Lady Gaga is currently recording her new album, which her manager Vincent Herbert says will surpass last year's acclaimed Born This Way: "It's just an insane record. We're doing it on the road now, so it's a little hard, but it's going to be great," he told TMZ.
Brangelina forced out of London home
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their six children have been forced to move out of their London home because of a sewage problem in their leafy suburb of Richmond. The family, who are in London while Jolie films Maleficent, moved temporarily to a property nearby, reported The Sun.
Housewives star Kathryn Joosten dies at 72
Kathryn Joosten, the Emmy-winning character actress who starred in Desperate Housewives, died on Saturday in Los Angeles, after a long battle with lung cancer. She was 72. Joosten also appeared on The West Wing as Mrs Landingham, the president's secretary. * AP
Johnny Depp given MTV Generation Award
MTV bestowed its highest honour, the Generation Award, to Johnny Depp at last night's MTV Movie Awards. Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry presented the prize to Depp. The three recently held an impromptu and well-documented jam session at the after party for Depp's film Dark Shadows.
Drew Barrymore weds art dealer
Drew Barrymore and the art dealer Will Kopelman married on Saturday in California. Among the guests were her best friends Cameron Diaz, Reese Witherspoon, Busy Philipps and Jimmy Fallon. Barrymore wore a Chanel gown, which Diaz helped her pick last month. The actress has been sporting an ever-growing baby bump recently but has not commented publicly on her pregnancy.
Tips for SMEs to cope
- Adapt your business model. Make changes that are future-proof to the new normal
- Make sure you have an online presence
- Open communication with suppliers, especially if they are international. Look for local suppliers to avoid delivery delays
- Open communication with customers to see how they are coping and be flexible about extending terms, etc
Courtesy: Craig Moore, founder and CEO of Beehive, which provides term finance and working capital finance to SMEs. Only SMEs that have been trading for two years are eligible for funding from Beehive.
Fund-raising tips for start-ups
Develop an innovative business concept
Have the ability to differentiate yourself from competitors
Put in place a business continuity plan after Covid-19
Prepare for the worst-case scenario (further lockdowns, long wait for a vaccine, etc.)
Have enough cash to stay afloat for the next 12 to 18 months
Be creative and innovative to reduce expenses
Be prepared to use Covid-19 as an opportunity for your business
* Tips from Jassim Al Marzooqi and Walid Hanna
Series info
Test series schedule 1st Test, Abu Dhabi: Sri Lanka won by 21 runs; 2nd Test, Dubai: Play starts at 2pm, Friday-Tuesday
ODI series schedule 1st ODI, Dubai: October 13; 2nd ODI, Abu Dhabi: October 16; 3rd ODI, Abu Dhabi: October 18; 4th ODI, Sharjah: October 20; 5th ODI, Sharjah: October 23
T20 series schedule 1st T20, Abu Dhabi: October 26; 2nd T20, Abu Dhabi: October 27; 3rd T20, Lahore: October 29
Tickets Available at www.q-tickets.com
Stat Fourteen Fourteen of the past 15 Test matches in the UAE have been decided on the final day. Both of the previous two Tests at Dubai International Stadium have been settled in the last session. Pakistan won with less than an hour to go against West Indies last year. Against England in 2015, there were just three balls left.
Key battle - Azhar Ali v Rangana Herath Herath may not quite be as flash as Muttiah Muralitharan, his former spin-twin who ended his career by taking his 800th wicket with his final delivery in Tests. He still has a decent sense of an ending, though. He won the Abu Dhabi match for his side with 11 wickets, the last of which was his 400th in Tests. It was not the first time he has owned Pakistan, either. A quarter of all his Test victims have been Pakistani. If Pakistan are going to avoid a first ever series defeat in the UAE, Azhar, their senior batsman, needs to stand up and show the way to blunt Herath.
