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Graphic designer Jenny Volvovski brings a unique vision

to covers she creates for already-published books. P2-3

STELLAR: Graphic designer Jenny Volvovski works in her home in Chicago, Illinois.

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The true sign of intelligence is not

knowledge but imagination.

— Albert Einstein

Cover to coverWhat Jenny Volvovski comes up with is often strikingly

free of conventions, a frequent reminder of the timidity of

commercial publishing, writes Christopher Borrelli

WORK OF ART: Graphic designer Jenny Volvovski shows her book covers.

Several years ago Jenny Volvovski decided she would design book covers for books that already had covers. Often perfectly good covers.

She wasn’t dissatisfied with the state of graphic design or anything. She just wanted to design covers for new books, and as a member of ALSO, a small graphic design firm based in Chicago and Brooklyn, she was working primarily for architects and online retailers and culinary clients — she created menus for the Lincoln Park bakery Floriole and Logan Square restaurant Giant. “But I wasn’t getting book work, and since I read a lot, I figured, for fun, as an exercise, I would do it anyway, to see what I came up with.”

She set parameters.She restricted herself to three

colours — green, black and white. Type could be handwritten, created with a typewriter, or one of two fonts, Futura bold or Caslon italic. And any

image had to be original, created by Volvovski, not cut-and-pasted from Google. “I set those limits to end up with covers that would look like they came from part of a larger series — like from some big, cohesive, fake library.”

A publishing house of one’s own.With a single overriding parameter,

her most fundamental rule of all:

Every time Volvovski finished reading a book, she had to design an alternative cover for the book.

That was many books ago.Volvovski named the project From

Cover to Cover, though really it’s more of a hobby — not found in a coffee-table book, never shown in a gallery, not intended for anyone in

Right now, she’s eight books behind.

“I’ll get to them,” she says, “but I have

actual clients to worry about, and

these covers — the only client is my

reading list”

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particular. She posts work on From-Cover-to-Cover.com, and that’s it. But what she comes up with is often strikingly free of conventions, a frequent reminder of the timidity of commercial publishing. Sometimes you have to adjust your eyes to her work before recognising even the most familiar title: Crown’s cover for Andy Weir’s The Martian — adapted into a 2015 Matt Damon film — shows an astronaut on a red, dusty Mars; Volvovski’s cover looks encased in the same gray duct tape the book’s hero uses to make repairs.

Indeed, it is.How Jenny Volvovski created

new covers for famous booksEvery time graphic designer

Jenny Volvovski finished reading a book, she had to design an alternative cover for the book. Here is how she did it:

What you don’t quite see by just visiting her website is the literal labour of love involved: To make her Martian cover, Volvovski wrapped a digital scanner in duct tape, cut out letters for the title and author, then layered in the cut-out chunks of letters until it looked three-dimensional.

After reading Frank Herbert’s desert epic Dune, she bundled the same scanner in plastic wrap, poured beach sand over the top and sketched out the title with her fi nger.

Some of her covers are created digitally. Her take on Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels is a set of covers that show the progress of two plants, rising upward, twining, separating, not unlike the trajectory of the women in the popular series. The lettering on her Americanah cover is itself a clever commentary: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s best-seller tells the story of a Nigerian woman navigating culture shock and casual racism in the United States, and Volvovski’s interpretation has red squiggly lines under the title and author name, the sort that word-processing software inserts beneath mistakes.

But many more of her covers reveal a sort of obsessive, method approach to graphic design: “After I read The Cartel (by Don Winslow, about the Mexican drug wars), I made a straightforward cover (just title and author), then stuck it to a tree. I could have stabbed it with a knife but we were in Maine — I shot it a bunch of times with a BB gun. I think it’s more satisfying when you create a physical thing.”

After reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, from former Chicagoan Rebecca Skloot, “I designed a cover, then printed it very tiny, because the book is about cells, then put a magnifying glass over the cover and took a photo through the magnifying glass.” The result looks like microscopic bacteria. For The Secret History, Donna Tartt’s thriller about murder at a Vermont college, Volvovski made a stencil of the title, laid it in her snowy backyard and sprayed ink on it — creating an eerie shape, reminiscent of the dead body in the book.

Volvovski held up the stencil.It was blackened and soiled

and stiff , like the corpse of a small animal revealed after a spring thaw.

She was home, in the Logan Square studio that she shares with her boyfriend and business partner, Matt Lamothe. Both wore slippers. Volvovski, 37, came here from Moscow in 1991, grew up in Buffalo Grove and attended the Rhode Island School of Design, where she met Lamothe and Julia Rothman, the other member of ALSO. As you might expect, since starting her book project, publishing houses such as University of Chicago Press have

hired her to design new books. But even Volvovski knows her work tends to sidestep the clear, obvious imagery favoured by most publishers.

Book cover design is a foundational exercise for many graphic designers, an art school staple that never loses its challenges — boil down a boatload of ideas to a dominant image (and font) that telescopes the content of the book and suggests the author’s voice. Yet, because Volvovski wasn’t doing this to solicit work, and never worried if her covers were commercial, “she ignored the typical language

(of cover design),” Lamothe said. “Which is why it’s been so cool to watch her. As a designer myself, it’s been inspiring.”

Instead of the puritan robes and oversize bonnets you might associate with a cover for Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Volvovski nodded to that haunting moment when Offred, the book’s protagonist, finds a faux-Latin message (essentially “Don’t let the bas----s grind you down”) carved inside a closet by a previous handmaid.

Her cover? Just the title and author’s name carved in wood.

Instead of taking a cue from the folksy, children’s book-esque design of Jesmyn Ward’s National Book Award-winning Salvage the Bones, Volvovski looked to Hurricane Katrina, the actual and metaphorical storm at the book’s centre. Her cover is made of sculpted cotton swabs, shaped into the radar image of a large storm.

Right now, though, she’s eight books behind.

“I’ll get to them,” she said, “but I have actual clients to worry about, and these covers — the only client is my reading list.”

— Chicago Tribune/TNS

BRILLIANCE AT A GLANCE: Two pieces, above and below, of Jenny Volvovski’s art.


COMMUNITY BODY & MIND

Gene to combat Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s identifi ed

Scientists have identifi ed a gene that can help prevent the development of neurological disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

According to the researchers, faulty proteins are formed during failed biologically controlled “proofreading” during information transfer from gene to protein.

These faulty proteins can have harmful deposits or aggregates which may cause such disorders.

The study, published in the journal Nature, showed that the new gene “Ankrd16” rescued specifi c neurons called Purkinje cells that die when the proofreading fails.

Without the normal levels of “Ankrd16”, these nerve cells, located in the cerebellum, incorrectly activate the amino acid serine, which is then improperly incorporated into proteins causing harmful deposits.

“Simplifi ed, you may think of

‘Ankrd16’ as acting like a sponge or a ‘failsafe’ that captures incorrectly activated serine and prevents this amino acid from being improperly incorporated into proteins, which is particularly helpful when the ability of nerve cells to proofread and correct mistakes declines,” said Susan Ackerman from University of California, San Diego.

The level of ‘Ankrd16’ in Purkinje cells is generally low which makes it vulnerable to the proofreading fails. Using mouse models, the team showed that increasing the levels of this gene protects the cell from dying. They also found that removing ‘Ankrd16’ from the cells increased neuronal death due to abnormal proteins.

The researchers describe ‘Ankrd16’ as “... A new layer of the machinery essential for preventing severe pathologies that arise from defects in proofreading”.

They also noted that only a few modifi er genes of disease mutations such as ‘Ankrd16’ have been identifi ed. – IANS

Eat fish twice a week for healthy heart: study

Decoded: How melatonin promotes sleep

Researchers, led by one of Indian-origin, have found that the melatonin hormone promotes sleep by suppressing the neurons responsible for keeping us awake, a discovery that may lead to new therapy for insomnia.

“We as a society are losing sleep because we are working too hard, and it’s causing a variety of health concerns,” said lead author Mahesh Thakkar from the University of Missouri.

“We often don’t even think about sleep or consider it important. However, there is nothing more important than sleep. We need to focus on therapies that can help you have quality sleep, not just sleep,” Thakkar added.

In the study, published in Journal of Pineal Research, the team used a mouse model and found that when melatonin is infused in the brain of an awake and active mouse at dark, it increased sleep and reduced its activeness by suppressing certain specific neurons that stimulate

the brain to stay awake.It also showed that blocking

melatonin receptors in the brain during bedtime, increased wakefulness.

The experiments focused on a receptor, MT1, as the mechanism using which melatonin acts to inhibit the specific orexin neurons that wake you up.

This discovery may also help developing medications that target only the MT1 receptor

instead of multiple receptors, which could lead to fewer side effects for those who take sleep-promoting drugs.

“Melatonin has been used as a sleep drug for many years, but people didn’t know how it worked. Our research suggests that if you target the melatonin MT1 receptor, you will get the most sleep with minimal side effects,” Thakkar explained. – IANS

Consuming fi sh which are high in Omega-3 fatty acids twice a week can help reduce the risk of heart failure,

coronary heart disease, cardiac

arrest and ischemic stroke, says a new scientifi c advisory from the American Heart Association.

The Association recommends eating two 3.5-ounce servings of non-fried fi sh, or about three-

fourth cup of fl aked fi sh every week.

Emphasis should be placed on eating oily fi sh like salmon, mackerel, herring, lake trout, sardines or albacore tuna, which

are all high in omega-3 fatty acids.“Scientifi c studies have

established the benefi cial eff ects of eating seafood rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, especially when it replaces less healthy foods such

as meats that are high in artery-clogging saturated fat,” said Eric B. Rimm, Professor at the Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, US.

Further, the advisory, published in the journal Circulation, laid emphasis on eating fi sh such as shark, swordfi sh, tilefi sh, king mackerel, bigeye tuna, marlin and orange roughy that are high in mercury.

Even though mercury contamination has been linked with serious neurological problems in newborns, it does not have adverse eff ects on heart disease risk in adults, the advisory noted.

Moreover, the benefi ts of eating fi sh substantially outweighed any risks associated with mercury contamination, especially if a variety of seafood is consumed, it said.

According to a study, published in the journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, adding fatty fish to our diet increases the size and lipid composition of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles, also known as good cholesterol, in people with impaired glucose metabolism.

Another study, published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, showed that Omega-3 fatty acids are more beneficial than flaxseed and other oils for preventing cancer. – IANS

REDUCING RISK: The fish, high in Omega-3 fatty acids, can help reduce the risk of heart failure.

BETTER CURE: The discovery may lead to new therapy for insomnia.


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BAD EFFECT: Being too busy or lazy to exercise can be dangerous for health.

NEW INSIGHT: The findings provide an insight into how marriage might aff ect health.

Researchers develop molecule, move step closer to treating common cold

Moving closer to finding a cure for common cold, researchers have developed a molecule that may prevent the virus from attacking human cells.

Researchers from the Imperial College in London have developed the molecule that targets protein called N-myristoyltransferase(NMT) which cold viruses need to build a protein

‘shell’, or capsid, which protects the virus genome.

According to the study, the new molecule attacks this protein instead of the virus which may, in turn, stop the formation of the resistant viruses.

The molecule also combats other related viruses that cause polio and foot and mouth disease.

“Common cold is an inconvenience for most of us, but can cause serious complications in people with conditions

like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A drug like this could be extremely beneficial, if given early in infection. We are working on making a version that could be inhaled, so that it gets to the lungs quickly,” said lead researcher Ed Tate, Professor at the Department of Chemistry at the Imperial College.

The results showed that the new molecule completely blocked several strains of the virus without affecting human cells. However, further study is

needed to make sure that it is not toxic.“The way the drug works means that we

would need to be sure it was used against cold virus, and not similar conditions with different causes, to minimise the chance of toxic side effects,” Tate added.

Presently, the remedies include treating symptoms instead of the virus as it is almost impossible to be get immunity against cold-causing viruses and hundred of variants which develop resistance quickly. – IANS

Fighting with spouse may up chronic pain

People with chronic conditions like arthritis or diabetes may suff er physical repercussions if they get into a fi ght

with their spouse, according to a new study.

The fi ndings, published in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine, suggest that in two groups of older individuals — one group with arthritis and one with diabetes — the patients who felt more tension with their spouse also reported worse symptoms on those days.

“The fi ndings gave us an insight into how marriage might aff ect health, which is important for people dealing with chronic conditions like arthritis or

diabetes,” said co-author Lynn Martire, Professor at Pennsylvania State University in the US.

People with osteoarthritis in their knees who experience greater pain become disabled quicker, and people with diabetes that is not controlled have a greater risk for developing complications, the researcher said.

For the study, the researchers recruited a group of 145 patients with osteoarthritis in the knee and their spouses. The other included 129 patients with Type 2 diabetes and their spouses.

The participants in both groups kept daily diaries about their mood, how severe their symptoms were, and whether their interactions with their spouse were positive or

negative. The participants in the arthritis and diabetes groups kept their diaries for 22 and 24 days, respectively.

The researchers found that within both groups of participants, patients were in a worse mood on days when they felt more tension than usual with their spouse, which in turn led to greater pain or severity of symptoms.

The researchers also found that within the group with arthritis, the severity of the patient’s pain also had an eff ect on tensions with their spouse the following day.

When they had greater pain, they were in a worse mood and had greater tension with their partner the next day, the researcher added. — IANS

No exercise for 6 years can trigger heart failure risk

Too busy or lazy to exercise? Men and women take note. Living without physical activity for six years during their middle age could be at an increased risk of suff ering heart failure, researchers have warned.

The fi ndings, described in the journal Circulation, suggest that consistently participating in the recommended 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity each week, such as brisk walking or biking, in middle age can reduce the heart failure risk by 31 per cent.

While it is known that people who are more physically active have lower risks of heart failure than those who are less active, but little is known about the impact of changes in exercise levels over time on heart failure risk.

“Going from no exercise to recommended activity levels over six years in middle age may reduce heart failure risk by 23 per cent,” said Chiadi Ndumele, Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, US.

For the study, the team included 11,351 participants, with an average age 60, monitored annually for an average of 19 years.

According to the American Heart Association, the “recommended” amount is at least 75 minutes per week of vigorous intensity or at least 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise.

Heart failure risk decreased by about 12 per cent in the participants who increased their physical activity category from poor to intermediate or recommended, or from intermediate to recommended, compared with those with consistently poor or intermediate activity ratings.

Conversely, heart failure risk increased by 18 per cent in the participants who reported decreased physical activity from visit one to visit three, compared with those with consistently recommended or intermediate activity levels.

Unlike heart attack, in which heart muscle dies, heart failure is marked by a long-term, chronic inability of the heart to pump enough blood, or pump it hard enough, to bring needed oxygen to the body.

The leading cause of hospitalisations in those over 65, the disorder’s risk factors include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking and a family history. – IANS


COMMUNITY CUISINE

Chef Tarun Kapoor, Culinary Mastermind,

USA. He may be contacted at [email protected]

Ramadan is a perfect time to enjoy lavish Iftar with friends and families. I have always seen people fl ock the

dessert stations more than they are towards the entrée selection, that is why all the places in Doha have a very lavish dessert buff ets. So lets start this Ramadan with a sweet note and I will share my knowledge about a popular sweet retreat Kulfi Falooda. If you grew up in India like me then I am sure you must have memories of Indian summer. If you remember the summer, then there must also be kulfi somewhere there. Well! I have some fond memories of those summer evenings. In our town, like any other town of India, we had a street where all these vendors would come and line up in the evening selling street food. Aloo chat, gol gappe, sugarcane juice and then there were falooda kulfi stalls.

Kulfi falooda as the name suggests- is comprised of mainly two parts. One is kulfi - the traditional frozen dessert available in many fl avours. The second part is falooda which is the sweetened cornfl our vermicelli served along the frozen kulfi . Then the dish is drizzled with rose syrup and is garnished with basil seeds and dry fruits like almonds and pistachio. I always say that falooda is a dessert disguised as a drink because as you indulge in this delicate dessert the melted kulfi along with rose syrup and sweetened falooda accumulates as a great drink in the glass bottom. That is why kulfi falooda is served with a spoon and a straw to enjoy the dessert and drink at the same time. When it comes to falooda though, the whole is always greater than that of its parts. Sweet, refreshing, smooth, cool, crunchy, and velvety, it engages the palate on many levels simultaneously and is a perfect antidote for summers.

It is believed that falooda began its life journey a decadent concoction in the royal courts of Mughal Emperor Jehangir, Akbar’s son. He had a great curiosity and interest about anything novel and unique. A favourites among other dishes was falooda, a rich jelly like drink made from the straining of boiled wheat mixed with fruits and cream. Others say that king Nader Shah brought it with him when he came to India. Of course whichever way you look at it, this was a royal drink meant for a royalty. Soon the dish escaped its gilded cage and began its journey across the nation, which is where it transformed into the cool, colourful dessert- drink as it is today.

Other versions of falooda are common in other parts of Asia too. Halo Halo, the traditional Philippines dessert is a similar

combination of ingredients, evaporated milk, coconut, yam ice cream with tropical fruits. Singaporean condolence is made up of shaved ice in a lake of coconut and condensed milk with a golden brown palm sugar syrup drizzled over it. Malaysia ups the ante with its ice laccha good that adds jelly, red beans, fruits, peanut, ice cream, sweet corn and ore to candol. Mauritian bubble tea is made of milk, basil seeds, agar agar, strawberry or vanilla syrup and is called alouda.

Rich creamy kulfi topped with falooda and rose syrup is a dessert which fi nds a place only at special occasions at Indian buff et counter. Kulfi is our very own Indian ice-cream made from thickened and reduced milk fl avoured with saff ron and cardamom. With so much innovative chefs, hybrid versions of the falooda have sprung up. You can try new-fangled types made with chocolate sauce, strawberry

and butterscotch kulfi falooda, kesar-fl avored falooda, paan-masala falooda, the Shirazi falooda with pistachio ice cream, and a profusion of nuts and falooda laced with seasonal fruit, my personal favourite is the mango and is widely popular. A perfect falooda needs a perfect balance, not too sugary, they should be thick and creamy enough to fi ll stomach. Another version of kulfi falooda is the rabri falooda . Rabri is sweetened and reduced milk laced with dry fruits, cardamom and saff ron and is perfumed with rose water.

The Modern Falooda in IndiaIn fact, so beloved is the falooda

that even the latest and the hippest restaurants serve it. Sucres des Terres has created a sundae version of it for Bombay Canteen, with layers of vermicelli, strawberry jelly, basil seeds and rose ice cream topped with candied pistachio and a sweetened milk foam. Monkey

Bar serves a Gadbad falooda with three scoops of ice cream, rose milk, praline and candied papaya. And Soda Bottle Opener Wala off ers an Irani falooda, what they call a ‘classic Bombay falooda fl avoured with strawberry’.

It is really not that hard to make a falooda, since all the ingredients are available nowadays in shops. Buy the delicate cornfl our vermicelli or falooda sev, some basil seeds, rose syrup, milk, dry fruits and nuts and ice cream. To prepare it, cook the vermicelli in boiling water until translucent but not too squishy. Soak the basil seeds in water till they swell up. Meanwhile, sweeten some hot milk with sugar, then chill the mixture. Pour into a tall glass, the rose syrup, the seeds, the falooda sev, the chilled milk and then throw in a scoop of ice cream. Garnish with the nuts and dry fruit. Of course, ideally, you should prepare the falooda sev and ice cream at home, but failing

that, you can always turn to your neighbourhood grocery store. Some people put cubes of fruit-fl avoured jelly, khus syrup or kulfi , but to my mind, that is all by way of gilding the lily.

Kesar mango falooda

For The Kesar Kulfi Milk full fat 1 ltSaff ron few strandsCooking cream ½ cupCorn fl our 1 tbspSugar ½ cupCardamom powder ¼ tspMango pulp 1 cup

Other ingredientsRose syrup 4 tbspFalooda sev 1 cup

For garnishPistachio powder 1 tbspRose syrup 2 tbspBasil seeds 1 tbsp

MethodCombine the saff ron and warm

milk in a small bowl, mix well and keep aside

Combine the corn fl our and ¼ cup of milk in a bowl, mix well and keep aside

Heat the remaining milk in a non stick pan and boil on medium fl ame and bring to boil, while stirring

Reduce the milk to almost half and add cooking cream, mango pulp and stir

Add the corn fl our and sugar mixture, mix well and cook on a medium fl ame while stirring and scrapping the sides

Switch off the fl ame and allow the mixture to cool completely

Once cooled, add saff ron milk mixture and cardamom powder and mix well

Pour the mixture into kulfi mounds or a set them in tray, freeze overnight

Boil the falooda sev in water till they turn translucent, remove from fl ame and refresh in ice cold water

Soak the basil seeds in water for 10 minutes to allow them to swell up

To demould rub a kulfi moulds between your Pam’s and then unmould it, if you set the kulfi in tray, cut the kulfi in square and place in a martini glass

Place the chilled falooda on top, drizzle rose syrup

Sprinkle chopped pistachio and place some basil seeds on top and serve cold

Kulfi falooda, a pureantidote for summer

REFRESHING: Kesar mango falooda is a refreshing dessert. Photo by the author


COMMUNITYSIS students excel in Hadees competitionStudents of Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS) showed excellent performance in a Hadees (sayings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)) competition named ‘Al Muhaddis Al Sagheer’ organised by Jasim bin Hamad Secondary school for Boys recently.In the competition, where 177 Arab schools participated, the students of SIS secured high marks

and positions. Anar Najmuddin, student of Grade-IX/E, was among those who secured 100% marks. Ridwa Qasim, student of Grade-XII/B, scored 29.5 out of total 30 marks. Haleem Ahmed, student of Grade-IX/B, obtained 27 out of 30. The SIS family congratulated all the winners, who are also a part of Shantiniketan Madrassa.

MES wins 2nd position in CBSE Qatar Cluster Taekwondo Competition

DPS-MIS holds investiture ceremony for senior student leadersDPS-Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS) recently held senior school investiture ceremony to induct the newly appointed ‘Prefectorial Body’ of 2018-19. The young talents were all prepared to don the mantle of leadership and discharge the responsibilities entrusted upon them with their commitment, confidence and competence.The ceremony was graced by the presence of chief guest Nabeela J Fakhri, Senior Vice President Human Resource Department of Qatar Airways; Hassan Chougule, President DPS-MIS Executive Committee; Yasir Nainar, Vice President; and other members of the executive committee.Asna Nafees, DPS-MIS Principal, appreciated the new appointees of the student council for

their courage to take up the new challenge. She urged them to connect themselves to the community and work for its welfare, and be true ambassadors of DPS-MIS.Hassan Chougule explained the true attributes of a leader and underscored the need of determination, integrity, hard work, and foresightedness to achieve success and excellence.Nabeela J Fakhri congratulated the student leaders on their success and motivated them to remain strong in adverse conditions and face challenges with a smile.As many as 123 students including Rohit Vasudevan Chari, Head Boy, and Samiksha Arora, Head Girl, were adorned with the sashes and badges. The off ice-bearers took pledge to discharge their duties with conviction and allegiance, abiding by the school’s motto ‘service before self’.

The students of MES Indian School remained overall runners-up by winning eight gold, 20 silver and seven bronze medals in CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education, India) Qatar Cluster Taekwondo Competition organised by Ideal Indian School recently. It was a remarkable achievement as all the 25 boys and 25 girls, who took part in the competition, exhibited greater performance in their respective categories. The gold medal winners of the tournament have also qualified to take part in the CBSE National Taekwondo Championship to be held in India later this year.


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W Doha welcomes Ramadan with special culinary off ersW

Doha Hotel & Residences, the fi rst luxury lifestyle hotel in Qatar, invites

guests to experience the soulful fl avours of Ramadan. The iconic Sultan’s Tent is back, off ering a sumptuous banquet of culinary delights during the Holy Month, alongside an exclusive range of F&B off erings.

Following the tradition every year, the hotel’s Great Room will be transformed into the exquisite Sultan’s Tent, providing guests a majestic venue to break their fast. Food enthusiasts can enjoy a pleasant Iftar or Suhoor with a terrifi c mix of traditional and contemporary dishes from around the world. The epicurean journey features a lavish buff et spread dedicated to Arab, Indian, and international cuisines, in addition to a selection of desserts and beverages.

The tent will also house up to 10 live stations featuring Japanese, Italian, Indian, Arab, Turkish, Asian and a host of other cuisines, infusing the ambience with freshly-cooked fl avours – from savoury to sweet. The Iftar package will be available from sunset to 8:15pm at QR230 per person, and Suhoor from 9:15pm to 2am at QR285 per person.

W Doha’s culinary off erings extend beyond the tent, inviting families to gather for a warm feast across its dining outlets. Guests can revel in the traditional settings of the Majlis with a refreshing selection of Arab mezze from 6pm to 2am. The hotel’s poolside lounge WAHM also brings unforgettable moments of Ramadan to its covered outdoor terrace, serving a la carte from 8pm daily.

For non-fasting guests, Market

by Jean-Georges will serve its breakfast from 6am-11am. The contemporary European restaurant along with La Spiga by Paper Moon will also open their doors for the popular express lunch, supper club and dinner throughout the month. Meanwhile, guests can savour authentic South-Asian street

food at Spice Market as part of its supper club and dinner promotion from 5pm-11:30pm daily.

W Café & Wetox continues to remain open daily from 9am-12am. Guests can satisfy their cravings with a selection of delicious baked goods and cupcakes, or simply grab a freshly-squeezed detox juice from the

Wetox station.W Doha is keen to make the

Holy Month even more rewarding with a special ‘Joy of Ramadan’ off er. Starting from QR694, guests can enjoy an extended stay at any of the hotel’s stylish rooms with early check in at 12pm and late check out the next day at 9pm. The package includes a

complimentary Suhoor as well as in-room Ramadan welcome delights and 20% discount on all restaurants. The off er is valid from May 15 till June 15, 2018, with booking available from now.

For reservations or enquiries, please contact +974 4453 5135. For more information, please visit www.whoteldoha.com/Ramadan

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Maze Picture crosswordConnect the dots


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COMMUNITYLEISURE

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 row and every 3x3

box contains the digits 1 to 9 and none

is repeated.

Sudoku

railbird (RAYL-buhrd)

MEANING:

noun:

1. A horse-racing enthusiast.

2. A spectator at a contest.

3. An observer who off ers uninvited

advice or criticism.

ETYMOLOGY:

A railbird is someone who watches

horse races or training sessions from

the railing along the track. Bird is slang

for a person with a specific character, a

peculiar person. Earliest documented

use: 1793.

USAGE:

“A lot of railbirds surrounded one of the

tables. She couldn’t see who was playing

but she sensed at once that it was a

money game.”

megalomania (meg-uh-lo-MAY-nee-uh)

MEANING:

noun: A mental illness characterised by

delusional fantasies of greatness, wealth,

power, etc.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin megal- (large, great) + -mania

(excessive enthusiasm or craze). Earliest

documented use: 1885.

USAGE:

“‘We are taking over the world of yoga.’

At the graduation day for 500 Start-ups,

a school for entrepreneurs in Silicon

Valley, such statements of focused

megalomania are the norm. ‘We will

own this space,’ predicts the founder of

a company.”

leptodermous (lep-tuh-DUHR-muhs)

MEANING:

adjective: Having a thin skin.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek lepto- (thin) + -dermous

(skin). Earliest documented use: 1888.

The opposite is pachydermous.

USAGE:

“The brand new state representative

from Artesia County got stuck with that

trap -- House Bill 100 -- today. He’s got to

throw a party for his colleagues, by an

old tradition.”

saprogenic (sap-ro-JEN-ik)

MEANING:

adjective: Causing or produced by

decay.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek sapro- (rotten) + -genic

(producing). Earliest documented use:

1876.

USAGE:

“By 1883 the long fingers of the decay

had spread like saprogenic tendrils into

every house.”

ectogenous (ek-TOJ-uh-nuhs)

MEANING:

adjective: Able to survive outside a host

(as some bacteria and other parasites

do).

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek ecto- (outside) + -genous

(producing). Earliest documented use:

1883.

USAGE:

“But on other levels, its dark, poisonous,

ectogenous malignancy continues to

feed on information and remembered

pain and pleasure, changing, growing,

and spreading within the vast host body.

— wordsmith.org

Yesterday’s Solutions

WordwatchSuper Cryptic Clues

The Mall Cinema (1): Uncle (Malayalam) 2:30pm; Baskar Oru Rascal (Tamil) 8:30pm; Downrange (2D) 11:30pm.The Mall Cinema (2): Baskar Oru Rascal (Tamil) 2:30pm; A Wrinkle In Time (2D) 9pm; Uncle (Malayalam) 11pm.The Mall Cinema (3): Raazi (Hindi) 2:45pm; Nous Jawaza (Arabic) 9:15pm; Kaali (Tamil) 11:15pm.Landmark Cinema

(1): Nadigaiyar Thilagam (Tamil) 2:30pm; Uncle (Malayalam) 8:30pm; Kaali (Tamil) 11:15pm.Landmark Cinema (2): Raazi (Hindi) 2:45pm; Baskar Oru Rascal (Tamil) 8:30pm; Nous Jawaza (Arabic) 11:15pm.Landmark Cinema (3): A Wrinkle In Time (2D) 3pm; A Wrinkle In Time (2D) 9pm; Uncle (Malayalam) 11pm.

Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): A Wrinkle In Time (2D) 3pm; A Wrinkle In Time (2D) 9pm; Uncle (Malayalam) 11pm.Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): Uncle (Malayalam) 2:30pm; Baskar Oru Rascal (Tamil) 8:30pm; Kaali (Tamil) 11:15pm.Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): Nadigaiyar Thilagam (Tamil) 2:30pm; Nous Jawaza (Arabic) 9:30pm; Downrange (2D) 11:30pm.

ACROSS1. Trying to find a companion

trapped in the burning enclosure (9)

6. Seemed frightened, one’s comrade, at meeting the boss (5)

9. Telling Reg about what one studied at school? (5)

10. Do they bleat if the walk’s too short? (9)

11. What’s needed in the Stygian darkness? (6-4)

12. Said it’s the grain yield (4)14. Peru’s upsetting to father: the

poverty-stricken people (7)15. Stops and prepares the

document (5,2)17. Write letters to get new

clients (7)19. He jumps over it, which is

more understandable (7)20. In Spain she’s twice the

woman she is in England (4)22. Heed the foreigner’s advice

not to have your drink on the rocks? (4,6)

25. One’s not free to travel on it (5-4)

26. Adversities that are really bad? (5)

27. The daughters are quivering in terror (5)

28. Plan to return with great big pastries (9)

Yesterday’s Solutions

Across: 1 Apiece; 4 Crackers; 10 Skipper; 11 Matador; 12 Rain; 13 Antitheses; 16 Called; 17 Certain; 20 Convert; 21 Snatch; 24 Deep-seated; 25 Iris; 27 Obscene; 29 Leg-pull; 30 Tireless; 31 Wether.

Down: 1 Abstract; 2 Initial move; 3 Cope; 5 Remained; 6 Catchy tune; 7 End; 8 Stress; 9 Wrong; 14 Skim through; 15 Serves well; 18 Breakers; 19 Whistler; 22 Adroit; 23 Belle; 26 Ogre; 28 Sir.

DOWN1. Puts away for the sailors (5)2. Praise at first for the quality

(9)3. The secret one’s told of self-

assurance (10)4. Speaks ill of as “sin-ravaged

and filled with a terrible lust” (7)

5. The gale blew and the sea sparkled (7)

6. Play at the smoking-concert? (4)

7. Vague and liable to drop off (5)

8. What dogs must beware of (and Prince Charles, too?) (9)

13. A spiteful and twisted lament about love gone awry (10)

14. The devil’s own? (9)16. It’s smart to catch the water

filtering through (9)18. Leads the odd sales-man in

(7)19. Virginia got the Indian

through (7)21. Go and break (5)23. With some difficulty, Penny

gets through from Surrey (5)24. Act up, too (4)


COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE

ARIESMarch 21 — April 19

CANCERJune 21 — July 22

LIBRASeptember 23 — October 22

CAPRICORNDecember 22 — January 19

TAURUSApril 20 — May 20

LEOJuly 23 — August 22

SCORPIOOctober 23 — November 21

AQUARIUSJanuary 20 — February 18

GEMINIMay 21 — June 20

VIRGOAugust 23 — September 22

SAGITTARIUSNovember 22 — December 21

PISCESFebruary 19 — March 20

You might have some strong hesitations during the day, Aries. You may

have to cover up the truth or, on the contrary, say it out loud. If this is

the case, say what’s on your mind. You’ll be supported by the current

planetary positions, which will help you formulate your ideas in a way

that won’t shock people, and, in fact, might even sway them to your

point of view.

It will be a stimulating day for you, Cancer! You’ll feel great and have

no trouble channelling all your energy into your activities. But don’t be

surprised if you encounter some resistance. As creative as your ideas

are, they may not suit everyone. In fact, you could be confronted with

some rebelliousness. Be persuasive and you’ll get your way today.

Overall, the climate is tense at work and at home, Libra. You’ll sense a

feeling of restlessness and a longing for change, but you’ll also feel a

reluctance to make any real moves in that direction. Your judgment tells

you that complaints that don’t lead to action are meaningless. So why

not be the catalyst that provokes some action?

You have an unusual gift for making a situation seem less dramatic,

Capricorn. Today, you’ll witness crises of all kinds. You will be the one

who reassures people, and the one who can sum up the situation

objectively without panicking or exaggerating. This, coupled with your

legendary calm, makes for a great combination!

There are moments when your powers of clear thinking reveal the

tremendous amount of maturity that you have, Taurus. You aren’t

usually a dreamer, so it’s rather diff icult to lead you into ambiguous

situations. If you currently have sentimental aff airs going on in your

life, this would be an excellent day to take stock. But try not to be too

cold-hearted.

Be careful not to lose your temper today, Leo. You’re chomping at

the bit these days, although your daring nature has been reined in by

financial and professional constraints. It’s useless to entertain grandiose

illusions at the moment. Moreover, if you do, you can expect some

confrontations. If you’re advised to be more conservative, heed the

suggestion.

You can interpret the day ahead as an open-ended question about

you, Scorpio. You may have noticed certain physical or psychological

aspects of yourself that make you uncomfortable. The day ahead may

force you to take action to correct that attitude. If you just share your

concerns with a friend or relative, you’ll accomplish a great deal.

Dare to express your ideas without fear of ridicule. This is what the

planetary configuration has to say to you today, Aquarius. And this is

exactly what you need to hear, because fear of ridicule is generally your

Achilles heel. The challenge for you is to clearly say what you think

without referring to or borrowing the ideas of others. Dare to do it!

You may have felt somewhat frustrated in your initiatives over the past

few days, Gemini. Either outside obstacles, such as events that caused

delays, or inner restraints, such as your own apathy, presented a clear

challenge to you. Certain matters must be resolved before you can

make any real progress. The day ahead may give you an opportunity to

settle these issues once and for all.

Today time will stop and might even seem to go backward, Virgo. Use

this pause to reflect on your motivations. The clues from the Zodiac

seem to suggest that you’re currently settling questions that concern

the fate of another person. Perhaps you should be spending an equal

amount of time considering your own fate as well.

Sometimes people might reproach you for being less than tactful in

relationships, Sagittarius. However, today’s planetary energies are going

to help you be more sensitive. You’ll feel as though you suddenly have a

much greater capacity for listening. Whether it’s true or not, others will

have the impression that you are no longer so self-centred.

If you’ve always felt the desire to write, now is the time to take the

plunge, Pisces. You certainly don’t lack the imagination! Your problem

may be that you have diff iculty taking your prose seriously. Don’t think

about being “A Writer.” Just write! And above all, don’t hesitate to let

people read what you write. A writer’s group would be a great way for

you to come out of hiding.

People have realised exercise best medicine: Zumba star

By Radhika Bhirani

Excited about hosting a masterclass in India, Beto Perez, creator of the fi tness solution Zumba, says by creating

a fun environment, people don’t realise how hard they are working out. He is glad people worldwide are becoming conscious about the importance of exercise.

In India for the fourth edition

of Fitex India 2018, Perez hosted a high-powered masterclass in Greater Noida, to the beats of famed Indian rapper Badshah.

“The energy that comes from an Indian crowd of Zumba fans is like nowhere else in the world. I am also excited to meet so many new instructors in India. Our programme is booming and it gives me enormous pride to know we are creating employment opportunities for thousands of people,” Perez said in an email interview. He will

be collaborating with Badshah before the end of 2018, and it will see the singer’s signature sounds getting choreography and being distributed to Zumba instructors across the globe.

Zumba mixes dance and aerobic elements with accompanying music that is mainly Latin, but also incorporates various genres of music. The movements involve martial arts, squats, lunges and other aerobic techniques.

In 2001, Perez collaborated with Alberto Perlman and Alberto Aghion to create Zumba Fitness, LLC.

Over the years, the company has partnered with stars like Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, Shakira, Maluma, Shaggy, Claudia Leitte, Pitbull, Wisin, Yandel, Don Omar, Luis Fonsi, Lil Jon and Daddy Yankee, to incorporate high-energy music into their popular fi tness routines.

“Music is fundamental to

Zumba. With great music, you lose yourself in the moment and it doesn’t feel like you are working out.

“Latin music works perfectly for Zumba as the primary steps in class stem from certain Latin styles. But Bollywood music is right up there too,” added the 48-year-old Columbian, who dismisses the concept of ‘Bollywood Zumba’.

“It is important to note that ‘Bollywood Zumba’ does not formally exist. A Zumba class can certainly feature some Bollywood-style tracks but it is important that the music is primarily Latin and follows a certain formula, in which we train instructors.

“Only a properly trained and licensed instructor can deliver the genuine experience. That said, we at Zumba have created some Bollywood style tracks which we have provided to instructors around the world...and they absolutely love them.”

A core idea behind the fi tness routine is to combine fun with exercise.

“People have realised that exercise is the best medicine. Regular exercise reduces the likelihood of a range of diseases and improves the mood. Exercise has moved away from being just for those that want to compete in sport or show off their body — it is a means by which everyone can lengthen their life expectancy.”

Asserting that it is a “business of fun”, Perez added: “Create a fun environment and people don’t realise how hard they are working and how many calories they are burning. The ability to connect with an audience and bring a sense of joy to the class is primarily what I look for in an instructor.

“It’s not about being the best dancer or having the biggest muscles...it’s about fi lling a room with energy and happiness.” — IANS

Friday, May 18, 2018 15GULF TIMES

COMMUNITYSHOWBIZ

Manjot Singh on a mission to break Sikh image in industry

Actor Manjot Singh of Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! fame says whenever he expresses his desire to do serious and romantic roles in Bollywood, he

is told that a “Sardar will only be accepted in a comic role”. The young actor believes only Sikh actors can break this perception.

The audience has seen his comic side in fi lms like Student of the Year and Fukrey.

He agrees that he has done many comic roles but “not the ones where I have had to humiliate myself. The kind of roles that I have taken up were more like situational comedy”.

And he wants to explore more genres.“I wish to do a serious role and a romantic role

but whenever I express what’s on my mind, I am told that a Sardar will only be accepted in a comic role. People cannot imagine a Sardar wearing a pagdi (turban) romancing an actress,” Manjot said in an email interview.

“What they do not realise is that this perception about Sardars has been set by Bollywood itself and only we can break it. Most of the Sardars in the industry face this. That perception is slowly changing with actors like Diljit Dosanjh and me who are taking up more serious roles.”

In fact, he is also planning to produce a movie on a “Sardar who has a dream to become an actor but each time he goes for auditions, he is turned away because there is no comic character in the movie”.

He was last widely praised for his role in the 2017 fi lm Fukrey Returns, which will air on May 20. It is his fi rst sequel. — IANS

I’ve been school girlish in my choices: Aishwarya

In hindsight, actress and former beauty queen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan feels she has been “school girlish” in her choices and feels she should have been more fierce about

taking up projects.“I think I was very school girlish in my

choices... I was very good at keeping with schedules, and because of that I kind of walked away from some very great films and opportunities... because I would be sincere to schedules. Now when I think back, I should have maybe been more fierce and aggressive with wanting the films and allowed the schedules to figure themselves out as I have seen a lot of colleagues have worked over the years,” Aishwarya told a group of media in a video interaction from Cannes.

She, however, has no regrets.“There are so many stories to be told,

look at the population of the world. There are enough films and enough work to do,” said Aishwarya, 44, who was in the French Riviera to attend the 71st Cannes Film Festival as the L’Oreal brand ambassador.

Having made her film debut with Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar, Aishwarya has worked with some of India’s most well-known filmmakers like Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas and Guzaarish), Ashutosh Gowariker (Jodhaa Akbar), Rituparno Ghosh (Chokher Bali and Raincoat).

She took a five-year break when she had daughter Aaradhya with husband Abhishek Bachchan, making a comeback with Jazbaa in 2015.

“Recently, there was a colleague who asked me, ‘Was Jazbaa the comeback

vehicle you wanted?’ I was like, ‘Guys, it was a script, I liked the idea and I went with it’. I don’t want to play into how one has to go about things,” Aishwarya said as she explained how her choices have always been about following her heart, and not the herd.

“I came in from Miss World, so because I experienced blast of stardom so early, I, from the very beginning — from Mani Ratnam to date — made choices from my heart, and tried being myself... I ended up doing my own thing and not following patterns that existed before, after or what is the natural trajectory of a leading lady in our industry.

“I think that’s why people think I end up breaking preconceived norms... And that wonderfully continues.”

The actress keeps getting asked when will she be seen on-screen next, but she says she keeps dilly-dallying it.

“When I took a break with Aaradhya and even now, I get asked, ‘Why don’t we see more of you?’ Yes, I want to do more films. I have been a little easy on my time planning... I have happily played mummy to Aaradhya and thrown work around here and there. Even now when I am offered a good script, I feel like doing but then I think, ‘Let me take one more holiday this month. I will do the next one’. I think this attitude needs to change,” she said with a laugh.

At the Cannes gala, Aishwarya made a style statement in elaborate gowns. She says she is fine with people “commenting, critiquing or criticising” because “that’s part of being a celebrity, being a public figure and being in the public domain.

“That is fine. That goes with the turf... I am very easy with it and everyone has seen it over the years. I don’t disrespect it.”

However, she feels women need to stop judging each other in day-to-day lives. — IANS

LOOKING OUT: “I want to do more films,” says Aishwarya Rai.

HARD YARDS: Tyra Banks.PASSIONATE: Manjot Singh.

Tyra Banks learnt to love her body in a pizza place

Supermodel Tyra Banks was told she was too big to be successful in the modelling world, but her mother helped her realise her potential in the industry while sitting in a pizza parlour.

“At the start of my career, I lived in a two-body’s world. One was full of beautiful white girls who would excitedly be like, ‘OMG, you are so skinny!’ The other was my beautiful African-American community of friends and family, who were always trying to fatten me up,” Banks wrote in her new book Perfect Is Boring, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

After she began to gain weight in her 20s, casting agencies told her she was too big to model and advised her against pursuing jobs in the high-fashion industry.

But her mother, Carolyn London-Johnson, inspired her to rethink her attitude toward modelling, and focus her energy on working with the clients.

“I sat back and looked at the list, now mottled with grease stains and dots of tomato sauce, and I slowly

started to smile. My career didn’t have to be over. It just had to be different,” Banks said. — IANS


COMMUNITY

Nepali Kirats celebrate Ubhauli in traditional way

ENTERTAINED: The audience enjoying the programme. TRADITIONAL: The performers in traditional dresses.

By Usha Wagle Gautam

Kirat Organising Committee, a group of Nepali expatriates, recently organised a programme to mark Ubhauli, a festival of Kirat people in Nepal, at Gulf

Horizon Hotel. The committee is a network

of three other groups namely, Kirat Yakthum Chumlum (KYC), Kirat Rai Aayokkha (KRA) and Sunuwar Service Society (SSS).

Rajendra Samyamykham, Co-ordinator of the committee, presided over the programme. The prominent guests included Devraj Rai from Federation of Ethnic and Indigenous Nationalities, Ekraj Rai from KRA, and Gori Maya Sunuwar from SSS. The programme was also attended

by representatives of many other Nepali community organisations.

The programme started with the national anthem of Nepal. Ekraj Rai delivered the welcome speech and shed light on the importance of the festival. The singers performed a song claiming the Kirats were the fi rst people to inhabit Nepal. The artistes performed diff erent cultural shows.

In the programme, the Kirat artistes

performed Sakela dance. The artistes imitated the movements of diff erent birds, animals, objects of nature and the work done by their ancestors. Their performance represented history, culture, civilisation, identity and life philosophy of the Kirat indigenous people. Wearing traditional dresses, a large number of people performed the Sakela dance together with the artistes in a circle.

ACS Doha students learn entrepreneurial values

ACS Doha International School students discovered how learning skills could be applied to the

workplace during a visit to the Qatar Business Incubation Center (QBIC) recently. In line with the school’s mission to inspire students to make a diff erence, the two-hour event provided an opportunity to learn about the process and steps required to become a promising entrepreneur.

QBIC is the largest mixed-use business incubation centre in the Mena (Middle East and North Africa) Region, providing support services, workspace, and assistance with funding to entrepreneurs and companies which have an idea to start a business and empowering them to pursue their journey of success.

After hearing an explanation of the centre’s four-year history and exciting mission to develop the next QR100 million company, the students of ACS Doha toured QBIC to view their offi ce spaces, training rooms, and incubation workshops, as well as QBIC’s

latest, state-of-the-art Fabrication Laboratory or ‘Fab Lab’, allowing them to experience and test a wide range of cutting-edge tools and programmes which are used to help the incubatees to digitally fabricate products or product prototypes.

Furthermore, students practised the entrepreneurial process of

adopting new ideas and then thinking about how those ideas could then be turned into a successful business. They also got the opportunity to meet some of the entrepreneurs at QBIC and had the chance to talk to and learn more about their journey towards creating a successful start-up.

Aysha al-Romaihi, QBIC’s Business Development Manager, was present to answer any questions the students had regarding the details and process of starting any business such as the planning, costs, sponsorship and much more.

Al-Romaihi said, “It was

wonderful to host the students at QBIC. It’s always great to fi ll the building with energy and enthusiasm.”

She added, “Developing the next successful start-up really starts with the younger generation; they represent the visionaries and innovators, who will lead Qatar’s knowledge-based economy transformation and it’s so great to see how these students are interested in entrepreneurship and starting their own business.”

Rania Haddadeen, middle and high school learning support teacher at ACS Doha, said, “Students were very impressed with the advanced technologies available at QBIC as well as the various success stories from diff erent incubatees. This was a very good opportunity for the students to obtain fi rsthand information and experience about how an incubation centre works.”

Haddadeen added, “ACS Doha International School always aims to encourage student-led learning and this trip has allowed them to get curious, explore for themselves, and have their questions answered.”

VISITORS: ACS Doha students in a group photo during their visit to QBIC.

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