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Entrepreneurship: a Joker tops Oscar mindset than a mere skill. 2020 nominations. Page 8-9 Page 15 2 GULF TIMES Wednesday, January 15, 2020 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT

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Gems and Jewels Exhibition WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art WHEN: Ongoing till January 18 TIME: 9am onwards After School Activities Open Evening The exhibition comes in celebration of WHERE: Atelier WHERE: Cafeteria Stenden University the Qatar-India 2019 Year of Culture and WHEN: Ongoing Qatar presents a look at magnifi cent gems and Music and arts activities for students WHEN: January 22 jewellery from India. Set in Stone: Gems and taking place after they fi nish their day in TIME: 3pm – 6pm Jewels from Royal Indian Courts showcases more than 100 pieces from across Qatar Metro Street Food Museums’ (QM) collections, including many WHERE: DECC Metro Station Sonu Nigam Live in Qatar masterpieces that have never been displayed WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Asian Town Amphitheatre before. TIME: 12:30pm WHEN: January 23 Street Food is the ideal venue for a leisure TIME: 7:30pm onwards experience for the whole family off ering over Back by popular demand, Sonu Nigam, returns to wow his fans once again in a one-night only 20 dine-in options and 18-hole World Mini- concert. Presented by Q-Tickets the event is part of Shop Qatar Festival and under the aegis of Golf setup. Qatar National Tourism Council. Sonu Nigam has sung over 10,000 songs in diff erent languages and have received over 40 mainstream awards.

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Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Wednesday, January 15, 2020 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Lost in translation Analysis finds there may be no universal concepts for some emotions. By Nicola Davis

Even though we might say there is a word for anger in hundreds of languages, these words actually might not mean the same thing

— Joshua Conrad Jackson, co-author of the research from University of North Carolina ‘ Chapel Hill ’ Wednesday, January 15, 2020 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

he true meaning of words may be lost in translation, according to research suggesting the way “I always struggle peopleT understand terms such as “anger” or “love” diff ers between to translate the languages. For example, while the concept word ‘vulnerable’ of “love” is closely linked to “like” to Polish because and “want” in Indo-European languages, it is strongly linked to there is no direct “pity” in Austronesian languages — a family that includes Hawaiian equivalent. When and Javanese. “Even though we might say I listen to my there is a word for anger in grandmother’s hundreds of languages, these words actually might not mean the stories about her same thing,” said Joshua Conrad Jackson, co-author of the research childhood during from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. the second world Writing in the journal Science, war, I wonder Jackson and colleagues report how they carried out an analysis whether there of 24 emotional concepts, such as anger, love and pride, across 2,474 was no space for languages. The study also included more than 2,400 non-emotional vulnerability in concepts — such as “quarrel” — Polish history” that were used to further explore meanings and context of emotion — Maja Konkolewska, words. The team then carried out interpreter an analysis based on multiple meanings of words. The Hawaiian word “pu’iwa” something of a paradox. “Our of “fear” and comparing the way are still better than nothing. “What Dr Angeles Carreres, an expert refers to both “fear” and results suggest that there is no that it is expressed and co-lexifi ed we are saying in this paper is not to in translation from Cambridge “surprise”, suggesting a strong single concept of “fear”, but we in diff erent languages,” said throw out translation dictionaries; University, said dictionaries link between the two concepts. couldn’t have done the analysis Jackson. instead, we are saying we can’t take often give a false notion of Other languages in the same without starting with the concept But the team say dictionaries them too seriously,” said Jackson. equivalence, noting that even family may have the same word physical entities like the moon for either “fear” or “surprise” and can be referred to differently a third word, such as “unknown”, “People may universally have the experience of — for example as masculine or furthering the likelihood of a having their heart beat faster when threatened. feminine — reflecting a different link between these two emotion view of the same object. History, concepts within that language However, there is variability in the way that we make she adds, can also shape the family. In other languages, meaning of terms. “The word however, there might be no such meaning of that experience, the behaviours that we ‘nation’ is notorious for the range overlaps, suggesting that fear and of different, often conflicting surprise are unrelated concepts for associate with the experience, and the way that we associations it can bring with it, those speakers. verbally communicate the experience to other people dependent on a country’s, or a The team found emotion community’s, history.” concepts across all language as an emotion” Maja Konkolewska, a freelance families tend to be grouped Polish/English translator and together based on whether they — Joshua Conrad Jackson interpreter and an associate of the were positive or negative and Stephen Spender Trust, said she passive or energetic. Moreover, believes the emotions we feel are certain emotions such as grief and connected to the experiences of regret were commonly found to be our ancestors. linked in several diff erent language “I always struggle to translate families, with language families the word ‘vulnerable’ to Polish geographically closer showing because there is no direct greater similarities in meanings. equivalent,” she said. “When I Nonetheless, there were listen to my grandmother’s stories variations. For example, the link about her childhood during the between “fear” and “surprise” second world war, I wonder in Austronesian languages like whether there was no space for Hawaiian is not evident in Tai- vulnerability in Polish history.” Kadai languages, spoken in south- As part of a multilingual family, east Asia and beyond, where Konkolewska said she fi nds that “surprise” sits more closely with subtle diff erences in meaning “want” and “hope”. for the same word in diff erent Jackson said the research languages are important — and suggested there may be no useful. “My favourite English universal concepts of emotions. word is ‘fl abbergasted’ — I love “People may universally have the this feeling, but I can only feel it in experience of having their heart English because it doesn’t exist in beat faster when threatened. Polish,” she said. However, there is variability in the “My Lithuanian partner says way that we make meaning of that that when he’s moderately angry, experience, the behaviours that he can be ‘angry’ in English, we associate with the experience, but when he’s really angry, he’s and the way that we verbally ‘piktas’ in Lithuanian because, communicate the experience to in his opinion, the accent and other people as an emotion,” he pronunciation of the Lithuanian said, adding that such responses word carries much more anger appear to be shaped by culture. than saying it in English.” However the study is based on — The Guardian 6 GULF TIMES Wednesday, January 15, 2020 COMMUNITY BOOK REVIEWS Anticipated books of 2020 Here’s a taste of some of the books that we are most looking forward to in the first few months of 2020, writes Laurie Hertzel

ou don’t need me to The Night Watchman by remind you that this Louise Erdrich: is the darkest, coldest Erdrich’s new novel is based in time of year. Just part on the life of her grandfather. scrape the frost off It tells the story of Thomas yourY window, look outside, and Wazhashk, a Turtle Mountain shiver. But if you squint a little and Ojibwe, who worked as a night peer into the future, here’s what watchman and fought against the you will see on the horizon: Longer U.S. government’s plans to end days. Melting icecream. And lots treaty rights with Indians. of great books to read. Here’s a taste of some of the Deacon King Kong by James books that we are most looking McBride: forward to in the fi rst few months In Brooklyn in 1969, an old of 2020. church deacon fatally shoots a drug dealer. McBride’s fi rst novel Homie by Danez Smith: since his National Book Award- Inspired by the loss of one of winning The Good Lord Bird Smith’s friends, the poet’s second examines the aftermath of the collection with Graywolf Press is shooting and the myriad ways about the importance of friendship it aff ected people. But told with in a time of xenophobia, racism McBride’s signature humor and and a deeply divided country. verve.

American Dirt by Jeanine The Mirror and the Light by Cummins: Hilary Mantel: Lydia, a bookseller in Acapulco, The long-awaited fi nal novel makes friends with Javier, a in the trilogy about Thomas customer who turns out to be Cromwell that began with Wolf the head of a violent drug cartel. Hall. The fi rst two novels won the When the bookseller’s husband Booker Prize. The pressure is on. publishes an expose about Javier, Lydia is forced to fl ee with her Redhead by the Side of the young son and try to get to safety Road by Anne Tyler: in the United States. A routine-bound middle-aged man fi nds his life turned upside Weather by Jenny Offi ll: down when his girlfriend faces An overworked librarian takes eviction and a teenager shows up on extra duties answering the at his house claiming to be his son. e-mails of a climate-change podcaster. From the author of the Northernmost by Peter Geye: spectacular Dept. of Speculation. Minnesota writer Peter Geye weaves together stories of the past The King at the Edge of the and the present in this family saga World by Arthur Phillips: set in Minnesota and Norway. The former Minnesotan’s fi rst novel since the 2011 “Tragedy of And when you fi nish all of these Arthur” (a fi nalist for a Dublin books – or some of these books – IMPAC award) is set at the end of the you can look up and realise that reign of Queen Elizabeth I, when the yes, it is spring. And there are queen’s spymasters recruit the only more books ahead. Muslim in England to determine if – Star Tribune (Minneapolis)/ her successor is worthy. TNS Wednesday, January 15, 2020 GULF TIMES 7 GARDENING COMMUNITY Going wild with African violets Once widely popular, these lovely flowers rather vanished from view, seen as a bit chintzy, but it doesn’t have to be this way, writes James Wong

to my surprise these quickly grew into perfect “Honey, I shrunk the kids” clones of the sinningias of my childhood. As if by magic, they were plants merely the width of a 50p piece. I have since fallen totally in love with what I now know are called Micro Mini Sinningias. They come in pure white, as well as pink, and lilac shades. They work amazingly GREEN PEACE: Forest leaves in the sunshine. well in tiny terrariums or planted in miniature, mossy landscapes, Gardeners should the toxic from the tasty. Being where they will fl ower pretty much remember that green able to detect a broader range continually. Sadly, these are hard to is a colour too of diff erences between the key track down in garden centres, but colour of plants confers upon both seeds and corms regularly pop They say if you fi nd a job you us an advantage that is directly up on internet auction sites. So keep love, you will never work a day linked to our chances of survival. your eyes peeled. in your life. However, what they We are, in a very literal sense, If you want something as a single- don’t tell you is that it works both built to be botanists. specimen plant for a windowsill ways. As someone lucky enough Given this realisation, I think or coff ee table, look no further to have their passion as their it’s odd that so much of how than their other close relatives, profession, believe me when I we gardeners talk about colour chiritas. I love ‘Hisako’ for its 30cm tell you it means you never, ever seems predicated on the idea that rosettes of beautiful dark green switch off . At the cinema with the one colour we can see most foliage delicately painted with silver my mates, just as I am losing shades of isn’t treated as a colour webbing. It produces generous myself in the action, a forest of at all. I think this is a huge shame, bunches of fl owers in the palest pink British birch trees will suddenly for a number of reasons. First, throughout the spring and summer. appear in the backdrop of what is because, in our ever-shrinking However, if it’s autumn and winter meant to be a camp of Congolese plots, using a palette dominated colour you are craving, go for their mercenaries. I’ll go on holiday and by the huge array of greens can cousins, Petrocosmeas. My favourite fi nd myself fi shing mystery leaves give the illusion of space. This is HOUSEPLANT WITH ATTITUDE: Pretty little Saintpaulia. is P crpytica for its almost perfectly out of cocktails to see if I can because it slows how you visually fl at rosettes of concentric rings of identify them. I’ll be sat at lunch navigate through the design, shiny green leaves, complemented with non-plant people and if the meaning the more you look, the s someone who could discovered – even though it belongs with dainty white fl owers. conversation turns to food, I have more you see. Add a fl ash of fi re- never be accused of to a genus I thought I knew so well. Finally, if you simply side step the the irrepressible compulsion to engine red to the same scheme being in-step with Back when I was a kid, sinningias huge, highly bred African violets tell them facts about vegetables. and your eye is instantly drawn fashion, I have always (then called gloxinias) were basically there are quite a few hybrids of Trust me, it’s a curse. to it above all else, like visual fast found the world of an enormous version of the African bog standard Saintpaulia that have But every so often this food, causing you to gloss over horticulturalA trends as perplexing violet, with dinnerplate-wide retained the more delicate look of horticultural one-track mind everything else and move on. as they are fascinating. In some rosettes of fuzzy leaves and gaudy their wild ancestors. My favourite does pay off . Back at university, This reliance of bolder, brasher ways they fulfi l a valuable function, cup-shaped fl owers. So when a is the vibrant ‘Pixie blue’ and pure I was introduced to a man who colours in garden design can also encouraging growers to experiment mate of mine sent me a few tiny, white ‘Chantaspring’, which can worked on the technology behind cause us to miss out on the other with new plants and techniques ball-bearing sized corms in the even make this opinionated plant night-vision goggles. Apparently, wonderful, visual-interest factors they hadn’t considered before. But post labelled “sinningia” I thought geek fall back in love with these old one of the key reasons these that plants provide in shape and the fl ip side is that we may overlook he must have made a mistake. But favourites. – The Guardian displays are a sort of luminous texture. options that could otherwise bring Wizard of Oz shade of emerald Finally, as non-green hues us a huge amount of joy. green is that our eyes can detect are generally seasonal, it can Perhaps nowhere is this more the more hues of green than any mean the downside to a hit of case than with the African violet other colour, allowing us to see exhilarating red, yellow or blue (Saintpaulia sp), once a ubiquitous greater detail and garner more for a few short weeks is months of fi xture of almost every coff ee table visual information from the visual come down. That is unless and kitchen windowsill back in the same display. I began to wonder you have built in a backdrop 1980s and now a surprisingly rare if that could really be true and, of varying shades, shapes and sight. I guess they are considered if so, could the very way we see textures of green to tide you over a little twee today, with many bred the world be down to plants? So for the months between. So this for the maximum number of pastel I looked into it and… the answer is my plea to gardeners: please petals, lacy frills and curious colour is yes. stop saying gardens dominated breaks. But they don’t have to be this Evolutionary anthropologists by green lack colour. For they way. There are loads of members of theorise that human eyes are so are really the most colourful the same family that are wonderfully great at distinguishing between and, arguably, interesting of all. wild and natural looking, with not shades of green because it It all comes down to a matter of a hint of crocheted tea-cosy about allows us to more easily tell perception. – The Guardian them. First up, is a species I only recently PURPLE POSEY: African violets, bred in the ’80s to be huge and with lacy frills. 8 GULF TIMES Wednesday, January 15, 2020 COMMUNITY Entrepreneurship: a mindset than a mere skill PPOWEROWERED BY Saima Bukhari, founder and executive director of ‘The Alif Way’, talks to Mudassir Raja of starting up and establishing company that promotes a sustainable and healthier lifestyle

o be an entrepreneur is not simply easy. It takes a lot of courage and individual decision NOTES FROM AN making to make a mark. TObviously, establishing or running a business entity is lot harder if you’re a woman. However there are ENTREPRENEUR resolute female entrepreneurs who take lead from their unflinching self-confidence and do not hesitate from walking a path less cooking and where the food items trodden. come from. The blockade came as a Saima Bukhari, a young blessing as we got more options for expatriate woman originally local items – the fresh ones. from India, is one such example “For the previous two years among many of women who can we have expanded into different be seen in Qatar making their areas such as subscription plans, presence felt. She is the founder consultancy, helping other food and executive director of ‘The Alif and beverage entrepreneurs, Way’ – a company that promotes a working with fitness centres and sustainable and healthier lifestyle. gyms, and supplying to different Saima, who was born and retail outlets – ready to eat meals.” raised in Qatar, holds a degree Saima, whose company runs in International Business its own kitchen, prefer to call her Management from Stenden food similar to the food prepared University. Her career as a fitness by mothers for their children. “I enthusiast began by launching think we are close to the idea of Qatar’s first transformation the food prepared by mothers. programme in 2013. Keeping Mothers want to take care of their within the industry, she started kids. They make sure that kids are The Alif Way. eating well, in time, and get the The young female entrepreneur things they like. Mothers offer spoke to Community at length fresh and attractive food. I think about how she started up her our brand focuses more towards business and her thoughts on her that. We support our clients business idea. “After I finished during whatever challenges they my university, I and a friend of face. We do ready to eat meals. mine discussed about our fitness Our customers can select our routine and food. We started our meals from our website. They can company named Crunch Doha customise whatever they like.” that was focused on helping The young entrepreneur sees people transform their physique. her company different from other We offered help in making people online food delivery companies. lighter, fitter and healthier. It is “There are online food directories how my professional journey in and delivery outlets. They do the industry of health and wellness not produce their own food. We started. produce our own food. We have “After about five years, I started our own meal plans. We deliver exploring the industry further. I them as well. We are not the only moved away from Crunch Doha. business of this sort. However, I learnt from about 300 clients of we are the only one focusing on mine that short term results only sustainability. We want people to give you short term benefits. I understand that nutrition does wanted to give more of long term not mean short term diets to get benefits. That is where Alif came certain results. We work with into existence. I chose the title specialised dieticians and health that is not completely related to coaches. Our clients need different health and fitness. I think if the things. Sometimes they need only company’s name is related to “Sometime you have a good business idea but you lack a piece of advice and sometimes fitness industry, people get very resources. In some cases, people have resource but they they need long term mentorship. limited when they see words like We offer both.” diet and nutrition.” look for a workable idea. I think we should just take an Saima wants her customers to Saima wants people to be the focus on just what they are eating best version of themselves in a initiative with the available resources. It is all about rather than the appeal or flavour sustainable way. “I came up with how much risk you are willing to take” of the food. “Notwithstanding our something for long term benefits piece of advice, I have observed for people who watch out for that the flavour is ultimate winner. calories, meal planning, what There is a minority very strict in ingredients are used, methods of — Saima Bukhari discipline. Only in this segment, TRAVEL

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 GULF TIMES 9 COMMUNITY

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TEAM: Team of ‘The Alif Way’. Photos supplied NETWORKING: Saima Bukhari speaking about her project at an event.

you find value for nutrition more that you need to also be careful of you have a good business idea but whether we have that knack or we Entrepreneurship is tough.” than flavour. Everything has to your nutrition levels. I do not say you lack resources. In some cases, do not. I have seen it very recently Saima feels herself extremely lucky work in balance. The extreme that all junk food is unhealthy. If people have resource but they that entrepreneurship is genuinely to be born and raised in Doha. “It is behaviour is what throws everyone you manage to have 80 percent of look for a workable idea. I think a mindset. I have seen many people a blessing that I have nothing to do off. There needs to be a balance.” healthy food in a day and the rest we should just take an initiative with very good entrepreneurial with. The country has an amazing The businesswoman herself of 20 percent of indulgence, you with the available resources. It is mindset which means that their infrastructure and support system. grew up thinking that one can eat can still manage pretty well. As all about how much risk you are performance is better than their This country is more like a home. whatever one likes if one is having for burning off your calories, you willing to take.” initiatives. It means that they are “For business, there are very an active lifestyle. She however has cannot become sedentary.” The young woman sees ready to go an extra mile. I have also straightforward rules. I have altered her opinion. “I used to eat Saima, as an entrepreneur, entrepreneurship as a mindset more seen businesspeople that do not seen more options and more a lot of junk food and thought my believes that one needs to start than a skill. “It is something that have that mindset. They operate in a opportunities in recent times. The active lifestyle is enough to burn it. up a business idea with whatever either you have or you do not. To very broad manner. You got to know support for the business has grown With the passage of time, I realised resources one has. “Sometime be fair, we all have to try to know where you want to use this mindset. here. There are more opportunities.” 10 GULF TIMES Wednesday, January 15, 2020 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC Wednesday, January 15, 2020 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY Burnout linked to potentially deadly irregular heartbeat

eeling excessively suggested as a risk factor for atrial relationship, Garg noted that two tired, devoid of energy, fi brillation, but previous studies mechanisms are likely at play. demoralised and irritable? showed mixed results. “Vital exhaustion is associated You may have burnout, a In addition, until now, the with increased infl ammation and syndrome associated with specifi c association between vital heightened activation of the body’s Fa potentially deadly heart rhythm exhaustion and atrial fi brillation physiologic stress response,” he said. disturbance, say researchers, had not been evaluated. “When these two things are including one of Indian-origin. For the study, published in the chronically triggered that can have “Vital exhaustion, commonly European Journal of Preventive serious and damaging eff ects on referred to as burnout syndrome, is Cardiology, the researchers the heart tissue, which could then typically caused by prolonged and surveyed more than 11,000 eventually lead to the development profound stress at work or home, individuals for the presence of vital of this arrhythmia,” the study it diff ers from depression, which exhaustion, anger, antidepressant author added. is characterised by low mood, use and poor social support. No connections were found guilt and poor self-esteem,” said They then followed them over between anger, antidepressant study author Parveen K Garg of the a period of nearly 25 years for the use, or poor social support and University of Southern California development of atrial fi brillation. development of atrial fi brillation. in the US. Participants with the highest “It is already known that “The results of our study further levels of vital exhaustion were exhaustion increases one’s risk for established the harm that can be at a 20 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular disease, including caused in people who suff er from developing atrial fi brillation over heart attack and stroke. We now exhaustion that goes unchecked,” the course of follow-up compared report that it may also increase Garg added. to those with little to no evidence of one’s risk for developing atrial Atrial fi brillation is the most vital exhaustion. fi brillation, a potentially serious common form of heart arrhythmia. While further study is needed cardiac arrhythmia,” Garg said. Psychological distress has been to better understand the observed – IANS

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

Some projects requiring a lot of thought, which you may have been Inspiration stemming from other places and other cultures might Some images deriving from dreams or visions might provide working on for a long time, could well be completed today. Your eff orts direct your passions to a new creative project of some kind, Taurus. inspiration for ideas to redecorate your house, Gemini. You might are definitely going to be appreciated by those who matter, Aries, and Your mind is quick and resourceful and your energy high, so you’ll spend some time perusing books in order to find ways to put your you might even receive public acknowledgement of some kind. A rise in probably have a busy day. ideas to work for you. Then you’ll embrace the task with a passion! income could be just over the horizon. You’ve worked hard to be where you are and can’t be blamed if you give yourself a pat on the back. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

Plans for social events to take place in your neighbourhood might New information regarding opportunities for career, business, New ideas that you have been studying over the past few days might have you spending a lot of time on the phone today, Cancer. Or you and personal expansion might shake up your value system today, have turned your mind in a diff erent direction, Virgo. Thus, you are might be running around in the car taking care of various errands. Leo. This is a positive development, although it may be a bit shifting away from the concepts that you’ve always accepted toward This could involve the healing profession in some way. Whatever it is, disconcerting for you right now. Your life could well take a diff erent other ideas that you may have just learned. This could lead to you feel especially strongly about it. A current partner might also be turn, starting today. Forget the changes that are happening for a projects of your own, perhaps involving writing or speaking. involved with your project. Invite this person to dinner. while and enjoy your evening! LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

Your logical mind might try to make rational sense of the strange You and your partner might discuss taking a long trip together, You’re likely to find creative or artistic inspiration today. You should metaphysical ideas that are popping in and out of your head today, perhaps to a distant state or foreign country. This isn’t the time to be feeling especially passionate today, Sagittarius, and your passions Libra. Some of them might be conclusions drawn from books you’ve hold back or be too cautious, Scorpio. Your life is very much on track. are likely to spill over not only into your relationships but into your been reading, but others might actually be messages from the other If you want to get away with this person, go for it. In the evening, get work as well. Whatever you produce creatively is likely to be so side. Write down whatever insights come your way. They might not together with your partner! inspired it impresses even you. Work done on the job should attract seem logical, but they’ll make a diff erence to your life. favourable attention from superiors. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

A project initiated by a group with which you’re aff iliated could New ideas and concepts regarding the way you make your living Group activities and social events excite your passions today, keep you very busy today, Capricorn. You might have to spend a lot might come your way today, Aquarius, which could cause a bit of a Pisces. You’ll meet lots of new people, take on some interesting new of time on the phone or running around in the car to libraries and shakeup in your value system. You might decide to tackle an entirely projects. A number of fascinating ideas exchanged at these events bookstores obtaining information. A close friend or partner might new profession that you’ve never considered before. Books on the might propel you into a new course of study. Partnerships of any choose to accompany you. You’re likely to be feeling very strongly subject could prove supportive and encouraging, as could those kind formed today stand a powerful chance of succeeding. about whatever you’re doing, so expect a gratifying day. closest to you. It’s important to follow your heart at this time. 12 GULF TIMES Wednesday, January 15, 2020 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

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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. Wednesday, January 15, 2020 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

Across Down 1 Complaint caught by the aged? 1 Grey coat designed in class (8) (4) 2 Animal going round a 3 Are Europeans allowed to shopping precinct (5) dance round them? (8) 4 High-level conflict (6,7) 9 Tutor taking meal with singer 5 Get Italian food over one (5) and actress (7) 6 Drooping duck by Italian river - 10 He’s simply a nursery-rhyme or African river (7) character (5) 7 It’s warbled in Los Angeles (4) 12 Fierce woman in river (6) 8 A drink for a horse (6) 14 Old politician responsible for 13 The early shift may be tough treble Poor Law reform (6,7) (8) 17 Boss putting blunder right (6) 15 Overcoming punishment (7) 19 Dark sort of thing! (5) 16 A carriage from Queensland, 22 Transparency of a bit of Australia (6) playground equipment (5) 18 Quick ships (5) 23 Greed displayed by girl taking 20 Interrogate part of the cooker pudding (7) (5) 24 Score two less (8) 21 Land in the water (4) 25 But it’s work for the dramatist (4)

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Wordsearch Codeword 14 GULF TIMES Wednesday, January 15, 2020 COMMUNITY BOLLYWOOD Salman Khan makes everyone feel elated: Kashmira

ashmira Irani, who was seen in the Salman Khan-starred Tiger Zinda Hai, says PREFERENCE: Adah Sharma prefers playing piano over going for party that the superstar is on weekends. aK wonderful person who makes everyone feel elated. Adah loves people so it makes me a little Kashmira had worked with playing piano nervous. For 1920 also I learned Salman on Tiger Zinda Hai as well the piece I was playing so it as Bharat. Guess what actress Adah doesn’t look incorrect. When “With Salman Sir, the Sharma’s free-time passion is. everyone is partying through the experience has always been She spends a lot of time on the weekend this is what I’m doing at amazing. He is a wonderful piano. home,” she said. person who makes everyone feel The actress, who has just Adah has been known to elated. He is a veteran and has started fi nding a fi rm foothold in pursue multiple artistic passions. consistently been very successful Bollywood lately, prefers not to She sings, she dances, and does and we have a lot to learn from party on weekends as many other gymnastics, too. him. A lot that one can take away Bollywood stars do. Rather, she On the work front, she was from his work and he has been spends time pottering over the seen opposite Vidyut Jamwal in in the industry for so long but keys of her piano, and honing her the action fl ick Commando 3 a continues to maintain such high skills. while back. She will next be seen energy performances. It is nice to “I’ve been playing the piano in Man To Man, where she plays have had the chance to observe since I was a child. I just haven’t a man. him and learn from his every played in front of too many – IANS move,” she said. As for her upcoming projects, Kashmira shared that she has just shot for an independent film. “It is a thriller and I’ve never done this genre before, so it was quite exciting for me as an experience. My look in the film is very different from what I usually portray. I’m looking forward to this film. It’s in the edit process and it was so much fun shooting in Nagpur for two months for this. There are few more projects in the pipeline,” she said. Tiger Zinda Hai will be aired on CANDID: Kashmira Irani says that Salman Khan is a wonderful person. Sony MAX on January 19. – IANS THANKFUL: Kareena Kapoor Khan says: “I am happy and thankful that the film is being appreciated by the audience.” on Twitter: “Next time you host a party or a get together, or a general addaa gup shup, ban mobile Kareena: Happy that respectively. It’s fi rst-weekend haul phones. Don’t let anyone. No selfi es Saif’s Tanhaji is being stood at a whopping Rs61.75 crore. no social media just pure human to appreciated The trade estimates that Tanhaji: human gup shup. It’s bliss try it.” coukd will reach Rs100-crore mark The fi lmmaker’s thoughts Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan in a few days. Directed by Om Raut remind us of a dialogue from the is excited about the success of and co-produced by Ajay Devgn, 2018 Bengali movie Uma directed Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, the fi lm based on the life of Tanaji by Srijit Mukherji, where the which features her husband Saif Ali Malusare, the military leader father (played by Jisshu Sengupta) Khan in the cast. of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, advises his daughter to stay away “I am really excited. I am happy founder of the Maratha Empire. from the Internet. When the child and thankful that the fi lm is being Meanwhile, Saif is optimistic protests, the father explains: “It’s appreciated by the audience,” said about his upcoming rom-com, neither water nor oxygen. Earlier, Kareena, while interacting with the Jawaani Janeman. we had friends of fl esh and blood, media at a meet-and-greet session “I am really excited for the fi lm. not virtual. We shared tiffi n, not she attended with Saif in Mumbai. It is releasing on January 31,” he updates. We followed each other In Tanhaji, Saif plays Udaybhan said. Jawaani Jaaneman is directed on bicycles, not on Twitter. We Singh Rathore, the Rajput by Nitin Kakkar. Saif shares screen ADVICE: Shoojit Sircar feels at least when we at a party or a get together, we liked people and thoughts with our fort keeper in the regime of Jai space with Tabu and debutant should try to refrain from clicking selfies. hearts, not clicks.” Singh I who was loyal to the Alaya F., who is Pooja Bedi’s On the work front, Shoojit Sircar Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. His daughter. In the fi lm Saif Ali Khan Sircar suggests detox for suggests we should go for detox. has two movies releasing this year. performance has been widely and Alaya share a father-daughter cellphone & social media The Piku director feels at least His family comedy drama Gulabo appreciated. relationship while Tabu is cast in a addiction when we at a party or a get together, Sitabo, starring Amitabh Bachchan The fi lm, starring Ajay Devgn in pivotal role. we should try to refrain from and Ayushmann Khurrana, hits the title role, opened with Rs15.10 The meet-and-greet session At a time when mobile phones clicking selfi es and posting them theatres on April 17, while the Vicky crore on January 10, went on to that Kareena and Saif attended was and social media addiction are on social media. Instead, we can try Kaushal-starrer biographical drama make Rs20.57 crore and Rs26.08 hosted by Procter & Gamble (P&G). becoming a matter of concern for striking up a conversation. Sardar Udham Singh is slated for a crore on Saturday and Sunday, – IANS most of us, fi lmmaker Shoojit Sircar Sircar expressed his thoughts Gandhi Jayanti release. – IANS Wednesday, January 15, 2020 GULF TIMES 15 HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY Joker tops Oscar 2020 nominations

Netfl ix made a strong showing By Josh Rottenberg with 24 nominations, the most of any studio. But although the streaming giant has made steady gains in its n awards season that pursuit of Oscar glory – last year it had been short on clarity earned 15 nominations, and in 2018 it and long on surprises earned eight – it remains to be seen came into focus whether it can go the distance and Monday morning as the take home the best picture trophy Anominations for the 92nd Academy it has long coveted. At this year’s Awards were announced, with nine Golden Globes, Netfl ix managed to fi lms representing a wide range of convert its 17 fi lm nominations into genres earning best picture nods and just a single win. the dark comic-book smash Joker Nominees for international leading the fi eld with 11 nominations. feature are Corpus Christi (Poland), Following closely behind with 10 Honeyland (North Macedonia), Les nominations apiece, including best Misérables (France), Pain and Glory picture, are the World War I epic (Spain) and Parasite (South Korea). 1917, Quentin Tarantino’s 1960s Mati Diop’s supernatural romance fantasia Once Upon a Time … in Atlantics, which Netfl ix acquired Hollywood and Martin Scorsese’s for release out of the Cannes Film gangster epic The Irishman. Along Festival, was among the most notable with Joker, the other nominees for snubs after it cracked the category’s best picture are Ford v Ferrari, Jojo 10-fi lm shortlist of potential Rabbit, Little Women, Marriage Story nominees. and Parasite, the latter of which On the nonfi ction side, the became the fi rst South Korean fi lm nominees for documentary feature to earn a nod for the academy’s top are American Factory, The Cave, prize. The Edge of Democracy, For Sama Nominees for director are and Honeyland. The academy’s Scorsese, Todd Phillips (Joker), Sam documentary branch has a well- Mendes (1917), Tarantino and Bong LEADING: A scene from Joker. documented history of snubbing Joon Ho (Parasite). It was a shutout commercial successes, and this year’s for female directors, with potential Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), Scarlett her performance in Hustlers, failed to Irishman), Joe Pesci (The Irishman) box offi ce hit Apollo 11 – like last nominees including Greta Gerwig Johansson (Marriage Story), Soairse earn a nod. and Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time). year’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor? – (Little Women), Lulu Wang (The Ronan (Little Women), Charlize Johansson’s nominations for lead On the diversity front, the failed to earn a nod. Farewell) and Marielle Heller (A Theron (Bombshell) and Renée and supporting actress, which are academy narrowly avoided a reprise The animation category delivered Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) Zellweger (Judy). her fi rst Oscar nominations, make of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy another unexpected snub, with failing to make the cut. The supporting actress nominees her only the 12th performer to earn that had dogged it in recent years. the juggernaut sequel Frozen In the fi ercely competitive lead are Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell), double nominations for acting in But only by a single nomination. 2, which recently became the actor category, Antonio Banderas Laura Dern (Marriage Story), a single year. (The last performer With Lopez left off the list, along highest-grossing animated fi lm of (Pain and Glory), Leonardo DiCaprio Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit), to achieve it was Cate Blanchett in with such other contenders as The all time worldwide, failing to earn a (Once Upon a Time), Adam Driver Florence Pugh (Little Women) and 2007.) Farewell star Awkwafi na and Us nomination. The nominees are How (Marriage Story), Joaquin Phoenix Margot Robbie (Bombshell). In one The supporting actor nominees star Lupita Nyong’o and Just Mercy to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden (Joker) and Jonathan Pryce (The Two of the morning’s notable snubs, are Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in supporting actor Jamie Foxx, Erivo World, I Lost My Body, Klaus, Popes) all scored nominations. Jennifer Lopez, who had been the Neighborhood), Anthony Hopkins was the only person of colour among Missing Link and Toy Story 4. Nominees for lead actress are considered a strong contender for (The Two Popes), Al Pacino (The this year’s acting nominees. – Los Angeles TimesTNS

Johansson’s double and other technical fi elds if Here’s a list of those who Oscars acting nods they take on multiple roles in an also have achieved dual acting happens aft er 13 years exemplary production. nominations for fi lms that came No one, however, has won out in the same year, with an First-time Oscar nominee both lead and supporting actor asterisk noting a win. Scarlett Johansson achieved a rare accolades in a single year. An feat on Monday when she was academy rule also bars multiple 1938: Fay Bainter for White nominated for two acting honours, nominations for the same Banners and Jezebel which will be doled out at the 92nd performance, which came about 1942: Teresa Wright for The Academy Awards next month. after Going My Way actor Barry Pride of the Yankees and Mrs. The actress received a lead Fitzgerald was nominated for both Miniver actress nod for her heartbreaking lead actor and supporting actor. 1944: Barry Fitzgerald for Going portrayal of a woman whose (He won the supporting actor prize My Way marriage falls apart in Noah for his performance as a priest 1982: Jessica Lange for Frances Baumbach’s drama Marriage opposite Bing Crosby in the 1944 and Tootsie Story and a supporting actress fi lm; then the rule was changed.) 1988: Sigourney Weaver for nomination as a German mother Unlike with the Golden Globes Gorillas in the Mist and Working secretly working against Hitler’s and BAFTAs, motion picture Girl Nazi regime during WWII in academy rules also stipulate that 1992: Al Pacino for Scent of a Taika Waititi’s quirky comedy Jojo a performer cannot be nominated Woman and Glengarry Glen Ross Rabbit. twice in the same category in the 1993: Holly Hunter for The Piano Johansson is hardly the fi rst same year (i.e., Johansson could and The Firm actor to be recognised in dual not have been nominated for lead 1993: Emma Thompson for The acting categories in a single year, actress for both Marriage Story and Remains of the Day and In the Name though the double nomination in Jojo Rabbit, or Brad Pitt could not of the Father that fi eld hasn’t occurred since have been nominated for lead actor 2002: Julianne Moore for Far Cate Blanchett was recognised this year for both Ad Astra and From Heaven and The Hours for the 2007 fi lms Elizabeth: The Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood). 2004: Jamie Foxx for Ray and Golden Age and I’m Not There. If the same actor gets enough Collateral It’s also fairly common to see votes to have two performances 2007: Cate Blanchett for multi-hyphenates receive multiple nominated in the same category, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and I’m nominations across categories such the performance with fewer votes Not There as directing, writing, producing REAR FEAT: Scarlett Johansson in Marriage Story. is disqualifi ed. – Los Angeles Times/TNS 16 GULF TIMES Wednesday, January 15, 2020 COMMUNITY

MNO marks 31st establishment day

Mongol National Organisation (MNO), a socio cultural Nepali organisation, recently organised Bahadur Gurung, member MNO Qatar. The event was chaired by Biru Lama, President of MNO an event to mark its 31st establishment day. MNO was established on January 1, 1989 by Qatar. Various local Nepali artistes, including Sony Rai, Ganga Tamang, Kunti Rai, Biren Maden, Gopal Gurung. The event was attended by various community leaders including Rajendra Lila Magar, Indira Nemwang and Sanjay Aangdembe performed at the event. Samyakham, President of Kirat Yakthung Chumlung Qatar; Rabindra Tamu, of Tamu Pye Lhyu Speaking on the occaiosn, Til Vikram Thebe, a Nepali journalist, highlighted the need of the unity Sangha Qatar; Naresh Sinjali Maga, Secretary of Nepal Magar Sangh Qatar; Sonam Dorje of indigenous people of Nepal for establishment of the fundamental rights and development of Tamang, from Nepal Prawasi Tamang Sewa Samaj Qatar; Sanjaya Angdembe Limbu, former backward 80% indigenous people of Nepal. He also appealed to unite Indigenous people for the president of MNO Qatar; Sangram Tamu Gurung, Adviser of MNO Qatar; Akash Nembang, guarantee of reformation of religious, cultural, economic, education and political aspects. former treasurer of MNO Qatar; Bel Bahadur Tamang, Spokesperson of MNO Qatar; and Ambar – Text and photos by Usha Wagle Gautam

DPS-MIS bids farewell to outgoing students of Grade XII

DPS-Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS) recently Harshitha. Rufus explained the theme of ‘A Starry Night’ organised a farewell event under the theme of ‘A Starry to the audience. Faiz Asim Mohinuddin, Head Boy of Night’ for the outgoing students of Grade-XII. DPS-MIS, promised on behalf of his batch mates that Asna Nafees, Principal of DPS-MIS, along with Soma they shall strive to be worthy citizens of the world so Bhattacharjee, Senior Secondary Headmistress; that DPS-MIS be always proud of them. Speaking on Hyacinth Mary Cruz, Senior School Headmistress; and the occasion, Advaita Manikandan Nair, Head Girl of Sini Menon, Junior Headmistress, attended the event. DPS-MIS, said that she had the best opportunities of Speaking on the occasion, the Principal reminded the learning, best of experience, the best of facilities and out-going students to remain true to the school’s motto the best of friends in DPS-MIS. Umang Gupta, Games of ‘Service Before Self’. She appealed to the outgoing Captain Boys, and Sana Riaz, Games Captain Girls, batch to carry DPS-MIS’s name on their shoulders by also spoke on the occasion, which was followed by staying true to the right values and beliefs. a farewell video, cake cutting ceremony and various Arya and Nakshatra welcomed the gathering, which dance performances. Faaizah proposed a vote of was followed by a prayer recited by Azhan and thanks.

MES principal receives multiple awards of excellence at 32nd CBSE Gulf Principals’ Conference

Hameeda Kadar, Principal of MES In Grade-XII CBSE examination 2019, Indian School, recently received the school secured third position in awards of excellence from the Gulf the Gulf region and entered the top Council at the 32nd CBSE Gulf ten position in the foreign school Principals’ Conference held at Jaipur, category. Dithi Dineshan, the school India. MES secured outstanding topper, got 97.6% marks. academic results in Science, “The accolades and honours Commerce and Humanities Streams accomplished vouch for the in Grade-XII and X CBSE Examination. consistency in the quality of The school also won the award education imparted at MES, which of excellence for its creditable is the outcome of the dedicated performance in CBSE National Sports members of the school faculty and Games for the academic year and perseverance and diligence of 2019-20. students,” said Hameeda Kadar.