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         “Hope is being able to
      see that there is light despite
           all of the darkness.”
           — Desmond Tutu

                                                             James May: Our Man in Japan                                  he’s clueless about Japanese etiquette but at least he
                                                             CAST: James May, Yujiro Taniyama, Masayo Fujii               knows there’s a small tree called a banzai... Not only that,
                                                             SYNOPSIS: James May has always been intrigued                but Japan is one of the most contradictory and confusing
                                                           and seduced by the idea of Japan, yet this nation and its      places on earth.
                                                           culture remains a complete mystery to him. Now he’s              Here, classical art forms and haiku poetry rub shoulders
            Community Editor                               on a one-man mission to immerse himself in its society,        with Godzilla, Cosplay, and some of the strangest
                                                           places, and people in a bid to unlock its extraordinary        obsessions on the planet, while stunning, peaceful vistas
              Kamran Rehmat                                secrets. By taking on an epic journey across all of Japan      of gently falling cherry blossom give way to neon lights,
    e-mail: community@gulf-times.com                       from north to south, James is determined to gain a genuine     J-Pop, and frenetic urban environments. Fifteen years
         Telephone: 44466405                               understanding into why this unique land and its people         since he first visited as a baffled tourist, James is now
              Fax: 44350474                                are the way they are, what drives their whole culture, and     ready to leap into the unknown and embark on a quest to
                                                           what their approach to life can teach the rest of us. So far   reconcile these contradictions and to truly understand
                                                           so good, but it won’t be easy. He can’t speak the language,    what makes Japan tick.
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 BODY & MIND                                                                                                                     COMMUNITY
Self-care promotes mental energy
                                    Putting time into your appearance, physical well-being, and
                                 emotional self-care routine has a payoff. You will feel more ambitious
                                    and eager to tackle your goals, writes Judi Light Hopson
                                                                                                                                                                     Becky believes anyone’s
                                                                                                                                                                  personal energy starts to drop
                                                                                                                                                                  when they neglect their looks and
                                                                                                                                                                  exercise routine. She was napping
                                                                                                                                                                  three times a day until her sister
                                                                                                                                                                  snapped her out of the doldrums.
                                                                                                                                                                     “I’ve been using a YouTube
                                                                                                                                                                  workout video to exercise,” says
                                                                                                                                                                  a chef we’ll call Carl. “I’m not
                                                                                                                                                                  working now, so I’m turning into a
                                                                                                                                                                  couch potato. Exercising keeps me
                                                                                                                                                                  from feeling depressed.”

                                                                                                                                                                     A couple we’ll call William and
                                                                                                                                                                  Kathy keep themselves revved up
                                                                                                                                                                  by doing the following:
                                                                                                                                                                     1. They take a drive to a local
                                                                                                                                                                  park three days a week. They have
                                                                                                                                                                  a little picnic in the car and then
                                                                                                                                                                  walk for 30 minutes.
                                                                                                                                                                     2. They each take a long soak
                                                                                                                                                                  in their old clawfoot bathtub one
                                                                                                                                                                  night each week. They add bath
                                                                                                                                                                  salts and rub themselves down
                                                                                                                                                                  with lotion afterwards.
                                                                                                                                                                     3. They order clothes online
                                                                                                                                                                  once a month. Both William and
                                                                                                                                                                  Kathy feel that a new outfit,
                                                                                                                                                                  even if it’s something as basic as
                                                                                                                                                                  sweatpants and a simple shirt,
                                                                                                                                                                  makes them feel nurtured.
                                                                                                                                                                     “We’ve tried to eat more fruits
                                                                                                                                                                  and vegetables the past three
                                                                                                                                                                  months,” says Kathy. “We were
                                                                                                                                                                  eating too much fast food and
PRIORITISE YOURSELF: Pencilling in self-care into your daily routine will affirm that you’re a priority.                                                          way too much meat. Nowadays,
                                                                                                                                                                  we create healthy salads and

H
                                                                                                                                                                  cook soups with many types of
              ave you noticed that                                                                                                                                vegetables.”
              you feel energised                                                                                                                                     When we’re under stress, we all
              when you feel loved                                                                                                                                 tend to neglect ourselves. We push
              and nurtured?                                                                                                                                       to take care of business, our bills,
                Putting time into                                                                                                                                 our homes, and those we love.
your appearance, physical well-                                                                                                                                   Then, when we run out of time,
being, and emotional self-care                                                                                                                                    we skip a lot of self-care that
routine has a payoff. You will                                                                                                                                    could really do us some good.
feel more ambitious and eager to                                                                                                                                     “Sitting at the computer
tackle your goals.                                                                                                                                                too much will slow down your
  We’ve all heard the old adage:                                                                                                                                  metabolism,” says a gym owner
“When you look good, you feel                                                                                                                                     we’ll call Rita. “Getting up to
good. And, when you feel good,                                                                                                                                    exercise on a treadmill or bike for
you do good.” Not necessarily                                                                                                                                     fifteen minutes every two hours
sharp grammar, but you get the                                                                                                                                    will help.”
point.                                                                                                                                                               Rita says she’s had to take her
  Good self-care infuses energy                                                                                                                                   own advice recently. She’d been
into our spirits and helps us stay                                                                                                                                staying home most of the time.
upbeat.                                                                                                                                                           Her energy had plummeted and
  Also, when we’ve put effort                                                                                                                                     she’s gained weight. But, she’s
into our health and appearance,                                                                                                                                   gearing up to re-open her gym in
we can actually stop focusing                                                                                                                                     the near future.
on ourselves. We can place our                                                                                                                                       “My husband puts on music
energy and attention on other                                                                                                                                     every day at 5:30, so we can
people.                                                                                                                                                           exercise for 45 minutes,” Rita
  “When I have a nice haircut                                                                                                                                     points out. “On weekends, we
and style, I smile more and enjoy                                                                                                                                 exercise vigorously for ninety
being around other people,”                                                                                                                                       minutes on Saturdays and
says a financial adviser we’ll call                                                                                                                               Sundays. I now feel more alert.”
Becky. “These days, when I’m                                                                                                                                         Pencilling in self-care into
working from home, no one sees           STAY ACTIVE: Sitting at the computer too much will slow down your metabolism. Getting up to exercise on a                your daily routine will affirm that
me. So, I’ve been looking pretty         treadmill or bike for fifteen minutes every two hours will help.                                                         you’re a priority. Without that
neglected.                                                                                                                                                        feeling, you’ll likely feel depressed
  “A couple of weeks ago,” she           give up the faded gray t-shirts I         colours instead. She also insisted     And, I’ve got to say, she really did    and you’ll have much less drive to
continues, “my sister told me to         was wearing and wear brighter             I let her cut my hair and colour it.   a good job.”                            accomplish anything. – TNS
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           Writing on the wall
If an effective vaccine won’t be ready until well into 2021, we’ll all be co-existing with the
coronavirus for the next year or longer without a magic bullet, writes Michelle Cortez

                        ‘                                 T
                                                                      he virus is winning. That      and policy flexibility to limit the
                                                                      much is certain more than      destructive capacity of an expanding
                                                                      six months into a shape-       pandemic, which may result in global
                                                                      shifting pandemic that’s       deaths of more than one million
                                                                      killed 450,000 people          according to one estimate, until there
                                                          worldwide, is gaining ground globally      are medical tools to effectively treat
                                   People are fatigued.   and has disrupted lives from Wuhan
                                                          to Sao Paulo.
                                                                                                     and immunise against the virus.
                                                                                                        “People are fatigued. They
                                   They mistakenly           While promising, fast-moving
                                                          vaccine projects are underway in
                                                                                                     mistakenly feel that things were
                                                                                                     going away,” said Cameron Wolfe,
                                   feel that things       China, Europe and the US, only             an infectious-disease doctor and
                                   were going away.       the most optimistic expect an
                                                          effective shot to be ready for global
                                                                                                     associate professor of medicine at
                                                                                                     Duke University. “We’re going to
                                   We’re going to have    distribution this year.
                                                             If, as most experts believe, an
                                                                                                     have to figure out a way to live with
                                                                                                     this.”
                                   to figure out a way    effective vaccine won’t be ready until
                                                          well into 2021, we’ll all be co-existing
                                                                                                        Complicating matters, the
                                                                                                     perceived threat varies from
                                   to live with this      with the coronavirus for the next          neighbourhood to neighbourhood,
                                                          year or longer without a magic bullet.     let alone country to country. Much
                                                          And this next phase of the crisis may      depends on the severity of local
                                   — Cameron Wolfe,       require us to reset our expectations
                                                          and awareness and change our
                                                                                                     outbreaks and the effectiveness
                                                                                                     of testing, contact tracing, social
                                   Associate Professor    behaviour, according to public-
                                                          health professionals.
                                                                                                     distancing, hospital systems and
                                                                                                     public-health messaging that is free
                                   of Medicine               In their view, success isn’t defined    of political shading.
                                                          as returning to life as it was in 2019.       Leaders such as US President
                                                          Rather, it’s about buying time and         Donald Trump, British Prime
                                                          summoning the staying power                Minister Boris Johnson or Brazilian
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President Jair Bolsonaro have seen                                                                                                                                 of Medicine. If people feel a false
their poll numbers crumble at least                                                                                                                                sense of security, they’re less likely
in part because of high infection                                                                                                                                  to wear masks and avoid large
rates and deaths from Covid-19, the                                                                                                                                gatherings.
disease spawned by the virus.                                                                                                                                         “The real worrisome time will
    In many instances, messages                                                                                                                                    be this fall, when we are reopening
from the top have seemed to                                                                                                                                        universities and returning to work,
conflict with the advice of experts,                                                                                                                               with more people inside and cooler
or drowned out the guidance of                                                                                                                                     temperatures,” Hamer said. “It’s the
government agencies. That has                                                                                                                                      perfect storm for a resurgence of
created confusion and mistrust                                                                                                                                     disease.”
and invited people to view public-                                                                                                                                    The high number of
health information through a                                                                                                                                       asymptomatic infections is having
partisan lens.                                                                                                                                                     a huge impact, according to Topol.
    Not all the news is grim. In the                                                                                                                               “This is the worst pandemic in 100
first half of the year, governments                                                                                                                                years,” he said. “1918 didn’t have
worldwide resorted to emergency                                                                                                                                    30% of people who were infected
measures like forced business                                                                                                                                      who didn’t know it. It’s the stealth
closures, stay-at-home rules and                                                                                                                                   infection thing that adds to the mix.”
bans on large gatherings. The                                                                                                                                         Drug developers are racing to find
moves slowed infection, saved lives                                                                                                                                effective treatments and a vaccine.
and gave leaders time to stockpile                                                                                                                                 This week, University of Oxford
medical equipment and supplies.                                                                                                                                    researchers reported that a low-
    Yet that progress came at the cost                                                                                                                             cost, widely used anti-inflammatory
of economic contraction, soaring          “This is the worst pandemic in 100 years. 1918 didn’t have                                                               drug called dexamethasone
unemployment and trillions of                                                                                                                                      improved survival in Covid-19
dollars in fiscal and monetary            30% of people who were infected who didn’t know it. It’s                                                                 patients, the first treatment to show
stimulus measures. Governments
are likely to be reluctant to resort      the stealth infection thing that adds to the mix”                                                                        life-saving promise months into the
                                                                                                                                                                   pandemic.
to wholesale lockdowns again in                                                                                                                                       US officials and scientists
anything short of a catastrophe.                                                                                                                                   have launched an accelerated
    Instead, the biggest economies        — Davidson Hamer, Professor of Global Health and                                                                         programme that aims to have a
seem intent on reopening, even                                                                                                                                     vaccine to prevent Covid-19 by the
if the pace varies. That, in turn,        Medicine                                                                                                                 first half of 2021, but White House
means more social mobility and                                                                                                                                     health adviser Anthony Fauci has
more opportunities for the virus to       China and the US shows what can         8.3 million confirmed cases and           Metrics and Evaluation to increase     cautioned that it could take longer.
spread. Already, scientists who track     happen when regions start to lift       the pace is accelerating. At the          its US death-toll forecast for the        Promising candidates include
virus trends are seeing signs that re-    restrictions, according to Seth         start of May, the daily tally of new      start of October by 18% to 200,000.    shots being developed by
opening is leading to a spike in cases.   Berkley, chief executive officer of     confirmed cases was running at            As of June 16, Covid-19 has resulted   biotechnology company Moderna
    “I understand there is a              Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The         about 88,000; now it’s 176,000,           in 117,000 lost American lives.        Inc; several Chinese programmes;
perception of the need to                 non-profit is part of a global effort   according to data compiled by Johns          “I’m not sure how you prepare       and a partnership of the University
balance on these economic                 to deploy coronavirus vaccines          Hopkins University. Some experts          for something of this magnitude        of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc
considerations,” said Ada Adimora,        equitably.                              say the global death toll will top 1      and severity,” said Carissa Etienne,   projecting a vaccine as early as
an epidemiologist and professor of           “Clearly it isn’t over anywhere,”    million.                                  director of the Pan American Health    September.
medicine in infectious diseases at        Berkley said in an interview. “We          “We’ll go well over a million,” said   Organization. “It’s almost difficult      The World Health Organization
the University of North Carolina          need to have some humility in           Eric Topol, director of the Scripps       to conceptualise.”                     hopes there will be about 2 billion
School of Medicine. “But to the           how we manage this thing going          Research Translational Institute in          A reprieve from the pandemic        doses of a handful of effective
extent that we open up society and        forward. Obviously if we were to        California. “I wouldn’t be surprised      that Trump and other experts           vaccines available by the end of
have people going to restaurants          just throw open the gates and try to    by 2022 if we go into a couple million    had hoped would come with the          next year, chief scientist Soumya
— you can’t wear a mask while you         go completely back to normal, we        or more, knowing that there are           arrival of warmer weather hasn’t       Swaminathan said at a briefing this
eat — you are not really working to       would see continued spread of the       so many people out there who are          yet materialised and may not ever,     week. But that’s enough for less than
control the threat of the virus.”         virus.”                                 vulnerable.”                              according to Davidson Hamer,           one-third of the world’s population.
    The ability to co-exist with             While the virus ebbs and flows          Reopening campaigns in the US          a professor of global health and          Future vaccines that do arrive on
Sars-CoV-2, as the virus is known,        regionally, it’s on the march at        have prompted the University of           medicine at the Boston University      the scene may not provide long-
will increasingly ride on how             the global level, where there are       Washington’s Institute for Health         School of Public Health and School     term immunity. If Sars-CoV-2 is
individuals assess risks and make                                                                                                                                  like other coronaviruses, including
decisions.                                                                                                                                                         some that cause the common cold,
    “No activity will be without          Leaders such as US President Donald Trump, British Prime                                                                 individuals may need annual booster
the risk of coronavirus,” said
Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at
                                          Minister Boris Johnson or Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro                                                             shots to ward off subtle changes,
                                                                                                                                                                   Fauci said in a recent interview.
Johns Hopkins Center for Health           have seen their poll numbers crumble at least in part because                                                               Without a vaccine in place,
Security in Baltimore. “It’s just how                                                                                                                              countries are doing the best they
much risk people think is worth           of high infection rates and deaths from Covid-19                                                                         can to contain the virus with contact
assuming.”                                                                                                                                                         tracing and targeted quarantines.
    Trouble is, the virus is stealthy.                                                                                                                             Testing is crucial, and many
Countries like China and South                                                                                                                                     countries still haven’t ramped
Korea that contained their local                                                                                                                                   up their capability sufficiently to
outbreaks have seen secondary                                                                                                                                      identify outbreaks when they’re
flare-ups. Beijing this week closed                                                                                                                                still small enough to bottle up,
its school system and limited                                                                                                                                      said David Heymann, professor
international flights after a new                                                                                                                                  at the London School of Hygiene
outbreak spread to neighbouring                                                                                                                                    & Tropical Medicine, who led the
provinces. In Germany, which has                                                                                                                                   WHO’s response to severe acute
kept its death toll below that of                                                                                                                                  respiratory syndrome in 2003.
other large European countries,                                                                                                                                       “It’s all trial and error but if you
new clusters of infection emerged                                                                                                                                  know the epidemiology and where
in a slaughterhouse and a Berlin                                                                                                                                   transmission is occurring you can do
apartment block.                                                                                                                                                   a more tailored response,” he said.
    In the US, the pandemic has                                                                                                                                       As the pandemic rolls into the
made inroads into Sun Belt states                                                                                                                                  summer, this much is clear. The
like Florida, Texas and Arizona after                                                                                                                              virus will not “fade away” even
hard-won gains taming it in New                                                                                                                                    without a vaccine, as Trump
York. Latin America, spared early                                                                                                                                  predicted this week.
on, is now getting walloped. Brazil,                                                                                                                                  “This was never something that
home to densely populated urban                                                                                                                                    would be containable or would
centres and rural areas with weak                                                                                                                                  disappear,” said Adalja at Johns
healthcare systems, has become a                                                                                                                                   Hopkins. “It spreads too efficiently
new epicentre.                            UNDER FIRE: From left, US President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazilian President Jair      between humans. That’s all it needs
    The resurgence in cases in            Bolsonaro.                                                                                                               to do.” — Bloomberg News
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              COMMUNITY
  Renowned Urdu scholar, Dr Mazhar Mahmood Shairani, passes away
  Renowned Urdu writer           lecturer, assistant professor
  and scholar, Dr Mazhar         and associate professor
  Mahmood Shairani, recently     of Persian in various
  passed away in Lahore. He      government colleges in
  was the recipient of 22nd      Muzaffargarh, Sheikhupura
  Aalmi Frogh-e-Urdu Adab        and Lahore from October,
  Award in 2018. This award      1960 to October, 1995 when
  was instituted by Majlis       he retired.
  e Frogh e Urdu Adab, a         From October, 2003 to June,
  world renowned literary        2017, he was associated
  organisation based in Qatar    with Government College/
  since 1991. He was also a      University, Lahore as a
  member of Majlis’ Pakistan     research supervisor. He also
  Award Jury in 2019 and         supervised preparation of
  2020. Dr Mazhar was the        Persian to Urdu dictionary.
  grandson of Professor          He also supervised and
  Mahmood Shairani, a            guided a number of students
  reputed research scholar       in Islamabad and Lahore,
  and critic and son of Akhtar   who were later awarded M
  Shairani, a well-known poet.   Phil and PhD degrees.
  Dr Mazhar was born             During his distinguished
  on 9th October, 1935 in        career, he had written a large
  Jodhpur, British India. Dr     number of research articles,
  Mazhar passed his matric       which were printed in more
  examination in 1952, FA        than 50 books and journals
  examination in 1954, BA        forms. Mohammed Atiq,
  in 1956, MA (History) in       Chairman of Majlis e Frogh
  1958, MA (Persian) in 1960     e Urdu Adab, describes Dr
  and PhD (Urdu) in 1987. Dr     Mazhar’s death as a great
  Mazhar had a very long         irreparable loss for Urdu      From left, Shabib bin Arar al-Noaimi, Director of Poetry Department at Ministry of Culture and Sports; Maqbool Habib Jaffer Khalfan,
  teaching and research          language, Pakistan and         Dr Mazhar Mehmood Shairani receiving the 22nd Aalmi Frogh-e-Urdu Adab Award, Ashad Ahmed, Ambassador of
  experience. He served as a     Majlis.                        Bangladesh; Dr Hafiz Junaid Amer Sial, Mohammed Atiq and Dr Fartash Syed.

NIS marks International Yoga Day
Noble International School (NIS) recently     Shibu Abdul Rasheed, Principal of NIS,
marked International Yoga Day under the       congratulated all the participants and said
theme of ‘Yoga at Home and Yoga with          that yoga has a meditative component and
Family’. NIS conducted inter house online     spiritual core. Robin K Jose and Jaymon
Yoga performance competition to enrich the    Joy, Vice Principal of NIS, congratulated
concept of healthy tomorrow by providing      the participants and asked the children to
physical, mental and spiritual practice to    practise yoga as it is a posture-based physical
the children. Speaking on the occasion,       fitness, stress relief and relaxation technique.

                                                                                                 MESECKA distributes
                                                                                                 food kits in labour camps
                                                                                                 MES Engineering College Kuttipuram Alumni           and other officials, including Nishad, Shamjad
                                                                                                 (MESECKA) – Qatar Chapter, in association           Olakara, Fenzeer Mohammed, and Vinod, Afsal
                                                                                                 with Cultural Forum Qatar, recently distributed     Edavanakkad, member of Cultural Forum State
                                                                                                 food kits in labour camps of the Industrial area.   Committee, and Afsal Edavanakkad, General
                                                                                                 Jamsheer Abubacker Vadakara, President of           Secretary of Cultural Forum Trissur District, along
                                                                                                 MESECKA, handed over the kits to Nisthar            with Abdul Wahid, and Sharafudheen M.S were
                                                                                                 Ernakulum, Captain of Cultural Forum Team           also present on the occasion. Almost 200 food
                                                                                                 Welfare. Ramshad, Vice President of MESECKA,        kits were distributed.
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GU-Q introduces virtual Global Leadership Summer programme
Local high school students struggling with the consequences of the pandemic crisis were recently         concerns for frustrated students who are home, unable to travel, socialise, or pursue an internship
offered with an opportunity to enroll in a new enrichment programme at Georgetown University             or other in-person personal development in preparation for college, and for life. This is exactly the
in Qatar, (GU-Q) a QF partner institution. The tuition-free Global Leadership Summer (GLS)               need we hoped to fill.”
programme runs virtually till June 25, 2020, and will help over 70 enrolled local students of Grade      The programme features two cohorts of 35 students each taking part in a daily three hour session.
IX-XII to develop the knowledge, confidence, and practical leadership skills required to achieve their   The interactive classes on social media engagement, critical thinking and communication skills
goals and to take on leadership roles in their communities.                                              provide professional development, while sessions on social justice, social responsibility, and human
Dr Ahmad Dallal, Dean of GU-Q, said, “Every summer, GU-Q welcomes students from across Qatar             rights encourage a commitment to community development.
for our traditional intensive summer programme called GPS. But this year, we wanted to expand            According to Jibin, “It’s crucial for young people to move away from the idea that leadership is only
our reach by extending the expertise and resources of the university to a wider range of students.       associated with a position of power in an organisation. Instead, our objective is to mentor young
That’s what led to the launch of GLS, and the decision to make it free of charge in order to remove      minds to understand oneself, their role in the community, and the intricacies within the world
any barriers to students during a time of economic uncertainty for so many.”                             order enabling them to take actions and inspire change.”
Enrolment in the new programme, which is run by GU-Q students and staff, reached its maximum             Students enrolled in GLS are also eligible for enrolment in GPS, and in the other enrichment
number of enrolment in only two days. Jibin Koshy, GU-Q Educational Enrichment Manager                   programmes GU-Q offers throughout the year for local high school students. Information about
and the Programme’s Director, said “The unprecedented response to GLS really confirmed our               both programmes is available on the GU-Q website.

DPS-MIS organises sixth edition of Inter-school
Quiz Competition Encuesta-2020 virtually
DPS-Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS)                which promotes a temper of discovery,
recently hosted the sixth edition of Inter-       foster logical reasoning, develop team spirit,
school Quiz Competition Encuesta-2020, for        and encourage healthy competition. She
the students of Grade VI-VIII. This first-ever    thanked the management, principals and
virtual quiz conducted via Zoom, organised        teachers of participating Indian schools for
with an aim to keep the tender minds              their active involvement and appreciated the
engaged and ignited during these difficult        diligent efforts of the Quiz team of DPS-MIS in
times and provide them a healthy platform         making the event a success.
for their holistic development, witnessed         After a preliminary online written test round,
whole-hearted participation from 14 Indian        five teams from schools, including Birla Public
schools across Qatar. The competition             School, Rajgiri Public School, Shantiniketan
was also live streamed on Facebook and            Indian School, Al Khor International School
YouTube. George Thomas, Director DPS-MIS,         and DPS-Modern Indian School, comprising
was the chief guest on the occasion. Yasir        3 students each, qualified for the final round.
Nainar, Director of DPS-MIS, along with Asna      Four rounds of the brain battle, including
Nafees, Principal of DPS-MIS, also joined in      Inquizitron, Boggle with Goggle, Guess the
the competition.                                  link and Match Time included questions from
Speaking on the occasion, George Thomas,          various fields.
advised the students to take up challenges,       DPS-Modern Indian School team consisting
be inquisitive, adopt a focused approach, and     of Aaryan Sujith, Venkata Sai Surya Kartik
move ahead to achieve their goals, adding         Basangi and Ankush Ghosh bagged the
value to the lives of the people around. Asna     championship title, which was followed by
Nafees, Principal of DPS-MIS, in her address,     Rajgiri Public School team, comprising of
remarked that this unique virtual quiz would      Amey Amol Desai, Nihal Mahamood and
be recorded in the records of DPS-MIS as it       Sourik Mitra, and Shantiniketan Indian School
speaks volume about the school’ relentless        team, with Shahma Fatima, Madiha Asraf and
will to succeed against all odds. She             Shreyansh Maurya, with first and second
highlighted the importance of such events         runners up, respectively.
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               COMMUNITY                                                                                                                                                         CUIS

How to barbecue every food perfectly
                       Now that lockdown rules have been relaxed worldwide, here’s how
                  to avoid shredding your salmon, serving half cooked chicken or giving your
                             cauliflower too much crunch, writes Stuart Heritage
                                                                                                                                                     the barbecue like an oven, searing
                                                                                                                                                     a larger cut on the hot side before
                                                                                                                                                     moving it over to the cooler side and
                                                                                                                                                     putting the lid on.”

                                                                                                                                                        2. Don’t overlook vegetables.
                                                                                                                                                        It’s 2020, and nobody wants
                                                                                                                                                     to destroy their mouths eating
                                                                                                                                                     turbo-heated peppers off lethal
                                                                                                                                                     metal skewers any more. Genevieve
                                                                                                                                                     Taylor runs the Bristol Fire School
                                                                                                                                                     and is the author of Charred, a
                                                                                                                                                     near-definitive book on barbecuing
                                                                                                                                                     vegetables. People tend to think that
                                                                                                                                                     the maillard reaction (of browning
                                                                                                                                                     and caramelisation) is purely a
                                                                                                                                                     meat thing. However, “All those
                                                                                                                                                     lovely root vegetables undergo it,
                                                                                                                                                     too,” she says, adding that if you’re
                                                                                                                                                     going to cook vegetables, schedule
                                                                                                                                                     for it. “They often take longer than
                                                                                                                                                     you might imagine. Cauliflower or
                                                                                                                                                     carrots or parsnips are really dense,
                                                                                                                                                     so they need long, slow cooking,”
                                                                                                                                                     Taylor says. If you don’t have much
                                                                                                                                                     time at your disposal, try to blanche
                                                                                                                                                     your veg in the kitchen before
                                                                                                                                                     grilling them. “It opens up the cell
                                                                                                                                                     walls of the vegetable, and then you
                                                                                                                                                     can hit it with a marinade when it’s
                                                                                                                                                     hot. It’s very hard to marinate a cold
                                                                                                                                                     carrot,” Taylor adds.
                                                                                                                                                        She recommends cooking
                                                                                                                                                     parsnips on your grill. Put a kilo
                                                                                                                                                     of peeled and quartered parsnips
GRILL TO FILL: Prepare for a feast of faultless food al fresco.                                                                                      into a fireproof roasting tin with
                                                                                                                                                     some oil, salt and pepper. Throw

T
                                                                                                                                                     some smoking wood chips into
           he sun is out (for now).                                                                                                                  the barbecue, place the tin on the
           You’re allowed into                                                                                                                       barbecue and shut the lid for 45
           other peoples’ gardens                                                                                                                    minutes, tossing the veg once or
           (for now). This can                                                                                                                       twice. When they’re tender, sprinkle
           only mean one thing:                                                                                                                      over parmesan and cook directly
barbecue season is upon us again.                                                                                                                    on the grill bars for 7-10 minutes,
Usually that can mean joylessly                                                                                                                      turning regularly. Taylor serves hers
navigating a minefield of potential                                                                                                                  with hazelnuts and fennel butter.
food poisoning while surrounded
by wasps.                                                                                                                                               3. Elevate your sides
But is there a better way? We asked                                                                                                                     Treat sides as an opportunity
the experts for 10 tips.                                                                                                                             to offset the richness of the meat.
                                                                                                                                                     David Carter runs Smokestak in
   1. Go two-zone                                                                                                                                    Shoreditch, east London (now
   The biggest mistake home                                                                                                                          operating a takeaway and delivery
barbecuers make, by common                                                                                                                           service through lockdown), and
consent, is cooking their food                                                                                                                       says that acidity is the key factor.
at too high a temperature. The                                                                                                                       “We use lots of citrus dressings, lots
best way around this is to set                                                                                                                       of vinegars, anything that tastes
up your barbecue for two-zone                                                                                                                        fresh and clean to counterbalance
cooking. Helen Graves, editor of                                                                                                                     the decadence of the meat.” One of
the indispensable Pit magazine,                                                                                                                      his favourite sides is grilled kale.
explains: “It just involves stacking                                                                                                                 “When you put a bit of oil on a veg
the lit coals to one side, creating a                                                                                                                like that, it’ll drip on your coals
hot zone and a cooler or ‘indirect’                                                                                                                  and char the edges, which gives
zone. It’s perfect for cooking fattier                                                                                                               it a really amazing flavour. But
pieces of meat like chicken wings                                                                                                                    then we’ll cut that with a ponzu [a
or lamb kebabs that will otherwise                                                                                                                   citrus-based soy sauce] with ginger
cause flare-ups when the hot fat                                                                                                                     and lemon juice and honey. You’ve
drips onto the coals. You can cook                                                                                                                   got the charry, smoky kale with
safely and for longer without having                                                                                                                 this super-light, super-refreshing
to worry about a raging inferno                                                                                                                      ponzu that cuts straight through
setting fire to next door’s topiary.                                                                                                                 the richness of the meat.” To
If you’ve got a barbecue with a lid,                                                                                                                 reinforce this notion, his meats are
two zones also means you can use           TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE: Allow enough space in your schedule to ensure vegetables are thoroughly cooked.   all served with pickles.
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y – from steak to fish to tender veggies
   4. Go low and slow
   It’s hard to replicate Smokestak’s
 incredible slow-cooked slabs of
 meat with a home barbecue, but
 not impossible. They pick tougher
 cuts and smoke them under indirect
 heat for 16 hours, until it takes on
 the texture of braised meat. If you’re
 determined to try, Carter advises
 using the Minion method. This is
 where you put a few hot coals on a
 bed of unlit briquettes, then carefully
 control the air vents to prevent the
 whole thing going up in flames at
 once. Master the Minion method and
 you can keep a fire going for up to 18
 hours.

    5. Get a chimney
    Charcoal barbecues are, in general,
 a slightly cheaper and more versatile
 choice. But they’re not perfect. If
 you’ve ever bitten through a crust of
 blackened chicken skin and ended up
 with a mouthful of blood, chances are
 it was cooked on charcoal. If you want
 to improve the consistency of your
 charcoal, David Wade from BBQ Barn
 in Sidcup, Kent, suggests investing
 in a chimney starter. It’s a cylindrical
 device that looks like a giant metal
 tankard; you fill it with charcoal and
 place it over lit firelighters on your
 rack. “The chimney effect pushes
 the flames through the charcoal and
 in around 15-20 minutes you have
 a starter full of even-temperature
 charcoal that you can carefully pour
 on to your rack. It’s a life saver!”

    6. Flavour your smoke
    As quick and easy as gas barbecues
 are, it’s often difficult to escape the
 sensation that you might as well have
 cooked in your kitchen. If you want to
 inject any sort of authentic barbecue      A PLATTER TO FLATTER: Barbecue bonanza.
 taste to gas-cooked dishes, Wade
 suggests buying a smokebox. “These                                                                                                                                         want McDonald’s, dad.’ So I thought:
 are normally stainless steel boxes with                                                                                                                                    ‘Why don’t I do thin patties but
 holes or slots in the lid,” he explains.                                                                                                                                   double, triple, quadruple them up like
 You sit them on top of the flavouriser                                                                                                                                     at McDonald’s, so my kids eat them?’.”
 bars – the metal zig-zags found on                                                                                                                                         Smashburgers require cooking fast
 many gas barbecues designed to keep                                                                                                                                        and on the hottest surface possible.
 burners clean and vaporise fats back                                                                                                                                       Stevenson recommends brushing a
 into your food. “Fill them with wet                                                                                                                                        little American yellow mustard on
 flavour wood chips and, with the BBQ                                                                                                                                       one side of the burger, then flipping
 hood down, the resulting smoke and                                                                                                                                         it over and cooking it in. “The yellow
 aroma will permeate your food and                                                                                                                                          mustard hack will take your burger to
 add to the overall cooking.”                                                                                                                                               the upper echelons of tasty town”, says
                                                                                                                                                                            Stevenson.
    7. Probe, don’t poison
    James Palmer-Rosser is the head                                                                                                                                            10. Don’t waste a steak
 chef and owner of the Kent Cookery                                                                                                                                            If you’re planning to push the boat
 School, and runs regular barbecue                                                                                                                                          out and barbecue steak, Stevenson
 masterclasses. “For as long as I’ve                                                                                                                                        has some choice words for you.
 been a chef, I’ve never been without a                                                                                                                                     “Everybody pulls their steak out of
 trusty digital probe thermometer,” he                                                                                                                                      the fridge and puts it straight on the
 says. “It allows for accurate and, more                                                                                                                                    grill. Don’t. Steak’s a muscle. You
 importantly, safe cooking by allowing                                                                                                                                      want it to relax. Take it out of the
 you to see instantly the internal                                                                                                                                          fridge to rest 30 minutes to an hour
 temperature of food. This is great for                                                                                                                                     before you cook it. And then you
 getting the right doneness on your                                                                                                                                         only salt the steak. Don’t put pepper
 steaks but also for ensuring that foods                                                                                                                                    on it. You put a steak on a hot grill,
 that need to be cooked through – like      A SKIN THING: Always oil fish before putting on the grill.                                                                      that pepper’s going to burn and taste
 chicken thighs – have reached the                                                                                                                                          bitter. You pepper at the end. What I
 correct temperature.” Chicken should       barbecued food to pull off; its window    remove it. The trick is to pick a fish    them thick burgers. Christian               normally do is, right near the end of
 reach an internal temperature of 73C       of doneness is so tiny that even a        with a tougher skin, such as salmon or    Stevenson, author of The Burger             my cook, I hit the steak with pepper
 (163F), burgers 71C (160F), sausages       momentary lapse in concentration          monkfish, and oiling it before cooking.   Book, has seen a huge uptick of             and a tiny bit more salt, and then I
 65C (149F) and steak between 60C           can result in its being raw or            Alternatively, wrap it in foil with a     people cooking his smashburgers:            rest it for half the amount of time
 (140F, rare) and 71C (well done).          overcooked. Plus, anyone who has          glug of liquid.                           thin patties squashed down on to the        that I cooked it. The juices go back
                                            tried to barbecue fish has ruined one                                               heat with a spatula. “I’m so over thick     into the muscle and you’ll end up
   8. Faultless fish                        by accidentally searing it to the grill      9. No thick burgers                    burgers”, he says. “I tried to make thick   with a juicy, juicy steak”.
   Fish is probably the trickiest           then tearing it to pieces trying to          Don’t insult your guests by serving    burgers for my kids, and they’re like: ‘I                           – The Guardian
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 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE                                                                                                                              COMMUNITY
 Why women are less responsible for
 greenhouse gas emissions than men
W
                  omen use more              the University of Otago, Wellington
                  diverse modes of           in New Zealand.
                  travel and generate           Thus, women overall had a more
                  lower greenhouse           diverse and lower greenhouse gas
                  gas than men,              emission travel profile than men,”
despite men being more than                  Shaw added.
twice as likely to travel by bike, say          The findings showed that women
researchers.                                 also undertook more car trips of
   For the findings, published in the        less than five kilometres each day
Journal of Transport & Health, the           than men, journeys that could
research team studied the transport          potentially be done by bike.
patterns of almost 50,000 people                The research focused on Kiwis
between 2002 and 2014 based                  who cycled for utility or transport
on data from the New Zealand                 reasons. The most common reasons
Household Travel Survey.                     for travel were to accompany
   According to the researchers,             others, go shopping or make social
while both men and women mostly              visits.
travelled by car, there were distinct           In general, men took fewer trips
patterns of travel linked to gender.         for the purpose of accompanying
   Fewer women regularly cycled              others and made fewer shopping
(two per cent) compared to men               trips.
(five per cent) but women travelled             We found differences in mode
shorter distances, they said.                for trips for the same purpose by
   Women took more trips, but                gender. For example, shopping trips
travelled between 12 and 17 per cent         undertaken by men in New Zealand
fewer kilometres per day and were            are much more likely to be done              flexible and lower carbon                      do more of this type of travel,”            to encourage women to cycle more
more likely to walk and use public           using a car than those by women,”            travellers than men. We need                   Shaw stressed. The research                 on routes between their homes and
transport than men,” said study              Shaw said.                                   to provide them with better                    shows that specific changes in              the shops and to travel safely in the
lead researcher Caroline Shaw from              Women are already more                    opportunities and support to                   cycling infrastructure are needed           company of others. – IANS

             Aries
             March 21 — April 19
                                                                                        Taurus
                                                                                        April 20 — May 20
                                                                                                                                                                   Gemini
                                                                                                                                                                   May 21 — June 20

The planets align to make this a great day for you, Aries. You should      Try to bring things down to reality today, Taurus. This is a good day      Your sensitivity will be greatly appreciated today, Gemini, and you’ll
find that your mood is excellent and your mind focused. Romance            to consolidate and organise. When it comes to matters of family, try       find that there is a great grounding force that will help balance your
will thrive in the nice, stabilising atmosphere, and you should feel       not to be so fickle. You may be giving someone the runaround just          extreme emotions. Try not to be too stubborn, especially with things
free to take centre stage. If you’ve been suffering from any doubts        to test their devotion. This is an important time for you. You should      having to do with beauty. A fixed attitude will most likely run into
lately, now is the time to take control of the situation and go for it.    probably work to ground and solidify.                                      a great deal of opposition. If a certain someone gets uptight, you’ll
                                                                                                                                                      have a difficult time getting your point across.

             Cancer
             June 21 — July 22
                                                                                        Leo
                                                                                        July 23 — August 22
                                                                                                                                                                   Virgo
                                                                                                                                                                   August 23 — September 22

The general atmosphere of the day may seem too slow and stodgy             This is a terrific day for you, Leo. You’ll notice a sense of well-being   Try not to be too fixed in your attitude today, Virgo. Realise that
for your tastes, Cancer. Try not to get bogged down in details. You        that makes you feel secure that all your hard work is finally starting     you may have to give a little in order to work comfortably with the
may find that it’s difficult to get any enthusiasm out of people today.    to pay off. It’s as if you’ve reached a comfortable ledge in your          people around you. It’s important that you be slow and reserved
You might just want to sit back and take it easy. This is a good day       trek up the mountain. This is a good resting spot that will let you        in your moves, especially in matters of the heart. Be open and
to plan and reorganise. Honour your recent achievements and                catch your breath for a moment. Take this opportunity to relax and         receptive. Try not to scare anyone away with abrasive words or
consolidate all that you’ve worked for.                                    regroup.                                                                   insisting that you’re always right.

             Libra
             September 23 — October 22
                                                                                        Scorpio
                                                                                        October 23 — November 21
                                                                                                                                                                   Sagittarius
                                                                                                                                                                   November 22 — December 21

There’s a tenderness in the air that you’ll find very comforting, Libra.   You may need to slow down a bit after the hectic pace of the last          You should notice a boost of energy today, Sagittarius, and your
Ground your sensitive emotions and make room for love to enter             couple of days, Scorpio. It’s essential that you take a more reserved      self-confidence should be revitalised. In matters of freinds and
the picture. It could be that you’re feeling indecisive when it comes      and sensitive approach, especially with matters having to do with          family, everything is running smoothly. Your emotions are stable and
to matters of relationships. The best thing for you to do is stabilise     the heart. Try to ground and centre yourself. Instead of thinking          grounded. Love and harmony are in the air.
your emotions and then make the effort to connect with others. The         about conquering someone, try simply sitting back and receiving
decisions will flow naturally from there.                                  their appreciation and affection.

             Capricorn
             December 22 — January 19
                                                                                        Aquarius
                                                                                        January 20 — February 18
                                                                                                                                                                   Pisces
                                                                                                                                                                   February 19 — March 20

Take it easy today, Capricorn, and work to digest some of the              See what you can do to ground your fluctuating emotions, Aquarius.         Don’t be surprised if you run into a few emotional roadblocks today,
input you’ve received over the past couple days. This is a day to          Try your best to bring them into balance. Take a practical approach and    Pisces. People could be quite stubborn and difficult to deal with. You
contemplate and plan. With matters of the heart, you may find that         slow down. Communicating with groups of people will be extremely           may exacerbate the situation by trying to get a rise out of someone
a sensitive, grounded approach works best. This isn’t always your          rewarding. Come out of your shell and show your sensitive side to the      with your boisterous attitude and dramatic flair. If your efforts don’t
favourite mode of operation, but it’s one that will provide you with       world. It will be greatly appreciated.                                     yield positive results, back off. Keep your energy to yourself and
the balance to counteract your usual frenzied pace.                                                                                                   share it another time when people are more in the mood to play.
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                                     COMMUNITY                                                   CARTOONS/PUZZLES
                   Wordsearch                                                 Adam

                                                                              Pooch Cafe

BATHING                                BUTTERFLY                    CRAWL
FLIPPERS                               LIFEGUARD                    RAFT
SNORKEL                                SWIM                         WADE
BIKINI                                 CHLORINE                     DEEP
FLOAT                                  LOTION                       SHALLOW
SPLASH                                 TOWEL                        WATER
BOARD                                  COLD                         DIVE
LADDER                                 PADDLE                       SHOWER
STROKE                                 TRUNKS                       WHISTLE

                   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.
Puzzles courtesy: Puzzlechoice.com

                                                                              Garfield

                   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.
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 PUZZLES                                                                             COMMUNITY
 Super Cryptic Clues                                                    Colouring

Across                              Down
1 Left-wing eloquence in            1 Fortunate girl sheltering king
scientist’s workplace? (10)         (5)
7 Discs that may be broken? (7)     2 Pubs that stop people
8 Tulip may be illuminated (3,2)    escaping? (4)
10 An eyesore - seen in nasty       3 Free - and terribly secure! (6)
environment (4)                     4 Bear gets broken toe later (8)
11 Accommodation in certain         5 Withdraw from a place of
parts (8)                           privacy (7)
13 Metal policeman (6)              6 Writing censored by editor
15 Still convering attics (6)       taken to court (10)
17 End of new tramline? (8)         9 Mail is in each new carriage
18 Help with a Verdi opera (4)      (4,6)
21 Mouth forming Greek letter (5)   12 Unsure about The Saint (8)
22 Part of a Chinese meal,          14 Talk about small herb (7)
perhaps, one sold out (7)           16 Bet about northern composer
23 Yes, tourism may be puzzling     (6)
(10)                                19 Does nothing but slide about
                                    (5)
                                    20 Commanding officer has little
                                    time to view Italian lake (4)

 Yesterday’s Solutions

                                                                        Answers

                                                                        Wordsearch        Codeword
14 GULF TIMES Tuesday, June 23, 2020

               COMMUNITY                                                                                                                                         BOLLYWOOD

   #BoycottKhans trends, so                         people can..#CBIEnquiryForSushant
   does #SupportSelfMadeSRK                         #BeFairInSSRMurderCase,” tweeted
                                                    another netizen.
      Two contradictory hashtags have                  “#FIRForSushantUnder302
   been trending on Twitter all Monday.                #JusticeForSushantSinghRajput
   The first, #BoycottKhans, demands                   #CBIEnquiryForSushantSinghRajput
   the Khans be shunned from Bollywood,                #BoycottKhans #BoycottNepotism
   in response to the untimely demise of               #BeFairInSSRMurderCase. Real hero and
   Sushant Singh Rajput who, netizens               good heart person Sushant Singh Rajput,”
   feel was a victim of nepotism and power          shared another user.
   play. The other trending hashtag read               “Dear Srk no doubt ur the best bt after
   #SupportSelfMadeSRK, mostly coming               sushant death i hate u ...u dnt have the pic
   from the fans of Bollywood superstar Shah        of sushant in ur phone..y don’t u kept a fan
   Rukh Khan.                                       moment in ur phone u google it n post it
      “Bihar, Jharkhand aur UP Main ban kar         shame on u #BoycottKhans,” expressed a
   do Khan’s k movie to kahin Nahi chalega          user.
   tab Pata chalega inko (Khan movies should           At the same time, fans of Bollywood
   be banned in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar          superstar Shah Rukh Khan claimed, how             CONFLICT: Fans demand that the Khans be shunned from Bollywood, in response to the
   Pradesh. When their films don’t run              the actor, who had no connection with the         untimely demise of Sushant Singh Rajput.
   anywhere, then they will learn a lesson)         industry and was a complete outsider, made
   that talents are not only born in Bollywood      it big in Bollywood with sheer hard work.            “Rajkumar rao, Sushant Singh,                 and got rejected movies of Star-Kids. Faced
   godfathers house. Stupid people specially        So they started tweeting with the hashtag         Ayushman have always said SRK has been           most clashes at BoxOffice to pull him down.
   ban Yash raj film and all 7 production house     #SupportSelfmadeSRK simultaneously.               the biggest inspiration for them to enter        Due to Nepotism, He didn’t get National
   films in these 3 states #BoycottKhans,”             “#SupportSelfmadeSRK because he is an          in Bollywood. Self made stars for a reason       Award for Swades. Bwood burnt when he
   tweeted a user.                                  inspiration to every middle class outsider        #SupportSelfMadeSRK,” expressed another          opened Mannat, RCE, VFX and KKR. Till
      “#BoycottKhans. If a corrupt                  who dreams to become big in Bollywood             fan.                                             date SRK suffers. #SupportSelfmadeSRK,”
   government can’t give him justice, then          industry,” tweeted a fan.                            “He was never a choice of any movies          wrote another fan. — IANS

 Actors ‘sceptical’ to shoot
as Bollywood reopens shop
BY SIMRAN SETHI

W
                   ith lockdown regulations
                   being relaxed and the
                   Maharashtra government
                   giving a go-ahead, a slew
                   of filmmakers in Bollywood
have decided to resume shooting. However,
many celebrities are still sceptical to step out
and start work on the sets.
    Super 30 fame actress Mrunal Thakur is
one of them. For her, “health comes first”.
    “I am not ready yet. I feel if I say yes to
a shoot, then I am putting a lot of people’s
health at risk. I don’t know. I am really unable
to decide. Also, the monsoons have arrived
in Mumbai. So, there are more chances of
spreading the diseases – especially flu,”
Mrunal told IANS.
    Mrunal also urged people to be responsible     YOUNG AND TALENTED: Mrunal Thakur, left, and Tanuj Virwani.
if they resume work.
    “People really need to be responsible. I       face the camera, but will take a call only after   Gupta said he would start the shoot of the        This is just a glimpse of an actor’s life. I
understand work is important and if people         seeing how safe it is to shoot.                    remaining portion of his multistarrer next        sanitised everything around before I began,”
are planning to resume working, they should           “I am sure we all have been waiting to          month in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. He          she shared.
maintain proper precautions. Health comes          get involved and busy with our individual          has assured there will be limited number of          Hina in fact tried dubbing with a mask on.
first. If someone is not feeling well, he/she      professions and, yes, I am eager to go face the    people on the set.                                “I tried to maintain a distance from the mic
should stay at home instead of coming to           camera – though, only if it is safe to shoot          “The people we take from here will be a        and dubbed, but it didn’t work, I was told my
work. I know delaying work is not the only         is when I would opt for it, keeping all safety     limited number. This will ensure a sense          voice was not clear. I realised it is unsafe to
option, so why not take proper measures,” she      measures in place,” Varun shared.                  of security, which was not probable in            inhale and exhale so close to the microphone.
added.                                                Actor-singer Aparshakti Khurana is not          Mumbai, where you have people coming              God knows how many have dubbed in the
    Actor Tanuj Virwani agrees. “As much           wholly sure about the situation.                   from different parts of the city. Even with       same studio before me. God knows who
as I miss being on a set, I think it would            “Well, I don’t know how many actors             all precautions, one can’t be 100 percent         amongst them is a carrier,” she added.
be extremely shortsighted to think about           and directors are ready to go out and shoot,       sure. It’s not a risk I would like my cast and       However, she says the studio was properly
resuming shooting soon. The simple reason          but whoever is contemplating must keep a           technicians to face,” Sanjay had said, whose      sanitised.
for that is the project I am currently shooting    couple of things in mind. Precautions must         period crime drama stars John Abraham,               “The studio is taking full precautions and
for requires a lot of cast and crew, and there     be taken and secondly, the number of people        Suneil Shetty, Emraan Hashmi, Gulshan             sanitising the place regularly. But one careless
is simply no way to do it otherwise. I feel        on the sets (must be minimum). At the end          Grover and Rohit Roy.                             move can be fatal,” she added.
films and shows that require fewer people          of the day, only two things matter – health           Actress Hina Khan has already experienced         Despite the scare, Hina will continue
on set should lead the way. Based on how           and work. Both have to go hand in hand,”           working outdoors amid the pandemic.               working. “An actor has no choice. You got
they manage and control their sets, a lot of       Aparshakti emphasised.                             She recently ventured out to a studio for a       to do what you got to do. Be it dubbing or
others will gain confidence as well as insight.       Speaking of directors who are keen to           dubbing session for an upcoming web show.         shooting, we only take risks to entertain you
I personally don’t see shoots starting with full   resume shooting, Sanjay Gupta’s Mumbai             She admits she did not feel “safe”.               and will continue to do so,” Hina concluded.
force until July-end or early August,” he said.    Saga was one of the first films to announce           “This was my first outdoor activity post          ‘Lights’ and ‘Camera’ are ready. When will
    Actor Varun Sharma is eagerly waiting to       resumption of production after the lockdown.       lockdown. Trust me, I just did not feel safe.     it be the right time for ‘Action’? — IANS
Tuesday, June 23, 2020   GULF TIMES                       15
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   Olly Murs: Lockdown                                                                    Katherine Schwarzenegger on
   has been harder than                                                                   ‘understanding’ Chris Pratt
   my knee rehab
                                                                                             Schwarzenegger says her husband, Hollywood
      Singer Olly Murs struggled to                                                       star Chris Pratt, has been “very understanding’
   find his purpose amid lockdown and                                                     during her pregnancy.
   found the quarantine period much                                                          Schwarzenegger opened up about being
   harder than his knee rehab last year.                                                  pregnant amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
      “Lockdown has been so much                                                          during an Instagram Live session. She shared that
   harder than my knee rehab last                                                         she found a great support system to help her during
   year. I was excited about so many                                                      the period, reports people.com.
   things happening in 2020. I had                                                           I’m really lucky to be living in very close
   Soccer Aid, holidays, The Voice,                                                       proximity to my family, which has been very
   projects with my TV company and                                                        helpful,” she said, before calling the actor a “very
   I had a new haircut. Lockdown                                                          wonderful husband”.                                       COUPLE: Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris
   sidetracked it all and I found                                                            It’s been amazing having him home and also             Pratt.
   comfort in eating things I love,                                                       very understanding about my need to sanitise
   like chocolate,” Murs told The Sun,       PURPOSE: Murs says he struggled              everything, having everyone wear masks all the              Earlier this year, Pratt and Schwarzenegger
   reports femalefirst.co.uk.                to find his purpose during lockdown.         time. That’s been helpful,” she said while talking       shared that they are expecting their first baby
      Murs, who was isolating with his                                                    about Pratt.                                             together. The two had exchanged vows on June
   his girlfriend Amelia Tank, added:        where I was thinking, ‘What’s my                Schwarzenegger continued: “Also, having people        8 last year and are now gearing up for the next
   “On the surface it looked like I was      purpose?’” A source had earlier              like you who I text constantly about everything          chapter in their lives. The baby on the way will be
   having loads of fun with Amelia.          shared that Murs is “so happy” in            baby because I’m learning as I go, and it’s been an      Schwarzenegger’s first child while Pratt already has
   But I’ve had some really tough days       his relationship with Tank. — IANS           interesting time to be pregnant.”                        a son, Jack, with former wife Anna Faris. — IANS

  Alfred Hitchcock films to stream
 if you’re in the mood for suspense
                                                   from that of Michael Myers in the Halloween
By Chris Hewitt                                    movies to the mobsters of Martin Scorsese’s
                                                   The Irishman.

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                                                      All of these elements make us participants
              ame a movie director who             in the action. We respond to these
              made more classics than Alfred       scenes because Hitchcock compels us to
              Hitchcock. Go ahead; I’ll wait.      contemplate the awful things that could
                 There are legions of reports      happen and who might do them, although
              that he wasn’t the world’s nicest    we wish they wouldn’t. By watching, we are
person. But there’s no disputing the track         complicit. Since Hitchcock’s death in 1980,
record of the Englishman who gave us not just      other films have taken these elements further,
Vertigo, which the prestigious Sight & Sound       including this year’s best picture Oscar
poll says is the finest movie ever made, but       winner, Parasite (an honour won by only
so many other greats that in the list below        one Hitchcock film, Rebecca). But there’s no
I have to leave off movies I love — North by       beating these seven streamable titles from the
Northwest, Strangers on a Train, The Birds,        master of suspense.
The Lady Vanishes, Frenzy – because I want to
marry seven other films even more.                    Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
   The key thing to remember about                    It’s often reported that this is Hitchcock’s
Hitchcock movies is the difference between         favourite of his films, but in the book
surprise and suspense, the latter of which he      Hitchcock/Truffaut, he says that’s a
famously mastered. To illustrate, he always        misunderstanding. Anyway, it’s my favourite.
used the example of two people sitting at a        Its macabre screenplay — by Our Town
table, not knowing there’s a bomb under it.        playwright Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson
   If the bomb explodes, surprising us,            and Alma Reville (Hitchcock’s wife) — is
Hitchcock said it would supply 15 seconds of       perfect. Charlie (Teresa Wright) is thrilled
moviegoing pleasure. But, if we are shown the      when her favourite uncle and namesake
bomb and kept cognizant of it while the two        (Joseph Cotten) comes for a visit, enlivening
unaware people eat brunch and chat about           her sleepy town. Then, she realises the guy
how great it is to be back in a restaurant,        sleeping in her family’s guest room may be a         TRADEMARK: The key thing to remember about Hitchcock movies is the difference between
Hitchcock would say he could draw the scene        serial killer.                                       surprise and suspense, the latter of which he famously mastered.
out for 15 escalating minutes of excitement
and suspense. Will it go off? Will they               Rear Window (1954)                                by exploring the family relationship in movie       to multiple interpretations as a David Lynch
discover it? Can our brunchers be saved?              Both Hitchcock/Grace Kelly collaborations         history. Anthony Perkins’ performance as            movie, Vertigo is chilling and unsettling.
   Essentially, it’s the difference between        from 1954 are entertaining, but this                 Norman Bates is a jittery triumph.
violence that comes out of nowhere in a            unbearably tense gem is a better movie than                                                                Notorious (1946)
slasher film and the slower, more satisfying       Dial M for Murder. Jimmy Stewart plays a                The 39 Steps (1935)                                Hitch’s most romantic film, showcases
experience of a thriller that engages our          photographer, laid up with a broken leg, who            A vast conspiracy threatens all of England.      Ingrid Bergman as a spy recruited by Cary
emotions and builds on them. Hitchcock             thinks he sees evidence a neighbour across           A couple on the run (Robert Donat, Madeleine        Grant to infiltrate a den of Nazis, and includes
said that was his main duty as a director.         the courtyard has murdered his wife. In the          Carroll) find hate turning to love when they’re     one of the director’s most famous scenes (it
One shortcut he used was casting huge stars,       pivotal scene, he watches as his girlfriend          handcuffed together. A catchy earworm turns         involves a key).
knowing their immediate appeal would help          (Kelly) almost becomes a victim, too,                out to be a crucial clue. A magic trick finally
us side with their characters.                     while snooping for evidence in the killer’s          reveals all. This comic mystery is 86 minutes          To Catch a Thief (1955)
   Another biggie for Hitchcock was taking         apartment. This sadistic masterpiece taunts          of pure fun.                                           Hitchcock in comic mode again, in his third
advantage of whom we root for. He’s not the        us with the knowledge that — like Stewart —                                                              of four collaborations with Grant. He plays an
first to force us to identify with a bad guy, as   we’re powerless to do anything about what’s            Vertigo (1958)                                    elegant cat burglar, improbably masquerading
we do in Psycho, fearing for Norman Bates as       happening on screen, even if we want to.               If 39 Steps is Hitchcock in a light mood,         as a lumberjack, who may go straight after
the authorities close in on him, despite the                                                            this is him at his darkest. Stewart plays a San     falling for a witty socialite (Kelly). The banter is
fact that he just killed the movie’s heroine.         Psycho (1960)                                     Franciscan who becomes obsessed with a              sparkling, the French Riviera setting is a stunner
But Hitchcock trademarked this technique,             Maybe Hitchcock’s most devious movie,             woman (Kim Novak) who resembles his late            and Jessie Royce Landis, as Kelly’s sceptical
which has inspired point-of-view shots             it kills off its lead early, then messes with us     lover. Or maybe she is his late lover? As open      mother, almost steals the show. — IANS
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