Community Community Thousands of Four top enthusiastic teams P7Indian P16 from Qatar community members Universities Debate League attend Cultural Forum debate the prohibition and Qatar’s ‘Expats Fiesta disarmament of weapons 2017’. of mass destruction.
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DOHA 17°C—23°C TODAY LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE 11 PUZZLES 12 & 13 Touching tales Kummam al-Maadeed may be COVER young at the art of writing but STORY it’s replete with passion. P4-5 LAUNCH: Kummam al-Maadeed at the launch of her new book at the 27th Doha International Book Fair. 2 GULF TIMES Thursday, January 19, 2017 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT
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Fajr 5.01am Shorooq (sunrise) 6.21am Zuhr (noon) 11.44am Asr (afternoon) 2.47pm Maghreb (sunset) 5.09pm Isha (night) 6.39pm USEFUL NUMBERS
EVENTS Ananthapuri, Sangeeth Mohan, takes you through a journey and to learn Emergency 999 Thrissur Krishna Kumar, Sajeev Kumar about the history of computers and Worldwide Emergency Number 112 Spring Festival 2017 and Kalamandalam Sheena Sunil. how it has evolved and improved over Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 WHERE: Souq Waqif and Souq Al Diff erent Indian classical dance items time, and puts in your hands models of Local Directory 180 Wakrah such as Bhartanatyam, Kuchipudi, electronic devices that represent the International Calls Enquires 150 WHEN: Until February 3 Mohiniyattam will be performed at the early beginnings of computer devices. Hamad International Airport 40106666 Souq Waqif and Souq Al Wakrah are event. More than 63 students under the Labor Department 44508111, 44406537 organising their Spring Festival 2017 tutelage of ICC dance teacher Metilda The African Circus Mowasalat Taxi 44588888 from today to February 3. Visitors can Solomon will also perform. WHERE: Hyatt Plaza Qatar Airways 44496000 look forward to a number of activities WHEN: Until January 21 Hamad Medical Corporation 44392222, 44393333 and performances as part of the festival. TIME: 5:30pm Qatar General Electricity and Attractions include the Kingdom of The “amazing” African Circus will be Water Corporation 44845555, 44845464 Snakes at the Al Rayyan Theater in Souq at Hyatt Plaza food court area starting Primary Health Care Corporation 44593333 Waqif. from 5:30pm every day until January 21. 44593363 Bring your friends and family and come Qatar Assistive Technology ICC dance festival ‘Natyanjali’ enjoy the show. This activity is part of Centre 44594050 WHEN: January 19 (today) the Shop Qatar festival. Qatar News Agency 44450205 WHERE: Birla Public School 44450333 TIME: 7:30pm The Great Awakening exhibition Q-Post – General Postal Indian Cultural Centre is organising WHERE: Building 18, Katara Corporation 44464444 its yearly dance festival today from WHEN: Until January 31 7:30pm onwards at Birla Public School. TIME: 10am-10pm Humanitarian Services Offi ce This year the dance festival will be Cultural village foundation – Katara (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) organised in association with Sky Computer Exhibition 2 and the embassy of the Republic of Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, Media and will be inaugurated by Indian WHERE: Building 19, Katara Ecuador present The Great Awakening 40253369 ambassador P Kumaran. WHEN: Until January 25 exhibition by Maria Veronica. On Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 For the fi rst time, ICC is bringing TIME: 10am to 10pm display are 35 pieces of art by Veronica, Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Paccavadyam artistes from India to Cultural village foundation Katara who has adopted a highly technical style Qatar Airways 40253374 perform in this programme. These presents Computer Exhibition 2, by in her pieces that range across paintings, artistes include Rajeev Kumar, Manoj Abdulrahman al-Snaidi. The exhibition drawings, photography and video-art.
Mall Cinema (1): Guppy The Return Of Xander Cage (2D) e Unq (Malayalam) 2:30pm; Bairavaa 11:15pm. uot uo (Tamil) 5pm; Dangal (Hindi) 8pm; Royal Plaza Cinema Palace Q te Guppy (Malayalam) 11am. Landmark Cinema (2): Ballerina (2): Guppy (Malayalam) 2pm; Education Mall Cinema (2): Ballerina (2D) (2D) 2pm; Surf’s Up 2: Wavemania The Family Fang (2D) 4:30pm; 2pm; Ballerina (2D) 3:45pm; (2D) 3:45pm; Ballerina (2D) Bairavaa (Tamil) 6:30pm; is the passport to the Moana (2D) 5:30pm; Xxx: The 5:15pm; Xxx: The Return Of Mantaka Mahzoura (Arabic) future, for tomorrow belongs Return Of Xander Cage (2D) Xander Cage (2D) 7pm; Xxx: The 9:30pm; Guppy (Malayalam) 7:30pm; Xxx: The Return Of Return Of Xander Cage (2D) 11pm. to those who prepare for it Xander Cage (2D) 9:30pm; Xxx: 9pm; Xxx: The Return Of Xander Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): today. The Return Of Xander Cage (2D) Cage (2D) 11pm. Xxx: The Return Of Xander Cage 11:30pm. Landmark Cinema (3): Bye (2D) 3pm; Bye Bye Man (2D) 5pm; — Malcolm X Mall Cinema (3): Bye Bye Man Bye Man (2D) 2:30pm; Xxx: The Mantaka Mahzoura (Arabic) (2D) 3pm; Xxx: The Return Of Return Of Xander Cage (2D) 7pm; Bye Bye Man (2D) 9pm; The Xander Cage (2D) 5pm; Bye 4:30pm; The Family Fang (2D) Family Fang (2D) 11pm. Bye Man (2D) 7pm; Mantaka 6:30pm; Bye Bye Man (2D) Asian Town Cinema: Bairavaa Mahzoura (Arabic) 9pm; The 8:30pm; Guppy (Malayalam) (Tamil) 12:30, 3, 3:45, 6:15, 7, Community Editor Family Fang (2D) 11pm. 10:30pm; Royal Plaza Cinema 9:30, 10:15pm, 12:30 & 1:15am; Landmark Cinema (1): Bairavaa Palace (1): Ballerina (2D) 2pm; Sathamanam Bhavati (Telugu) Kamran Rehmat (Tamil) 2pm; Guppy (Malayalam) Surf’s Up 2: Wavemania (2D) 12:30 & 6:30pm; Kirik Party e-mail: [email protected] 5pm; Mantaka Mahzoura (Arabic) 3:45pm; Ballerina (2D) 5:30pm; (Kannada) 1 & 7pm; Gautami Telephone: 44466405 7:15pm; Bairavaa (Tamil) 8:45pm; Xxx: The Return Of Xander Cage Putra (Telugu) 4pm; Dangal Fax: 44350474 Mantaka Mahzoura (Arabic) (2D) 7:15pm; Xxx: The Return Of (Hindi) 10pm; Guppy (Malayalam) 11:30pm. Xander Cage (2D) 9:15pm; Xxx: 12:30, 3:30, 9pm & 12am. Thursday, January 19, 2017 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY
Hereke Carpet Exhibition Once they have completed the fun run, WHERE: Maysaloun Hall, Gate Mall the runners will be able to continue on with WHEN: Until January 31 the festivities at the memorable Finish The Gate Mall and Salam International Festival, a larger than life party, with Rainbow Investment have joined hands with Turkey’s beach, an interactive island featuring music, Han Hali, the leading production house of dancing, photo opportunities, entertainment, Turkey’s Hereke carpets, to unveil The Hereke sponsored activities, and massive colour Carpet exhibition as a treat for Qatar’s art throws. top lovers and collectors. To learn more and register, please visit the On full display at The Gate Mall’s event’s offi cial website at www.thecolorrun. 10 Maysaloun Hall is a stunning collection of qa legendary carpets. Hailing from an ancient town in Turkey and laying claim to a unique Karting and Minimoto @ Losail artistic heritage of its own, Hereke carpets are of The Daily Show – Trevor Noah and the WHERE: Losail Circuit Sports Club historic masterpieces. British comedian, ventriloquist, and winner The Karting and Minimoto track at Losail From Buckingham Palace, to the Hermitage of Season 10 of America’s Got Talent – Paul International Circuit is open for public on Museum in St. Petersburg, the White House Zerdin. multiple days in January. The next dates to Château de Versailles, the carpets are These talents will join extremely popular are January 19 and 20, from 5pm to 10pm. known to adorn iconic locations celebrating performers from the Middle East and the Price is QR100 per 15 minutes session. Add an artistic discipline that is admired by the GCC including Bader Saleh whose YouTube another QR15 for helmet mask (the track will world. show garnered over 346 million views, Nemr provide a helmet if you do not bring your Abou Nassar entitled with ‘Lebanon’s King own). The minimum age for karting is 15 and of Comedy’, the Jordanian comic critic Rajae participants under the age of 18 will need Qawas, Syrian social media activist and signed permission from a legal guardian. For comedian Mohanad al-Hattab, Egyptian the Mini Moto track, any participant should standup comedian Mohamed Salem and the bring their own bike and safety equipment. fl uent Arabic-speaking comedian from South Korea - Wonho Chung to name a few.
Books
Fiqh of Inheritance 1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find WHEN: Jan 20 (tomorrow) Them by J.K. Rowling WHERE: Bin Zaid (Fanar) Auditorium 2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down TIME: 8:30am to 8pm Shop Qatar by Jeff Kinney Alkauthar Institute will conducts its WHERE: Across Qatar 3. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by regular weekend university level-based WHEN: Until February 7 JK Rowling course in Doha on January 20 at Bin Zaid Shop Qatar will be the fi rst edition of 4. Guinness World Records 2017 by (Fanar) Auditorium. Qatar’s month-long shopping festival. As Guinness World Records The course is titled “Fiqh of Inheritance” part of eff orts to provide visitors with the 5. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and will discuss and provide an in-depth complete package, Qatar Tourism Authority Al Gannas 6. The Girl on the Train by Paula understanding on the Islamic rules and (QTA) has partnered with Qatar Airways to (For school students) Hawkins regulations (fi qh) aspects pertaining to ones ensure fl ights to Qatar from within the GCC Until March 31, 2017 7. Qatar Entertainer 2017 by The distribution of inheritance and the drafting of region booked on the airline for the period 9am–Noon Entertainer the last will. between January 7 and February 7 will be Al Gannas Society 8. The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook by The course will be conducted by Sheikh available with a 25% discount. Free ( For boys only, requires Rosanna Pansino Sajid Umar, who is the CEO of Alkauthar In addition, members of Qatar Airways’ registration) 9. My Husband’s Wife by Jane Coryy Institute and Director of Mercy Mission Privilege Club will receive double Q-miles on Al Gannas association is participating in 10. The Girl with All the Gifts by MR World. their booking during Shop Qatar. the “Our culture is a school” programme, by Cary The course fee is QR150 and includes Retail outlets around the country will organising many activities for the students course notes, lunch and refreshments. be providing discounts of up to 50% on a every Monday and Wednesday of the week. For more details and to register for the range of consumer goods including clothes, These activities include explanations on Courtesy: Virgin Megastores, course, please visit Alkauthar Institute’s electronics, cosmetics and accessories for hunting and related items tools, kinds of Landmark and Villaggio Mall website at alkauthar.org men, women and children. falcons and preys, in addition to workshop To fi nd out more, visit www.shopqatar.qa on how to carry a falcon, set a traditional Art exhibition Textures-8 tent (made of goat & camel heir), prepare opportunity to attend various workshops. WHEN: January 21 traditional Arabic coff ee and start a fire. For These workshops will include an introduction WHERE: Michael E. DeBakey High further details, visit katara.net to Arab and Western music and instruments, School-Qatar as well as the teachers giving a brief overview TIME: 3pm to 6pm Muhammad Ali: Tribute to a Legend of the educational music programmes at the Toolika Creations a small group of young DATE: Until February 25, 2017 Academy. For further details, visit katara.net and amateur artists, are going to put up WHERE: Eastern Gallery, 4th Floor, their yearly exhibition in association with Museum of Islamic Art Fragments the Michael E. DeBakey High School-Qatar. The temporary exhibition is curated by DATE: Until January 30 Hundreds of art and craft pieces prepared by Qatar Museums’ 3-2-1 Olympic and Sports VENUE: Katara artists of various ages will be displayed at the Museum and presents a unique collection In this exhibition, Mahmoud Obaidi school hall. Many of the paintings have been of artefacts from the boxing legend’s career, retraces the ‘organised chaos’ that led to the created after the artists observed the Wakrah including photography from Ali’s outdoor destruction of Iraq, and presents a response Souq architecture. The exhibition will also Color Run exhibition bout at the Doha Stadium in 1971 to witnessing the city of Baghdad fall piece by include a live competition and fun-fi lled WHERE: QNCC and memorabilia spanning his journey to piece. Obaidi recreates what has been stolen activities. The exhibition is open to the public WHEN: January 28 the 1960 Rome Olympics; Ali’s world title or destroyed to try to piece the city back and the entry is free. The 2017 edition of The Color Run returns winning bout against Sonny Liston in 1964 together again. on Saturday, January 28 at the Qatar National and his fi nal world title winning fi ght against Trevor Noah live at the Doha Comedy Convention Centre (QNCC) as the Tropicolor Leon Spinks in New Orleans in 1978. Fitness Training Festival World Tour makes its mark on Doha. DATE: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday WHEN: Feb 2- Feb 4 Color Runners are promised a lively island- Qatar Music Academy TIME: 6pm-7pm TIME: 8pm style experience complete with lots more (For school students) VENUE: MIA Park WHERE: Qatar National Convention fun and colour, as they run, walk, dance, Until March 28, 2017 There are fi tness classes in the park on Center jog or even skip through the fi ve kilometre 11am–2pm Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday nights Doha Comedy Festival is returning for a course with their family and friends, whilst Free (Requires registration) between 6 and 7pm. Open to all levels of third time. The line-up includes the world’s getting covered head to toe in colour at Qatar Music Academy focuses on teaching fi tness, Bootcamp is an intensive and fun top performers from the US, UK, Middle East every kilometre mark. Color Runners are its students the principles of Arab and way to train and also meet new people in the and the GCC. encouraged to arrive at the QNCC on the day Western music. As part of the “Our Culture open and friendly group atmosphere. More The festival will host world-renowned by around 7am, with the fi rst wave of runners is a School” programme, Qatar Music information, from Bootcamp, Qatar or info@ standup comedian and international TV host setting off at 8:30am. Academy has off ered interested schools the bootcampqatar.com
E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Thursday, January 19, 2017 COMMUNITY COVER STORY “(Writing) is my purpose and destiny in this world” — Kummam al-Maadeed, Qatari author
STORY-TELLER: Kummam al-Maadeed during the launch of her new book at the 27th Doha International Book Fair.
At the 27th Doha International The synopsis is rather that the usurper, Adrian, an evil with the help of unexpected allies, By Anand Holla Book Fair, last month, al-Maadeed promising: Clara has a terrible sorcerer determined to magically will the couple be able to save launched her labour of love, a secret, a sin she won’t reveal, enslave Clara into marriage, is the kingdom they have lost to romance fantasy novel titled The not even to Luca, the man who already on their heels. darkness? t was nearly a decade ago Lost Rose. Currently available rescues her from the lake where Clara’s sin catches up with her To know those answers, you when she was attending here in Virgin Megastore, the she’s thrown herself, hoping death as she and Luca meet the magical will have to read the book, of Qatar University book will soon be out on Amazon would silence her pain. While Wanderers who reveal her secret. course. Community spoke to the (QU) to study Mass Kindle and Apple’s iBook. The Luca nurses Clara to health and As they stand in the middle of a 20-something Qatari author, who Communications that Lost Rose, which is al-Maadeed’s tries to gain her trust, mutiny battle against Adrian, can Luca currently works at Qatar National IKummam al-Maadeed began second novel — the first is yet is brewing in Tharun, their forgive Clara’s sin and stay true Library as a PR Specialist by writing. Ever since, she has to be published, she says — has neighbouring kingdom. When to his promise of keeping her day and dreams about her next dabbled with everything from already begun garnering a positive news of this reaches Luca, he and safe? Will Clara’s own magic and novel at night, about what went running a movie review blog to, feedback from young adults and Clara travel together to stay out determination prove enough to into putting out her first self- now, penning a full-length novel. fantasy fans. of danger. But little do they know repel Adrian’s sorcery? And even published novel. Thursday, January 19, 2017 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY
FASCINATING READ: The cover of al-Maadeed's book The Lost Rose. ARTISTIC: An illustration from the book.
Why did you decide to write We held many meetings so that this particular story The Lost “If one of my books manages to destress a reader and I could brief her on what visuals Rose? help her or him through dark times or tough days, I’d I was seeing in my head and for One day, back when I was a her to show me her sketches and student at Qatar University, I feel like I have done my part in this world. To be able ideas. She did a ton of research on stayed up very late. As I went to the clothes and the setting. She sleep, an image of a girl standing at to give joy and a moment of peace to a human being is needed to illustrate and produced the edge of a lake passed my mind. a precious gift and I hope that my stories can help me many versions of each illustration I can still see it — she was wearing until she drew the perfect visual. an ancient dress, breathing heavily, achieve this” We were in constant contact. She and was on the verge of deciding was great at understanding my to jump. Why? I remember asking questioned me in order to add race or culture or even land. I have I feel passionate about writing vision and she truly gave my story myself — why did she decide to more details to the world I had always been fascinated by how fantasy novels. If one of my books a very beautiful soul. jump? What drove her into doing created. each writer created their fantasy manages to destress a reader and so? I couldn’t sleep that day. I I was required to read more worlds and what cultures they help her or him through dark times How important is it for you wrote all day long and throughout books and do more research on based their stories on. For me, it is or tough days, I’d feel like I have to keep writing, and why? the following week to answer that historical periods such as the a beautiful art form; like painting done my part in this world. To The moment I wrote my fi rst question. I probably wrote half of middle ages and the Roman Empire an enchanting scene. I also like the be able to give joy and a moment scene in my fi rst book, I just the story before I myself managed to breathe life into the story. I also emotional side of a fantasy story, of peace to a human being is a knew that feeling I had was what to discover her secret sin that had terrifi c support from fellow as emotions are the essence of precious gift and I hope that my happiness feels like. It is a whole drove her to despair. So, it was aspiring writers who I met in a being human and alive. Whether stories can help me achieve this. diff erent level of pure magic. So, from that one image that the story writer’s forum called Authonomy its fi nding love in the middle of a it’s very important for me to keep was born. (it no longer exists). The forum, battle or trying to fi gure out who The illustrations in the book writing and creating more worlds which was run by Harper Collins you truly are when destiny calls, are top-notch. How diffi cult and characters that I want to share Did developing the story and Publishing house, provided the fantasy genre always manages was it to collaborate with an with the world. It is my passion its various characters, setting me with an amazing platform to deliver those emotions in the artist and ensure she translates and I believe that this is my and mood come naturally to to develop and test my stories most magical and fascinating your ideas and words into purpose and destiny in this world. you? and ideas. Since I was writing ways. For me, fantasy combines all visual art? I also understand how the Producing The Lost Rose took a in English, fi nding this kind of of my favourite topics which are The illustrator I worked with, written word can impact the reader lot of time, eff ort and resources. writers’ community here in Qatar history, culture, romance, exciting Jowhara Mohammed, is one of the and literature can change their The fi rst draft was written within was very hard. So I was blessed adventures, and of course, magic, most talented and most dedicated lives. So I hope I could inspire months. It was the skeleton of the to fi nd that forum and I owe a lot and super powers. people I have worked with. She people to tell their own story and story, a mere 20,000 words. But of the story development to the managed to produce all of those help people fi nd joy, even if it is for the development of the story, as it talented people I met there. You say you believe in magic illustrations, including the cover in a mere passing moment. now is, took me about a year and a and existence of fairy worlds. one month, in order for my book half, with the help of an American What about romance fantasy Do you enjoy transporting to be published at the 27th Doha What is your next book freelance editor, Amelia Beamer, as a genre appeals to you the yourself to those worlds mostly International Book Fair. Jowhara project plan? who advised me on the characters, most? as a means to escape from and I went to QU together and The Lost Rose was actually the plot gaps and the story structure. It’s the endless possibilities of reality? she was actually one of the fi rst second novel I ever wrote. My next We went through fi ve drafts and a a fantasy world that attract me I do, actually. Making up stories to read my skeleton draft. So she step, therefore, is to return to my great deal of comments and edits. the most to this genre. You can and also reading fi ctional stories understood the story and was fi rst novel, a huge epic fantasy She was great at pushing me to mix up cultures or time periods made me go through the toughest very excited to work on it when I adventure, and get into the thick of dig deeper into the characters and and just make up a whole new times of my life and this is why reached out to her last October. the editing and developing phase. 6 GULF TIMES Thursday, January 19, 2017 COMMUNITY WCM-Q welcomes exchange student through GEMx programme
CM-Q welcomed a Malaysian student as part of its membership of the global Weducational exchange in medicine and the health professions (GEMx) programme. Faghira Afrina binti Mat Tarmizi, a fi nal year student of the medical education programme at Penang Medical College is the third student to visit WCM-Q as part of the GEMx initiative. The 22-year-old spent four weeks at WCM-Q, working at the primary healthcare centres, and at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital. Afrina said, “I lived in Doha previously and have attended a summer enrichment programme at WCM-Q. I was interested in taking sports medicine or orthopaedic electives or something that combined the two, and I saw that WCM-Q off ered sports medicine. I contacted my college who told me to contact GEMx and everything went from there. “At the primary healthcare centres, the routine was pretty much the same as Malaysia, however, the majority of the system is computerised and because of that you have more time with the Dr Ravinder Mamtani and Faghira Afrina binti Mat Tarmizi along with other WCM-Q off icials. patients. Aspetar has been the highlight of the visit. In fact, it Medical Graduates (ECFMG), electives knowing that the quality of population health and capacity This really is what GEMx strives was one of the most wonderful which allows partner universities teaching and student support are of building, also the chair of the for – off ering students across the experiences,” she added. to publish details of the electives acceptable standards. GEMx Advisory Committee, said, globe opportunities that they may GEMx is a programme of the that they off er. Students from Dr Ravinder Mamtani, WCM- “Afrina has been an enthusiastic otherwise have diffi culty accessing Educational Commission for Foreign across the world can apply for the Q’s senior associate dean for and highly motivated student. at their home campuses.”
Students at Doha English Speaking School celebrate Ancient Greek Day
Year 4 children at Doha English Speaking School celebrated Ancient Greek Day by dressing as their favourite Greek legends. The children took part in lots of Ancient Greek activities including dancing, decorating Greek artefacts and taking part in the ancient Greek Olympic Games and also had the opportunity to taste Greek food. Lots of children came to school with items they had created at home such as spears and shields. Thursday, January 19, 2017 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY Expats Fiesta 2017 enthrals audience with edutainment
ultural Forum Qatar organised a home, low-budget housing schemes, and cultural extravaganza titled “Expats diff erent benefi ciary schemes off ered by the Fiesta 2017” at Shantinikethan Indian federal and Kerala state governments Indian School in Al Wakrah recently. to expatriates. The exhibition also showcased The event marked the successful talents of the female members of Cultural Cculmination of a month-long campaign titled Forum and included a health pavilion which “Safalamaakaanam ee pravasam” (Let’s Make off ered health awareness programmes, blood Expatriate Life Fruitful), which was aimed at sugar and blood pressure tests and free spreading awareness amongst the community consultation with doctors and para medical members on the need to have robust fi nancial staff from Hamad Medical Corporation. A planning, upgrade job skills and improve living special pavilion named “Talkies” was dedicated standards. to screening short fi lms on issues of social The event attracted thousands of importance. enthusiastic community members who A music concert, folkdance performance were treated to enlightening speeches by and a theme show were also organised as part eminent fi lm director from Kerala, P T of the programme which kept the audience Kunhumuhammed, and well known social spellbound. activist and Secretary of the Welfare Party of N K M Shukor, Cultural Forum vice president India, K Ambujakshan. Sasidhara Panicker, Suhail Shanthapuram, Milan Arun, President of Indian Cultural Thomas Zakria, Rajeena Ali, General Secretary Centre, launched a mobile application, named Rafeequdheen Palery, Rasheed Ahamed and “Qatar Expatriates Guide”, developed by district presidents were presented at the Cultural Forum to provide essential information stage. Rony Mathew, General Secretary of in English and Malayalam languages for Cultural Forum, delivered the welcome speech expatriate Indians living in Qatar. Taj Aluva, and Majeed Ali, General Convener of the President of Cultural Forum, presided over the Programme, delivered the vote of thanks. ceremony. Speaking on the occasion, Kunhumuhammed said the Keralite community, employed in diff erent Gulf countries and beyond, has made “highly remarkable contributions towards improving the economic and social conditions of the people back home.” Their annual remittances constitute nearly 40 per cent of the total gross domestic product of the state of Kerala, which in itself is a clear indication of the signifi cant role they play in the overall development of the state. Ambujakshan noted that the state and central governments should come up with innovative welfare schemes for the expatriates in recognition of the unmatched contributions they make. The event also included an exhibition titled “Expressions of Expatriate Life,” which was inaugurated by Davis Edakkulathur, President of the Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF). It showcased a varied range of exhibits such as the heritage and culture of Qatar and India, a model family budget, the contrasting life styles of expatriates in the Gulf and back The event attracted thousands of enthusiastic community members.
Birla students release school magazine
Birla Public School released the latest issue of its school magazine in a function at its main campus recently. Students from the various sections of the school attended the ceremony. The special guests on the occasion were head boys and head girls Malay, Sharon, Dhruv, Jovina, Ben John and Eminta. The students released the magazine by giving copies to Principal A K Shrivastava, Senior Vice- Principal Shirly Rappai and the core committee members. English teacher Suresh Veeraraghavan is the editor-in-chief of the magazine. 8 GULF TIMES Thursday, January 19, 2017 COMMUNITY MOTORING 2016 Lexus GX 460 off ers complete luxury with full off -road capability
rom the urban asphalt jungle to the last mile of the Rubicon Trail, the 2016 Lexus GX 460 can navigate rough roads while keeping passengers pampered in luxury amenities. The FGX 460 is one of the very few full-capability luxury SUVs available today and it performs with Lexus quality and reliability. With a robust body-on-frame construction, standard V8 power, a durable full-time 4WD system and a veritable arsenal of advanced dynamic control technologies, the Lexus GX 460 can boldly go where active families don’t fear to tread. It does so while off ering generous towing capacity, room for up to seven, and coddling passengers with ride smoothness and true luxury that defi ne the brand. With the popularity of crossover-type luxury-utility vehicles – a segment that Lexus created with the original RX model in 1998 – the choices in full-capability traditional-type SUVs are limited. So it pays to be the best of a The Lexus GX 460. small group. The Lexus GX 460 easily performs family eight-inch screen that includes a backup commuter duties during the week and can camera, HD Radio, Bluetooth audio, automatic comfortably switch to more demanding 4x4 phone book transfer, a vehicle information needs on the weekend. A 301-horsepower display and complimentary traffi c and weather 4.6-liter V8 provides 329 lb.-ft. of peak torque, data provided via HD Radio. The system also helping make the GX 460 an excellent vehicle incorporates cache radio which has the ability for towing, with a 6,500-lb. trailer capacity. to pause live radio. Making towing easier, standard Trailer Sway Ever wish you could pause time? Pushing the Control uses the Vehicle Stability Control to cache radio button is the next best thing when enhance straight-line tracking. a favourite song comes on while you’re busy A key to the GX 460’s dual personalities is its doing something, like conducting a transaction standard Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System at a bank drive-through. The feature will then (KDSS), which helps to signifi cantly reduce save up to 15 minutes of broadcast to replay body lean without resorting to stiff er springs later. and dampers. iPhone users (iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 models The Lexus GX 460’s on-road smoothness forward) can get things done just by asking and quiet ride belie its considerable trail- through standard Siri Eyes Free Mode. Siri lets driving capability. It starts with true, full-time you call contacts, select and play music from 4-wheel drive, which uses an electronically iTunes, get turn-by-turn navigation through controlled transfer case and a TORSEN torque- Siri and Apple maps, and much more. sensing limited slip centre diff erential. The You can also expect the Lexus GX 460 to TORSEN diff erential distributes power 40:60 go above and beyond with safety features. under most driving conditions and changes the Technologies that exemplify the brand’s ratio as needed based on wheel slip. The system Interior of the vehicle. forward thinking here are found in the optional off ers a low range for off -road driving, and the Driver Support Package, which includes the centre diff erential can be electronically locked. technologies to achieve an impressive balance During on-road cornering, when both front Pre-Collision System (PCS), Driver Attention The GX 460 brings its considerable 4WD of on-road smoothness and off -road prowess. and rear hydraulic cylinders are in a neutral Monitor, Lane Departure Alert (LDA) and capability to on-road driving, as well. As you On-road, the Adaptive Variable Suspension position, no fl uid fl ows in the system and the Dynamic Radar Cruise Control. drive through a curve, for example, the system (AVS) uses electronically controlled dampers stabiliser bars work conventionally to help Dynamic Radar Cruise Control uses can change the torque split to 30:70 to enhance that adjust to road surface conditions. reduce body lean. Trail drivers who encounter millimetre-wave radar to measure and help vehicle tracking. If wheels spin, the centre The driver can tailor ride and handling steep and rocky hills know well the skill and maintain a pre-set following distance from a diff erential can change the ratio to 50:50 to help characteristic by selecting from among Normal, concentration needed to manipulate the vehicle traveling ahead. control the slippage. The system can respond Sport or Comfort modes. throttle, brake and steering and keep the vehicle The Driver Attention Monitor helps to to sudden changes in road-surface conditions, The real trick of balancing capability moving forward securely. The Lexus GX 460 address a growing safety concern, that of such as driving through a puddle or over an ice with comfort falls to the Kinetic Dynamic off ers Crawl Control, which automatically driver inattention. The innovative system uses patch. Suspension System (KDSS). Lexus was able modulates the throttle and brake, allowing the a camera to monitor the orientation of the The off -road capability starts with a low to make the stabiliser bars stiff er to reduce driver to concentrate on steering. driver’s face. If it determines that the driver is range, and it is supported by a wide array of maximum body-lean angle by as much as Crawl Control can also help you navigate the not facing forward when an obstacle is detected chassis control technology. With Downhill 50 percent. Normally, that would impinge vehicle through sand, mud or snow. It can be by PCS, a warning chime and a warning display Assist Control (DAC), Hill-start Assist Control the axle and wheel articulation needed for engaged when the driver shifts into low range. convey alerts. If the driver doesn’t respond (HAC), Active Traction Control (A-TRAC), handling certain off -road situations. KDSS uses The system allows the vehicle to move forward as the vehicle gets closer to the obstacle, the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and available hydraulic cylinders acting on each stabilizer or in reverse at one of fi ve driver-selectable next level of warning is PCS gently applying Crawl Control, the GX 460 has the capability bar, and linked by a pressure-sensing valve, to low-speed settings. Crawl Control also engages the brakes. At the same time, the system to traverse unpaved, uneven trails and steep continually vary the actual lean resistance. the front and rear “virtual” locking diff erentials automatically retracts the front seatbelts and inclines. In some off -road conditions, the When driving in off -road situations, KDSS to help reduce tire slippage and optimise chassis prepares the brake system to respond with driver might have a hard time knowing which reduces sway resistance, which allows the behaviour. increased force when you step on the brake direction the front wheels are pointing, so the wheels to move with a larger degree of side- The GX 460’s multimedia system uses a pedal. GX 460 comes with a standard steering angle to-side independence. When the GX 460 customisable home screen that can display By monitoring certain lane markings, Lane indicator in the gauge panel. encounters an uneven surface, one compressed three sections simultaneously. For example, you Departure Alert can detect unintentional lane Active Traction Control (A-TRAC) provides cylinder causes fl uid to fl ow to the other can view a single display (navigation/map), dual departure and sound a warning buzzer and the traction benefi ts of having locking front and cylinder, helping the vehicle to keep all four display (navigation/map + audio, compass or display a visual alert. Also part of the Driver rear diff erentials, but with lower weight. The wheels on the ground. That’s a lot easier than other function) or three displays on the same Support Package, Intelligent High Beam brings system can apply the brake to a slipping wheel, you crawling beneath the vehicle to disconnect screen (navigation/map + audio + weather). courtesy and safety to the road by automatically while transferring torque to the wheels with the stabilizer bars, which is what drivers of And, three-dimensional map views help make switching high beams to low when meeting better traction. some 4x4 vehicles will do before traversing a the available navigation system highly eff ective. oncoming vehicles or approaching vehicles The Lexus GX 460 employs two suspension diffi cult trail. The touch-screen Display Audio uses an from the rear. Thursday, January 19, 2017 GULF TIMES 9 REVIEWS COMMUNITY The Boss is bust The fi lm tracks sassy business the streets. The juvenile yet raunchy By Colin Covert guru Michelle Darnell (McCarthy), dichotomy feels schizophrenic and who loves telling her cheering fans impossible to market to families. This she is “the 47th richest woman in is shock comedy that, despite many he Boss is not just the title America!” After a brief term in a charming children crowding the of Melissa McCarthy’s luxury prison for insider trading, screen, is very adult. latest but also the take- the homeless ex-con decides to What a shame. The snippets that charge attitude she brings rise again through a Girl Scout-like have played in the fi lm’s trailers, a to the project. Her part brownie empire. Selling billions of folding bed that catapults McCarthy Tallows the actress to stretch, turning snickerdoodles door to door will net against a wall, or her scene wearing a her hair red, her wardrobe high- her both a new fortune and revenge mouth guard that makes her blabber fashion and her self-confi dence against her competitive tycoon and the tricky wordplay of Abbott & stratospheric. former boyfriend, Renault (Peter Costello’s “Who’s on First,” made me Unfortunately, world-class Dinklage). laugh myself into tiny little pieces. gumption and an on-camera look The mission involves McCarthy Those moments promise a blissful that the pretty committee would using nonstop profanity (a gimmick whole. Instead, fellatio jokes and applaud can’t save a poorly executed also used by preteen girls in the slasher fi lm references fi ll The Boss comedy whose essential elements are kid-unfriendly script she co-wrote), like a bizarre game of Mad Libs. dirty words and falling down. After fi st-fi ghting mothers who support While she has superb screen McCarthy’s rapturously funny work traditional cookie vendors, and presence and acting ability, in Spy, her pratfalls here seem like a leading her child posse into bone- McCarthy is incapable of the great refl ection of the tangled plot threads breaking street scuffl es. The greedy storytelling and universally relatable tripping her. McCarthy’s go big or go entrepreneur occasionally tries to characters that make comedies home assertiveness suggests another learn family values from a single- compelling. She can perform the option: Stay home and avoid The Boss mom former employee (Kristen music, but she can’t write the songs. altogether. Bell) who took her superior in off — Star Tribune (Minneapolis)/TNS Flawed Tarzan still the best in years
Belgium has colonised the Congo, and Britain By Tony Hicks has dispatched Clayton as an envoy to the colony. It’s no coincidence that this also happens to be where the former Tarzan grew ne of the exciting things about up with a tribe of local apes. seeing trailers for The Legend Belgium’s leader in the area, Capt. Leon of Tarzan was how much of an Rom (Christoph Waltz), has made a deal for update it looked like compared his country involving one of Clayton’s old to past eff orts over the last 40 enemies, Chief Mbonga (Djimon Hounsou). Oyears. No mostly naked Bo Derek sitting While John and Jane renew acquaintances around with chimpanzees, telling Tarzan at the village in which she spent part of her she’s a virgin while eating a banana. No Andie life with her scientist father, Rom unleashes MacDowell having her voice dubbed because his scheme to further enslave the locals, it sounded too Southern. No Rosie O’Donnell capturing Jane and sending Clayton back into voicing an animated gorilla with a New York Tarzan mode. accent. Perhaps to make up for the lack of warmth This was supposed to be a modern Tarzan, elsewhere, Samuel Jackson is enlisted to play with quality actors with appropriate accents, George Washington Williams, an American CGI fi nally making the apes terrifying, envoy who accompanies Clayton to Africa. and a well-constructed, original story that Jackson’s role is clearly to not only off er some manages to pay enough tribute to the original comic relief, but also to make his co-stars Edgar Rice Burroughs books. more relatable. Jackson is fi ne in the role – as And The Legend of Tarzan delivers on all of usual – but it would’ve been nice to see more those general expectations. of that lightness in Skarsgard’s acting. So why does it feel uninspiring? Tarzan and Williams pursue Rom, The story of Tarzan is one of the greatest encounter Tarzan’s old troop – forcing Tarzan adventures ever told and, doubtless, it’s to have it out with a “relative” – then deal diffi cult to duplicate on the big screen and with his human enemies. All this leads to keep things believable (apes speaking their the climactic scene involving many animals own language with a man who can kill rampaging through a port city, which is anything with a small knife and whose best diffi cult not to enjoy (as long as you’re rooting friend is an elephant). That said, it wasn’t a for the animals). The CGI isn’t seamless, but bad try. Alexander Skarsgard is a solid actor, it’s believable, and the gorgeous location and certainly physically trained enough to shooting lends authenticity not seen look like a guy who swings from trees and previously in a Tarzan movie. And, to director battles apes. But he approached the role as if David Yates’ credit, the story arc is solid, Tarzan was a stoic and unfeeling character, without too many holes (there are holes in without a sense of humor, which isn’t the the story that only serious fans of the books same thing as being a strong character. The might complain about, but they’re minor). great action heroes are human enough to Yates also had to be true to the original identify with. They make people want to stories while being sensitive to modern be them, to at least some degree. Skarsgard feelings about portraying Africans. doesn’t do that, and it’s the fi lm’s biggest Tarzan and Jane certainly treat them as fl aw. contemporaries, at least as much as can be throughout the movie, showing how he came we’ve seen. On the other, it seems like there’s The story takes place in the late 19th expected, though there are a few moments to Africa, how he was raised by apes, and how still room for another try. Which might be century, after Tarzan has already transitioned with Mbonga’s people where stereotypes he met Jane. The fl ashbacks don’t dominate, a blessing for fans, after all. — The Mercury into his role of John Clayton, the Earl of were about to creep in. Yates performs a but they allow enough backstory to fi ll in the News (San Jose, California)/TNS Greystoke. He and the former Jane Porter decent balancing act. uninitiated. (Margot Robbie, in a role that doesn’t entirely The fi lm also does a good job of On one hand, The Legend of Tarzan is DVDs courtesy: fi t her) are married and settled in London. transitioning back to Tarzan’s story of origin likely the best version of Burroughs’ Tarzan Saqr Entertainment Stores, Doha 10 GULF TIMES Thursday, January 19, 2017 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC Thursday, January 19, 2017 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY 4 hot bathroom design trends that don't have to cost a bundle
off ee bars, TVs in mirrors, popular colour schemes, although these smart toilets and pet-friendly colours aren’t confi ned to walls or fl oors. amenities – a growing number of homeowners are requesting such Superior showers upscale features in their bathroom The shower is becoming a highlight of the Cdesign, according to the National Kitchen and bathroom, with many renovators reporting Bath Association (NKBA). that homeowners want customisation Here are four popular bathroom design such as lighting, built-in seating, benches preferences, plus tips to cost-eff ectively and hand-showers installed. Remodelling achieve these looks in your home: your shower can be as simple as replacing an old-style, static showerhead with an Transitional is trending upgraded, more luxurious model. One option According to a poll of remodelling is the American Standard drenching 6-inch professionals, the vast majority agreed that square showerhead, paired with the Times “transitional” was the most-requested Square shower system that features an ultra- style in bathroom settings. Transitional convenient hand shower. A teak shower seat design allows you to blend elements of both and recessed lighting above the shower are traditional and contemporary styles. The also cost-eff ective upgrades that can elevate homeowners asking for ageing-in-place challenges to easily and safely function in the result is a comfortable blend of sophistication your shower experience to be truly spa-like. upgrades such as grab bars, higher vanities bathroom. and simplicity that is easy to create with only and chair-height toilets. Remodelling your bathroom to keep pace a modest investment. Ageing-in-place amenities Ageing-in-place upgrades are among the with today’s hottest trends doesn’t have to Home design experts have long predicted most useful and cost-eff ective bathroom cost a lot. With a few creative touches and Neutrals have staying power that as baby boomers grow older, demand improvements. Following this pattern can be versatile pieces like new faucets and hand Long favoured for their ability to create will increase for home features that will allow as simple as installing grab bars in showers showers, it’s possible to create an up-to-date an easy-to-customise colour foundation, seniors to stay in their houses throughout and tubs, and next to toilets. Replacing look with a modest investment. neutral hues remain in vogue in the their golden years. NKBA members knob faucets with single-handle or lever- bathroom. Whites and grays are the most report evidence of this trend, with more style faucets allows people with dexterity ©Brandpoint
ARIES TAURUS GEMINI March 21 — April 19 April 20 — May 20 May 21 — June 20
Sometimes there are days when you can basically put up with If you don’t want to do something today, then don’t do it. It’s really Stop and think about something you are about to do today twins. anything and anyone and then there are other days when you are in that simple Taureans. Sometimes you feel you have to jump when Is it really the best thing for you and is it something that is going to the worst mood ever and don’t want anything to do with anything or someone says jump when in fact you don’t have to at all. reverberate for you throughout other parts of your life? anyone. What’s it going to be Aries?
CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22
Don’t let someone steal your thunder today Cancers. If it was your Unless you are unable to do something or get something done and Sometimes life throws roadblocks up in your face and all you can do idea and your hard work, then make sure you own it and get the in on time, this is the time for you to shine and shine brightly Leos. is try to find a detour around them. If you drive right through them, admiration and kudos you deserve. Saturn the planet of focus and discipline in your creative zone is a you will damage your car...or your reputation. great enabler for you today.
LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21
The Moon shines in Libra today, your first house of ego and You never like to feel you aren’t making the most of a situation, Avoid those people who always seem to make fun of you or laugh at personality. If you are feeling insecure or beating yourself up right? You are someone who likes to get the most out of everything your eff orts. Be honest, you are one of the biggest jokers of all time, about something silly, find a way to snap out of it and if need be, and doing the very best you can do is important to you. Don’t overdo but you have a nice way of doing it. write down all of your wonderful qualities – physical, mental and it today however if you feel things aren’t working out for you. emotional.
CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20
Stop and rethink a decision you made earlier in the week today You have options today Aquarius, even if you don’t think you do. Don’t allow yourself to fall victim to some sort of scam or get talked goats. Maybe it wasn’t the smartest move after all? If you are now With the Moon shining in Libra today, your higher thinking zone, into doing something you don’t want to do. Let your inner voice regretting it, stop it and simply make the best of whatever situation reach for the stars. guide you today. you find yourself in. 12 GULF TIMES Thursday, January 19, 2017 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES
Wordsearch Adam
Pooch Cafe
Be Happy
AMUSED DELIGHTED JAUNTY MIRTHFUL BEAMING EUPHORIC JOCUND PLEASED BLISSFUL GLAD JOLLY SMILING BLITHE GLEEFUL JOVIAL SPARKLING CHEERFUL GRATIFIED JOYFUL SUNNY CHEERY HAPPY LAUGHING CONTENT HEARTY MERRY
Codeword Every letter of the alphabet is used at least once. Squares with the same number in have the same letter in. Work out which number represents which letter.
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Sudoku
Bound And Gagged
Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated. Thursday, January 19, 2017 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY
Quick Clues Colouring
ACROSS DOWN 1. Temperance (10) 1. Posts (5) 7. Hatred (5) 2. Prevailing (8) 8. Touch (7) 3. Alcove (6) 10. Immensity (8) 4. Prong (4) 11. Movie (4) 5. Speech (7) 13. Modern (6) 6. Familiar (10) 15. Wild horse (6) 9. Silliness (10) 17. Declare (4) 12. Introduction (8) 18. Terrible (8) 14. Solve (5,2) 21. Evict (4,3) 16. Support (6) 22. Breadmaker (5) 19. Counterfeits (5) 23. Dumbfounded (10) 20. Jest (4)
Cryptic Clues
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ACROSS DOWN 1. A watchdog might scare him (3,7) 1. You can get tea in this type of store (5) 7. A way back for the animal (5) 2. Deals with all the vehicles at Spithead (8) 8. Not the laciest material (7) 3. Is it any use to get anxious? (6) Yesterday’s Solutions 10. It’s a customs document - that’s 4. She’s quite pleased (4) obvious! (8) 5. A member of the resistance loses his head 11. Like an article concerning a continent for a worker (7) QUICK CRYPTIC (4) 6. Art’s models were recreated by the great Across: 6 Manhood; 7 Demur; 9 Dry; 10 Across: 6 Briefly; 7 Miles; 9 Gnu; 10 Reprobate; 13. Draw a boat on the sea (6) painters (3,7) 15. A vegetable container found in the 9. Caught paying Leo badly to be a target (4,6) Officiate; 12 Pretentious; 15 Convenience; 17 12 Orson Welles; 15 Broadcaster; 17 Efficient; 19 rubbish dump (6) 12. What the motorway police might tell you Foolproof; 19 Bud; 21 Cloud; 22 Agility. Tun; 21 Cello; 22 Auction. 17. Birds in the musical (4) to wear? (8) Down: 1 Marry; 2 Shy; 3 Roof; 4 Reminisce; 5 Down: 1 Prank; 2 Met; 3 Glee; 4 Disbelief; 5 18. A garden pest may bulge out (5,3) 14. Evil Sue plays hard-to-get (7) Lustful; 8 Fiance; 11 Frivolous; 13 Tenure; 14 Leather; 8 Crowds; 11 Armadillo; 13 Orchid; 14 21. Gravel is peculiarly English (7) 16. Bond that puts me in the money (6) Monocle; 16 Musty; 18 Orgy; 20 Sly. Grafter; 16 Tutor; 18 Nous; 20 Ate. 22. Sign saying it’s right to leave after six (5) 19. Uncovers the Sabre Dance (5) 23. Long-term bonds which ensure debt, 20. Footballer’s mistake concerning the maybe (10) monster (4) 14 GULF TIMES Thursday, January 19, 2017 COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY Webb Telescope gets hard shaking before space launch
Marco Sirianni, ESA chief development off icer, outside the clean-room at the Goddard Space Flight Engineers conduct a white-light inspection on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in the clean- Center in Greenbelt, Maryland where the James Webb Space Telescope is being assembled. room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland.
presentation of Webb’s composite mirror, By Andrea Barthelemy which consists of 18 hexagonal golden temperature, they are equipping Webb with The mirror will then be moved to an mirrors. To make it, Nasa called upon the immense solar shades. adjoining noise chamber, where two huge services of its counterparts from Europe and Five razor-thin foils will fold out in space turbines will shiver it with a barrage of sound he clean-room at Nasa’s Goddard Canada – the ESA and CSA, respectively – as to the size of a tennis court. This XXL- as loud as a jet plane taking off . Space Flight Center is the largest well as dozens of highly specialised suppliers. size solar protection shield will be used to The moment of truth will follow: will the in the world. The development of Webb, which is named keep the sun’s rays off the mirror and other optical characteristics of the telescope after The 10-storey-high dust-free after the second administrator of Nasa, instruments. that ordeal remain exactly the same as before space has numerous engineers James E Webb, has been under way for more The engineers still must test the the test, or will the surfaces be out of plumb? runningT around in full protective suits than two decades. One of the leaders on the complicated unfolding procedure as well as Just 50 metres away, more tests are being including hoods and facial masks, and it is development team from the very beginning the adjusting of the mirror and control of the done in the cold chamber – a steel, egg- freer of bacteria than an operating room. was astrophysicist John Mather, who won scientifi c instruments before the launch. shaped chamber the size of a house. Scale- The assembly platforms are wrapped with the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2006 and is the The especially critical point for the model mirrors and telescope instruments foil. The only loose bit of anything is the Webb project manager in Goddard. hardware is the eight minutes of searing are being exposed there to extremely cold obligatory US fl ag hanging high up on the When asked about the diff erence between ascent before leaving the Earth’s atmosphere. temperatures to test their capability to keep wall of the facility in Greenbelt, Maryland, Webb and Hubble, Mather laughed briefl y “(The) Ariane (rocket) must be constructed functioning. just outside of Washington, DC. and said: “It is gigantic. It could track a bee so that the folded up telescope can be safely “For these tests we [worked]from All of this rigour is to protect a valuable on the moon. From earth.” transported,” said Marco Sirianni, ESA Thanksgiving to Christmas, every day in baby – the golden James Webb Space Unlike Hubble, which recorded images in development manager. three shifts,” the executives said. Telescope. the optical and ultraviolet spectrums, Webb Sirianni is on site in the United States But they were oozing excitement. Webb – as it is called for short, or JWST works in infrared and can therefore look back with 14 ESA colleagues to co-ordinate the “We have been working on this for so long. – will serve as the successor to the Hubble even further into the past of the universe. European agency’s contributions to Webb, It’s a really big deal for us.” Space Telescope, aiming its golden mirror at The core of Webb is the modules forming including a spectograph and the infrared All of the individual parts will not be put the deep sky. It will be launched in October its 25-square-metre mirror. instrument Miri. And of course the Ariane 5 together for good until the Webb telescope 2018 and fl y 1.5 million kilometres into space “It takes fi ve years to manufacture one of rocket. arrives at the NASA facility in Houston, to record new images of the far side of the these modules,” said Allison Barto of Ball Engineers and scientists are putting the Texas. universe. Aerospace. mirror under stress tests now in Goddard to Then everything will be assembled, The scientists and engineers have less The 18 mirrors were produced at Ball all at simulate the launch forces. including the solar protection sail, and a than two years until Webb will be launched the same time. The beryllium modules are Webb has been folded up in its transport special freighter will transport a container aboard a European Ariane 5 rocket. And you extremely light and polished with a coating position and placed in a protection tent of air with clean-room conditions inside it to the can sense the excitement and anxiety in the of gold atoms. And they must withstand cold cushions before being pushed out of the clean ESA Spaceport near Kourou, French Guiana. Goddard Center. just above the absolute zero mark of minus room to a vibration chamber. Then up it goes. “It took a long time for us to get this far. 273 degrees Celsius. “This is where it will be shaken, back and The entire Webb mission will cost an And we almost didn’t get this far,” Nasa That is how heat-free it will be where Webb forth, up and down, in increasing intensity,” estimated 8.7 billion dollars (7.8 billion administrator Charles Bolden said. is heading, and the engineers want it kept said engineer Jason Hylan, pointing to various euros) and is expected to last fi ve to 10 years. Bolden’s comments came at the that way. In order to ensure a consistently low shaking platforms. –DPA Thursday, January 19, 2017 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY Obamas’ 7 best pop-culture hits
wanted to be on a show about By Neal Justin nothing, and here I am,” he said. The only thing missing: Joe Biden barging into the Oval Offi ce to raid onald Trump hosted the refrigerator. Saturday Night Live Carpool Karaoke: Like her early in his campaign, husband’s visit with Seinfeld, but no sitting or former Michelle Obama’s joy ride last commander-in-chief summer on The Late, Late Show hasD ever taken that gig. With James Corden was limited Maybe Barack Obama should put to the White House driveway, it on his to-do list. He’d kill. The but she took full advantage of the 41st president exits the main stage opportunity. Turns out duties tomorrow, but not before leaving of state hadn’t prevented her behind a legacy of laughs that evoke from learning Snapchat lingo or Abraham Lincoln’s quick wit, Ronald honing Beyoncé hand gestures. Reagan’s comic timing and Jack “We’re making honey to put in our Kennedy’s stage presence. lemonade!” she said after singing He was also gifted with a deft along to Single Ladies. Makes you partner in Michelle Obama. Honest happy Barack put a ring on it. Abe would have ruled the talk-show White House Correspondents’ circuit, but Mary Todd would have Dinner 2016: Politicians usually had a stroke if Jimmy Kimmel had make fun of themselves at this asked her to read Mean Tweets. annual event, but Obama went the Here are the fi rst family’s greatest extra mile in a video that featured bits from the past eight years: a cameo from rival John Boehner The Evolution of Mom Dancing: tempting him with cigarettes and On the road to the White House, CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer reporting Michelle Obama was a reluctant on the “couch commander’s” 347th campaigner, but she got into the round of golf. The video didn’t quite spirit of things, especially when top Bill Clinton’s 2000 submission, busting a move with a cross-dressing which co-starred Kevin Spacey, but Jimmy Fallon for two Tonight Show Boehner isn’t an Oscar-winning segments in 2013 and 2015. The fi rst actor. Yet. lady’s Batdance wouldn’t make the The Ellen Show: Amiable talk- cut on American Bandstand, yet her show host Ellen DeGeneres risked version of the Dougie was so spirited getting tasered by the Secret Service that her dance partner surrendered CHILLED: US First Lady Michelle Obama, right, reprising 'The Evolution of Mom Dancing' with Jimmy Fallon. during a trip to a CVS store last the fl oor. Her most memorable step fall when she used a backscratcher came when Fallon slipped into an when it’s the leader of the free world. his most ardent critics — ones with Comedians in Cars Getting on the fi rst lady and chided her impression of her husband. She Obama gave as good as he got in such handles as Duckpunks and Coff ee: Either Obama was a on needing ointment for a rash. stopped in her tracks and gave a look this 2014 deadpan duel between RWSurfergirl — while reading tweets huge fan of Seinfeld, or he had Michelle played the patsy to the hilt, that could launch a thousand ships. two masters of mock exasperation. on two episodes of Jimmy Kimmel an unusually light schedule one even letting her shopping partner Assault ships. Obama got the winning stab when he Live in 2015-16. Nothing was off day in 2015 when Jerry Seinfeld call her Shelley. DeGeneres may pay Between Two Ferns With poked fun at his disrespectful host. limits, including big ears, mom jeans transformed the White House into a a price for her chutzpah; Michelle Zach Galifi anakis: It’s one thing “If I ran a third time, it’d be a little and the president’s responsibility sitcom set. Viewers got 20 minutes has the charm, gravitas — and soon, when celebrities show off good like doing a third Hangover movie,” for the high price of Coors Light. of a what-me-worry president, the time — to take her place as the sportsmanship by subjecting he jabbed. “Didn’t turn out very well, The only slip-up came when Obama wistfully refl ecting on the cars of his queen of daytime. Plus, The Shelley themselves to this purposely low- did it?” dismissed a social media diss from youth and the joys of an anonymous Show has a nice ring to it. —Star rent “talk show.” It’s quite another Mean Tweets: Obama took on someone named @realdonaldtrump. walk through the park. “I always Tribune (Minneapolis)/TNS
50% of workforce on sets is fi lm critic-cum-author Bhawana Working with Yami has female now, notes Amitabh Somaaya, Amitabh, asked by her been enriching: Hrithik about the changes that he observed Bollywood megastar Amitabh in fi lm industry, quipped: “During Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan Bachchan has said that one of the my time, there would be two was all praise for his Kaabil co-star biggest changes in Indian fi lm women on set, the heroine and her Yami Gautam and said it was an industry is the equal presence mother.” enriching experience for him to of women on sets in every The situation has now changed, work with her. department, including production. he noted. “She is not only a great actor At the launch of book Once “But now, 50 percent of the but as a human being, she has Upon A Time In India — A Century work force on a fi lm set is female. I the abundance of innocence and Of Indian Cinema, written by think that is a huge change. When courage to be vulnerable,” he said young girls handle the fi lm set during an interaction with the whether it is production, camera, media on Kaabil. continuity department etc. you are “As an actor, it is important to just free as an artiste to focus on have the courage to be vulnerable your performance. Earlier, we used because only then you can express to handle our continuity. I like the your emotions,” Hrithik said. fact how women are involved in the “She also agrees with the kind of process of fi lmmaking. I hope more thoughts I have for the characters to come as director, writer and more and took it further. I am really that we have got in last few years.” honoured for the opportunity to During the interactive session work with an actor like her,” he said. CHEMISTRY: Hrithik Roshan, right, with Yami Gautam in Kaabil. with Somaaya, Amitabh also “I believe she is going to go a long shared his childhood memories of way. Maybe after 3-4 years, I will turns into a revenge drama after a that seep into our characters as watching fi lms back in Allahabad be saying I worked with her,” the terrible tragedy which strikes their well. While working we connected and how it has changed over handsome actor complimented the life. beautifully.” decades. “I was so excited to enter Sanam Re actress. Speaking of the chemistry, the Directed by Sanjay Gupta, Kaabil is the fi rst ever air-conditioned Kaabil is a love story between two 43-year-old Hrithik: “On the set, set to release on January 25, clashing theatre in our Allahabad city!” he blind persons, played by Hrithik we are only the characters. We are with another big release, Shah Rukh IMPRESSED: Amitabh Bachchan. recalled. — IANS Roshan and Yami Gautam, which so much respectful to each other Khan-starrer Raees. — IANS 16 GULF TIMES Thursday, January 19, 2017 COMMUNITY Debating the prohibition, disarmament of weapons of mass destruction wenty teams from 8 universities participated in QatarDebate’s 3rd Qatar Universities Debate League (QUDL) inT English, hosted by Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Services in Qatar (SFS-Q). The participants debated around the following three motions during the tournament: 1. This House Believes That (THBT) Social Media sites like Facebook and Twitter have the right to curate the news stories that trend on their platforms. 2. THBT Democracies should limit donations to the election campaigns, of parties or of candidates, to single small donations from individual persons. 3. This House supports strong government intervention to prevent gentrifi cation. The debate teams were from the following universities: Academic their time towards creating Bridge Program, Carnegie Mellon awareness on international University in Qatar, College of conventions on weapons of mass North Atlantic Qatar, Georgetown destruction. University School of Foreign QatarDebate itself extended Service in Qatar, Northwestern its thanks SFS-Q for hosting the University Qatar, Qatar University, event and NCPW for their vision Texas A&M University in Qatar, and mandate, and their willingness Weill Cornell Medical College in to collaborate with educational Qatar. institutions and students. In attendance from the NCPW Public Debate were: Brigadier (Air Force) Hassan The top four teams from the 3rd Saleh al-Nesf, Deputy Chairman, Qatar Universities Debate League Lieutenant AbdulAziz Hamdan then participated in a public al-Ahmed, General Secretary, debate that was arranged by and Prof. Salwan KJ al-Ani, PhD QatarDebate in collaboration with Radiation Expert. the National Committee for the Also present were Jamal al-Baker, Prohibition of Weapons (NCPW). Events Manager from QatarDebate, The public debate followed and Anatol Lieven, Professor of directly after the conclusion of International Politics, Georgetown the QUDL. University SFS-Q. The public debate was part of a Students from preparatory and broader ongoing eff ort on the part high schools in Qatar and students of NCPW aimed at raising public from the QUDL debate community awareness about the threat of also attended the public debate. weapons of mass destruction. As The idea of launching the national debate organisation QatarDebate had emerged from the of Qatar, QatarDebate facilitated Four top teams from Qatar Universities Debate League participated in the public debate that was arranged by vision of HH Sheikha Moza bint the debate as part of its aim to QatarDebate in collaboration with the National Committee for the Prohibition of Weapons. Nasser. Thousands of students create opportunities for debate and have undergone training courses discussion about topics of national, conventions on the prohibition four teams aimed to highlight the international community.” It is organised by QatarDebate, and regional, and global importance. and disarmament of weapons debaters’ skills on such topic of also a step to invest energy of the many of them have participated The event was an opportunity of mass destruction, as well as national, regional and international youth to serve the nation and the in local, regional and global to showcase the talents and skills internationally banned weapons, concern. The theme is welcomed humanity, as well as refl ecting “the tournaments. The QatarDebate of debaters taking on a topic of making Qatar one of the fi rst by all the students and community wonderful co-ordination between Center was founded in 2008 in national interest and relevance. countries supporting international of Qatar Foundation and the Qatari Qatar Foundation, universities, and order to develop the level of open Brigadier (Air Force) Hassan eff orts towards achieving the community as a whole, he said. the National Committee for the discussion and debate and promote Saleh al-Nesf, NCPW Deputy universality of these conventions He added that the debate Prohibition of Weapons in Qatar.” it among students in Qatar and the Chairman, stated that the State of and maintaining international represents a model of integration He appreciated the participation Middle East, including contributing Qatar, being aware of the gravity peace and security. between the theoretical and of the debaters, the adjudicators, to the preparation of global citizens of these lethal weapons, has He noted that the public debate practical aspects on challenging QatarDebate and Georgetown and leaders of thoughts in the accelerated its accession to the being organised between the top issues to “our country and the University’s SFS-Q for dedicating future.