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athers for many young women have had a massive influence on their lives and are great role models when it comes to shaping their opinions on issues of religion, justice, morality, education, and for many, their sense of humour.

Father-child relationships, in all communities and at all stages of a child’s life, have a profound and wide-ranging impact that last a lifetime, whether those relationships are positive, negative, or indifferent. Men’s participation as fathers and as caregivers also matters tremendously in women’s lives. And, it positively affects the lives of men themselves.

For this reason, it is evident first-hand that fathers can play a critical role in women’s empowerment. This is not just because most men want to see their daughters grow up in a world that offers the same opportunities to them as to their sons, it is also because fathers with more gender-equitable attitudes are more likely to pass on those values to their children, their family, and their community.

Last week, a report was launched at the Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver, Canada, entitled “State of the World’s Fathers”. The report was produced by MenCare, a global campaign to promote men’s and boys’

involvement as equitable, non-violent caregivers. 50 minutes a day.

That’s the amount of additional time men would need to contribute every day to caring for children and households to make a leap toward achieving gender equality in unpaid care. The report, the third of its kind, was released just in time for Father’s Day 2019.

New research across seven countries (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Netherlands, the UK, and the US) finds that 85 per cent of fathers say that they would be willing to do anything to be very involved in the early weeks and months of caring for their newborn or adopted child. So, what’s holding them back?

The report identifies three major barriers: (1) the lack of adequate, paid paternity leave, and low take-up of leave when it is available; (2) restrictive gender norms that position care as women’s responsibility, alongside the perception of women as more competent caregivers than men; and (3) a lack of economic security and government support for all parents and caregivers.

The “State of the World’s Fathers” reveals that no country in the world has achieved equality in unpaid care work – or pay equality – between men and women. The progress is incredibly

slow.

Analysis of time use data finds that if men took on at least 50 minutes more care per day (and women did 50 minutes less), the scale would tip toward equality.

“We must accelerate national commitments to support all children, parents, and families to thrive, and to achieve men’s uptake of half of the daily care of children and of our homes. Full stop,” Promundo President & CEO Gary Barker said.

He noted, “Anything less continues to perpetuate the inequalities that women and girls face every day.”

At the conference, Unilever's

Dove Men+Care and Promundo also launched a global Paternity Leave Corporate Task Force – a member-led and owned alliance that aims to identify, promote, accelerate and bring to scale commercially and societally sustainable solutions that will result in improved access and uptake of paternity leave for all men. The global report calls for countries, employers, and civil society to commit to accelerate action and support men’s increased participation in unpaid care work.

The report was launched alongside the MenCare Commitment, aimed at facilitating an enabling environment where men take on 50 per cent of the unpaid care work by 2030. It also supports fathers to put their intentions to care into action by – at a minimum – taking on an additional 50 minutes a day.

The report also highlighted that research increasingly confirms that fathers’ involvement affects children in much the same ways that mothers’ involvement does. It added that fathers’ involvement has been linked to higher cognitive development and school achievement, better men-

tal health for boys and girls, and lower rates of delinquency in sons.

Studies in multiple countries have shown that fathers’ interaction is important for the development of empathy and social skills in sons and daughters.

Based on the research conducted, the report recommended that to achieve full gender equality and maximum well-being for children, countries must move beyond rigid, limiting definitions of fatherhood and motherhood and move toward what children need most to thrive.

This is not merely a question of encouraging men to be nurturing and caring. This is an issue of social and economic justice.

It pointed out that changes are needed in policies, in systems and institutions, among service providers, within programming, and within data collection and analysis efforts.

The report provides specific recommendations for change at each of these levels. These include creating national and international action plans to promote involved, non-violent fatherhood, and men’s and boys’ equal sharing of unpaid care work.

Action plans on fatherhood and caregiving, it stated, should span multiple areas, including gender equality; children’s rights; health, education, and economic development; violence prevention and response and labour rights. Actions must be matched with clear indicators and budgets in order to measure progress and make visible the need for men and boys to do a fair share of the care work, it added.

The report recommends that world leaders/Governments institute and implement equal, paid, and non-transferrable parental leave policies in both Public and Private Sectors, as well as other policies that allow women’s equal participation in the labour force and men’s equal participation in unpaid care work.

Engaging men in caregiving, it noted, is about helping men to have the deep, meaningful connections to others that are at the root of well-being and happiness – but even more than that, it is about enabling men’s, women’s, and children’s full potential.

It is also about achieving full equality for women and girls.

The “State of the World’s Fathers 2015” argues that it is time to shift both the perception and the reality of the role that men can play in nurturing, and to bring in the social measures and economic, social, and political support that are necessary to make this transformation possible. (Photos provided

by State of the World’s Fathers report)

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By M ohanlall S uelall

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or the world, the quality of a father can be judged by the goals he sets and by how much he accomplishes.

But for a child, a father is the man that protects him or her even when they do not need that protection. A father is a man who holds down the proverbial fort and is stern yet the most tender man.

One man who embodies those qualities is Rajendra Persaud as he not only provides but he cares for his family in every possible way.

Popularly known as “Uncle Fur”, Rajendra is a man with a very tender heart and a soft touch.

Coming from humble beginnings, he knows the value of hard work. He is the fourth of 11 children and knows as well the value of having a stable household and has been trying to provide that for his family ever since.

During his formative years, Rajendra attended Anna Regina Primary, now

CV Nunes Primary, and then the Anna Regina Community High, which is now called Cotton Field Secondary School.

However, like many of the people his age, Rajendra was forced to drop out of school and take up work to contribute to the family.

He was employed as a contracted worker at the Guyana Rice Board (GRB) in Anna Regina, where he served for three years, then moved on to the Guyana Electricity Corporation (GEC), now the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) where he was contracted to distribute “light bills” along the Essequibo Coast.

During his stint as a bill distributor, Rajendra would walk house to house along the 36 miles long Essequibo Coast to ensure that he performed his job effectively. He believes that with determination, honesty and integrity, all things are possible and those traits allowed him to execute his functions. Additionally, his time as a bill distributor allowed him

to meet, interact, and make friends with people across the Essequibo Coast.

After serving GEC for three and a half years; in 1983, the system changed and GEC started to use the service of the Guyana Post Office Corporation and he was left without a job for over a year during which time he assisted his parents in the rice fields.

He later saw a vacancy for a labourer at GEC in Anna Regina and applied. His application was successful and he was once again employed, but this time as a labourer with the Transmission and Distribution Department.

Rajendra said that with determination, dedication and hard work, you can achieve your goals. He stood his ground during hard and difficult times and worked rain or sun, night and day, obeyed all instructions, abided by all rules and regulations, and, most of all, was honest and served with pride which earned him today the title of Line Superintendent.

In 1986, while he was just 23 years old, Rajendra got married to Sarojanee and they had two children. When asked about being a father, he said that the feeling by itself is an indescribable one. He tries to be the role model of his children and have them tread a path that will be fulfilling to them.

This father – a tower of strength to his family, friends and loved ones – is always there, side by side with his wife to prepare meals for the family and takes the kids to school before going to work on a daily basis. On weekends, he will help with the chores at home, so his family can have some time for themselves.

However, just last year, he lost his wife which shattered the family, but being the strong person he is, Rajendra picked himself up and further cemented himself as the rock for the family.

“Fathers should be the gatekeepers of their family and must be strong enough to hold

the family unit together, especially when the tide is rough and the ship is being tossed about. Fathers should take hold of the steering wheel and guide the ship to safety.

A father is a special person sent by God to be a role model for his children and all other children whom he might have met during his lifetime,” he said.

Rajendra encourages all fathers, young and old, to be responsible and live by example, to take up their responsibilities as fathers and help to mould their children so we can have a closer family unit.

Presently, Rajendra is giving his spare time to educating children in the path of Dharma and is enjoying visiting mandirs along the Essequibo Coast and sharing his fatherly love to all.

He said that it was not too late for those fathers who neglected their children, or for those children who neglected their fathers to repair that broken relationship.

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Single father starts campaign against domestic violence

By: Davina Ramdass

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t a time when domestic violence, particularly violence against women, is becoming an epidemic in Guyana with very few strides made in curbing the issue, one man is doing his part by sparking conversations about domestic violence.

Randy Shepherd, a single father of one, has always been very passionately against violence against women. This passion led him to start a campaign

always been passionate about effecting a positive change in the country, especially at a time like this when women are being murdered so frequently at the hands of their lovers. The Ogle, East Coast Demerara businessman has been pushing his finances in educating Guyanese about the impact of domestic vi- olence.

“It’s

The designs on his car which motivated him further to launch his campaign

this, the man goes to jail or he takes his own life and the kids are left to suffer, so my thing is, as a Guyanese first, I want to do as much as I can, as little as it might seem, to get the message out there,” he explained.

He detailed how he recently placed a logo at the back of his car which advocates against domestic violence which has been attracting a lot of attention. This is one of the few things which motivated him to start the advocacy group.

His message to men is, “This is not right.

This is

Shepherd at a recent outreach held in Berbice

dubbed “Men Against Domestic Violence’, which is seeking to reduce the number of women being brutally abused and even murdered by their spouses through sensitisation.

Shepherd told of how he has

something that is so painful every time you pick up a paper, you’re watching the news, you pick up the phone on social media, you’re just seeing somebody mother, somebody daughter being killed and at the end of the day after

totally not right. It doesn’t matter whatever she may have done or whatever. It’s not right. Children are left hollering for their mothers and it’s painful to watch and listen to.”

The activist said he was aware

that his ef-

forts may very w e l l not be

Randy Shepherd and his son

enough to completely stop this type of hurtful occurrence, but he intends to reduce the number of persons being abused to the most minimum figure possible.

As part of the campaign, he noted that plans were in place to reach out to the Government to ensure that it understood stronger laws were needed to protect the women of Guyana. Furthermore, he believes that more laws should be implemented to help abused women. “We need to stop sitting and waiting for the Government to do everything. We put them there and we need to get them to do what we want them to do,” he added.

Shepherd said that growing up, he had always been an advocate.

In fact, he said he was more passionate about the issue given that he has a mother, sisters, nieces, and other close female relatives who he would never like to see being hurt by a male.

In addition, he said that for too long he has been sitting back watching women being killed at the hands of people, specifically, men who they trust and could no longer just rely on the Government for their protection.

“I have been hurt. Women did things to me. There are times that I stood over them and I heard voices saying ‘finish it’, but then I think back and ask myself what is there to gain from doing this. I’d leave somebody without a mother, somebody without a daughter and your life also would be taken away

from you, because is either you end up in prison or you go and do something stupid,” he noted.

Speaking to the fundamental need for a father in one’s life, Shepherd said that once he was giving his son a bath and he asked about his (Shepherd’s) father. He told his baby boy that his father had left him and then the little boy then looked him straight in the eyes and asked, “Daddy, will you leave me?” As he brushed away his tears, Shepherd said he assured his little one that he would never leave him.

In achieving his goal of lowering the cases of domestic violence, Shepherd noted that for now, himself and a team of a few others have been distributing sensitisation fliers to be pasted in vehicles to help spread the message.

This is usually done during the week at the Square of the Revolution from 12:00h to 13:00h.

As funding becomes available, he intends to spread the message across the 10 Administrative Regions in the best way possible.

Already, the single father has been able to spread awareness on domestic violence in Berbice.

The most recent statistics of domestic violence show that more women are being abused daily by their lovers. In fact, gender-based violence in Guyana has risen by 14.2 per cent over the past six years.

This was shared by First Lady Sandra Granger at an event hosted last year. “It seems to be not a single day passes without there being a report of someone being raped, brutalised or murdered, usually by an intimate or previous intimate partner,” she stated.

According to the First Lady, reported incidents of domestic violence by an intimate or previous intimate partner rose from 74.8 per cent in 2011 to 89 per cent in 2017, with females accounting for upward of 80 per cent of the victims. It was noted that three-quarters of these genderbased violence cases stem mostly from Regions Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara); Four (Demerara-Mahaica), and Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).

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By Leah Hernandez

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illions of children worldwide are fortunate enough to have a father figure in their lives, while others can only dream of having that man we call a “father”. This contrast often times leads most of us to ask: “what is a father?” and “who is a good father?”.

The simplest definition of the word father is “An important male figure in the origin and early history of something”, but, most importantly, being a good father means being an endless role model and making all the difference in a child’s life, as you are a pillar of strength, support, and discipline.”

To celebrate and recognise the contributions fathers and father figures make to the lives of their children, the third Sunday in June of each year is, therefore, set aside as the time to celebrate Father’s Day. With great enthusiasm and anticipation surrounding this day, I was fortunate to interact with one father who had his goal set on being a “good father”.

I g n a t i u s Hernandez like some of us presently was not raised by a father who was a perfect example of the title given, but rather one who was an alcoholic and gave less attention to the welfare of his family. This father of four related to me that, as a child growing up, he vowed never to be like the man whom he saw most of his life, but somewhere along his life’s journey it happened.

“When I used to see him drunk, I used to say in my mind I would never drink or be like him. As I grew, I did not want to follow his example, his role as a father was not really one to take example from, he did not have that impact or positive influence on me… [but I] started drinking when I was 18, It was my own choice, then I became addicted to it,” a thoughtful Hernandez related.

According to my 57-year-old father, even though he walked in the shoes of his father for some time, the thought of him being a potential father and having a family of his

own motivated him to desire a change, as often times he would reflect on the words “I would never drink or be like him”, while he further credited the desire for change to Christianity.

“I knew it was wrong and I desired a change, but because of the habits and cravings for it, it was there and I couldn’t stay without it, but I wanted to be a better father from the one I grew up with.”

In the midst of our interesting conversation, I asked my father what are his thoughts about playing the role of father figure in a child’s life, and in the most appealing voice, he responded, “If you want to be a better father, you have to be an example, having an impact on your family, because you cannot lead without being that example … the role of a father is being a security, it’s a breadwinner, a foundation to the family, an example where the whole family looks up to you and you are honoured and respected.”

After this, I went on to ask him how he personally felt about being a father to us (his four children), and again, but this time in a more eager voice, he responded in the briefest way possible, saying it is a blessing to be a father.

“Being a father isn’t something I would say is easy, but I’m happy to be a father, because besides the responsibility and being tough, it’s still a blessing. I can stand up and joyfully declare I have fulfilled my responsibilities as a father,” he said.

Finally realising that our conversation would soon be over, I quickly implored him for some advice that he would want to share with present and potential fathers on how to be a good dad. This is what he carefully uttered to me: “To those fathers, be a foundation, bear your weight which means take responsibility, be interested in the welfare of your children … if all fathers take their stand, this world would be strong, a better community, a better country, we will have better children and strong families.”

My father concluded his answer with a famous quote which states: “Anyone can be a father, but it takes a real man to be a daddy”- Anonymous.

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n July 19, 1910, the governor of the US state of Washington proclaimed the nation’s first “Father’s Day”. However, it was not until 1972, 58 years after President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day official, that the day became a nationwide holiday in the United States.

The “Mother’s Day” we celebrate today has its origins in the peace-and-reconciliation campaigns of the post-Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated “Mother’s Work Days” that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers. In 1870, the activist Julia Ward Howe issued a “Mother’s Day Proclamation” calling on a “general congress of women” to “promote the alliance of the different nationalities, the amicable settlement of international questions, [and] the great and general

interests of peace”.

However, Mother’s Day did not become a commercial holiday until 1908, when–inspired by Jarvis’s

daughter Anna, who wanted to honour her own mother by making Mother’s Day a national holiday–the John Wanamaker department

store in Philadelphia sponsored a service dedicated to mothers in its auditorium. Thanks in large part to this association with retailers, who saw great potential for profit in the holiday, Mother’s Day caught on right away. In 1909, 45 states observed the day, and in 1914, President Wilson approved a resolution that made the second Sunday in May a holiday in honour of “that tender, gentle army, the mothers of America”.

The campaign to celebrate the nation’s fathers did not meet with the same enthusiasm – perhaps because, as one florist explained, “fathers haven’t the same sentimental appeal that mothers have”. On July 5, 1908, a West Virginia church sponsored the nation’s first event explicitly in honour of fathers, a Sunday sermon in memory of the 362 men who had died in the previous December’s explosions at the Fairmont Coal Company mines in Monongah, but it was a onetime commemoration and not an annual holiday. The next year, a Spokane, Washington woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children raised by a widower, tried to establish an official equivalent to Mother’s Day for male parents. She went to local churches, the YMCA, shopkeepers and Government officials to drum up support for her idea, and she was successful: Washington State celebrated the nation’s first state-wide Father’s Day on July 19, 1910. Slowly, the holiday spread.

In 1916, President Wilson honoured the day by using telegraph signals to unfurl a flag in Spokane when he pressed a button in Washington, DC. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge urged state governments to observe Father’s Day. However, many men continued to disdain the day. As one historian writes, they “scoffed at the holiday’s sentimental attempts to domesticate manliness with flowers and gift-giving, or they derided the proliferation of such holidays as a commercial gimmick to sell more prod-

ucts – often paid for by the father himself”.

During the 1920s and 1930s, a movement arose to scrap Mother’s Day and Father’s Day altogether in favour of a single holiday, Parents’ Day. Every year on Mother’s Day, pro-Parents’ Day groups rallied in New York City’s Central Park – as a public reminder, said Parents’ Day activist and radio performer Robert Spere, “that both parents should be loved and respected together”. Paradoxically, however, the Depression derailed this effort to combine and decommercialise the holidays.

Struggling retailers and advertisers redoubled their ef-

forts to make Father’s Day a “second Christmas” for men, promoting goods such as neckties, hats, socks, pipes and tobacco, golf clubs and other sporting goods, and greeting cards. When World War II began, advertisers began to argue that celebrating Father’s Day was a way to honour American troops and support the war effort. By the end of the war, Father’s Day may not have been a federal holiday, but it was a national institution.

In 1972, in the middle of a hard-fought presidential reelection campaign, Richard Nixon signed a proclamation making Father’s Day a federal holiday at last.

Siesta

Happy Father’s Day, Dad. Thank you for all you have done.

If there was an award for the best father ever Then I’m sure you would have won.

You’ve always encouraged me with my art, And took interest in the crazy things I drew, You’ve taught me to never give up on myself, And you’ve shown me that any dream can come true.

Thank you for being my personal taxi.

Maybe dad stands for “dad always drives.”

You have taken me to all the games and practices, And managed to never miss one, despite our crazy lives.

Thank you for all your kindness these years, You’ve wiped tears and snot from my face, You’ve put up with mood swings and heartbreaks, Your arms are my safe place.

You’ve been my support, Through good times and bad, I feel lucky indeed To have you as my dad!

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By Jemima Holmes

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tories are often told of young students who become so attached to their female teachers that once in a blue moon instead of saying ‘Teacher…’ or ‘Miss...’ the word ‘mommy’ comes out. These instances are often a testament to how close teacher and student can be.

What most people don’t realise is that the same goes for male teachers or in the world of sport, coaches.

Whenever we sit down to catch a game of cricket or football or even indulge in a riveting game of chess, what we see are players who have done tedious work to perfect their craft. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, there are coaches who have worked equally hard to ensure that their players are at competition standard. The long practice hours that are put in by player and coach can bear the fruit of a champion, but the amount of time spent together can also pave the way for a bond akin to that of father and child.

For one Chess Coach, he was introduced into the world of dealing with children long before he had any biological children of his own. Over the years, the knowledge he acquired has given him a head start on fatherhood. Although he may not be the perfect father, this Coach has been blazing a trail at home and in the world of chess.

Whenever you see Guyana’s top FIDE Chess Coach, Wendell Meusa, you most likely are greeted with a smile and some plan on how he can attract more young players to the sport. Always equipped with a set or two of chess pieces, Meusa has made it his duty to introduce the next generation of players to the game.

What others may see is just an instructor, but to students, they see a father- figure and role model, in whose shoes they would like to walk someday.

While coaching came naturally to Meusa after being in the forefront of chess for years, fatherhood greeted him with mixed emotions and uncertainty of what to expect.

In 2011, Meusa expe-

rienced the the team did well greatest hurt on our first time in a parent could strange waters,” feel, losing a he explained. seven- monthAs a father, old son. For Meusa is all too fathis reason, miliar with what when his parents expect of first daughtheir children. As ter entered such, he makes it the world on his duty to remind February 20, the students un2016, his joy der his care that it was marred is important to reby uncertainspect the sacrifices ty. But as her made by their parlife unfoldents. ed, and as she “I always tell was joined by my students to rea brother in spect the sacrificJanuary 22, es of their parents 2017, Wendell and work hard to felt for the make them proud,” first time what he said.

Wendell Meusa engages with teachers as he introduces them to the game of chess many describe When it comes went on to cop nine Senior 2014 as Coach was to me my as ‘the greatto favourites, Chess Championships, eight biggest accomplish because Meusa said he doesn’t have est love’. ”Being a father means of which came consecutivethe world to me. I have two ly from 2011- 2018. Wendell intelligent bundles of joy later attained the titles and I pray every day that National Chess Coach and God guides me to become Team Manager for his work the ideal father for them,” with the Guyana National a smiling Meusa said about Chess team in 2014 and his parenting journey thus 2016.

Currently, the Chess far.

Coach has over 126 stuFatherhood, however, dents in Georgetown alone, does not come without sacrimost of whom are part of fices and having to put others’ needs before yours. This the Wendell Meusa Chess is a lesson that Meusa has Foundation (WMCF). His learnt over his years of be- sessions are often times uping a father and has grown beat and filled with clever comfortable with the idea of questions from the young, inquisitive bunch. selflessness.

“I have been coaching “The most important of from 2005 with Barbadian all the lessons I’ve learnt FIDE International Master through fatherhood is how (IM) Terry Farley for disciplined and hardworkBarbados Primary ing a man has to be in or- the & Secondary School der to meet the needs and Association.

I have lost wants of his family,” Meusa count of how many children explained.

Similarly to being there I have coached, but I can say and assisting when his own in Guyana alone I would eschildren take their first timate over 500 children,” steps, Meusa is the one who Meusa stated, reflecting on urges on young players to his years of work.

Of course, the work he take their first plunge into puts in comes with its rechess.

“I enjoy teaching begin- wards. Highlighting his ners the history of chess, the work with Bajan IM Orlando difference with chess when Husbands and FM Yu Tien compared to physical sports Poon in the earlier years of and I have a story I made their chess career and even up when teaching children work with Cecil Cox, Ron about chess pieces,” Meusa Motilall, Su Hai Feng and shared about his introducto- Anthony Drayton as some of his best moments, Meusa ry chess lessons.

His ascension to cites Guyana’s debut at the Barbados Junior Chess Chess Olympiad as one of Champion (2003 and 2005) his most memorable mowas among his first ma- ments.

“Working with the jor achievements in chess.

Thereafter, the trailblazer Olympiad Team in Norway

A few of Wendell’s students during preparation for the CARIFTA Chess Championships 2019

any at home nor in the classroom. Citing that it is important to love and give equal amounts of attention to his children, biological or not, he declared: “I don’t have any favourites; I love both of my children unconditionally. I do my best to show them both in any way possible.”

While seeing students/ players succeed is something that any coach hopes for, Meusa gets his rewards when his students find new ways to excel at their sport, which is a must for the game of chess.

“It is always a great feeling to see one of my students excel, but my greatest feeling comes mostly from our training sessions discovering new ideas, strategies and having jokes/laughter,” Meusa said.

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By Utamu Belle

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e’s well-known around the Linden community as Nurse Allen, host of the popular local radio programme “Healthy Living with Nurse Allen” on 104.3 Power FM. The vibrant 36-yearold Colwyn Allen, though a Registered Nurse by profession, is also a Quality Assurance Officer attached to the Linden Hospital

Complex (LHC), who also oversees the Upper Demerara and Kwakwani Hospitals.

He is also the founder of Linden’s Healthy Living Health Club. Though he wears many different hats in the community, Allen takes pride mostly in being a husband and the father of three beautiful girls, ages 11, 7 and 2, a role he says he takes quite seriously despite his busy schedule.

The Sunday Times Magazine recently sat down with Allen to get a glimpse into his life as a professional father on the go and to learn more about how he skilfully manages to be there for his family all at the same time.

“I’m the person like a spare wheel for a car; I function in almost all facets in

alone, because women of today they have to work even and straight. And when they come home from work – the sink full of dishes? No, I try not to be a product of that,” he said.

Though he admits that he’s not the perfect father, Allen said he tries in his doings, to teach his girls the true meaning of a father.

He also advises fathers out there to do the same.

“Even if you and the

life because I try my best to leave a legacy for my children. I always believed that children should – yes we know that they should try and acquire things for themselves but one of my philosophies is that parents should leave an inheritance for their children. We live in a world where we often see children

are left to fend for themselves,” Allen told this publication.

Reminiscing on his time growing up, Allen said he was privileged to grow with both parents in a Christian home, along with his siblings, which he explained is a family structure which he has always wanted for himself.

“Not… that a single parent, him or her, won’t bring forth good children, but I think it’s more difficult for a single parent ... but growing up in a family whereby mommy and daddy is around in a Christian home, we learned to be respectful, obedient, loyal and my parents were very strict when it comes to bullying. So that is something we could not have been a part of ... I try to inculcate these same attributes to my girls, because I want them to be good products of society.

You know the saying that ‘you make children, but you don’t make their minds?’ But my thing is, I want to play a part as a father,” he noted.

Taking the girls out to see and learn about different places, Allen noted, is one of the things he enjoys, as he added that he does not wait for school tours for them

to be educated and informed about important places. As a busy working father, he noted that recreational family time is very important.

Showering them with love and appreciation, he noted, is also important.

“I kiss them every day, we hug ... when you do that I think it’s a lot of positive energy you give out ... all these things are morals and values you instil in children, so I try my best to be that father, that husband to my wife and children,” he explained.

When it comes to school work the parental responsibilities are shared, as Allen, who is also a former teacher, pointed out that he assists with Social Studies and Science while his wife assists with English Language and Mathematics. He said being a father is more than “just bringing in the money, but being there to support your family in every way”.

“I’m the one in the home who does all the ironing. I try to let my children see that if you’re going to have a home – a family, look for these attributes. A man should know to cook, clean, help out with washing wares and stuff like that. A man should not leave these roles for a mom

mother get problems ... you might go separate ways; my encouragement to fathers is that they should take up their responsibility and ensure that even if they have to pay support though the court or post office, just send the money ... Be there and make the provision for your children,” he advised.

Allen also admits that there were real life challenges. Given the fact that his wife is also a nurse, he said both have to manage when they get home from work. He also pointed out that it was very challenging when his first daughter was born, as he had opted to help out by babysitting.

“It was very challenging, because when the three months was up, my wife had to return to work...It was like, ‘boy, what going on here?’,” he joked. “Baby crying and all these things...but over time it got better and we learned to adjust ourselves,” he added.

Allen’s advice to fathers is to be an inspiration for their children to follow and to leave a positive legacy for the generations to follow.

“I would like to say to fathers, let us be a positive change. Let our children look up to us; let us remove all the stigma and the discrimination and the words spoken that we are ‘good for nothing’. Let us stand up as men, take our rightful place, be with our families and ensure that we are there to ensure that our children become parents and that we nurture our grandchildren,” he noted.

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Health

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e all know that it's common for men to skip the doctor until they become sick, injure themselves or are faced with a serious health problem.

And a majority of men will postpone seeking care for a few days to see whether they feel any better. It's the whole "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" line of thinking.

But there are steps the men in your life can take today to improve their vitality and help prevent health problems down the road. Of course, there are some things that can't be changed, such as family history and age, but every day choices can have a big impact on their current and future health.

to curb weight gain as you age.

Drink alcohol in moderation

If you drink alcohol, limit your consumption to no more than two drinks per day. (One drink equals one 12-ounce bottle of beer or wine cooler, one four-ounce glass of wine or 1 1/2 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits.)

Don't use tobacco

Tobacco smoke contains more than 4,000 chemicals and is a known cause of cancer. Smoking also increases the likelihood of high blood pressure, heart disease, lung problems and other health problems. And if you think chewing tobacco is safer, think again. Not only is chewing tobacco a known cause of cancer (carcinogen), it also contributes to gum disease and tooth loss and may be linked to fertility problems. And, few could argue that chewing and spitting is attractive to a partner. If you smoke or chew, talk to your health care professional about ways to quit. Consider nicotine replacement therapy products that include selfhelp programs, if appropriate.

Get routine health checkups

Get routine health checkups, screenings and (don't forget) dental exams. Just because you're healthy doesn't mean you're off the hook.

Going to your health care provider for regular checkups could just save your life.

By keeping up with these appointments, your health care provider can make sure you stay up-to-date with immunizations (Yes, they're for adults, too!) and important preventive health screenings.

It also gives you a chance to talk about any health concerns or changes you've noticed. Make sure to talk with your health care provider about your family medical history and ask which screenings you might need.

For example: • Body mass index (BMI) • Cholesterol • Blood pressure • Certain cancers depending on risk factors, including your age and family history (e.g., lung, colorectal, prostate, skin) • Diabetes/blood glucose (sugar) level • Depression (Did you know men are four times more likely to commit suicide than women, which is thought to be due to underdiagnosed depression?)

• Sexually transmitted diseases And, if you're like most people, you dread going to the dentist, but add that to your "to do" list. Dental exams aren't just important for your teeth and gums; your mouth may also be a red flag for other health conditions.

Eat a healthy, well-balanced diet

Eating a diet that's low in fat (less than 7 percent of calories should come from saturated fats), cholesterol, and salt, and packed with fresh fruits and vegetables (two cups of fruit per day; three cups of vegetables per day for men up to age 50 and two and a half cups for men aged 51 and over), whole grains and fiber can help improve your health, prevent heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers.

Get moving

Try to get 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on most days of the week.

Taking a walk, jogging, swimming and mowing the lawn all count. But don't be

Practice safe sex

If you are sexually active, remember to practice safe sex.

Buckle up every time

Always wear a seat belt when you're in a motor vehicle to prevent death or serious injury in an accident.

Obey all rules of the road.

Don't be a distracted or aggressive driver. Limit cell phone use and don't use other electronic devices while driving.

Learn to manage stress

a weekend sports warrior.

Start slowly if you aren't normally active and gradually build up. No time? Research shows that even short bursts of physical activity—as few as 10 minutes of intense activity several times a day— can help men improve their health. Talk to your doctor about the right exercise program for you.

Lose the gut for good

It's important to maintain a healthy weight. Excess weight, especially around the waist, can be hard on your body. Carrying too much body fat forces your heart to work harder and increases your chances of heart disease and stroke, even if you have no other risk factors! So, try

Many men define themselves by their careers, which can raise stress levels. Over time, stress can take a toll on your emotional and physical health. Notice early warning signs of stress, such as irritability, tension in your shoulders and neck, grinding your teeth or clenching your hands into fists, and find healthy ways to de-stress (for example, exercise, meditation, massage).

Talk to family and friends about how they can help you integrate these tips into your everyday life and stick with them.

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Feature

Dads!

There's a lot of responsibility placed on fathers. Being a dad often comes with the many added commitments of making a lifetime partnership work; navigating a busy job; and for some of you, going to the gym.

While many see fatherhood as a reason to let it all hang out, having a mini-you (or several) is no reason to throw away your sense of style.

So get off the couch and out of that horrible hoodie and show them you still got what it takes to be the best looking dad around.

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Home & Cooking

Father’s Day Recipes

Ingredients • • •

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2 pounds chicken wings kosher salt , to taste fresh cracked black pepper , to taste Sticky fish sauce 1/4 cup ketchup 1/4 cup honey 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 1/2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 teaspoon rice vinegar optional , chopped cilantro to garnish

Directions

Ingredients •

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2 medium peaches, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved 8 ounces mozzarella cheese pearls, drained 1 cup chopped peeled mango 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil Dressing 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 3 fresh basil leaves

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2 teaspoons honey 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup olive oil

Directions

Place the first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. For dressing, place vinegar, basil, honey, salt and pepper in blender. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Pour over peach mixture; gently toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving. Garnish with additional basil.

Cook the Wings: Preheat oven to 425° F. Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper. On prepared baking sheet pan, spread chicken wings out in one even layer (we don't coat our wings with oil before baking, but you can if you want. We find that the oil just makes the wings greasier. The wings release enough fat already). Season chicken wings with salt and pepper. Bake for about 4550 minutes until golden brown, flipping the wings halfway through baking, after the first 25 minutes or so.

Make the Sauce: While the wings cook, make the sauce. Combine all of the sauce

ingredients (ketchup, honey, fish sauce, chili garlic sauce, lime juice, and rice vinegar).

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Add the sauce and the cooked wings and toss to coat. Cook for about 1 minute or until the sauce thickens and becomes sticky. Serve hot garnished with chopped cilantro if desired.

Breakfast Burgers for

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1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1 cup self-rising flour 1 cup whole milk 2 cups fresh (or frozen) blackberries Whipped cream and/or ice cream,

serving

Directions

Ingredients •

Ingredients

Dressing: • 1/4 cup mayonnaise • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard • 1 tablespoon drained prepared

horseradish

Burger: • •

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12 ounces ground beef 8 ounces ground chicken/ turkey Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar (about 2 ounces) 4 English muffins, regular, sandwich-size or corn, split and toasted 1 vine-ripe tomato, thickly sliced into 4 pieces 1 cup peppery greens, such as baby arugula, mustard greens or watercress 4 large eggs

Directions

1. For the dressing: Stir the mayonnaise, mustard and horseradish together in a small bowl and set aside.

2. For the burgers: Gently mix together the ground beef, chicken/turkey and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Divide the meat into 4 pieces and form each into a 4-inch patty.

3. Melt the butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add the patties. Cook until well browned, about 3 minutes, and then flip. Top with some of the cheese and continue to cook until the cheese is melted and the burger is just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes.

4. Spread the toasted muffins with some of the mustard dressing and top with a slice of tomato and a burger patty.

5. Crack the eggs into the skillet with the meat drippings and cook to your preference.

6. Place an egg on each burger and finish with some baby arugula on the top of the English muffin.

1/2 stick butter, melted (1/4 cup)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 3-quart baking dish with butter.

In a medium bowl, whisk 1 cup sugar with the flour and milk. Whisk in the melted butter.

Rinse the blackberries and pat them dry. Pour the batter into the baking dish.

Sprinkle the blackberries evenly over the top of the batter. Sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar over the blackberries. Bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 1 hour. When 10 minutes of the cooking time remains, sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over the top.

Top with whipped cream or ice cream.

Ingredients • • • • •

1 seasoned leg of lamb 6 tablespoons olive oil divided 1/4 cup fresh chopped rosemary divided Sea salt and cracked black pepper 2 pounds root vegetables ( carrots, sweet potato, cassava, potato)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Rub the roast all over with 2 tablespoon olive oil, cover

with 2 tablespoon rosemary.

3. Wash and pat dry the vegetables trimming off the tops and bottoms. Chop into small pieces and transfer to a bowl. Add 3 tablespoons olive oil to the vegetables along with the remaining 2 tablespoons chopped rosemary. Season with salt and pepper and toss well to coat.

4. Transfer the prepared vegetables to a large baking tray on a single layer.

5. In a large pan heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over a high heat. Gently place the roast into the pan and sear for 30 seconds on all sides. Transfer to a roasting pan and place in the oven. Roast for 1 hour.

6. Roast the vegetables at the same time checking after 40 minutes with a sharp knife. It should be able to go into the vegetables with little resistance. It may take up to an hour for them to be ready though.

7. After one hour take the lamb from the oven and cover with aluminum foil. Let rest for 10-12 minutes before slicing. Serve with some of the root vegetables.

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Puzzles

ACROSS

92 Stable fathers

93 Cherchez la --!

1 Tree with pods 94 Facade 6 Wobbled, as a rocket

95 Work around 11 Nose stimuli

97 Green prefix 16 Overhead

98 Annapolis frosh 21 Stagger

99 Coffee emanation 22 Dull yellow pigment

100 Turn sharply 23 Utter foolish talk

101 The “elephant boy” 24 Fairway warnings

103 Pro -- (in proportion) 25 Sports palace

104 Microwaves 26 A moon of Saturn

105 Cyclopean (hyph.)

27 Family tree, to some

106 Coarse 28 Jungle warnings 108 Leans against 29 They can rock you to sleep

110 Library sect.

31 Lightweight cord

111 Tack on 33 Mont. neighbor

114 Off in the distance 35 Bigger than med.

115 Tulips and daffodils 36 NNW opposite

117 Luau dish 37 Ewing matriarch

120 Narrow inlet 38 Gardener, often

121 Oahu welcome 39 Keeps in stitches

123 Bluebottles 41 Intl. trade letters

125 Watch site?

42 Ladd and Shepard

127 Raj headquarters 44 Glazier’s units

129 Like some yogurt (hyph.)

46 Broke to bits

131 Moon position 51 Wild duck

133 Spookily strange 52 Chromosome part

134 Canoe anagram 53 Lasting impression

135 Usual weather 57 Lay low (2 wds.)

136 Undersized pups 58 Bandleader Count - 137 Pedro’s wherewithal 59 Mission starter 138 Change color 60 Meyers of “Kate & Allie”

139 Put a spell on 61 High dudgeon

140 B-vitamin source 62 Story going around

141 Dog-tired 63 Reinforce

64 Sausage variety DOWN 66 Drop -- -- line

1 Hammer parts 67 Meadow munchers

2 Mystiques 68 Fall preceder

3 Where Minos ruled 69 Nashville’s -- Pearl

4 Teen woe 70 Comanches’ kin

5 Windy City airport 72 Coal measures

6 Called from the Alps 73 Just the same

7 Like lemon juice 74 Plaids

8 -- idea was that?

75 Frontier saloon plus

9 Shore eagle 77 Spread sand or salt

10 Bug repellent 78 Brawl

11 Car dealer’s extra 79 Offend greatly

12 Talks monotonously 82 Mr. Spock’s father

13 Movie with a posse 83 Scream and shout

14 Country addr.

84 Horne of jazz

15 It may jackknife 88 Parthenon site

16 Ski-lodge type (hyph.)

89 Fainthearted

17 -- and hiss 90 Retina cells

18 Paperless exams 91 -- tai cocktail

KATHLEEN SAXE

WORD GAME TODAY'S WORD -- DILEMMAS

(DILEMMAS: dih-LEM-uz: Unusually undesirable or unpleasant choices.)

Average mark 52 words Time limit 60 minutes Can you find 67 or more words in DILEMMAS? TODAY'S WORD -- DILEMMAS dais dale dame damsel deal deism deli dial diel dime dismal idea ideal ides idle isle lade

ladies laid lame lase lead lied lime email made maid mail maim male mead meal medal media

medial meld mesa mesial mild mile mime misdeal mislead misled aide ailed aimed aisle alms amid aside

said sail sale same seal seam semi side sidle slam sled slid slide slim slime smile

RULES OF THE GAME: 1. Words must be of four or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of "s," such as "bats" or "dies," are not allowed. 3. Additional words made by adding a "d" or an "s" may not be used. For example, if "bake" is used, "baked" or "bakes" are not allowed, but "bake" and "baking" are admissible. 4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.

19 Border on

20 Hairpin curves

30 Censor

32 Ambergris source

34 “Great” dogs

40 -- Enterprise

42 Fable writer

43 Cave, maybe

44 Hippie greeting

45 Klein of fashion

46 Famed orca

47 Water-lily painter

48 Pond growth

49 Meet, in poker 50 Half of a Heston role

51 Domesticates

52 Slope

54 Huge blossom

55 Adam of “Chicago Hope”

56 Floats to the top

58 Good, to Garcia

59 Kid’s wheels

62 Geneva’s river

63 Adobe 64 Trevi Fountain coins

65 PC chip maker 67 Forest denizens 68 Operated a ferry

69 Soda fountain treats

71 Wild time 73 Condor’s abode

74 Doctrine

76 Holm and Woosnam

77 Kickboxer Jean-Claude

Van - 78 Edible lichen

79 Mirage sights 80 City in New York

81 Pulsate 82 Swahili for “lion”

83 House components 85 Atlanta campus 86 Overly trusting

87 Gave alms

89 Hen’s lack 90 Gives a crew cut

93 Stop a train

94 Keg-party site

95 Floor 96 Geese formation

98 Lip-purser 99 Lapis lazuli color 100 Haughty types 102 Suffix for press 105 Slickest 107 Like lots of shopping now 108 Burning 109 Teased 110 Spurts 111 Mind’s heat 112 Jigsaw element 113 Became ashen 114 Glue on 115 Safari boss 116 Footfalls 117 Do a grammar task 118 Stew ingredient 119 That is (Lat.) (2 wds.)

122 Linear measure 124 Frisky 126 Discreet honk 128 Make bales 130 Fiesta shout 132 Blue or green See Solution on page 14

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Tech

patent shows rollable phone displays

S

amsung is still figuring out how to release its futuristic Galaxy Fold, which is plagued with durability issues and without a release date. But that hasn’t stopped it from dreaming up new phone designs, including a compelling patent for a phone with a rollable display.

This patent discovered by Let’s Go Digital (via Gizmodo) shows off a phone that appears fairly traditional at a first glance. But it’s actually hiding a secret rollable display inside, and the top housing containing the selfie camera and earpiece seems able to extend outward from the phone, making for a screen that’s going off the charts when it comes to aspect ratio.

The phone in the patent looks vaguely like the BlackBerry Priv, except instead of exposing a handy QWERTY keyboard, you get a super tall screen that’s the size of a Rite Aid receipt. (We’re going to have to add this to our field

guide on wacky, bendy phones.)

Rollable displays aren’t impossible. LG is bringing its rollable OLED display to market this year, and Corning says that it’s making progress on bendable glass for phones. Though, for what Samsung is proposing in its patent, we’re still likely years away from seeing tech like this come to phones.

Compelling as this patent is, there’s also the question of how durable a phone like this would even be, what with a sliding mechanism that could be as vulnerable to dust particles as the Galaxy Fold was. Moving forward, phones that incorporate a foldable display and moving parts will likely attract skepticism before excitement, but here’s to hoping that Samsung figures out a way to pull this one off, assuming this ever does make it to market. If it does, we’ll be one small step closer to the foldable phones from classic science-fiction movies and TV shows. (The Verge)

fixes Android Q announces beta bootloop issue, TurboGrafx-16 Mini console resumes updates K

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oogle has re-released Android Q’s fourth beta after fixing an issue that caused some Pixel devices to “bootloop,” meaning they were trapped in a constant reset state.

The issue arose after some Pixel users tried to install the beta Over-The-Air. Writing on Twitter, Google said that all devices enrolled in the beta will now receive the new Beta 4 update, and that it has updated the downloadable images for developers.

The incident is a good reminder to never install beta software on any hardware that you rely on as your primary device, no matter how tempting its shiny new features might be. That said, outside of this incident Google’s Android updates tend to be quite reliable. With Android Nougat the company introduced a new “A/B (Seamless) System Updates” method to allow a device to roll back to a previous version when encountering problems with an update — it’s unclear why the fallback didn’t catch the problem on this occasion.

Android Q Beta 4 is a fairly minor update in the grand scheme of things. As well as tweaking the software’s new dark mode theme and fixing various bugs, the update included a new settings menu item that hints at native facial recognition coming to Android. (The Verge)

postpones planned laptop launch amid US trade war

H

uawei has indefinitely postponed the imminent launch of a new Windows laptop, consumer division CEO Richard Yu has confirmed to CNBC. The product was set for a reveal at the CES Asia show in Shanghai, but trade sanctions from the US government are restricting Huawei’s ability to use American products like Microsoft software and Intel processors. The news was first reported by The Information.

Yu described the situation as “unfortunate” to CNBC, saying that the laptop would have been unveiled last week without a release date, but Huawei’s placement on the US Entity List has stopped the company from announcing the product altogether.

Whether the laptop ever sees the light of day will depend on how long Huawei remains on the blacklist.

There aren’t any technical details of the upcoming laptop in the reports, beyond that it would be a new

entry in the MateBook line.

At Mobile World Congress in February, Huawei announced the MateBook 14 and updated its well-regarded MateBook X Pro line.

Neither has shipped yet.

Digitimes reported earlier last week that Huawei is halting production and development of laptop computers. Microsoft has remained silent on the matter other than removing Huawei’s laptops from sale in its online store.

Huawei has suggested that its stockpiling of components and proprietary technology will mitigate the effect of US sanctions, and the laptop division only represents a tiny sliver of the company’s business. But the computers represent Huawei’s biggest consumer success in the US to date, and the retreat could be the most visible sign yet of the damage the trade war is inflicting on the company. (The Verge)

onami has announced the latest in the slew of shrunk-down retro consoles, the TurboGrafx-16 Mini. Six games have been announced so far for the system, which will be released in Japan as the PC Engine Mini and in Europe as the PC Engine Core Grafx. It’ll have two USB ports for controllers and support a five-way multiplayer adapter.

The games announced so far are: • R-Type • New Adventure Island • Ninja Spirit • Ys Book I & II • Dungeon Explorer • Alien Crush Other versions of the system have different games announced so far. For example, the PC Engine Mini is confirmed to include Castlevania classic Dracula X: Rondo of Blood.

The original PC Engine was designed by Hudson and manufactured by NEC. It was released in Japan in 1987, and the US-focused TurboGrafx-16 followed in 1989. The PC Engine did pretty well in Japan but the TurboGrafx-16 failed to make much impact in the US. Konami was one of the biggest supporters of the platform and ultimately acquired Hudson, meaning the mini console shouldn’t have much trouble securing a strong lineup of software. No word on how many games there will be in total, though, nor on pricing or a release date. Konami says that information will come soon. (The Verge)

L

ike its competitors, Dropbox used to be a simple concept — a folder on your computer that seamlessly syncs with the cloud, meaning you always have a backup of your files and an easy way to share with others across the net.

But the company’s ambitions are much bigger, as it has slowly shown: it wants to be one of the collaborative tools in your arsenal alongside heavy hitters like Google Docs, Microsoft Office, Slack, Salesforce, Trello, and Zoom, and today it’s unifying those ideas into a single new desktop app that it’s calling “the new Dropbox.”

According to the company’s blog post, it’s designed to be a kind of meta-platform that helps you organize your “work about work,” but the highlight here is the ability to create and collaborate without ever leaving the new Dropbox app —

you’ll be able to start and edit Google and Microsoftbased docs, spreadsheets and slide decks (Dropbox has been working on this for a while), start Slack conversations and Zoom video conference meetings (you can share Dropbox files to each), and manage Atlassian (Jira, Trello, etc.) based projects, instead of tabbing over to each of those web apps individually.

And, it seems like the new app is laying the groundwork to let you do light project management without the help of one of those dedicated tools, too, by letting you add todo lists, assign tasks, add comments, and see who’s been doing what with a “team activity feed.”

There’s also a new unified search bar for all of your Dropbox, which sounds handy. (The Verge)

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Esha Deol, Bharat Takhtani take newborn daughter Miraya home

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ctor Esha Deol and her businessman husband Bharat Takhtani were spotted outside a Mumbai hospital with their newborn daughter Miraya and elder daughter Radhya on Thursday. They posed for the paparazzi gathered outside the hospital as they made their way home.

Esha was seen in a lavender floral dress , carrying Radhya in her arms. Bharat was seen in a light blue shirt and white pants, carrying Miraya, who was wrapped in a white blanket.

Announcing the birth of her daughter, Esha took to Instagram, where she shared a poster: “Welcome to our tribe. Baby girl Miraya Takhtani. Born on June 10, 2019. Big sister Radhya. Proud parents Esha and Bharat.” She captioned the image: “Thank you very much for the love and blessings.” She also shared a photo of Radhya and wrote, “I’m being promoted to big sister.”

Esha, who is the daughter of veteran actor Dharmendra and actor-politician Hema Malni, married Bharat in June 2012. The two welcomed Radhya, in 2017.

In a recent interview to Mumbai Mirror, Esha revealed the inspiration behind her daughters’ names. “When Lord Krishna worships Radha, it’s called Radhya, while Miraya means a devotee of Lord Krishna. Both the girls have that in common and I love how Radhya and Miraya sound together.” (Hindustan Times)

W

ith Kabir Khan’s ’83, Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone will be seen together for the fifth time in a film; the couple has earlier done Sanjay Leela Bhanali’s RamLeela, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat and Homi Adajania’s Finding Fanny.

However, Ranveer is delighted that finally they are doing a film together in which they “don’t die in the end”.

Deepika will play Ranveer’s onscreen wife, Romi Dev, in the film where he is essaying the role of legendary cricketer Kapil Dev. ’83 is based on India’s first win at the cricket World Cup in 1983.

Deepika announced the beginning of her shoot schedule for the film with, “& on to the next...Thank You @ kabirkhankk for this incredible honour...! #RomiDev #Day1 @83thefilm @ranveersingh”. Ranveer had a wonderful response: “and this time we don’t die in the

A

ctor Salman Khan says his validation of doing a good film comes solely from the box office collections but when critics praise his movies, he feels “scared”. The actor, who had a major career turnaround with Wanted in 2009 which was followed by Dabangg, said public acceptance is the ultimate verdict for him.

“My validation comes from the box office collections... that the people have liked or not liked a film. It doesn’t make a difference if someone (a critic) has given it so many stars (ratings) or ridiculed the film.

“It’s their bread and butter. God bless them, give them two more (slices of) bread,” Salman said in a group interview. Asked how he feels when the critics give glorious reviews to his films, the actor said he is unable to wrap his head around it.

“I get scared. That why did they give (those star ratings) because their thinking never matches with the audience. Then I wonder ‘oh what if this doesn’t do well’. But the reason I do the kind of movies I do is because I loved the scripts. I want people to come inside the theatre and forget about their life. Enjoy the film. Take away the heroism or leave the theatre becoming a good person. These are the things I follow while doing a film,” he said.

Salman is currently elated with the response to his latest, Bharat which released two weeks ago on Eid. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the film also features Katrina Kaif and Sunil Grover. The 53-year-old actor said it is the “best Eidi” his fans have given him. The film, a remake of the 2014 Korean drama “An Ode To My Father”, is set against the backdrop of Partition 1947. Salman said the emotions in a scene must speak to him in order for him to be able to make the audience believe in it. (Hindustan Times)

Justin Bieber says Tom Cruise fight challenge was a joke

end! Yay!” he wrote on her post.

Ranveer and wife Deepika have previously featured in three Sanjay Leela Bhansali films – Ram Leela, Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat. All the three movies had a tragic ending with lead couple or one of them dying in the climax. In their first film to-

gether, Ram Leela Goliyon Ki Rasleela -- Bhansali’s desi version of Romeo and Juliet, Ranveer and Deepika shoot each other in the end while they die separately at the same time in Bajirao Mastani.

Padmaavat, too, had Deepika committing suicide. Ranveer appeared in a cameo in Finding Fanny

Second woman accuses Cuba Gooding Jr. of groping

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as Deepika’s dead husband.

Kabir Khan’s 83 chronicles the underdog victory of Indian cricket team in the 1983 World Cup. It is set to hit theatres on April 10, 2020. The film also features Pankaj Tripathi, Saaqib Saleem, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Ammy Virk, Harrdy Sandhu, actor Jiiva and Chirag Patil. (Hindustan Times)

second woman is claiming Cuba Gooding Jr. groped her in an incident that occurred more than a decade ago, law enforcement sources told The Post on Thursday.

The alleged victim came forward after reading allegations from earlier last week that the Oscar winner grabbed a 30-year-old woman’s breast in a Manhattan club, sources said.

The older incident allegedly happened at a restaurant in Manhattan, where Gooding groped the woman’s behind. Gooding was set to turn himself in to police for the more recent case, but his lawyer said he’s reconsidering after video emerged that allegedly shows he did nothing wrong.

Sources said he would likely be arrested for forcible touching — a misdemeanor charge with a two-year statute of limitations, meaning he can’t be prosecuted for the older alleged incident.

“No one has brought any of that to my attention,” Gooding’s attorney Mark Heller told The Post.

When he was told that the allegations date back more than 10 years ago, he added sarcastically, “Good luck to her” and noted the statute of limitations. (Page Six)

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ustin Bieber said Wednesday that he was “just playing” when he challenged Tom Cruise to a mixed martial arts fight.

Bieber made the announcement to paparazzi photographers outside his wife Hailey Baldwin’s fashion business in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon, according to video posted by TMZ. “It was just a random tweet. I do that stuff sometimes,” Bieber said, according to the video.

“I think he would probably whoop my ass in a fight,” he added.

“He’s got that dad strength.”

The “Sorry” singer, 25, on Sunday challenged Cruise, 56, to a UFC cage fight in a tweet.

“I wanna challenge Tom Cruise to a fight in the octagon,” Bieber tweeted. “Tom if you don’t take this fight your [sic] scared and you will never live it down.”

The 5-foot-9 crooner also asked UFC honcho Dana White if he was willing to put on the bout. It wasn’t clear what prompted the pop idol to throw down the gauntlet to Cruise. (Page Six)

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Fun Times

Archie

If you reconnect with someone, it will bring back (March 21memories and inspire you to April 19) take up an old hobby or activity. Physical challenges will lead to self-improvement.

Romance is in the stars.

ARIES

Make changes that encourTAURUS age you to follow your dreams (April 20- and pursue your goals. Focus May 20) on getting rid of possessions you no longer use or need and on minimalizing your responsibilities.

Learn from experience GEMINI and by watching others. Don’t (MAY 28- expect to be treated differJune 20) ently by someone who disrespects others. When it comes to love and partnerships, look for honesty, loyalty and trust

CANCER (June 21July 22)

LEO (July 23Aug. 22)

Dilbert

Peanuts

You have the right of way. Don’t second-guess the choices you make just because someone is using emotional tactics to sway your opinion. Do what feels right to you.

Enjoy the company of people who share your beliefs. Contribute to something that will have a benevolent influence on your community. Plan a romantic celebration with a loved one.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22)

Keep your ideas simple and your plans moderate. Stick to a budget and don’t let anyone persuade you to get involved in something that will cause you stress. Choose the right thing over pleasing others.

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23)

Don’t play games. If someone isn’t being fair, know enough to walk away.

Concentrate on what makes you happy, as well as on personal growth. Socialize with like-minded people. Romance is favored.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22)

A change of scenery will spark your imagination.

Your ideas will lead to a new direction full of promise and opportunity. A reunion will bring back memories.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21)

Be demonstrative when it comes to your emotions.

Keep your communication open and honest to avoid being misunderstood. Think big, but live within your means.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19)

Calvin and Hobbes

Consider your options and bring about change. An idea someone offers will help you save time, but before you begin, make sure you are abiding by the rules and regulations.

Attend an event that moAQUARIUS tivates you to revamp your (Jan. 20- appearance, health and atFeb. 19) titude. Personal growth will encourage you to devote more time to yourself, your family and your loved ones.

PISCES (Feb. 20Mar. 20)

Do something that requires creativity, imagination and physical energy. Keeping busy will help you avoid getting involved in someone else’s problems.

Keep your distance from unsavory influences.