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The Corridor is an initiative to provide a space to both professional and amateur artists to showcase their artworks to discerning audience.
THE CORRIDOR: A community initiative
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Community initiative launched to support Doha-based artists
BY RAYNALD C RIVERA and curator of The Corridor told Doha Today at the launch marked by the inau- unique community initiative to gural “Summer Exhibition” which runs support Doha-based artists for three months. and an invaluable addition “We have a programme of events Ato the city’s burgeoning art in place following a 12-month cycle. landscape recently launched at Grand This is the first one. Summer Exhibition Hyatt Doha. will be held every year in which all art- “The Corridor” is an initiative initi- ists from Qatar are able to submit their ated by the hotel to provide a space pieces. We have selection panel that to both professional and amateur art- chooses which pieces will make it to ists to showcase their artworks to an the exhibition,” she explained. audience. The selection panel is composed of Doha’s art scene is thriving, yet there a historian particularly interested in the is a dearth of galleries where these art- arts, an artist and an interior designer ists are given chance to showcase their and entrepreneur, among others. creativity and “The Corridor” is one The inaugural expo which opened project which helps fill the void and on Wednesday was a huge success directly exhibits how the private sec- warmly welcomed by artists and art tor can assist in nurturing talent in this enthusiasts. It proved Doha is home to important area. many talented individuals from various “This initiative is driven by Grand cultural backgrounds but with the same Hyatt as a way to contribute to the interest in visual art. local art community. This provides an For a short period of time, the exhi- opportunity for local artists to have a bition had seen 45 submissions from space to exhibit their works,” Australian which only 26 had been chosen to be artist Pip Hoy, who is the art consultant for the exhibit due to space constraints. | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | 03
“The works displayed tonight were created by 19 artists from 16 nationali- ties, a very broad range of artists with broad range of styles from acrylic to collage to fabric and three-dimensional pieces and so on.” Since the artists hail from different cultural backgrounds, the works reveal a wide spectrum of themes and styles providing the viewers an enriching experience that cannot be found in run of the mill exhibitions. “People here like art; they want to see art; they want to see more creative work so Hyatt would like to be part of that.” Supported by the Hyatt Thrive initia- tive, this not-for-profit project benefits those in need as all profits from the sales of the works will go to charity. “This initiative is not a profit-making venture. All the profits will go to “Room to Read”, a charity Hyatt supports aimed at helping children in poor coun- tries learn to read.” The Corridor is open to the entire community and all nationalities, profes- sional and emerging artists and hobby- ists who would like to showcase their works in public, she added. “We plan to have around five solo and Pics: Kammutty VP group exhibitions every year but defi- nitely we will have Summer Exhibition that will run for three months.” The thriving art scene in Qatar is evi- dent and this newly launched project is set to add another layer into it in its own way. “The local art scene is vibrant and The local art scene is growing. There’s a lot of challenges vibrant and growing. still to be overcome. This initiative just There’s a lot of challenges adds another dimension and another still to be overcome. This opportunity that really helps local artists. I think in any country you have to have initiative just adds another a grassroots art scene and this gallery dimension and another space offers a small way of contribut- opportunity that really ing to that, small but can make a lot of helps local artists. difference.” The Peninsula | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | 04 CAMPUS
153 students graduate from American School of Doha
he American School of Doha (ASD) gradu- ated one hundred and fifty-three students from the graduating class of 2015 on TFriday. Dignitaries, families, ASD alumni and friends attended the vibrant ceremony. Several students were given awards for their achievements in the areas of academics, athlet- ics, arts and service. The ‘Ambassador’s Award’ was presented by the United States Ambassador to Qatar, Dana Shell Smith, to Maha Al Suwaidi. This award is presented to a student who exemplifies a sense of excellence, excels academically and has a sense of community. Additional awards included the ‘Directors Award’ presented to Temitope Akinade and the ‘ASD Memorial Award’ presented to Connor Kelly and Sylvia Feghali. The winner of the Michael Shahen PTA Scholarship was Emma Leever. Six graduates The US Ambassador to Qatar, Dana Shell Smith, with the recipient of the Ambassador’s Award, Maha were recognised in what has become a tradition for Al Suwaidi. Right: ASD Director, Dr Deborah Welch, with the recipient of the Director’s Award, Temitope ASD to acknowledge graduates who have been Akinade. Below: The new gradutes celebrating. students at the school since kindergarten. Forty-two students graduated with high hon- ours, fifteen graduated with honours, thirty-one and described their “tremendous pride” in their Things that I had blindly done came more easily, were International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma children on graduation day. He said that the ASD even turned to passions. I know why I do them, and Candidates and forty graduates for the Advanced Mission statement served as a guide throughout the I’m thankful for them. Now, thanks to everyone, as I Placement (AP) Recognition of Merit. ASD is one school to focus all efforts. The graduates embodied take a big, solid step into a less controlled and less of the few High Schools in the world to offer both the intellectual and personal development that the protected environment, the skills I’ve acquired at the AP and IB programmes. Many of the graduates school aims to achieve and are also “positive active ASD will carry me.” were also members of the National Honor Society global citizens” who have demonstrated through In his valedictorian’s address, Sen Huang said: and the International Thespian Society. service that they display the ASD. Boudreau con- “We’ve been told, since we were tiny kids that we 73 percent of ASD grade 12 students were cluded his speech by stating, “ You have been would grow up to have bright, successful, and spe- accepted to their first choice college or university. gifted an amazing education that nobody can ever cial futures, but honestly, there’s something more This first choice was determined by the selection take from you. Now please, go out and use that important being someone “special”: living your life students made prior to application, in consultation education for some good in the world.” fully.” with parents and counselors. As an international President of the Jr/Sr Mothers committee, Vice Huang continued by expressing his hopes for the school with students from 71 different countries, President of the Booster Club, and official cheer- class of 2015 of learning how to live happily and graduates are matriculating to post secondary leader for the class of 2015, Bev Naim was cho- stated, “for those that already learned that lesson, institutions in a wide variety of locations around sen as the commencement speaker for this year’s I’m hoping that you all will hold tight to that pre- the world. Many of these schools appear at the ceremony. One offering to the graduates from her cious realization, despite the inevitable obstacles top of the rankings in the United States, Canada speech was to, “Smile. Smile often. Smiling is one that will challenge and threaten this idea in college and the United Kingdom including all eight of the of the easiest acts of charity you can do. People see and beyond.” ASD Board of Directors Chairman, Will “Ivy Leagues”. Eighteen students in the graduation you smile and feel the need to smile back.” Cattan, Director Dr Deborah Welch, and High School class will attend universities in Education City, Doha. In his salutatorian address, Seon Woo Kim stated: Principal Colin Boudreau presented the jubilant stu- In his welcome speech, High School Principal “People at ASD made me think about these small dents their diplomas. The ceremony was concluded Colin Boudreau acknowledged the parents as well luxuries, and this reflection caused me to change. with a reception in the dining hall. The Peninusula | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | COMMUNITY 05
he Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation-Qatar (Nido-Qatar) elected new office-bearers to run Nido-Qatar elects new office-bearers the affairs of the community group, during the Trescheduled poll at the Aspire Dome on Friday. In a keenly contested presidential poll, Amadi Nwokocha defeated Mutiu Adedeji after he garnered 304 votes out of the 422 votes cast. The newly elected officials include: Michael Asemota (Vice-President), Victor Ikoli (General Secretary), Victor Ayegba (Assistant General Secretary), Famous Aluya (Financial Secretary), Bisi Bello (Treasurer), Tauheed Jibril (PRO), Ayo Solomon and Usman Ahamadu-Suka (Welfare Officers), and Kazeem Kayode (Chief Whip). Nwokocha, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, said after his election: “The result of the election is indicative of the resolve of the Nigerian community to change the status quo and to ensure grassroot representation. The elections were conducted in a professional and transparent manner, devoid of any rancor” “The new Executive Committee under my leadership will ensure that the elements of the two-year restoration plan in which my campaign was premised are achieved. We are committed to delivering on our mandate to the Nigerian people in Qatar, as well as contributing to the ongoing change process in Nigeria”. Victor Ikoli, who was also the immediate past PRO of the organization, said: “Owing to the wind of change in The new elected office-bearers. Below: Members queu- Nigeria as seen in the election of President Muhammadu ing up to vote. Buhari, Nigerians in Qatar resolved to join hands to put the community in the right stead.” “At Nido-Qatar we are committed to the provision of Effiong Ebong, a contestant, said the conduct of the necessary assistance to Nigerians resident in the Qatar. election was orderly and congratulated the new elected Additionally, we provide support in areas of community officers. “All I did and stood for was about service to the welfare, social welfare, legal assistance, immigration sup- people and the election result notwithstanding, the spirit port, resolution of disputes with sponsors, education advi- of change cannot be silenced by election results but I sory, job hunting assistance, job placement, health, arts will continue (in my little capacity) to serve my people to and culture and the development of Nigeria,” Ikoli added. the best of my ability.” The election, which was rescheduled after a rowdy Fola Lawal, a voter said: “I am happy with the conduct April 10 botched poll, was well organised and coordi- of the election and congratulate the new executives. I nated by the caretaker committee. Over 650 Nigerians hope they will deliver on their promises to cater for the registered for the process and about 500 were accred- welfare of its citizens and improve the image of Nigeria ited to vote. in Qatar.” The Peninsula
Galfar wins T20 tournament KPMG in Qatar holds annual bowling tournament Galfar Al Misnad (Galfar) team won the Qatar Cricket Association’s (QCA) A Division T20 Cricket title. In the final played at West bay QCA Grounds Around 100 staff from KPMG in Qatar and their families came together for recently they beat Al Feroz Youngsters by 6 wickets, to collect their second the firm’s annual bowling championship. The competition saw 15 teams title having won the 50-over Qatar Airways Trophy in the previous month. compete over six hours to win the coveted trophies. The winning team was Galfar Cricket Club was captained by Qatar National Player Mohammed made up of Omar Farooq (Captain), Ajnas Vayalalikkara, Mahdi Abuhmaidan, Rizlan and Sreekumar is the Team Manager. Ajay Jayakumar and Chrissie Chan. | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | 06 MARKETPLACE
THE One Qatar supports free medical mission Crowne Plaza Doha The Business Park recently won THE One Qatar (Al Mana Interiors) joined forces with Pag-Iribang Bicolnon Qatar (PIBQ), Filipino an award for achieving high standards and quality of Nurses Association Qatar (FNAQ) as well as Filipino doctors, dentists, medical technologists and services in the Hotel Quality Rating System of Qatar. pharmacists to provide free medical and dental check-ups to labourers in Doha’s industrial area The award was given by Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) recently. Free health services was on offer at the home fashion brand’s warehouse. From 8am recently at the QTA headquarters. Seen in the picture: to 12 noon, four doctors, one dentist, ten nurses and three pharmacists treated 280 patients. In General Manager Savino Leone receives the award from addition to free medication, attendees were also given hygiene advice in order to reduce the risk Mohamed Abdulla Al Ansari, Qatar Tourism Authority of contracting diseases. Director of Licensing.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts unveils new vision for Sheraton
tarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has introduced Sheraton 2020, a com- prehensive 10-point plan designed to put Sheraton Hotels and Resorts back Sinto the global spotlight. Sheraton 2020 includes a new $100m Sheraton-focused marketing campaign; the launch of the new premier tier, Sheraton Grand; continuous innovation of the Sheraton guest Total concludes technical seminars experience; an unwavering commitment to serv- ice excellence; the implementation of revenue and profit-driving initiatives to benefit owners and otal concluded two training who was senior project leader Research Centre Qatar (TRC-Q) developers; and a goal of opening more than sessions for its educational for organic geochemistry in Total is to carry out innovative research 150 new Sheraton hotels worldwide by 2020. and institutional partners Research Centre-Qatar from 2012 and share it with our partners. It is “Sheraton is Starwood’s largest, and most on ‘Petroleum Organic to 2014, led the trainings in order to always a pleasure for us to organ- global brand, with a nearly 80-year history as a TGeochemistry’ and ‘Reservoir and familiarize participants with organic ize high-level presentations to our pioneer and true beacon of hospitality around Production Geochemistry’. geochemistry and its related analyti- industry partners and to the stu- the world,” said Adam Aron, Starwood CEO on The first session took place cal techniques. dents.” said Philippe Julien, Director an interim basis. “With Sheraton 2020, we are in Qatar Foundation, and was The courses aimed to gear of TRCQ. marshalling the formidable might, muscle and attended by many students from attendees with fundamental knowl- “We welcome such collabo- creativity of our organization, which has famously chemical and petroleum engineer- edge in geochemistry for applica- rations with universities to help distinguished itself as the industry’s premier ing backgrounds in Texas A&M tions in reservoir and production. A bridge the energy industry with brand builder and innovator.” University in Qatar (TAMUQ) and combination of illustrative and inter- the academia. This will help build According to Dave Marr, Global Brand Leader Qatar University. The second ses- active tools were used to achieve the confidence of students by fur- for Sheraton, work is well underway on Sheraton sion took place in Total’s research this. At the end, professional partici- thering their knowledge in practical 2020 with initiatives scheduled to roll out as soon centre, TRC-Q, and was attended pants were able to devise a strategy applications using oil and gas tech- as June and a new brand positioning and global by professional engineers from the for adressing reservoir, well integrity niques”, added Yousef Al-Jaber, advertising campaign launching in September of oil and gas sector. and production allocation issues. Head of CSR and institutional this year. The Peninsula Daniel Dessort, a Total expert “One of the pillars of Total Relations. The Peninsula | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | WHEELS 07
2015 Impala 2LT: Full-size and fully satisfying
BY WARREN BROWN The trunk raised my expectations. The front-wheel- Convenience, LT Premium Audio, Advanced Safety, his is everything I would expect from drive Impala 2LT delivered mile after mile, even on some LT Navigation, MyLink with navigation, all for an extra Chevrolet — the 2015 Impala 2LT. It is a full- of the roughest, most congested streets in New York $6,210 — the Impala 2LT is one of the best-equipped size family sedan done well — no dangling City. cars you can get anywhere for under $40,000. Twires, no ill-fitting or poorly matched parts There is an unspoken motorised hegemony in New I put nearly 2,000 miles on this one and enjoyed and no excuses. It is a car I would be proud to own, York. Cabdrivers apparently believe they have the right every mile and minute of the journey. There was much happy to drive. to speed past or cut off anyone. People piloting large talk between me and my wife, Mary Anne, about I am not surprised. Why should I be? General sport-utility vehicles seem to think local streets were whether we should make an Impala our next car. It Motors, maker of all things Chevrolet, has some of expressly designed to accommodate them. And then didn’t go well. the best automotive engineers and designers in the there are the drivers of expensive high-performance The car failed the ancestry test. world. I have broken bread with many of them, visited chariots zipping along crowded city expressways as “Your daddy owned an Impala, didn’t he, Warren?” their labs and studios. They are good people. In get- if they were filming a car commercial. “Yes,” I said. “Great car.” ting to know them, I have come to expect them to do The Impala 2LT, equipped with a 3.6-litre, direct- “My parents owned a big car like that, too,” said good things. injection gasoline V-6 (305 horsepower, 264 pound-feet Mary Anne. I am never surprised when they meet my expecta- of torque), handled all of them and did so with class. It “Sooo?” I asked. tions, as they often do. I am only surprised, and more is one of the smoothest, most responsive automobiles “So, it is kind of old-fashioned . . . driving something than a little saddened, when they fail — and fail in such I have driven in any price category. that big,” said Mary Anne. a way that indicates carelessness, inattention to detail, Outfitted with selected options packages — LT And that was the end of that. WP-Bloomberg a certain lack of willingness to take the extra steps to make something perfect, to quickly and honestly fix what is broken. Bottom line: If you are in the comes standard with an onboard They are better than that. The 2015 Impala 2LT — market for an affordable, high- Nuts & Bolts 4G LTE WiFi hotspot. the “2” signifies that it is the six-cylinder version of the quality, safe and well-equipped Mileage: I averaged 27 miles Impala LT — proves that they are better than that. full-size sedan, the Chevrolet Engine/transmission: The per gallon on the highway. I began this week’s review in a most unusual way. I Impala 2LT is hard to beat. 2015 Impala 2LT sedan comes Safety: Standard equipment crawled into the trunk of the Impala 2LT. It is a cavern- Ride, acceleration and standard with a 3.6-liter, 24-valve includes four-wheel disc brakes ous place, 18.8 cubic feet with the rear seats up. I am a handling: It gets good marks gasoline V-6 with variable valve (ventilated front, solid rear); four- little fellow, 5 feet 5 inches tall and maybe 150 pounds in all three. timing (305 horsepower, 264 wheel anti-lock brake protection; after a good meal. I fit perfectly back there. Head-turning quotient: pound-feet of torque). The engine emergency braking assistance; You can tell a lot about a car from its trunk. It is the Establishmentarian elegance. is linked to a six-speed automatic traction and stability control; place where manufacturers, seeking to shave pennies Body style/layout: The transmission. post-collision safety system; side from production costs, try to hide things they think 2015 Chevrolet Impala is a full- Capacities: Seating is for and head air bags; front knee consumers won’t see. It is the vehicular residence of size, front-engine, front-wheel- five people. Trunk capacity is bolsters; and air-bag deployment dangling wires, exposed speaker housing, shoddy drive family sedan available in 18.8 cubic feet. The fuel tank notification to emergency medi- paint work and ill-fitting pieces. three main trim levels — LS, LT holds 18.5 gallons (regular grade cal officials. Happily, nothing like that was on display in the trunk and LTZ. The gasoline-electric petrol is okay). Methanol-based Price: The 2015 Chevrolet of the Impala 2LT. It was finished in such a way — per- hybrid e-Assist Impala has been flex fuel is acceptable. Impala 2LT sedan starts at fectly fitted carpet work, no wayward ganglia — that dropped for 2015. Technical note: This model $30,135 in US. made me feel good about the entire car. | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | 08 FOOD
Flowers soothe the mind and please the palate
BY MAYUMI OSHIGE times as much vitamin A as a tomato, for example. dible flowers are catching There are many flavours of edible on — a shop specialising in flowers, including sweet, sour and spicy. them even opened in Tokyo I ate the petal of a nasturtium, and it had Ethis year. a pungent taste like wasabi. In Japan, But do they really taste good? How the flower is available at department do you eat them? Filled with such ques- stores or upscale supermarkets. tions, this reporter visited the new shop Edible flower growers established a and an edible flower grower. group in mid-April called Nihon Edible Pink alyssum and bluish-purple violas Flower Kyokai (Japan edible flower presented like a salad were displayed association), comprising six farmers in at Table, the nation’s first edible flower areas from Hokkaido to Fukuoka. One specialty shop, which opened in the member is Yuichi Wakisaka, 53, the Ikebukuro district in January. president of the Wakisaka Engei flower- Jiro Kataoka, the president of the growing company based in Agano, marketing company that runs the shop, Niigata Prefecture. became aware of the flavors of flowers A producer of seedlings for flower- about a year ago. Kataoka, who grows beds such as pansies and marigolds, herbs as a hobby, casually ate the petal Wakisaka started growing edible flow- of a begonia and found it had a sweet- ers after the 2011 Great East Japan and-sour taste like a strawberry. He Earthquake. Frustrated that he could decided to open the shop, thinking, “I only send flowers to disaster-affected want more people to know about this.” areas, he recalled a newspaper article Vietnamese spring rolls The shop’s main customers are that had featured a dish using edible using edible flowers. women, but an unexpectedly large flowers. number of men come in as well. He thought, “People can eat edible “I think they want to surprise their flowers, and also heal their suffering She wasn’t satisfied doing research it all up in rice paper. The rolls looked wives and girlfriends,” said Kataoka, 46. hearts.” with books or the Internet, so she lovely, as the petals of the flowers can People around the world eat flowers, The flowers will be eaten by people, moved to Tokyo from Fukuoka in April be seen through the rice paper. When with some traditions dating back to the so Wakisaka does not use pesticides. and qualified as an edible-flower coordi- I ate the spring roll, the subtle aromas pre-Christian period. In Japan, edible Growing them requires great care, nator. She now grows six kinds of edible of the flowers came through. chrysanthemums were imported from but orders from restaurants and other flowers, including verbena and chives, “It’s also great to mix nasturtiums China about 1,300 years ago, and the buyers have been gradually increas- in pots on her balcony. rubbed with salt into rice or a potato flower became widespread in the Edo ing, and Wakisaka’s shipping volume “They’re beautiful and attractive, and salad,” Can’Na said. She recom- period (1603-1867). The famed haiku is now three times as much as when I can experience various flavours,” she mended dishes such as spaghetti poet Matsuo Basho wrote, “A butter- he started. said. “I want to use the knowledge I mixed with verbenas served cold, and fly comes and consumes vinegar in a “I want to make the people who eat acquired while studying for the qualifica- jellied carnations for the coming season. namasu dish using chrysanthemum.” them smile, with flowers grown with the tion to create new dishes using edible Edible flowers can satisfy people’s The term edible flowers often refers utmost care,” Wakisaka said. flowers and open a cafe in the future.” stomachs and hearts — the people to Western blooms. They started to Saori Kihara, a 25-year-old part-timer I also took a cooking lesson from growing the flowers or cooking them become popular in the United States in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, became inter- food researcher Can’Na, trying my hand were all smiling. I will also decorate my around the 1980s. ested in edible flowers in high school at Vietnamese spring rolls. table with the dishes I learned about Edible flowers are rich in fibre and after learning she could eat a purple-red I put shrimp and potherb mustard and enjoy the early summer season nutrients such as vitamins and min- cooktown orchid that was served in a on rice paper, sprinkled them with vio- using all five senses. erals — a nasturtium has about five glass at a cafe. las and marigolds, and then wrapped WP-Bloomberg | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | FASHION 09 Fashion and all that jazz at IIFA
BY NATALIA NINGTHOUJAM
f Gaurang Shah gave an insight into traditional Indian fabrics, Masaba Gupta showed her quirky side again through her fusion wear creations. Ace designer Rocky S brought the western side of fash- Iion with his range, consisting of gowns, dresses and more, at the ongoing International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards here. Hosted by Bollywood actors Vivek Oberoi and Neha Dhupia, Fashion Extravaganza, an event dedicated to fashion at IIFA, held on Saturday brought music, fashion and film stars together. It began on a musical note with Nakash Aziz singing some of the catchy Bollywood numbers like “Dhating naach”, “Pyaar ki pungi baja kar” and “Gandi baat”, for which popular singer Mika Singh got on the stage and joined him. Once the models sashayed down the ramp in Shah’s creations, the music shifted from contemporary dance numbers to classics like “In aankhon ki masti” and “Chalte chalte”. Titled ‘Umrao’, the collection had 26 looks. Consisting of lehengas, saris, churidars, kurtas and more in colours such as pink, yellow, golden, red and purple, the range is perfect for those who love to go traditional. Happy New Year actor Sonu Sood walked on the Umrao collection by Gaurang Shah. ramp with a stole around his neck and and kurta pyjama as a showstopper for the designer, who has worked with actresses like Kirron Kher and Kajal Aggarwal. Singer Aditi Singh Sharma also made the audience dance to her tunes with numbers like “Dhoom machale dhoom” and “Sooraj dooba hai”. Masaba then showcased her fusion wear line inspired by IIFA at the event, attended by celebrities like R Madhavan, Kanika Kapoor and Lisa Haydon. With colours like gold and black used in abundance, the collection, which had sari with collared blouse, jackets, pants and shirts, also had sun graphics just like the IIFA trophy. She had as many as three celebri- ties walking on the ramp in her creations. While Aditi Rao Hydari rocked the black body-hug- ging gown, which also looked a bit like a sari, Huma Qureshi stepped out in a black, red and gold number with garland on her hair. Malaika Arora Khan also wore a black and gold outfit that accentuated her curves. Before Rocky S presented his western collection, Actress-dancer Lauren Gottlieb looked stunning in Nakash and Aditi Singh again got on stage and raised a black one shoulder gown, created by the popular the energy level of the audience with their performance. designer. Rocky’s show began with actress Dia Mirza sashay- If Lauren was all black, actress Shriya Saran donned ing down the ramp in a “dream gown”. The collection the white look well. Rocky’s friend and actress Bipasha went on to feature body-huggin g dresses, gown with Basu also joined the other s in a black number. Collection by Masaba Gupta. high slit, skirts with frills and more. IANS | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | 10 HEALTH
Facebook addiction linked to depression
BY SHEREEN LEHMAN of live a lie or a fantasy on the Internet.” For the study published in European n a small study of Facebook users Psychiatry, Agata Blachnio, a researcher in Poland, depression was one at the John Paul II Catholic University predictor of greater vulnerability of Lublin and her colleagues recruited Ito becoming dependent on using Polish Facebook users to answer ques- the social media site. tionnaires, including mental health tests. So-called Facebook intrusion is simi- The main goal, Blachnio’s team writes, lar to an addiction, but the emphasis was to examine “potential associa- is on the way a person’s relationships tions” between Internet use in general, with others are affected. Being young, Facebook in particular and depression. male and spending a lot of time online “A large body of research . . . shows women. meeting people face to face and keep also predicted a greater likelihood of that Internet addiction often co-occurs Each participant answered two ques- other people at a distance, he added. unhealthy dependence on Facebook. with other disorders, such as depres- tionnaires. One was designed to meas- “That just doesn’t give you real inti- “We know a little bit already about sion, loneliness, sexual dysfunction, ure levels of Facebook intrusion, and macy; it doesn’t build your capacity for Facebook usage and personality,” said or other addictions,” the study team the other to detect depression. trust and confidential relationships that Dr Robert Cloninger, a psychiatrist writes. The study team found that the are really deep and honest,” he said. with the Washington University School “The main aim of our study was to amount of time spent on the Internet Cloninger thinks a lot of people using of Medicine in St Louis who wasn’t answer the question of whether depres- daily was positively associated with Facebook in this manner are also vul- involved in the study. sion and daily Internet use time was levels of Facebook intrusion, and that nerable to being shamed and rejected. Cloninger said that he is concerned related to Facebook intrusion.” Facebook intrusion was linked with “The people who try to use it are the the study didn’t properly take personal- They define Facebook intrusion as higher depression scores. But time ones who are going to be the most vul- ity traits into consideration. “excessive involvement in Facebook, spent on the Internet every day was nerable to being shamed and attacked “If you are introverted and socially disrupting day-today activities and inter- not linked to depression. and rejected and not being able to han- shy, then your social skills may not be personal relationships.” Cloninger said that people likely to dle crisis well,” he said. “You’ve got this very good,” he said. “So using your Blachnio and her colleagues enrolled become addicted to Facebook are paradox of the people most likely to use intelligence to navigate the Internet 672 native Polish-speaking participants those who are low in self directedness it are the ones who are then going to be allows you to create an image that may between the ages of 15 and 75. The and high at novelty seeking. most vulnerable to its dangers,” he said. not be very accurate, but that gets you average age of the participants was These people use social media SOURCE: bit.ly/1FORlF3 European social contacts — it’s like you can kind about 28, and almost two thirds were sites like Facebook as a substitute for Psychiatry, online May 8, 2015.
Scientists discover speedometer in brain They gather information from sensory and loco- motor systems, determine the speed of movement esearchers have discovered how the brain this question. Now, Remy and his colleagues have and transmit this information to the hippocampus, keeps pace with your speed while driving decoded the mechanism. For this, they stimulated Remy explained. or finding your destination. specific areas within mouse brain and recorded the “We have found that they also give the start sig- “The faster we move, the less time the ensuing brain activity and the mice’s locomotion. nal for locomotion and that they actively control its R speed,” the researcher said. brain has to take in environmental cues and to asso- “We have identified the neural circuits in mice that ciate them with a location on our memorised spatial link their spatial memory to the speed of their move- These newly discovered nerve cells are linked with map. Our perception, therefore, has to keep pace ment. This interplay is an important foundation for a areas of the brain that are affected by Parkinson’s with the speed of movement so that we remem- functioning spatial memory,” Remy said. in humans. ber the right way to go,” explained lead researcher “We assume that humans have similar nerve cells, This disease is associated with movement-related Stefan Remy from University of Bonn in Germany. as the brains of mice and humans have a very similar symptoms and can cause dementia. It has been known for some time that the hippoc- structure in these regions,” Remy noted. “In this respect, our results go beyond the work- ampus - the part of the brain that controls memory The cells in question are located in the “medial ings of spatial memory; they also have the potential - particularly spatial memory - adjusts to the speed septum”, a part of the brain directly connected to to provide new insights into how memory systems of locomotion. the hippocampus. and the execution of movements are affected in But how does the brain actually know how fast They make up a relatively small group comprising Parkinson’s disease,” Remy pointed out. a movement is? Previously, there was no answer to a few thousand cells. The study appeared in the journal Neuron. IANS | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | INDIAN CINEMA 11
Film: Kaaka Muttai Language: Tamil Cast: Ramesh, Vignesh, Aishwarya Kaaka Muttai: A film that Rajesh and Ramesh Tilak Director: M Manikandan Rating: ***** will make you crow with joy Manikandan’s debut fea- ture Kaaka Muttai (Crow’s Egg) is not a children’s Mfilm. It’s a film for adults and centres around children oblivious to the growing social divide, capitalism and elitism. It’s also a film you can take your children to without a doubt and be assured that they will enjoy. The film is about the adventures of two street urchins for their first bite of pizza. Just like you can find layers of ingredients in a pizza, Kaaka Muttai too is filled with layers aimed at differ- ent sections of the audience. One of the layers is about urban poverty. The story is set in a slum in Chennai, a metropolitan city, and we follow a pair of mischievous young brothers who support their family by collecting coal by the railway tracks and selling it in the black market. With their father in prison, their mother becomes the sole earning mem- ber and with the pittance she earns she desperately tries to bail her husband out with the help of crooked lawyers. The boys, who are mostly looked after by their grandmother, steal crows eggs and eat them for nutrition as they can’t afford eggs from poultry. names because nobody cares. The boys, on their way to work, In the movie, nobody cares when befriend a rich child whom they meet the boys wander the streets of Chennai Vidya vows to eliminate gender every day. An iron fencing separates doing odd jobs — scrubbing posters them and standing on either side of it, off the walls, selling large blocks of coal disparity in Bollywood they talk about elusive pizza, watches, and transporting sozzled men from clothes and a pug worth 25,000. roadside bars to their homes — just so ctress Vidya Balan on A scene where the brothers try to sell that they can have 300 for a slice of Friday said she will their stray dog is a scream. Manikandan pizza. Astrive to end the male- uses these scenes to beautifully high- You can’t find actors as natural as female disparity in Bollywood, light the pathos of the have-nots and these boys. Had Manikandan cast child especially as far as money is subtly shifts focus on the social divide. actors instead of these boys, who were concerned. At different levels, Kaaka Muttai handpicked from real slums, I doubt if “We were always part of a is a different film. When the children he could’ve achieved even fifty percent male-dominated society. But are denied entry into a pizza outlet, it of what he manages to deliver with their now with films and TV, there becomes an allegory on the large class contribution, which is phenomenal. seems to be a prominent differences. It also enters the satirical Aishwarya plays the mother of the shift now and perhaps it is territory and mocks at politicians, police, boys and she will leave you awe-struck. going to be a female-domi- media and capitalists, and Manikandan The ease with which she gets into the nated society,” she said in an does that gloriously without getting pre- skin of the character is exceptional and appearance at Ekta Kapoor’s tentiously didactic. agreeing to play something so contrary TV show Itna Karo Na Mujhe He uses humour as a topping on to what she has done so far in her Pyar to promote her upcoming these layers to keep the film mostly career needs guts. project Hamari Adhuri Kahani. light hearted, though it deals with a very Manikandan also doubled up as the Vidya, who began her jour- serious subject. The scene where the film’s cinematographer and his work in ney in showbiz with Ekta’s brothers mimic a movie scene and one this role is even more rewarding. G V Hum Paanch, said she feels where they strike a deal with two rich Prakash Kumar’s soundtrack is sooth- women are ruling the roost in children for their new clothes, is proof ing and is easily his best work after last TV. “Actresses on TV get paid to Manikandan’s ability as a commercial year’s Saivam. extremely well and this has to be appreciated.” filmmaker. Kaaka Muttai is a little gem that’s Noting several female-oriented films like Piku, Tanu Weds Manu Returns The two children — Ramesh and highly recommended and deserves to and NH 10 have done extremely well at the box-office which has proven Vignesh — don’t have names in the film. be celebrated. Tamil cinema should be that actresses are not mere eye-candy, Vidya said: “There is a huge pay They’re called big crow’s egg and little proud of it and Dhanush and filmmaker disparity between males and females in Bollywood. But I’m sure with time, crow’s egg. It’s probably Manikandan’s Vetrimaaran should proudly raise their this gap would reduce. We will definitely fight to bridge this gap.” way of telling us that it doesn’t matter collars for co-producing it. if two children from a slum don’t have IANS | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | 12 ENTERTAINMENT
BY MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN
he horror prequel Insidious: Chapter 3 is a simple origin story, laying out, in somewhat ho-hum fashion, the details of how everyone’s Tsecond-favorite ghostbusters — steely spir- itual medium Elise Rainier and her clownish sidekicks, known as Specs and Tucker — got together. Does any- one really care? Leigh Whannell apparently thinks so. The writer of all three Insidious films — who also plays Specs — takes over the director’s chair from horror maestro James Wan (The Conjuring), moving Elise (Lin Shaye) and company a little bit more front and center. That’s fine by me. Along with Shaye’s supernatural exterminator, the characters of Specs and Tucker (Angus Sampson) were the best things about chapters 1 and 2, proving popular enough to spawn their own series of tie-in webisodes. But the two characters, whose role as providers of comic relief is reminiscent of The X-Files’ Lone Gunmen, are also somewhat polarising. As Whannell explained to the fan site Dread Central in 2012, “There was this hatred that spewed out from fans saying, ‘I hated those guys! They sucked! They ruined the (first) movie!’ “ For the record, Specs and Tucker are not what ruined the first — or, for that matter, the second — movie. That was both films’s over-the-top depiction of a fog- shrouded underworld populated by soul-sucking zom- bies and ruled by a Mephistophelian demon made up like Darth Maul. But as much as I and some others like them, they are not enough to save Chapter 3 from the same things that sunk the first two films. Set a few years prior to the haunting depicted in the original film, the third installment centers on a teenage girl (Stefanie Scott) who has been targeted by a new Insidious: Chapter 3: stalker from the afterlife, a realm known in all three mov- ies as The Further. This restless etheric entity — referred to, in rather clinical fashion, as The Man Who Can’t Haunted by the problems Breathe — is just what he sounds like: an old dude in a hospital gown with an oxygen mask. I guess, to Whannell and his under-40 cohort, there of the first two films is nothing scarier than the geriatric wing of a hospital. Anyway, TMWCB haunts the apartment building where Quinn (Scott) lives with her widowed father footprints, which are there one minute and gone the ghostly Bride in Black — the supernatural villain from (Dermot Mulroney) and little brother (Tate Berney), feed- next, whenever Whannell needs something to jolt the the first two films — is a good thing. It’s just that the ing off Quinn’s soul, which he appears to nosh on, in audience awake. Insidious franchise, after three attempts to exorcise its nibbles, the way an old man might take a week to fin- That’s unfortunately often in this film, which is more real demons, still can’t seem to shake what really haunts ish a snack-size bag of chips. His half-finished meal silly and soporific than scary. I’m glad to see Shaye back it: the ghost of B-movies past. One and a half stars. is rendered, in one of the film’s stupidest — and most after her character was killed off in Chapter 2. At 71, Rate PG-13. Contains violent and frightening images literal-minded — visual effects, as Quinn’s body without she’s still got what it takes to tangle with a poltergeist. and some coarse language. Ratings Guide: Four stars a face, and with a couple of extremities missing. And Specs and Tucker provide welcome fizz to the all- masterpiece, three stars very good, two stars OK, one For no apparent reason, TMWCB also leaves oily too-leaden proceedings. Even the reappearance of the star poor, no stars waste of time. WP-Bloomberg
Fassbender vies for throne he first trailer for Shakespeare adap- and desire. “A thrilling interpretation of the in ‘Macbeth’ trailer tation Macbeth, shows Michael dramatic realities of the times and a re- Fassbender’s character Macbeth, imagining of what wartime must have been a Scottish lord-turned-traitor, vying like for one of Shakespeare’s most famous Tto become a king. and compelling characters, a story of all- The trailer opens with Macbeth fighting consuming passion and ambition set in war with other warriors in a battlefield. Macbeth, torn 11th Century Scotland.” who is obsessed to seize the throne, sneaks Macbeth is filmed in the actual Scottish up on the king’s tent with a dagger. highlands where all of these murders and It continues with the scenes where battles toward the thrones are taking place. Macbeth and his wife, played by Marion The film also features Paddy Considine, Cotillard, are crowned as king and queen, David Thewlis, Sean Harris, Jack Reynor and reports aceshowbiz.com. Elizabeth Debicki. According to the official synopsis, Directed by Justin Kurzel, it is produced “Macbeth is the story of a fearless warrior by Iain Canning and Emile Sherman and and inspiring leader brought low by ambition slated to hit British theatres on October 2. | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | COMICS & MORE 13
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HYPER SUDOKU How to play Kakuro: KAKURO The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers. However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number. Within each collection of cells - called a run - any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.
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How to play Hyper Sudoku: EASY SUDOKU A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle is solved by filling the numbers from 1 to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear only once. Otherwise, a ANSWERYESTERDAY’S a Hyper Sudoku is solved Easy Sudoku Puzzles: Place a digit like a normal Sudoku. a from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so YESTERDAY’S ANSWER every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains all the digits 1 to 9. | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | CINEMA 15
NOVO SCREEN 1 Survivor (2D/Thriller) 10:00am 12:00noon, 2:00 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, ENTOURAGE 10:00pm & 12:00midnight Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys SCREEN 2 Spy (2D/Action) 11:35am, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 & 11:40pm Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back - and back in SCREEN 3 Entourage (2D/Comedy) 10:30am, 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10, business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari 9:20 & 11:30pm Gold on a risky project that will serve as Vince’s SCREEN 4 Tomorrowland (2D) 10:10am 12:30 & 3:00pm directorial debut. Insidious Chapter 3 (2D/Horror) 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 & 11:45pm Directors: Doug Ellin SCREEN 5 Woman in Gold (2D/Action) 11:00am, 3:10, 7:20 & 11:40pm Stars: Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara Dracula: The Dark Prince (2D/Thriller) 1:10, 5:20 & 9:20pm SCREEN 6 Burying the Ex (2D/Animation) 10:15am 2:00, 5:50 & 10:00pm Cut Bank (2D/Action) 12:00noon, 3:50, 7:50 & 11:50pm SCREEN 7 San Adnreas (2D/Horror) 10:00am, 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40pm & 12:00midnight SCREEN 8 Mad Max: Fury Road (2D/) 10:00am, 2:20 & 6:40pm VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Zanket Al Sittat (2D/Arabic) 12:20, 4:40, 9:00 & 11:10pm SCREEN 9 San Andreas (IMAX 3D/Action) 11:15am, 1:35, 3:55, 6:15, 8:35 & 11:00pm SCREEN 10 Spy (2D/Action) 10:40am 3:00, 7:20 & 11:55pm Survivor (2D/Thriller) 1:00pm 5:20pm 9:50pm
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SCREEN 1 Dil Dhadakne Do (2D/Comedy/Hindi) 2:15pm San Andreas (2D/Thriller) 5:15pm Insidious Chapter 3 (2D/Thriller) 7:15pm Spy (2D/Action) 9:00pm Entourage (2D/Comedy) 11:00pm SCREEN 2 Home (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Spy (2D/Action) 4:00 & 6:15 Dil Dhadakne Do (2D/Comedy/Hindi) 8:30pm Woman In Gold (2D/Drama) 11:30pm SCREEN 3 Cut Bank (2D/Thriller) 2:45pm Dracula: The Dark Prince (2D/Action) 4:30pm Chandrettan Evideya (2D/Malayalam) 6:30 Survivor (3D/Thriller) 8:45pm Mass (2D/Tamil) 10:30pm
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SCREEN 1 Jungle Master (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Burying The Ex (2D Comedy) 4:00pm Woman In Gold (2D/Drama) 5:45pm & 11:30pm Entourage (2D/Comedy) 7:45pm Insidious Chapter 3 (2D/Thriller) 9:45pm SCREEN 2 Cut Bank (2D/Thriller) 3:00pm Spy (2D/Action) 5:00 & 9:15pm San Andreas (2D/Thriller) 7:15pm Dracula: The Dark Prince (2D/Action) 11:30pm SCREEN 3 Chandrettan Evideya (2D/Malayalam) 2:15 & 11:15pm Entourage (2D/Comedy) 4:30pm Dil Dhadakne Do (2D/Comedy/ Hindi) 6:30pm Survivor (3D/Thriller) 9:30pm
ROYAL PLAZA SCREEN 1 Burying The Ex (2D Comedy) 2:30pm Dil Dhadakne Do (2D/Comedy/Hindi) 4:15pm Spy (2D/Action) 7:15 & 11:15pm Dracula: The Dark Prince (2D/Action) 9:30pm SCREEN 2 San Andreas (2D/Thriller) 2:30 & 6;30pm Entourage (2D/ Comedy) 4:30 & 8:30pm Dil Dhadakne Do (2D/Hindi) 10:30pm SCREEN 3 Jungle Master (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Cut Bank (2D/Thriller) 4:15pm Woman In Gold (2D/Drama) 6:00 & 11:30pm Survivor (3D/Thriller) 8:00pm Insidious Chapter 3 (2D/Horror) 9:45pm
ASIAN TOWN Dil Dhadakne Do (2D/Hindi) 4:00 & 7:00pm Pandaka Chesko (Telugu) 4:15 & 7:15pm Mass (2D/Tamil) 9:15pm Bhaskar The Rascal (2D/Malayalam) 10:15pm Chandrettan Evideya (2D/Malayalam) 5:00 7:00 & 10:00pm | MONDAY 8 JUNE 2015 | 16 DOHA EVENTS
555 Exhibition Garangao Margins and At The Fire Packaging Creativity Station Workshop
Till June 15 20-22 June Till 9 June Venue: Fire Station: Artists In Residence Venue: Katara Art Studios Venue: Katara Building 22 Time: 10:30 to 17:00 Admission: QR500 Admission: Free (Closed on Tuesdays) Time: 20:30-22.30 Admission: Free Items deemed useless and tossed aside The Heya Garangao Packaging Workshop by are thoughtfully restored into something of Arabian Fashion The exhibition pays homage to “The Art Asmaa Al Kuwari. The workshop entry great value and beauty by Qatari artist Essa Exhibition Center”, the very first artist in residence fee is QR500. To register send your Al Mulla. The artist displays sheer versatility initiative that took place in Doha in the name and phone number by e-mail to: and innovation in his 40 varying artworks early 1990’s and which ran for a decade. [email protected] or call our Katara in which he puts together an immense 10-15 June The name 555 is a play on the number Education Team on: Tel: 44080233 / collection of machines and old materials Venue: Doha Exhibition Center 555 which residents used to dial to 44081357. Will start at 8:30pm on June such telephone, old coins and radio which Time: 13:00 to 22:00 contact the Fire Station. 20 and will end by 10:30 pm on June 22. are currently of little or no value. Admission: Free (Only ladies event)
Qatar’s largest women’s fashion exhibition showcasing of the latest Marvellous Jazz QaJar Women: Spring/Summer and Ramadan Creatures: in the The Images of 2015 collections of Arab and Khaliji Animal Fables Park Women in 19th designed abayas, kaftans, jalabiyas In Islamic Art Century Iran and dresses. The exhibition will welcome more than 337 brands, with 89 designers coming from Qatar and the rest flying in from Bahrain, Till 11 July 11 June 8 April — 11 June Museum of Islamic Art Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Venue: Museum Of Islamic Art Venue: Museum of Islamic Art Venue: Admission: Free Admission: Free Saudi Arabia to showcase their latest Admission: Free collections. This exhibition focuses on The Museum of Islamic Art has This exhibition showcases Qajar the real and mythical animals partnered with Jazz at Lincoln artwork from the MIA collection that feature in the legends, Center Doha for a series of that demonstrate the centrality tales, and fables of the Islamic world class Jazz concerts in of women in the artistic world. Divided into the natural MIA Park. Presented by Jazz expression of 19th-century Iran and explores how these historic quadrants of earth, air, fire, at Lincoln Center and The St. Ismael Azzam: Regis Doha. innovations continue to inspire and water, these marvellous For Them - creatures serve as the contemporary artists. introductions and bridges for the Exhibition stories in which they feature.
Until 31 August VENUE: Qatar Museums Gallery Katara IN FOCUS ADMISSION: Free by Rafeek Thamarayoor The exhibition will showcase Ismael Azzam’s distinctive portraits of painters and sculptors who have made a significant contribution to Arab Art, with the entire body of work created exclusively for this show. Ismail is of Iraqi origin, and moved to Doha in 1996.
Wael Shawky Comes To Doha
Until 16 August Venue: Mathaf: Arab Museum Of Modern Art, Ground Floor Galleries Admission: Free Time: 11:00 - 18:00 (Monday closed)
Wael Shawky produces film series based on literature and historical narratives, using a visual language that mixes fictional storytelling and documentary styles. The exhibition presents two newly completed film trilogies, each inspired by stories and scripts of literature; Cabaret Crusades (2010-2014) and Al Araba Al Madfuna (2012-2015). Send your photos to [email protected]. Please mention where the photo was taken. Sunset seen from Wakra street. Send your event details to [email protected]