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Activist Shazam Somwar

By Lakhram Bhagirat

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s cliché as it sounds the famous words of Mahatma Gandhi, “Be the change you want to see,” is the driving force behind everything that young Shazam Somwar does to make his mark and leave behind a legacy that would do his generation proud. Shazam is a

21-year-old medical student of the Greenheart Medical University, but what makes him exceptional is his drive to help others and address the issues that affect them.

Hailing from Kilcoy, Corentyne, he is the eldest of three children from a family of mechanics. Speaking with Sunday Magazine, Shazam explained that he was the first to venture out of the

family business to pursue his passion of healing others through medicine.

“I am a humanitarian at heart, passionate about volunteering; suicide prevention is something I am passionate about, and I am an advocate. I am someone very down to earth, someone who you could always talk to and once I see a smile on someone’s face, I am happy,” Shazam said when asked to describe himself.

In 2014, Shazam started a local organisation called the Suicide Prevention Awareness Campaign (SPAC) to address the suicide epidemic that has been plaguing the Region in which he resided. Following the launch of his organisation, the young leader held walks to raise awareness, held talks with students, and posted posters throughout the Region to address the

Shazam during one of the numerous medical outreaches in which he volunteered

ill of suicide.

Everybody has an opinion when it comes to the life of someone else, but they do not know what that person is going through and this is what led to the activism.

Shazam reveals that his activism comes from a place deep within himself, a place he often tries to not explore because of the darkness that lives there. You see he has had up-close and personal encounters with suicide and attempted suicide.

Shying away from his personal experiences, he said that he has had more than one friend who committed suicide and knows several persons who have attempted to do the same. For him, those persons displayed little or no sign that would have indicated that they were contemplating such a decision.

“I have partnered with some schools where we had in-school sessions, letting them know who suicide affects and the consequences and what will their loved ones face after they are gone along with the signs to look for when someone is contemplating suicide,” he told the Sunday Magazine.

SPAC has been created to provide a safe space for persons to relate their sto-

ries and be guided along the path to receiving the help they need. The organisation has an active Facebook page, and Shazam is prepared to provide assistance to anyone who may need it.

“Because of the demands of my studies, the organisation is on a standstill right now. I am planning to officially relaunch it early next year, since I would have a bit of a break in my studies. For the relaunch, I am already in the process of initiating an aggressive awareness campaign and would soon be filming a short video to educate those about the consequences of suicide.”

Shazam, who is also inspired by his late grandfather, explains that the relaunching of his organisation would not only span the nation but there are overseas partners waiting to join.

Apart from tackling the scourge of suicide, the medical student enjoys volunteering for various non-profit organisations and contributing to the development of his community.

Guyana’s suicide rate is an alarming 44.2 cases per 100,000 persons when the global average is 16 per 100,000 people. Since 2012, suicide has been the leading cause of death in persons be-

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tween the ages of 16 and 44.

Females attempted suicide more than males in a ratio of 3:1. Indo-Guyanese have accounted for 50 per cent of suicide deaths in the country while Afro-Guyanese have accounted for 26 per cent.

These statistics are worrying for Guyana as well as the international community.

For the year 2017 so far, the Public Health Ministry recorded 59 cases of suicide while the Police recorded a staggering 92 cases. This clearly shows the Ministry’s inability to effectively monitor the number of suicide deaths and report accordingly.

There are several organisations working to tackle the scourge of suicides.

The Guyana Police Force has launched a “Suicide Helpline” as another initiative under the Force’s Social Crime Prevention programme. Persons desirous of accessing the services of the Guyana Inter-agency Suicide Prevention Hotline can contact 223-0001, 223-0009, 600-7896, 623-4444; Email: guyagency@yahoo.com, BBM PINS: 2BE55649, 2BE56020; Twitter: guyanaagency; WhatsApp: +592-600-7896, 592- 623-4444 or Facebook: Guyana Interagency Suicide Prevention Help Line.

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– A showcase of Women, Art, Guyanese culture I

n continuing a tradition of honouring women through the showcasing of their art and t a l -

own members as the main feature artist.

Meanwhile, the ex-

Tara Bentick’s collection of jewelry, ornaments and glassware on sale at the Exhibition

ent, the Guyana Women Artists’ Association (GWAA) once again opened the doors to its annual Art Exhibition.

On display at the National Art Gallery housed at Castellani House, Homestretch Avenue, is a diverse lineup of imaginative pieces, which seeks to amalgamate various forms of visual art so as to create an intrinsic explosion of colours, symbolism and beauty, all wrapped up in one grand collection.

This exhibition aligns with the observation of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, with the GWAA this year presenting its 29th edition of highlighting the complexity of women and their roles in

A locally made ornament on display at the sExhibition o-

ciety through art.

Headlining the exhibition is Guyanese woman artist Akima McPherson, who brings to the collection three series of her work, each encapsulating a different form of art.

Taking centre stage is a suspended text ensemble, titled “Unmasking”, which is hung in a cascade of silent testimonies. Each part of the puzzle represents individual women and the invisibility of their issues as they move through time and space.

Adding to that, McPherson also has on display seven figures in varying postures with small abstract forms which symbolise the burdens, hardships and difficult circumstances of women in society. Despite initially appearing dismal, the abstract pieces are backed figures of victory, inclusive of prayer and dancing.

In outlining the essence of the work she has on display, the featured artist indicated, “Increasingly, my work rejects commoditisation and participation on the market. Instead, I am interested in art that critiques social structures and in its critiques proposes a way forward.”

McPherson alluded to a theory which solidifies the foundations of art, saying art has a special role to play in the evolution of the individual and humanity.

It is a gift from the Universe and should serve the aims of the Universe and, therefore, humanity.

This year marks the first time the GWAA singled out one of its

hibition also presented the perfect opportunity to highlight the works of other local female talents as they seek to bring to the table various perspectives on the dynamics of women in the Guyanese context.

One such display was that of the guest artist, Sandra Bell-LaRocque in her attempt to capture nature and its importance in the lives of Guyana’s people. Bell-LaRocque presented five pieces, which speak of her patriotism and its inspirational role in her work. They were “East Coast Dusk Sky”, “Sunset”, “Guyana I love”, “Sea Life” and the highlight, “Illuminus”.

The last was perhaps the most symbolic of her pieces – the abstract of a woman almost synonymous to the dawn of a new day.

Another eye-catching piece was that of Denise Bristol, titled “The strength of a woman.” The acrylic painting stands out for its portrait of the many hats worn by a woman, particularly in her role as a child bearer and caregiver.

In existence for the past 30 years, the GWAA has not only contributed to the development of female artists of Guyana but also to the development of art.

The GWAA has ensured the hosting of an annual exhibition since 2008 along with the International Women's Day Exhibition in March of each year.

This is as the Association has set out not only to exhibit works of its members, but, on several occasions, has invited other women to participate in its displays.

In addition to giving members an opportunity to show and grow from exhibiting their work, the GWAA's exhibitions have served as learning resources for students of art, some of whom later join the Association.

The 29th Annual Exhibition of the GWAA kicked off on November 16 and is expected to last until December 23. The showcase is on a daily basis from 10:00h to 17:00h, and is open to the public, free of cost.

As such, whether you are a lover of art or simply interested in supporting and celebrating the

A selection of artist cards by Anna Correia-Bevaun

Illuminus by Sandra Bell-LaRoque (Acrylics on canvas)

works of Guyanese women artists, the Association invites you to cash in on the initiative, which aligns with the calls for the elimination of violence against women, the international day for which is observed

on November 25 every year. (Ashraf Dabie) (Cover photo: Portrait of a pregnant indigenous woman titled “The strength of a woman” by Denise Bristol (Acrylics on canvas) )

Fabric art of Table runner and napkins

by Jennifer Gibson

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Feature

Gerilisa Caesar

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IAmScience because education and my pursuit of learning became my ticket out of poverty and a way that I can really help others.”

“Mother knows best” rings true for Gerialisa Caesar. In her family, the career options were either to be a lawyer, engineer or doctor.

But with little interest in law and a greater love for science than math, Caesar decided to pursue her doctorate.

“I graduated high school at 16 fully equipped to enter the work force,” Caesar said. “I went back to school to study science because my mom basically told me I had to, but biology fit me really well, so it worked out.”

Initially, Caesar was hesitant that she could even become a scientist.

“I had an idea of what a scientist was, and it wasn’t me,” Caesar said. “After I immigrated from Guyana, my undergraduate advisors, Drs. Carroll and Catapane, explained the opportunities I had to study biology. It opened the world of possibilities for me to pursue science.”

Now, as a biological sciences Ph.D. candidate in Laura Schulz’s lab, Caesar focuses on women’s health and reproductive biology.

“My research is to understand how a mother’s nutrition prior to and during pregnancy affects the baby’s development,” Caesar said.

“This is important as several studies link maternal diet during pregnancy to an increase in susceptibility of the offspring developing diseases such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension in adulthood.”

That includes connecting how mother’s diets cause fetal health issues, which is a highly debated topic.

“For example, a lot of women are told to take folic acid pills during pregnancy,” Caesar said. “Doing that has been tied to help with neural development concerns — things like spina bifada [a birth defect that affects developing babies’ spinal cords].

Understanding the mechanisms that make that occur

would aid in developing better interventions to prevent such occurrences.”

As a result, Caesar’s research has the ability to help the world’s greatest health concerns in an impactful way.

“My work is directly contributing to prevent health issues that exist for future generations,” Caesar said.

“Knowing that is motivating.”

After she earns her Ph.D., Caesar would love to work for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

“The CDC has immediate response teams that react to major disease concerns.

Being a part of that would be incredible,” Caesar said.

“There’s something about working for the CDC and being able to have a meaningful impact within the community that calls me.”

Caesar plans to channel that passion regardless of where she ends up, though.

“Biology is literally the study of life,” Caesar said.

“As much as I thought science was challenging, I am able to see how it affects everyday life. I have a purpose, and I know what I do is going to make a difference.”

(Bond of Life Sciences Center, University of Missouri)

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Literary Corner

A Book Review by Petamber Persaud

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he power of the written words in this new Guyanese novel, “Kamarang”, will bewitch and haunt, thrill and satisfy, educate and entertain, the reader from the eerie beginning to the bewildering end, gnawing at the reader’s entrails, sucking at the reader’s grey matter long after the end is revealed and the mystery solved because the end will beset the reader with a new goal - a longing to learn more about the inexhaustible heritage of the land known throughout the world from the 16th century and onwards as El Dorado.

“Kamarang” is the first novel by Michael Jordan, a journalist and an investigative reporter whose interest in cold cases and unsolved crimes has and continues to treat Guyanese and nonGuyanese readers with fascinating and intriguing stories.

In fact, he is the recipient of PAHO Award for Best News Story in 1994 and the Award of High Commendation for Assisting in the Solving of a Cold Case in 2016.

Jordan’s interest in writing and in the macabre was influenced firstly by his parents. His father, Walter A. Jordan, was an avid reader and a writer. The elder Jordan was well-known for his column, ‘Watch your Language’. Jordan’s mother ‘consumed works of Poe and other masters of horror’ while pregnant with him and she also presented him with his first collection of ghost stories when he was twelve.

“Kamarang” is a supernatural tale which unfolds with a fine balance of terror and horror set against Guyanese myths, legends and folklore – Bush Dai Dai, Kanaima, Mermaid and others. The story is centred on

Michael Jones and Lucille – the most beautiful and sensual woman Michael has ever known, a women much sought after by all men she encounters and envied by all women crossing her path.

One of the mystifying aspects of Lucille is that she takes nothing in payment for her service from men she favours; those men pay the ultimate price. The supporting characters, on Michael’s side include his father, his mother and grandmother, all with skeletons in their respective closet. The supporting character on Lucille’s side is a shape-shifter.

The novel is set in the capital city of Georgetown, dotted with hotels cum

brothels cum whorehouses mainly frequented by gold miners/prospectors and in Kamarang, an interior location often referred to as the gold bush where men make and lose their fortune and where some prostitutes make a fortune or die trying.

Michael Jones is healthy boy in his late teens with a strong physique influenced by his idol Bruce Lee. He grows up in a Christian home and community and he is also sexually active. This leads by a series of uncanny attractions to a well-known brothel where he forms a strange sexual relationship with Lucille, a relationship that sucks his strength and vitality, leaving him broken

yet he goes back for more pleasure and punishment.

The story unfolds as one by one the skeletons in the cupboards are freed by way of revelation or intense introspection, bringing shame and sometimes remorse.

There are as many moments of déjà vu as there are parallels in events in the city and in Kamarang even the motifs are not dissimilar in both locations including the deaths by fire, the drinking of cider by the main female player, her perfume affecting men familiar with its odour, dreams and the silk cotton tree.

Apart from the flashbacks filling out the story, there were foreshadowing of how and when to deal with this ‘thing’. Getting rid of it fell to Michael.

And when the time was ripe, characters from the past and the present, from remote areas and from the city, are brought together by fear, by fear of the unknown to pit their human frailties aided by a little knowledge and binas/charms against the unknown evil.

“Kamarang” by Michael Jordan is available at Austin’s or can be uplifted from Michael Jordan. He can be contacted on 545-2447 or kamarangnight@gmail.com Responses to this author please telephone 226-0065 of email: oraltradition2002@ yahoo.com What’s happening: Over GYD$1,000,000 in prize monies up for grabs in the 2018 issue of The Guyana Annual. Closing date for entries to the various competitions is November 30, 2017.

For further information go The Guyana Annual on Facebook or email: theguyanaannual@gmail.com

The Wolf and the Crane

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Wolf had been feasting too greedily, and a bone had stuck crosswise in his throat. He could get it neither up nor down, and of course he could not eat a thing. Naturally that was an awful state of affairs for a greedy Wolf.

So away he hurried to the Crane. He was sure that she, with her long neck and bill, would easily be able to reach the bone and pull it out.

"I will reward you very handsomely," said the Wolf, "if you pull that bone out for me."

The Crane, as you can

imagine, was very uneasy about putting her head in a Wolf's throat. But she was grasping in nature, so she did what the Wolf asked her to do.

When the Wolf felt that the bone was gone, he started to walk away.

"But what about my reward!" called the Crane anxiously.

"What!" snarled the Wolf, whirling around. "Haven't you got it? Isn't it enough that I let you take your head out of my mouth without snapping it off?"

Moral: Expect no reward for serving the ungrateful.

Notice to Readers

If you have a poem and/or short story you would like to publish on our Literary Corner page, please email to guyanatimes@gmail.com. Kindly include your correct name and a contact number in your email. If you have any questions, please call 223-7230 or 223-7231.

Poem Not I With This Torn Shirt They call here, -Magnificent Province!

Province of Mud! Province of flood!

Who are the magnificent here?

Not I with this torn shirt but they, in their white mansions by the trench of blood!

I tell you this is no magnificent province no El Dorado for me no streets paved with gold but a bruising and battering for self-preservation in the white dust and grey mud.

I tell you and I tell no secret now is the long past time for worship long past time for kneeling with clasped hands at altars of poverty How are the mighty slain? by this hammer of my hand! by this anger in my life! by this new science of men alive everywhere in this province! thus - are the mighty slain!

Poem by Martin Carter

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Feature

B y D r . O deen I shmael

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hortly after Raleigh left the Guyana region, soldiers from the Spanish settlement of Cumaná, west of the Orinoco, were sent to apprehend the two Englishmen Raleigh had left behind. They managed to hold only one of them named Francis Sparry; the other had been killed and eaten by a jaguar. The young Englishman, and the Amerindians with whom he resided, informed the Spanish soldiers that Raleigh was expected back in March 1596.

In 1596, Raleigh sent his lieutenant, Lawrence Keymis, back to Guyana in the area of the Orinoco River, to establish contact with the two Englishmen and the Amerindians there and to gather more information about the golden city. It is not known if he learned of the whereabouts of the Englishman whom the Spaniards held. But he did describe the site of a village (which became the Spanish settlement of Santo Thomé) as a "ranceria of some twenty or thirty houses at the mouth of the Caroli".

During his exploration of the coast between the Amazon and the Orinoco, he visited 52 rivers and claimed discovery of 40 of them. In addition, he mapped the location of Amerindian tribes and prepared geographical, geological and botanical

reports of the country.

He also sent one of his captains, Leonard Berry, to explore the Corentyne River which he did until he was stopped by rapids on that river.

In his report, Keymis expressed the view that Manoa could be reached by way of either the Corentyne or the Essequibo rivers.

His report named "Lake Parima" as the location of Manoa, and shortly after, cartographers in Europe actually showed the location of this lake and city on their maps of the Guyana region. (One version of his report fixed the city of Manoa somewhere between the sources of the Essequibo and the Rupununi Rivers on a "Lake Roponowini").

Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603 and was succeeded by James I who immediately established peace with Spain. Many favourites of Elizabeth were dismissed from high office, and Raleigh was soon after accused of being part of a conspiracy to assassinate the king.

He was imprisoned in the Tower of London until 1617 when he managed somehow to convince King James to allow him to return to Guyana to search for the golden city. The King most likely gave his permission because he hoped that any acquired treasure would help to finance royal projects. However, the King warned him not

to provoke any clashes with the Spaniards with whom England was at peace.

Raleigh set sail with 14 ships and 500 men and finally cast anchor near the mouths of the Orinoco. From here he sent his lieutenant Keymis with an expeditionary force up the river.

By this time, the Spanish Governor of Trinidad, Antonio de Berrio, had strengthened the defences of the small settlement of Santo Thomé on the lower Orinoco aimed at blocking any encroachment by non-Spanish expeditions. The Spaniards tried to prevent Keymis and his men from passing the settlement, but using superior force, the English destroyed it and proceeded upstream. Unfortunately, in the fighting, Raleigh's son was killed. From Amerindians they met, Keymis was unable to obtain any information of the golden city and eventually reported his failure to Raleigh. Angry words were exchanged between them over the death of Raleigh's son, and Keymis, probably in remorse, committed suicide.

After an unsuccessful stay of 26 days, the expedition returned to England. Meanwhile, the action of the English in destroying San Thomé was reported to James

Sea Wall Esplanade, British Guiana n.d.

I by the Spanish authorities. Raleigh was blamed for this unfriendly act and was, immediately on arrival back in England, imprisoned on the charge of treason. He was beheaded in 1618 to give satisfaction to the Spanish King. (“The Guyana Story From Earliest Times to Independence” By Dr. Odeen Ishmael)

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Recipe of the week

Ingredients: There are pros and cons to furniture, fabrics, and even flowers. Below are a few tips on making the right decisions for your home decor.

Upside: Nothing looks crisper or cleaner and goes with anything like a white sofa. Just swap out the pillows for a new look. Downside: Stains are obvious. Machine-wash slipcovers with a splash of bleach and put them back on the sofa while slightly damp to reduce wrinkles.

1 tsp ground cumin ½ tsp ground cardamon ½ tsp ground coriander ¼ tsp turmeric ¼ tsp black pepper 1 small cayenne pepper ¼ cup flour 2 tbsp flour 1 lb mutton stewing meat, trimmed and cut into one-inch cubes

Method:

Combine the spices and salt in a bowl. In a large bowl, stir together quarter cup flour and 2 teaspoons of the spice mixture. Add the lamb and coat well.

Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large pot. Add mutton a few pieces at a time; do not overcrowd. Turn the pieces until mutton is browned on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch. Add a tablespoon of oil as needed between batches. Remove the mutton and set aside.

Add the remaining tablespoon of oil and the onion to the pot. Cook for 2 minutes.

5 tbsp vegetable oil 1 small onion, peeled and thinly sliced 2 large cloves garlic, peeled and minced 2 cups chicken broth (or 2 chicken bouillon cubes) 1 small squash, peeled, seeds and fibers scooped out and finely cubed 1 cup channa, already cooked Salt to taste

Stir in the garlic and cook for 15 seconds. Stir in the mutton and remaining spice mixture. Stir in the chicken broth or diluted cubes and bring to a boil, then reduce to a slow simmer.

Cover and cook until the mutton is tender, about 1 hour. Stir in the squash and channa and cook, covered, for 10 minutes. Stir 3 tablespoons of the cooking liquid into 2 tablespoons of flour to make a smooth paste.

Stir the paste into the stew and cook until the broth thickens and the squash is tender, about 10 minutes longer. Add salt and pepper to taste. (Recipe from “A Taste of Guyana” - Dr. Odeen Ishmael)

Greatest Cooking Tips Upside: Chrome faucet style’s surface is shiny and clean, adding a modern edge to a kitchen or bath. Downside: Chrome shows water spots and fingerprints and is more scratch-prone than others.

To cut an avocado more easily, slice it while it's still in the skin. Not using the whole thing? Leave the pit in the remaining avocado to prevent browning.

Learn how to sharpen your knives and do it often. The most dangerous thing you can have in your kitchen is a dull knife.

You're more likely to cut yourself because you have to press harder.

When sautéing onions, add a pinch of baking soda. It speeds browning and cuts cooking time practically in half.

The secret to making a great cocktail is all in the ice. Use filtered water so the ice doesn't impart any off flavours to the drink, and go big—the larger the ice chunk, the less you'll water down your drink.

Home Help

Upside: Glass tiles are a great way to add colour to your kitchen or bath, and they reflect light. They’re also nonporous, so they won’t absorb moisture, meaning no risk of mildew or staining. Downside: Glass can crack or chip easily, and it streaks. You’ll likely need a pro to install it, to get the thin-set mortar behind the translucent tiles perfectly smooth.

The course texture of table salt can erase stains from wooden countertop (and helps release stuck-on food from your castiron skillet, too).

When your morning coffee leaves a stubborn unsightly ring, use a little toothpaste to clean it off.

Iron clothes when they're damp. The moisture helps release wrinkles, so press your peskiest pieces right out of the dryer (or use the spray feature on your iron).

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Puzzles

Crossword

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Situates

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Solution on Pg 13

KATHLEEN SAXE

WORD GAME TODAY'S WORD -- HECATOMB HECATOMB: HEK-uh-tome: The sacrifice or slaughter of many victims.)

Average mark 40 words Time limit 60 minutes Can you find 55 or more words in HECATOMB?

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combat come comet cote abet ache acme ahem atom taco tame teach team them

tomb tombac tome oath mace mach macho match mate math meat moat mocha mote

moth batch bate bath bathe beach beam beat beta boat bohea botch both

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.

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Tech

A laptop that will make Apple sweat W

hen it comes to highpowered laptops, Apple’s (AAPL) MacBook Pro is among the best. It’s become the go-to device for profession-

als ranging from video editors to graphic designers on the go. that doesn’t And sit well with Microsoft (MSFT). So to change that narrative, the company is rolling out its new 13.5-inch Surface Book 2.

The follow-up to 2015’s Surface Book, the Surface Book 2 is a laptop-tablet hybrid designed not only to take on the MacBook

The Surface Book 2 13-inch and 15-inch models.

Pro 13-inch, but also crush to it entirely.

Microsoft isn’t just targeting Apple’s 13-inch machine, though. It’s also taking aim at the company’s beastly 15-inch Macbook Pro with its first 15-inch Surface Book.

And while the Book 2 doesn’t completely knock Apple out of the race for the best power laptop for professionals, it will likely give even the most ardent Mac addicts reason to make the switch.

R

azer is best known for making some incredibly slick gaming accessories and, more recently, impressive laptops like the Razer Blade Stealth and Blade Pro. But now the company is getting into the smartphone market. Yes, Razer is building a gaming phone.

It might sound odd to build a gaming smartphone, but to Razer it makes perfect sense. The global smartphone gaming market is already enormous. Take China’s insanely popular “Honor of Kings.” The game is played by so many people so often that the country’s communist party mouthpiece the “People’s Daily” called it poison. Tencent, the game’s publisher ended up putting play time restrictions on it to keep the government happy.

Razer is getting into the smartphone business with its Razer Phone, and handset designed specifically for mobile gamers

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f you’re among the millions who own Sonos speakers, then you don’t need a paragraph explaining how great they are (the speakers, not the owners).

A Sonos is an internetconnected speaker. It can deliver music from 50 music sources (Spotify, Pandora, Amazon, Apple, Google, etc.)—and you control it from an app on your phone or computer.

These speakers sound amazing for their size and cost. They’re entirely wireless, and they’re easy to name and group—Kitchen, Living Room, etc. In other words, they let you create

And now it’s coming to the U.S. and Europe. In other words, the market isn’t slowing down.

The $699 Razer Phone has the makings of a truly over-the-top handset befitting the gaming brand, but it’s got a big flaw in the U.S. market: It might not work with your carrier.

The Android-powered Razer Phone is certainly a new device for the company, but we’ve actually seen it before sporting a different nameplate: The Nextbit Robin. Razer purchased Nextbit in January 2017, and has been working to merge its vision for smartphones with the existing Robin design.

a whole-home audio system for a fraction of what a professional installation would cost.

Well, fine—until the Amazon Echo came out. The Echo sounds flat and tinny compared to a Sonos speaker, but it overtook Sonos in sales last year (5 million sold vs. 4 million) for one key reason: The Echo lets you ask for music by voice.

“Alexa: Play ‘The White Album.’” “Alexa, play some cooking music.” “Alexa— play ‘Mr. Blue Sky.’” This is what’s known as a killer app, people. It feels like “Star Trek,” like “The Jetsons,” like magic. You

come home, you throw your keys in the bowl, you say, “Play some classical music,” and there it is.

But over on Planet Sonos, people still had to haul out their phones to start music, stop music, change tracks, or change the volume. I realize how first-worldly that sounds, but trust me: Sonos owners looked with longing over the fence at their Echoowning neighbors.

People came up with all kinds of hacks to connect an Alexa to a Sonos (buying a Dot and using a wire, for example)—but in general, this was a missed opportunity the size of Texas.

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'2 Broke Girls' star would love to do a farewell special W

hen Kat Dennings learned that CBS was cancelling her

sitcom 2 Broke Girls after six seasons, she and her costar, Beth Behrs, did what

any of us might do after experiencing a major disappointment: “We had a wine

and pizza explosion at her house, where we ate and drank everything in sight, basically,” she says. “It was actually great!”

Production on the show has wrapped, but Dennings says she and Behrs are as close as ever. “We talk exactly the same amount as we always did,” says the actress, who caught up with Yahoo Entertainment at an event for Masterpass by Mastercard. “Now, I just don’t get to see her every day, which is a bummer, but we talk, I’d say at least every other day.”

Next up for Dennings is the new Hulu pilot Dollface, in which she’ll portray a young woman who is dumped by her long-term boyfriend and embarks upon a quest to rekindle the female friendships of her single days that she left behind.

“We’re still in the early stages of writing, so it’s still kind of far away from happening,” she says, “but I’m excited to get that going.”

Still, leaving 2 Broke Girls behind has been tough.

“This show, and I’m not exaggerating, was pretty much the most formative experi-

ence of my entire life,” she says. Dennings regrets that fans didn’t get to see Max and Caroline find their happy endings. “We didn’t get to see Max and Randy’s real wedding, which I think would’ve been cool,” she says. Dennings adds that she and 2 Broke Girls creator Michael Patrick King “actually talked as if there was going to be another season, and we were talking about how even when Max and Randy got married, she and Caroline can’t live apart, so what would that have looked like?

Would Max and Caroline have moved to California?

Because they can’t be separated. So it was going to be kind of a funny thing and have them have their individual success.”

When Kat Dennings learned that CBS was cancelling her sitcom 2 Broke Girls after six seasons, she and her co-star, Beth Behrs, did what any of us might do after experiencing a major disappointment.

Would be nicer to feel protected at this point - Deepika Padukone

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JP leader Suraj Pal Amu had announced Rs 10 crore bounty for beheading Padmavati director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Deepika Padukone.

Security for the actor and the director has beefed up since then.

After getting several threats over her film Padmavati, actress Deepika Padukone says she would like to feel “safer and protected” at this point in time. In an interview with Talking Movies: India Special for BBC World News, the actress voiced her opinion on the whole stir. The show will go on air on Saturday, read a statement.

Asked whether she would like to have better protection from the state, she said: “In an ideal world, yes. I think it is too soon to tell… But yes it would be nicer to feel safer or protected at this point.” Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s attempt to bring alive the story of Rajput queen Rani Padmavati on the silver screen with his movie Padmavati hasn’t gone down well with Hindu groups backed by the BJP. It features Deepika as Rani Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor as her husband and a warrior king and Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji.

Bhansali faced many hiccups while shooting the film, but the protests escalated as the film neared its release date. There

are conjectures that it “distorts history” regarding the Rajput queen, and Bhansali has denied it repeatedly. The movie’s release date has been deferred from the original December 1 date, but there are efforts from Hindu groups to have it banned.

Talking about all the protests surrounding the project, the Piku star said: “It is hurtful and it is sad. Cinema has the power to bring the people together, to unite people and to spread love. It is disheartening sometimes that people don’t recognise that.” The actress also spoke about the gender dynamics of Indian cinema. (Indiaexpress)

Shahid Kapoor doesn’t want to be cast opposite Katrina Kaif in ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’?

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hahid Kapoor is not only excited but also very optimistic about the release of his much-awaited film ‘Padmavati’. Meanwhile, he’s also planning on beginning shooting for his next film titled, ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’. Although the female lead of the film is yet to be finalized, the reports doing rounds are that the makers are keen on signing Katrina Kaif.

However, it seems

that Shahid Kapoor begs to differ on that apparently. The actor is reportedly not keen on getting paired with Katrina and has apparently conveyed this to the makers.

Helmed by Shree Narayan Singh, the movie highlights the issue of highly priced electricity bills which has become a common problem for the citizens. Shahid will be seen essaying the role of a lawyer in the film. (Times of India)

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