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ZURE-HUED water. Soft, white-sand beaches. Palm trees swaying in the ocean breeze. Deliciously fresh sea-food. For most who’ve never

been to the island of Phu Quoc, these aren’t exactly images we would typically equate with Vietnam.

But the rapidly developing resort island in the Gulf of Thailand offers all that and more at a price point that even perpetually underemployed and over-debted millennials can afford. Imagine seaside resorts for $20-$60 a night, freshly caught and prepared seafood for a few bucks and a full body massage right on the beach for less than the price of a single cocktail in an American city.

A relatively new international airport and relaxed visa rules for Phu Quoc visi-tors make this paradise resort island the most accessible to tourists it’s ever been. And with the monsoon rains of summer now in the rearview, the island comes alive for the dry season from November

to March, when the humidity drops and average daily temperatures hover around a pleasant 80 degrees.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Vietnam has been a Communist country since its reunification 40 years

ago, although private ownership, free commerce and foreign investment have been encouraged since reforms in the 1980s. As a result, Vietnam is one of Southeast Asia’s most rapidly developing countries with a growing list of economic successes. For casual tourists, there are

few markers of communism as experi-enced in day-to-day life.

Tourists to mainland Vietnam must obtain an entry visa either ahead of time or at the airport (depending on national-ity). This process can be confusing, as the rules and forms change frequently. To attract more tourists to Phu Quoc, Vietnam offers a 30-day visa waiver for visitors to the island.

The push for tourists is also changing the character of the island long known for its prized fish sauce and deserted beaches. Now might be your last chance to experience this quaint fishing island before it’s overtaken by the rapid de-velopment that’s popping up along its beaches and in the main town of Duong Dong.

The 2030 master plan, adopted in 2014, calls for Duong Dong to expand its population tenfold and for the island to become Vietnam’s tourism diamond.

Currently, most tourists come from Russia, Australia and other countries in Asia as well as Europe, but that will surely change as development continues. To that end, most hotels have staff who

A boutique at night on the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc.

speak passable English, Russian and some French, but that quickly becomes less common outside tourist areas.

The crime rate is very low in Phu Quoc, a generally safe island for tourists and locals alike. Still, crimes of oppor-tunity typically increase with tourism, so tourists should never leave valuables unattended.

The local currency is the Vietnamese Dong and the exchange rate is typically around 22,000 VND to $1. Most resorts, taxis, cafes and restaurants accept credit cards, but cash is still king, particularly at street-food carts and locally driven restaurants. ATMs are plentiful.

GETTING THERE

Phu Quoc’s new international airport only has one runway and few airlines that service it.

From Ho Chi Minh, it’s a short 40-minute flight to Phu Quoc on a local airline.

Vietnam Airlines is the most reliable, and though the cost of airfare can some-times be double the rate of the ultra-low-cost VietJet and JetStar, those airlines are plagued by delays and cancellations. (NOTE: You’ll need to book this inter-Vietnam flight ahead of time and show proof at the Ho Chi Minh airport to be granted the visa waiver.)

WHERE TO STAY

The island offers a range of accom-modations and experiences, with low-cost hostels at the low end and five-star resorts at the top end. But even in the middle, a three-star hotel located right on Long Beach, where most resorts are located, can be found for as little as $20-$60 a night. At the top end of the scale, rooms at the ultra-chic JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa start at around $400 a night and go up from there.

Accommodations on Long Beach of-fer the convenience of being right on the main drag, with beachside restaurants lining the strip all the way into Duong Dong town. Located on the western side of the island, Long Beach also offers multiple locations to watch breathtaking sunsets.

Accommodations can be booked on Agoda and Booking.com.

GETTING AROUND

Phu Quoc has yet to catch on to the ride-sharing app craze that’s prevalent on mainland Vietnam and elsewhere. Luckily, taxis are abundant and easy to hail from the airport and in town. While taxi scams are common in Ho Chi Minh and should generally be avoided on the mainland, they’re all metered and regulated on Phu Quoc – no shady business here. A ride from the airport to most hotels on Long Beach runs about 100,000 VND ($4.40) and a ride into central Duong Dong from Long Beach is about $1.

While relying on taxis is perfectly fine, many visitors opt to rent a motor-bike – Vietnam’s unofficial mascot. At about $5-$15 a day, a motorbike allows you to zip around the island and explore the more pristine hidden beaches and fishing villages that dot the island.

Many hotels also provide bicycles to guests, and though the island is 220 square miles, much of the action is on Long Beach and the adjacent Duong Dong town, making walking a viable op-tion as well.

WHAT TO DO

Most visitors come to Phu Quoc for its pristine beaches. Resorts on Long Beach provide lounge chairs and food and drink service. There are also ven-

dors hawking fresh coconuts to drink from ($1.30) and other fruit, delivered right to your chair. You can get an hour-long full-body massage on the beach for less than $9.

Bai Sao Beach, on the southeastern tip of Phu Quoc, is the most picturesque of the island’s better-known beaches. It can get crowded midday, making the morning and late afternoon the best times to visit.

For a more active water experience, there are plenty of guides and boat operators for hire who’ll take you snor-keling, scuba diving or night fishing for squid. Some resorts also offer jet-ski and kayak rental.

Before it became Asia’s next big resort destination, Phu Quoc was known internationally as home to the world’s finest fish sauce – a funky, salty and sweet condiment ubiquitous in Viet-namese and Southeast Asian cuisines. Today the island boasts more than 80 fish sauce factories, many of which are open to the public for tours. You might want to hold your nose as you visit the warehouses of enormous wooden tanks full of fish that ferments often for longer than a year.

More than half of the island is pro-tected National Park land, making it a destination for ecotourism as well. The island boasts rich biodiversity of flora and fauna as well as hiking trails and waterfalls for adventure travellers.

Watching the sunset is somewhat of a daily ritual on Phu Quoc and one of the best spots to do so is the Dinh Cau temple, lighthouse and pier, where locals and tourists alike gather every evening to watch the sun disappear into the ocean. The temple is located atop a rocky outcropping that reaches into the sea, offering unobstructed views.

As darkness falls, the surrounding

area fills up with street vendors hawking all sorts of grilled meats, banh mi sand-wiches, fresh fruits and cheap souvenirs.

When the night takes over, the island comes alive with activity. Children zoom around on lighted bicycles and other two-wheeled vehicles in a park near the marina in Duong Dong, and families gather for dinner at low tables in open-air restaurants and residences. The Phu Quoc Night Market in the heart of Duong Dong is a must-visit at this time. Beginning around 7 pm, hundreds of vendors set up shop in this district where you can find fake pearls, Thai rolled ice cream and seafood so fresh it’s still swimming in tanks that front the entrance to many of the restaurants.

GET OUT

While there’s no shortage of activities to keep you busy or beautiful beaches for relaxing, there are also plenty of escape routes if and when island fever strikes.

Tour companies along the main drag south of Duong Dong offer bus tours of nearby Cambodia, as well as tours and travel to other parts of Vietnam. You’ll need a visa to visit mainland Vietnam, but those can be arranged through the tour operators or the immigration office in downtown Duong Dong.

But with everything Phu Quoc has to offer, it’s unlikely you’ll want to leave in the first place.

A beach-side massage on the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc is typically less than $10 for a full hour.

The entrance to the Phu Quoc Night Market on the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc.

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IRLA Public School Scouts and Guides went on beach clean-up drive at Al Wakrah Beach recently. Fourteen teachers and 51 students par-

ticipated in the drive to clean the beach. The camp started with the Bharat

Scout and Guide song, Oath and Laws. Vice-Principal George Edison ad-dressed the students and talked about the importance of discipline. The students started the camp with guide-lines of Scouts and Guides in charge Paramjeet Bhullar and Victor Anto. Principal AP Sharma visited the clean-up site which started at 9 am and ended at noon.

The students, wearing colourful caps, picked up trash comprising empty cans and bottles, and polythene bags scattered on the seashore and disposed it of properly. Within an hour, the students had filled their trash bags with some even carrying extra bags.

The activity aimed at creating awareness among the younger genera-tion about the importance of keeping the environment clean, hygienic and free of pollution. It also hoped to de-velop civic sense, team spirit and sound character among the students.

BPS Scouts and Guides with vice-principal and teachers.

BPS Scouts and Guides cleaning Wakrah beach.

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HE Qatar Veterans’ Cricket League got a boost to their efforts of promot-ing softball cricket by getting back

one of their original sponsors Gulf Lights Electrical Engineering WLL. Sanaullah AR signed the sponsorship agreement and handed it over to Qatar Veterans’ League Chief Coordinator Salim Kaiser.

The tournament will be called the Gulf Lights Cricket Tournament 2018 and will start on February 16 with the final sched-uled for April end.

Eight matches will be played every Friday at the Losail Cricket Complex. All cricket enthusiasts are welcome to come and enjoy the high scoring IPL-types games.

Sanaullah ranks amongs the top expatriate businessmen in Qatar. He is a cricketer, singer, educationist and a philantropist. Gulf Lights Electrical Engi-neering WLL ranks amongs the top most electrical contracting and trading compa-nies in Qatar. Gulf Lights Electrical Engineering MD Sanaullah AR hands over the sponsorship agreement to Qatar Veterans’ League Chief Coordinator Salim Kaiser.

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HE gavel clubs wing of Toastmas-ters Division H recently organised the Annual Inter-Gavels Contest. Contests were held in four catego-

ries: Humorous Speech, Inspirational Speech, Table Topics (Impromptu Speech) and Speech Evaluation. The jury consisted of veteran Toastmasters and speakers from different Toastmaster clubs in Qatar.

Amina Bint Yoonus emerged victorious for her humorous speech about her cycling experience, with Aadi Umrani bagging the second prize for his speech about his fears. Lisa Mathew got the third prize for regal-ing the audience with her speech about her mistakes and misadventures.

In the inspirational speech category, Helmin Jinoz won the first prize for his speech in which he urged the audience to be inquisitive. The second prize went to Janvi Ranish for her charming speech about smiling, and Parvathy Sambath took the third prize for sharing her experience in getting lost and eventually finding out how much her family loved her.

Dhivyashri Ramesh and Samriddhi Bhardwaj got the first and second prizes

respectively in both Table Topics and Evaluation contests. The third prize in the categories went to Tanya Pinheiro and Leah Mathew respectively. The first and second place winners in each category will represent Div H in the inter-division gavels contests to be held in April.

The event was attended by about 120 people, comprising gaveliers, Toastmasters and parents. The four gavel clubs func-tioning under the aegis of Toastmasters Division H – ICC Eves Gavels Club, Indian Club Gaveliers, Qatar Malayalam Gavels Club and Zeal Gavels Club – are groom-ing more than 100 youngsters in the art of public speaking and effective leadership.

The event was organised by chief coun-selors Aparna Ranish, Prathibha Ramesh and Surya Narayanan under the leadership of Div H Special Programs Officer Susan Mathews under the guidance of Div H Di-rector Joseph Stanley. Div E Director HPS Bhullar and Div J Director Venkatesan Kulandaivelu attended the event.

Ali Bin Ali and Homes R Us support-ed the event with gifts and goodies. Ali Bin Ali FMCG Business Finance General Manager Sampath Balaji was the guest of honour. Susan Mathews delivered the vote of thanks.

BIRYANI FESTIVAL

When: Until February 10 Time: 1 pm to 10 pmVenue: Hotel Park – SheratonAdmission: Free

FITNESS WITH YOGA Where: MIA Park When: February 23 Time: 8:30 to 10:00 am Admission: Free Indian Sports Centre is conducting free ‘Fitness with Yoga’ sessions at MIA Park as part of QNSD celebra-tions. Enjoy outdoor session of yoga with family and friends. For any inquiry, WhatsApp 55646693.

MARKETING THROUGH SOCIAL

MEDIA WORKSHOP When: February 11 – 12 Venue: Tornado Tower, West Bay - Doha, Qatar Admission: (Registration $2,195) HEC Paris In Qatar is offering an Executive Short Program in ‘Marketing through Social Media’ with Kristine de Valck, HEC Paris Associate Professor of Marketing. The workshop aims to understand the difference between traditional, digital and social media marketing and develop ability in design-ing successful social media strategies. For more information, contact Yann La Camera at shortpro-grams@hec-q.qf.org.qa or call at 4454 0161.

TORBA FARMERS MARKET

When: Till February 2018 Time: 9 am to 4 pm (Thur) | 8:30 am to 10:30 am and 2 pm to 5 pm )Fri) Venue: Farmers Market Qatar, Ceremonial Court - Qatar Foundation Admission: Free

Torba Farmers Market will be an open air, weekly farmers market every Thursday and Friday until February in Qatar Foundation. It will be open to the public. By creating a community around local food, Torba Market promotes the consumption of local food, thereby giving livelihood to local farmers and enhances food knowledge and cul-ture throughout Qatar. Everyone is welcome.

DOHA JEWELLERY AND WATCHES EXHIBITION When: February 21 – 26 Venue: Doha Exhibition and Convention Center Admission: Free More than 400 international luxury brands will display their finest work, special editions and unique pieces, alongside the most talented emerging local jewellery designers at the Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibi-tion. This unique exhibition is open to all jewellery and time pieces connoisseurs, and represents an unmissable opportunity for brands and designers to meet with their public in a convivial and exclusive atmosphere. Visit www.djwe.qa for more details.

‘ULTIMATE ELTON AND THE ROCKET BAND’ When: March 1 Time: 7:30 pm Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel Giwana Ballroom Admission: Tickets (QR390/person including interna-tional buffet and selected beverage) Be flabbergasted at the performance of Elton John tribute singer Paul Bacon as The Ultimate Elton & The Rocket Band brings you classic hits like Candle in

the Wind, Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, I’m Still Standing, Your Song and Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting. “Momentarily believing it was Elton him-self. And when he started to sing, I was even more convinced” John Reid, Elton’s manager for 28 years.

For tickets and reservations please call 44281555

KARTING AT LOSAIL CIRCUIT

SPORTS CLUB

When: Every Thursday & Friday until May 31 Time: 5 pm to 10 pm Venue: Losail Circuit Sports Club Admission: QR125 for adults for a 15-minute ses-sion | QR25 for childdren for a 5-minute session Karting action is back again for the start of the winter for all the adrenaline junkies in Qatar look-ing for some track action at the Losail Circuit Sports Club. A karting track for adults juniors are available.

ISLAMIC ARMS AND ARMOUR FROM THE

COLLECTION OF FADEL AL MANSOORI When: Till May 12, 2018 Venue: Museum of Islamic Art This exhibition showcases Islamic arms and armour from the private collection of Fadel al Mansoori, includ-ing both edged weapons and firearms. The objects on display range from the 17th to the 19th century, and were produced primarily in greater Turkey, Iran and India. The exhibition explores the art of craftsmanship which reached unprecedented levels in these regions under the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires.

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HIGH-SALT diet may spell trouble for the brain – and mental performance – even if it doesn’t push blood pres-sure into dangerous territory,

new research has found.A new study has shown that in mice

fed a very high-salt diet, blood flow to the brain declined, the integrity of blood vessels in the brain suffered, and per-formance on tests of cognitive function plummeted.

But researchers found that those effects were not, as has long been widely believed, a natural consequence of high blood pressure. Instead, they appeared to be the result of signals sent from the gut to the brain by the immune system.

The study, conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, was published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

The research sheds light on a subject of keen interest to scientists exploring

the links between what we eat and how well we think, and the mediating role that the immune system plays in that communication. It suggests that even before a chronic high-salt diet nudges blood pressure up and compromises the health of tiny blood vessels in the brain, the oversalted gut is independently send-ing messages that lay the groundwork for corrosion throughout that vital network.

In the small intestines of mice, the authors of the new research found that a very high-salt diet prompted an immune response that boosted circulating levels of an inflammatory substance called interleukin-17. These high levels of IL-17 set off a cascade of chemical responses inside the delicate inner linings of the brain’s blood vessels.

The result, in mice fed the high-salt diet: blood supply to two regions crucial for learning and memory – the cortex and hippocampus – slowed markedly. And mental performance slid. Compared to mice fed a diet lower in salt, the maze-running skills of the mice who consumed

high-salt levels faltered, and they failed to respond normally to whisker stimula-tion, or a new object in their cage.

In mice, that evidence of cognitive impairment was apparent even in the absence of high blood pressure.

The good news – for these mice at least: that when the high-salt diet was discontinued, or when the immune signals were tamped down by drugs, the cognitive performance of mice was restored.

The immune system’s role in send-ing signals between brain and gut is also seen in such diseases as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease – all disorders that are linked to poor func-tioning of the brain’s blood vessels. The researchers suggested that if a drug or therapy could disrupt the inflammatory signals that reach the brain, the heart and stroke risk that come with such diseases might be reduced.

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HANKS to erosion wearing away surface rock on Mars, scientists using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have spotted thick deposits of

ice in the planet’s mid-latitudes that extend hundreds of feet deep.

The discovery, described in the journal Science, could offer research-ers a tantalising new spot to sample Earth’s dusty, rusty neighbour.

“This ice is a critical target for science and exploration: it affects modern geomorphology, is expected to preserve a record of climate history, influences the planet’s habitability, and may be a potential resource for future exploration,” the study authors wrote.

In spite of its dry appearance, about a third of the Red Planet actual-ly holds shallow ground ice. But while that frozen water’s extent is fairly well known, other crucial details – how thick it is, what its layers look like,

and how pure it is – largely remain unknown. If future explorers want to be able to draw down these water sources, scientists are going to have to learn much more about them.

The deposits described in this new paper offer a potential window into some of those mysteries. The research-ers examined eight different exposed ice deposits on the planet spotted by the orbiter’s HiRISE camera. Seven of them are pole-facing scarps (that is, steep banks or slopes) in the southern hemisphere; one is a cluster of scarps in the northern hemisphere, in Mi-lankovic Crater.

“The scarps are sharply defined and nearly straight, up to (about 3.7 miles) long, and face slightly east of poleward,” the scientists wrote.

These ice deposits could start just 1

to 2 metres beneath the surface but extend more than 100 metres (or more than 328 feet) deep. They’re capped with a layer of rock and dust that’s been cemented with ice. These depos-its seem to be pretty pure in terms of composition – not a lot of dust or dirt mixed in – which was not what scien-tists originally expected.

On one of the scarps, a number of boulders have fallen out as the ice re-treats. Those boulders actually allowed scientists to compare before-and-after images to calculate how fast the ice was shrinking back (a few millimetres every summer).

The researchers think the ice depos-its started out as snow or frost that fell, was compacted and then recrystallised.

“This interpretation is consistent with the high ice content and the man-

tling appearance of the host unit,” the study authors wrote.

That’s not all that different from glaciers on Earth, which form from snow being compacted over hundreds, thousands and even millions of years. Here, glaciers are a crucial tool for un-derstanding our planet’s atmospheric history. Each layer of snow laid down over time records a different epoch – and the deeper the layers, the older the epoch. Air pockets trapped in the ice provide tiny, prehistoric samples of air that can be analysed.

Similarly, these Martian ice de-posits could offer scientists a frozen trove of information just waiting to be sampled and studied up close. And because they’ve already been exca-vated by erosion, they’re much easier to access.

“These shallow depths make the ice sheets potentially accessible to future exploration,” the authors wrote, “and the scarps present cross-sections of these ices that record past episodes of ice deposition on Mars.”

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PORTRAIT of a Nigerian prin-cess that was lost for more than 40 years has been found in a London flat and will be sold at an auction screened live in Lagos,

allowing Nigerian art lovers to make bids direct from the West African mega-city.

Tutu, by Nigeria’s best-known modern artist Ben Enwonwu, was painted in 1974 and appeared at an art show in Lagos the following year but its whereabouts after that were unknown until it re-surfaced in north London.

“It was his greatest masterpiece and people have been asking ‘where is Tutu?’ So to have this image turn up is extraor-dinary,” said Giles Peppiatt, an expert in modern and contemporary African art at London auction house Bonhams, who identified the painting.

The portrait of Adetutu Ademiluyi, who was a grand-daughter of a revered tradi-tional ruler from the Yoruba ethnic group, holds special significance in Nigeria as a symbol of national reconciliation after the 1967-1970 Biafran War.

Enwonwu belonged to the Igbo ethnic group, the largest in the southeastern re-gion of Nigeria that had tried to secede un-der the name of Biafra. The Yoruba people, whose homeland is in the southwest, were mostly on the opposing side in the war.

Enwonwu painted three versions of the portrait. The other two remain lost, although prints first made in the 1970s have been in circulation ever since and the images are familiar to many Nigerians. Enwonwu died in 1994.

Oliver Enwonwu, the artist’s son, is president of the Society of Nigerian Artists.

“This is a very significant discovery, given my father’s contribution to Nige-rian art and African art, more broadly,”

he said. Peppiatt said it had come as a shock

to him to find the painting hanging in a north London home where he was called to examine it, because he had been on

several wild goose chases in the past in search of the originals.

The owners did not wish to be identi-fied, he said.

The work will be sold on February 28, in an auction at Bonhams in London that will be shown live at the Wheatbaker, a boutique hotel popular with artists in Ikoyi, a wealthy neighbourhood of Lagos.

The price estimate is between 200,000 and 300,000 pounds ($277,600-$416,400).

“We are quite hopeful about it be-cause the market for Nigerian modern art is really strong at the moment. I’ve been in the market for 12 years and it’s as strong as I’ve ever known it,” Peppiatt said.

One of the challenges in organising a live auction connecting London and Lagos could be the Nigerian city’s unreliable power supplies. Despite the widespread use of back-up generators, electricity black-outs are a frequent feature of Lagos life, often affecting internet connections.

“It’s the first time anyone has done it so that will be rather exciting,” said Peppiatt. “Assuming the IT works.”

A portrait of a Nigerian princess that was lost for more than 40 years has been found in a London flat and will be sold at an auction screened live in Lagos, allowing Nigerian art lovers to make bids direct from the West African mega-city.

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ARIS, whose bohemian culture attracted some of the world’s finest painters at the turn of the 20th century, is opening its

doors to a new wave of talent, driven its way this time by war and poverty.

Lina Aljijakli, a 35-year-old Syrian born in the now war-ravaged city of Hama, is one of a record number of immigrants seeking asy-lum in France. Her art is being exhibited at the grand Palais Royal along with works by 14 other exiled artists.

She said freedom of expression was com-promised in Syria, where a seven-year civil war has killed hundreds of thousands of people and forced millions from their homes.

“You never knew what could happen. You could get arrested, get killed,” Aljijakli said.

A large studio in Paris’s 18th arrondisse-ment has become a dedicated workspace for some 150 exiled artists from countries such as Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Iran. It has provided Aljijakli with a sanc-tuary from where she can express her emotions on canvas.

One of her works on display in the former royal palace shows faces of women and chil-dren outlined against a blue background.

The painting represents the suffering of Syrian women imprisoned and separated from their children, she says, of women hurt by aerial bombardments and of women who make the perilous sea-crossing in search of safety.

Judith Depaule, who runs the atelier, sees the artists as the latest chapter in the artistic history of a city that gave rise to Impression-ism, Art Nouveau and Cubism, and is synony-mous with artists from Picasso and Van Gogh to Hemingway and Beckett.

“So it’s about time that tradition is re-newed,” Depaule said. “Art and French culture have a lot to learn from this melting pot, from this contribution from other cultures.”

Another artist is Syrian filmmaker Mo-hammad Hijazi. Aged 29, he applauded the opportunity Paris has provided but wants to be known for more than just his portrayal of war.

“My hope is ... to tell the world that we are able to produce work not simply because we have a war or a revolt or a conflict or fighting.”

Syrian artist Lina Aljijakli poses with her paintings in the Atelier for Artists in Exile, in Paris, France.

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OST writers dream of publishing a book in their lifetime, and maybe even selling a few copies. Then there is James Patterson,

who has sold over 300 million of them. The author of such runaway hits as

the Alex Cross and Women’s Murder Club series raked in an estimated $95 million in 2016, according to Forbes, placing him among the highest-paid writers on the planet.

Patterson talks about what he has learned from the unbelievable plot of his own life.

Q: Who was your biggest influence as a kid?

A: Probably my grandmother. She was very bright, very tough, and very protective of me. She felt I could do any-thing I wanted to do, other than play in the NBA. There was absolutely no doubt in her mind.

Which books shaped your thinking early on?

When I got a job at a psychiatric hos-pital, I used to read a whole lot at night. The books that got me going were Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge by Evan Connell, and Steps by Jerzy Kosinski: Very con-cise and witty, with tight storytelling. An-other book that opened my mind up was Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne. It

showed me that anything is possible.

At what point did you realise you could actually make a living at writing?

It was when I won an award for best first mystery novel. I was sitting there so nervous, like I was at the Academy Awards. I remember when I got up after the announcement, I said, ‘I guess I’m a writer now.’

Once serious money started com-ing in, how did you handle that?

I have always been pretty practical and frugal. I’ve been poor. I’ve been middle class. And I’ve been rich. On bal-ance, I prefer being rich. But I’m happy I went through all those stages. If you have never been poor, you don’t really understand it in a way that people who lived it can understand it. That’s a huge life lesson.

I grew up in a small town in upstate New York, and that really was its own world. It was a little bit like the book

Hillbilly Elegy. There must have been some people who got out of there, but I wasn’t aware of any.

What kind of investor would you say you are?

I am fairly conservative in my port-folio. We have some real estate here in Florida and a house in New York state. We have some in hedge funds and some in conservative bonds. But there is no real reason to take any big risks.

Where do you put your philan-thropic dollars?

We have a big foundation and give away between $15-$20 million away every year. A lot of the projects have to do with reading. We award a lot of scholarships to teachers, 450 of them to 26 different universities.

We have also helped with school libraries, and now we are focusing on classroom libraries, with $1.75 million in grants. When we put out the word, we had 82,000 requests for help.

Do you have any role models? I look up to a lot of great writers, like

James Joyce, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Philip Roth. Also authors of thrill-ers like Michael Connelly and Nelson DeMille. I particularly love it when there is somebody who handles fame really well – like LeBron James. I also think Oprah has done a terrific job of handling her popularity and money and success. I find her to be pretty heroic.

What life lessons do you try to pass along to your own son Jack, who is 19?

To be down to earth and not be im-pressed that his family has done well. We work on that a lot. I encourage people to understand who you are, and get comfort-able with it.

My kid worked at the Clinton Founda-tion last summer and got to talk to Presi-dent Clinton for a while. Later the presi-dent told me, ‘He has a big heart.’

As a parent, that’s an amazing thing to hear.

James Patterson

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AILEY Baldwin thinks Kylie Jenner has handled her preg-nancy in a really “mature” way.

The ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ star – who gave birth to her and Travis Scott’s daughter Stormi last week – decided to step out of the spot-light while she prepared for the baby’s arrival and Hailey has praised her pal for going about it in such a level-headed way.

Hailey told E! News: “I’m super excited for her. I think that she’s so awe-some for doing this the way that she’s done it. I think it was a really mature way for her to have handled this whole thing. Being 20 and welcoming a child into the world is not an easy thing for anybody, so I mean she’s going to be the best mom ever. She’s always been the very nurtur-ing type of person and I just can’t wait to meet the baby!”

Kylie announced the baby’s arrival in a lengthy post on Instagram, where she also apologised to fans for staying under the radar throughout the last nine months.

She wrote at the time: “I’m sorry for keeping you in the dark through all the assumptions. I understand you’re used to me bringing you along on all my journeys. My pregnancy was one I chose not to do in front of the world. I knew for myself I needed to prepare for this role of a lifetime in the most positive, stress free and healthy way I knew how. There was no gotcha moment, no big paid reveal I

had planned. I knew my baby would feel every stress and every emotion so I chose to do it this way for my little life and our happiness.

“Pregnancy has been the most beau-tiful, empowering and life changing experience I’ve had in my entire life and I’m actually going to miss it. I appreciate

my friends and especially my family for helping me make this special moment as private as we could. My beautiful and healthy baby girl arrived February 1st and I just couldn’t wait to share this blessing. I’ve never felt love and happi-ness like this I could burst. Thank you for understanding.”

Hailey Baldwin (left) and Kylie Jenner

IANS

ELENA Gomez has put her palatial five-bedroom Texas estate on the market for al-

most $3 million.Since rising to fame, she has

often spoken about her pride in hailing from Texas and says she visits her old home “every chance” she gets.

But Gomez is planning to part ways with her most expensive asset in Texas putting her palatial five-bedroom, six-bathroom Fort Worth property on sale for $2.9 million –

several months after withdrawing it from the market.

The potential buyer will enjoy abundant luxuries, as the 25-year-old singer’s house boasts a swim-ming pool, private cinema, expan-sive putting green and a garage that can park eight cars.

Grand Prairie native Gomez pur-chased the estate, which is just over 10,000 sq ft and sits on 1.5 acres of rolling green land, in 2015.

The star had initially placed the estate on the market last year, but withdrew it without explanation back in May.

Selena Gomez

IANS

HE ‘Game of Thrones’ creators and show runners David Benioff and DB Weiss will spearhead a

new Star Wars film series.Disney and Lucasfilm have an-

nounced that Benioff and Weiss would write and produce a new series of films, which will be separate from the trilogy that The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is developing. It will also stand alone from the Skywalker saga which includes Star Wars: The Last Jedi, released last December and the upcoming Star Wars Episode IX which JJ Abrams is working on.

“David and Dan are some of the best storytellers working today. Their command of complex characters, depth of story and richness of mythol-ogy will break new ground and boldly push Star Wars in ways I find incred-ibly exciting,” Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy said.

Benioff and Weiss said in a joint statement: “In the summer of 1977 we travelled to a galaxy far, far away, and we’ve been dreaming of it ever since. We are honoured by the opportunity, a little terrified by the responsibility, and so excited to get started as soon as the final season of ‘Game of Thrones’ is complete.”

Disney CEO Bob Iger said that talks with Benioff and Weiss had been ongo-ing “for a long time.”

“They have an idea for a number of films and at some later date I’m sure we’ll disclose to all of you just what those are. They are focused on a point in time in the Star Wars mythology and taking it from there.”

Details of the projects Benioff and Weiss are working on are not available yet.

DB Weiss (left) and David Benioff

IANS

ISA Haydon, who became a mother in May 2017, is happi-ly balancing motherhood and work as she believes in giving 100 percent wherever you are.

After delivering her first child – son Zack Lalvani last year – she is now seen on the small screen as a judge of the Colors Infinity show ‘Top Model India’.

Asked about balancing her personal and professional lives, Lisa said: “It is pretty straightforward. It comes down to really good health. When I am at work, I am at work and I rationalise that in my own head because I love my job and I am a working mom.”

“And when I go home, I try to be the best mom I could possibly be and give them all my attention and time and focus. That’s the only way I can balance it – give 100 percent where you are at that moment,” she added.

So what does it take to be a top model?

“To be on top of any profession, it takes a certain amount of drive, deter-mination and focus. I think, to be on top of any profession, you need to have presence of mind, be creative and be able to keep your head on your shoul-ders,” said the Queen actress.

“I also think in this day and age, what is becoming wildly popular is inclusiveness, diversity and beauty. These days, I don’t think it is necessary to have certain measurements, certain looks to be a model.

“I think what you really have to bring to the table is individuality that will make people say ‘Wow, I am really interested in that person. I want to hear what she has to say’ because these days people are more interested in what you have to say rather than how you look.

“We take young teenagers, children, young people from around the world, those who would not necessarily have access to the fashion industry in a way

that’s typical in big cities do.“That is what makes the show

so aspirational as we give opportu-nities to people that may not have the same opportunities that you have.”

‘Top Model India’ sees male and female contestants up against each other.

“I found the whole dy-namic really interesting. It is also interesting when you ask the models who they con-sider is their competition and who they pick having guys and girls. I think the concept is very interesting given that the modelling industry is predominantly dominated by females, because it’s usually the female models who make it to the top, Not that males don’t but they are the ones who are up for jobs.

“Even the fashion shows during fashion weeks are usually female-centric. So I think bringing guys in and giving them this platform is a really awesome thing.”

IANS

RODUCER Ritesh Sidhwani, after the success of Fukrey Returns, is geared up for his

forthcoming film 3 Storeys. He says movies automatically find their own commerce, platform and people.

Sidhwani, along with actors Renu-ka Shahane, Pulkit Samrat and Richa Chadha, were present at the trailer launch of 3 Storeys.

Sidhwani was asked why he chose 3 Storeys after a commercial film like Fukrey Returns. He said: “This film was done before Fukrey Returns. We were waiting for the right time to release it.

“I have been getting a lot of ques-tions about the story of this particular

movie, which is very different, but I don’t know what the definition of commercial cinema is. “Was Fukrey... commercial and did anyone expect it do that well? I mean no one can say that.

“We did a film in 2006 called Honeymoon Travels and nobody at that time thought that we were talk-ing about packaged honeymoon and nobody thought that Kahaani (2012) would be commercial, so I feel it’s about the story and the content and I think films automatically find their own commerce, platform and people.”

3 Storeys is produced by Sid-hwani, alongside Farhan Akhtar and Priya Sreedharan.

Asked about the film’s release date being shifted more than once, Sid-

hwani said: “This is not the decision we can make alone. We have to factor in other films.

“Because of Padmaavat, a lot of films were getting pushed. We moved our film from December 1 to Decem-ber 15 and then to December 18.

“So, we needed to find the right date for the release, especially for a film which is special.

“We thought this is the right window to do it and we are going to release it on March 9. Also, nothing has changed. It’s the same movie that we were going to release back then.”

3 Storeys explores stories of the people living on three different sto-reys of a chawl, while dealing with love, betrayal and everything in between.Ritesh Sidhwani

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Don’t reveal all your secrets, with Venus in Pisces. Allow yourself more quiet time. Find beauty in ordinary surround-ings. Consider a lucrative career move.

Social activities benefit your career. You’re extra popular for the next month, with Venus in Pisces. Learn something together. Share what you love.

Take charge with Venus in Pisces for a month. If you pass the test, you can rise up a level. Collaborate with a savvy financial partner.

Professional profits and recognition grow this year. Plan and practice your moves diligently. Realize a personal dream this spring. Summer activity builds physical strength, health and stamina for a change in your self-image. Partnership flowers and grows. Nurture love, compassion and creative inspiration.To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Travel, explore and study this month, with Venus in Pisces. Set goals, and plan the next adventure with your partner. Discover new worlds.

Find creative ways to contribute to family financial growth, with Pisces Venus. Demand for your work grows commensurate with your passion levels. Stoke it.

Partnerships flow with greater ease, with Venus in Pisces. Col-laborate on creative projects. Compromise on details. Listen to feminine wisdom.

Follow your heart, with Venus in Pisces, especially regarding your work and health. You’re growing stronger and more beautiful. Home and family take priority.

You’re lucky in love this month, with Venus in Pisces. Artistic efforts flower. Express your heart to someone special. Creativity surges and flows.

Beautify your home. You’re especially domestic, with Venus in Pisces. Focus on family priorities. Use your creative artistry. The next two days get profitable.

Words flow with ease, so take advantage to write and issue communications. You’re especially brilliant, with Venus in Pisces. Express your artistic vision.

Strategise and plan to gather new income. The next month, with Venus in Pisces, has a high profit potential. Discover your peak professional performance zone.

You feel especially beloved for the next month, with Venus in your sign. Add some glamour to your personal presentation, with a new style or look. You’re irresistible.

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MALL CINEMA

LANDMARK CINEMA

CITY CENTRE CINEMA VILLAGGIO CINEMA ASIAN TOWN CINEMA

BRAVEN (ACTION): 11.30 AM, 1.30 PM, 3.30 PM, 5.30 PM, 7.30 PM, 9.30 PM, 11.30 PM, 12.45 AMKICKBOXER RETALIATION (ACTION): 11.30 AM, 1.45 PM, 4 PM, 6.15 PM, 8.30 PM, 10.45 PM, 1 AMTHE 15.17 TO PARIS (DRAMA): 12.30 PM, 2.45 PM, 5 PM, 7.15 PM, 9.30 PM, 11.45 PMWINCHESTER (BIOGRAPHY): 12.15 PM, 2.30 PM, 4.45 PM, 7 PM, 9.15 PM, 11.30 PM, 12.45 AM (VIP) 10.30 AM, 12.45 PM, 3 PM, 5.15 PM, 7.30 PM, 9.45 PM, 12 AMPAD MAN (HINDI): 11.30 AM, 2.30 PM, 5.30 PM, 8.30 PM, 11.30 PMKALAKALAPPU (TAMIL): 6.45 PM, 9.45 PMTHRONE OF ELVES (ANIMATION): 10.45 AM, 12.45 PM, 2.45 PM, 4.45 PMCOCO (ANIMATION): 11.15 AM, 1.30 PM, 3.45 PM, 6 PM, 7.15 PM, 8.15 PM, 10.30 PMFERDINAND (ANIMATION): 11 PM, 1.15 PM, 3.30 PM, 5.45 PM, 8 PM, 10.15 PM, 12.15 AMMAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CURE (ACTION): 11.15 AM, 2.15 PM, 5.15 PM, 8.15 PM, 9.30 PM, 11.15 PMDEN OF THIEVES (ACTION): 12.30 PM, 3.15 PM, 6 PM, 8.45 PM, 11.30 PM (VIP) 12 PM, 2.45 PM, 5.30 PM, 8.15 PM, 11 PMTHE COMMUTER (ACTION): 2.30 PM, 12.30 AMJUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (ADVENTURE): 4.45 PM

GULF MALL CINEMA

AL KHOR CINEMA

BRAVEN (ACTION): 7.15 PMTHE 15.17 TO PARIS (DRAMA): 7.30 PMWINCHESTER (BIOGRAPHY): 7 PM, 11.30 PMPAD MAN (HINDI): 3 PM, 9 PM, 11.30 PMDAIVAME KAITHOZHAM K KUMARAKANAM (MALAYALAM): 4.30 PMKALAKALAPPU (TAMIL): 11.30 PMTHOLIPREMA (TELUGU): 2.30 PMTHRONE OF ELVES (ANIMATION): 2.30 PM, 5.15 PMMAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CURE (ACTION): 8.45 PMDEN OF THIEVES (ACTION): 9.15 PMJUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (ADVENTURE): 5.30 PM

ROYAL PLAZA

BRAVEN (ACTION): 9.45 PM THE 15.17 TO PARIS (DRAMA): 8 PMWINCHESTER (BIOGRAPHY): 7.30 PM, 9.15 PMPAD MAN (HINDI): 2.30 PM, 6 PM, 11 PMDAIVAME KAITHOZHAM K KUMARAKANAM (MALAYALAM): 3 PMKALAKALAPPU (TAMIL): 11 PM THOLIPREMA (TELUGU): 5 PMTHRONE OF ELVES (ANIMATION): 2.30 PM, 4.15 PMMAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CURE (ACTION): 8.30 PMDEN OF THIEVES (ACTION): 11.30 PMJUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (ADVENTURE): 6 PM

BRAVEN (ACTION): 7 PM, 11.30 PM THE 15.17 TO PARIS (DRAMA): 9.45 PMWINCHESTER (BIOGRAPHY): 7 PM, 11.45 PMPAD MAN (HINDI): 2.30 PM, 8.45 PM, 11.30 PMDAIVAME KAITHOZHAM K KUMARAKANAM (MALAYALAM): 2.15 PMKALAKALAPPU (TAMIL): 9 PMTHRONE OF ELVES (ANIMATION): 2.30 PM, 5 PMMAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CURE (ACTION): 4.30 PMDEN OF THIEVES (ACTION): 7.30 PMJUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (ADVENTURE): 5 PM

BRAVEN (ACTION): 1.15 PM, 5.30 PM, 9.45 PMWINCHESTER (BIOGRAPHY): 11 AM, 3.15 PM, 7.30 PM, 11.45 PMPAD MAN (HINDI): 11.30 AM, 2.30 PM, 5.30 PM, 8.30 PM, 11.30 PMKALAKALAPPU (TAMIL): 11.15 AM, 2.15 PM, 5.15 PM, 8.15 PM, 11.15 PM

BRAVEN (ACTION): 10.45 AM, 12.45 PM, 2.45 PM, 4.45 PM, 6.45 PM, 8.45 PM, 10.45 PMKICKBOXER RETALIATION (ACTION): 11 PM, 1.15 PM, 3.30 PM, 5.45 PM, 8 PM, 10.15 PMTHE 15.17 TO PARIS (DRAMA): 12.15 PM, 2.30 PM, 4.45 PM, 7 PM, 9.15 PM, 11.30 PMWINCHESTER (BIOGRAPHY): 12.30 PM, 2.45 PM, 5 PM, 7.15 PM, 9.30 PM11:45 (VIP) 11.30 AM, 1.45 PM, 4 PM, 6.15 PM, 8.30 PM, 10.45 PMPAD MAN (HINDI): 12 PM, 3 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM, 12 AMDAIVAME KAITHOZHAM K KUMARAKANAM (MALAYALAM): 11.15 AM, 5.15 PM, 11.15 PMKALAKALAPPU (TAMIL): 11.45 AM, 2.45 PM, 5.45 PM, 8.45 PM, 11.45 PMTOLI PREMA (TELUGU): 2.15 PM, 8.15 PMCOCO (ANIMATION): 11.15 AM, 1.30 PM, 3.45 PM, 6 PM, 8.15 PM, 10.30 PMFERDINAND (ANIMATION): 11.30 AM, 1.45 PM, 4 PM, 6.15 PM, 8.30 PM, 10.45 PMMAZE RUNNER:THE DEATH CURE (ACTION): 11.30 AM, 2.30 PM, 5.30 PM, 8.30 PM, 11.30 PMDEN OF THIEVES (ACTION): 12.45 PM, 3.30 PM, 6.15 PM, 9 PM, 11.45 PMDAY OF THE DEAD: BLOODLINE (HORROR): 11 AM, 1 PM, 6 PM, 11 PMJUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (ADVENTURE): 11 AM, 1.30 PM, 4 PM, 6.30 PM, 9 PM, 11.30 PMCARBON (MALAYALAM): 3 PM, 8 PM

KICKBOXER. RETALIATION (ACTION). 12.30 PM, 2.45 PM, 5 PM, 7.15 PM, 9.30 PM, 11.45 PMTHE 15.17 TO PARIS (DRAMA). 11.45 AM, 2 PM, 4.15 PM, 6.30 PM, 8.45 PM, 11 PMWINCHESTER (BIOGRAPHY). 10.30 AM, 12.45 PM, 3 PM, 5.15 PM, 7.30 PM, 9.45 PM, 12 AMBRAVEN (ACTION). 11 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM, 5 PM, 7 PM, 9 PM, 11 PMMAZE RUNNER. THE DEATH CURE (ACTION). 1 PM, 4 PM, 7 PM, 10 PM. (IMAX 3D): 12 PM, 3 PM, 6 PM, 9 PM, 12 AMPADMAN (HINDI). 11.45 AM, 2.45 PM, 5.45 PM, 8.45 PM, 11.45 PMTHE COMMUTER (THRILLER). 12 PM, 2.15 PM, 4.30 PM, 6.45 PM, 9 PM, 11.15 PMCOCO (ANIMATION). 11 AM, 1.15 PM, 3.30 PM, 5.45 PM, 8 PM, 10.15 PMJUMANJI (ANIMATION). 11.30 PM, 2 PM, 4.30 PM, 7 PM, 9.30 PM, 12 AMDEN OF THIEVES (ACTION). 10.30 AM, 1 PM, 3.45 PM, 6.30 PM, 9.15 PM, 12 AMTHE GREATEST SHOWMAN (MUSICAL). 12.15 PM, 2.30 PM, 4.45 PM, 7 PM, 9.15 PM, 11.30 PMFERDINAND (ANIMATION). 11.15 AM, 1.30 PM, 3.45 PM, 6 PM, 8.15 PM, 10.30 PM

PADMAN (HINDI). 1 PM, 3.45 PM, 6.30 PM, 9.15 PM, 12 AMKALAKALAPPU 2 (TAMIL). 3.15 PM, 9.15 PM, 12 AMTOLI PREMA (TELUGU). 12.30 PMDAIVAME KAITHOZHAM K KUMARAKANAM (MALAYALAM). 1 PM, 4 PM, 7 PM, 10 PMCARBON (MALAYALAM). 12.30 PM, 6 PM, 11.30 PMQUEEN (MALAYALAM): 3.15 PM, 8.45 PM

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