2017, saw a mixed bag of projects There is no centralised agency audience will come and watch the Gianchandani told IANS. out, lies in “better stories and that drew audiences mainly with to record Bollywood’s box offi ce fi lm,” Kapur added. “Well-drafted, well-written, better scripts”. - IANS solid content, notwithstanding star numbers. But as per trade experts, As far as Bollywood originals are well-packaged and well-presented power. while no Bollywood fi lm has so far concerned, nine fi lms marched past content with a star, creates z Radhika Bhirani & Sandeep Salman Khan’s Tubelight, managed to cross the Rs400 crore the Rs100 crore benchmark in a magic at the box offi ce,” added Sharma can be contacted Shah Rukh Khan’s Jab Harry Met mark at the domestic box offi ce, year when the central government Gianchandani, who appreciated at [email protected] and Sejal and Ranbir Kapoor-starrer S S Rajamouli’s magnum opus introduced Goods and Services Tax how smaller fi lms like Newton and [email protected]

$300,000 stolen from complaint on Tuesday after Kashyap tried to follow He feels lucky that both his fi lms Stan Lee’s account discovering that the money had been Salman’s mannerisms released in the span of six months. withdrawn without his knowledge, “I am thankful, and feel lucky that Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee has reports tmz.com Kashyap Barbhaya, who played my fi lms are being released. I think fi led a police complaint claiming that People who look after Lee’s the role of Salman Khan’s die-hard of it as an achievement because $300,000 has been stolen from his account discovered a cheque for the fan in Sallu ki Shaadi, said that many times it happens that the fi lm account. missing amount marked as a “loan” he tried to follow the superstar’s is ready, but it is never released for The 95-year-old fi led the that they believe may have been mannerisms and aura as an actor. the public to see,” he said. forged. “I’m a big fan of Salman Khan. I On his experience of working The cheque was made out to have been his fan since Pyar Kiya To with veteran actress Zeenat Aman, “Hands Of Respect LLC”, which is a Darna Kya (1998). I tried to follow Kashyap said: “It was a challenge merchandising company. his mannerisms and aura as an actor to play it but working with Zeenat The website claimed that “neither in my fi lm, but I never copied him in Aman was a dream come true. She Lee nor his money managers wrote or the movie,” Kashyap said. played the role of my mother in the authorised the transaction”. “In the fi lm, I played a diff erent movie. She is a legend.” Beverly Hills Police Department is character (Salman’s fan). But Talking about his future plans, currently investigating the possible while playing that character, I the actor said: “I will be travelling forgery. kept Salman’s heroism and action to Ranchi to start shooting for a fi lm Lee has created comic book in mind as reference,” added the with Anupam Kher. I can’t disclose characters like Spider-Man, The actor, who also featured in “Love U much about the fi lm, but it is quite a SWINDLED: Stan Lee. Hulk and Iron Man. - IANS Family”. crucial role.” - IANS INSPIRED: Kashyap Barbhaya. 16 GULF TIMES Sunday, December 31, 2017 COMMUNITY

GROUP PHOTO: The volunteers before they set out to clean the area. Photos by Jayan Orma Cleaning up beaches with a sense of joy

CLEANUP: The volunteers cleared a large amount of trash from the beach and the nearby sand dunes.

hour drive from the camp. Equipped by DEAP. My motivation comes from my brother. The group has with gloves and plastic bags, the from my love for clean environment. been doing some wonderful work. volunteers scattered alongside the Plastic items are littering the I want Qatar to be clean. Qatar has beach and the nearby dunes and whole world. I want to clean Qatar given us a lot and it is one way of started picking up the trash. They because it is my country. I want to giving something back. It was a FOUNDER: Jeanne Bedard Brown. mostly found plastic bottles, plastic clean beaches. I want to make Qatar great experience. I have met people bags, and even buckets that were beautiful. I found that the group is of diff erent nationalities. I will The group’s activity on Friday half buried in the sand. A group of wonderful. All of them are helpful. continue working with the group.” By Mudassir Raja was supported by the QIA, a men dragged out a big carpet that They do cleaning every week and Jeanne Brown, the group leader, private company dealing in tourism was stuck in the sea near the beach. this is something (I) look forward talking to the volunteers said that business. The volunteers gathered in The garbage was deposited in a to.” it was very satisfying for her to group of around the morning at Family Food Centre truck. Sabina Uzakoua, an expatriate see a good number of people. She 100 volunteers from in the Old Airport area. They were The group got back to QIA’s camp from Kyrgyzstan working at the said that she started the drive six diff erent countries taken to the Sealine area in two at about 5pm to rest, play volleyball Hamad Bin Khalifa University, said, months ago, when she noticed joined hands on Friday buses. There, they were picked up and swim in the sea. The QIA staff “I joined this group in summer. I garbage on the beach. She thanked and went to the Sealine by professional drivers of the QIA in prepared dinner for volunteers and have been a pretty active member. the QIA for providing logistics and areaA to clean the beach and the 17 SUVs to be taken to the cleaning after the dinner, they stayed at the I work in student housing and we transportation to the volunteers. nearby sand dunes. areas. camp and kept enjoying the weather teach students about environmental Talking to Community, QIA Doha Environmental Actions On the way, the trained and till 8pm, when they were taken back sustainability. I have been in Qatar Manager Khalid Waleed al-Jauni Project (DEAP) and Qatar professional drivers entertained to the Sealine beach. for fi ve years and have been involved said, “Sometime ago Jeanne came Volunteers joined hands with Qatar their passengers with dune bashing. The volunteers said they in diff erent activities concerning to our offi cer and she spoke about International Adventures (QIA) to The volunteers, most of them in enjoyed the mix of activities that the environment. It is really good the kind of work she and other reach the far-off beach area and a desert setting for the fi rst time, were planned throughout the day to give back to the country and the volunteers had been doing. Our carry out the cleaning activity. enjoyed the rides through the sand and shared their thoughts with community. I fi nd the experience of company supports clean beaches. The cleaning drive was led by dunes. The group reached one of Community. cleaning the beaches very rewarding. We off ered every kind of support we 30-year-old Canadian expatriate QIA’s camps at around 11am, where Noora Nasser al-Thani, a Qatari It has been very educational.” can give them to clean the beaches. Jeanne Bedard Brown, who has they were served lunch. student, said, “I came to know about Fahad Lubega, an expatriate It was an amazing day. We do all formed the DEAP group, inviting In the second leg of their journey, the programme from Facebook from Uganda who works in Qatar as kinds of tours in cities, sea, and volunteers to clean Qatar’s beautiful the volunteers were taken to the when I was reading about Qatar an administration offi cer, said, “I deserts in Qatar and we have been in beaches and sand dunes. beach, which was about half an volunteers. I found the event posted came to know about the programme business since 1999.”