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EVENTS Summer Entertainment City 2018 WHERE: DECC HEC Paris Masterclass WHEN: Ongoing till August 31 WHERE: 15th fl oor, Tornado Tower TIME: 12pm WHEN: September 9 An amazing range of local shopping TIME: 5pm – 7pm stalls will feature products from all over the HEC Paris is organising ‘The Journey of world on the Eid. The Summer Shopping Innovation: From the Innovator to Eco- Souq has started from June 14 till August systemic Innovation’, an opportunity to learn 31. Colour your summer at Doha Exhibition more about company innovation with HEC and Conventional Centre, West Bay during Paris Associate Professor Frederic Dalsace, Summer Entertainment City 2018 with MSc from HEC and an MBA with honors from over 75 activities and games, more than 40 Harvard Business School and both MSc and a food and 132 retail outlets and amazing live PhD Management from INSEAD. performances. Get set for an exciting and eventful summer in 2018. Summer Sessions with Evolve and Westin Outdoor and fi ve-a-side football WHERE: The Westin Doha Hotel and Spa pitches WHEN: Ongoing till August 25 WHERE: Aspire Zone TIME: 9am – 1pm WHEN: Daily Enjoy a morning of moving, eating and TIME: 7pm – 11pm feeling well with a 60 minutes yoga session Aspire Zone’s fi ve-a-side football outdoor balanced with healthy breakfast bites pitches opposite Al Waab Street are available followed by time to revitalise by the pool. every day from 7pm – 11pm. Stimulate the rest of your day through culinary experiences with the added 20% Summer Camp between the diff erently abled children and discount in all the restaurants and café. WHERE: Music Lounge other children aged 4 – 18. The camp will run WHEN: Ongoing till August 30 for 5 days a week from 8:30am – 12:30pm for Minipolis Summer Camp TIME: 9am – 12pm one month and include various edutainment WHERE: The Pearl-Qatar This summer camp is designed to give activities. For details, call 55751754 / WHEN: Ongoing till August 31 every camper a skill to create music through 55385687 TIME: 9am – 5pm special training in musical instruments piano, An Edutainment Entertainment summer guitar and drums, to visualise child’s limitless Summer Camps camp is now in Qatar where kids can enjoy imagination and bring it to creative visuals WHERE: TCA their time by discovering the world of Mad through art and craft. This camp will develop WHEN: Ongoing Science, and spend a good sharing time in their communication skills through training TIME: 8:30am – 1pm making new friends while baking, enjoying in public speaking along with hip hop dance, The TCA is holding Summer Camps in its their meals, watching cinema, doing aerobics warm up exercises, karate and yoga. branch for all students, ongoing from June and so much more. 24. Every two weeks, a new batch will begin Summer Activity for every child to join and learn new forms of WHERE: Aspire Zone art. The summer camps will include Abacus, WHEN: Ongoing till August 15 Drawing and Painting, Calligraphy, keyboard TIME: 8am – 2pm and dance. The camp will run for 7 days a Children can enjoy various activities week from 8:30am – 1pm. You will be able to such as football, taekwondo, swimming, see the activities and schedules that will be gymnastics, aerobics, and recreational games. held for every week and register your kid. For details, call 44373259. Special Needs Summer Camp WHERE: HOPE Qatar Center for Special Summer Camp for Kids Needs WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier, Villa 57 WHEN: Ongoing till August 15 Bin Omran TIME: 8:30am – 12:30pm WHEN: Ongoing till August 31 HOPE Qatar Center for Special Needs TIME: 7:30am – 2:30pm is organising a very unique summer camp Doha’s Kids Summer Camp where artists bringing together children with and without are made! The A to Z of kid’s summer camp Arab and German Tales Exhibition special needs in a fun and entertainment – from artworks, dance and music lessons WHERE: Qatar National Library fi lled programme from July 16 – August 15. and PLAY in between. For ages 5 years and up. WHEN: Ongoing till August 18 This camp led by a multinational team will Contact [email protected] and The exhibition is organised within the enhance empathy, teamwork, and friendships mobile 33003839. framework of Qatar–Germany Year of Culture and provides an insight into the history of Arabic and German fairy and folk tales, and how the two traditions infl uenced each other. It aims to show the transcultural value of narrative traditions as a shared intangible cultural heritage and highlight Choreography Lessons - Brazilian mutual infl uences, shared ideas and cultural Zouk transfer between the Arab world and WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier near MOI Germany through storytelling and tales. WHEN: Ongoing till September 15 Brazilian zouk is characterised by the dancers’ undulating bodies and the girls’ fl owing hair. Dancer or not, depending on the style of Brazilian zouk, you’ll be able to choose connection and embrace with long graceful steps. The fi nal performance is scheduled to be on 15 September as a fl ashmob.

IAID Summer Workshop WHERE: IAID WHEN: July – August It’s time to set your kids summer activities today with IAID, the pioneer in conducting Summer Camps holding Summer Camps in its Al Hilal branch workshops in Qatar since 2001. IAID’s WHERE: Mamangam Performing Art for two batches of age groups from 4 -18 yrs. Summer Workshop features fun and exciting Centre, Al Hilal The summer camps will include Yoga, Karate, activities. It only means more singing, WHEN: Ongoing till August 31 Art and Craft, Music, Hip-hop, Bollywood, playing and dancing for the sweet little ones TIME: 8am – 12:30pm Indian Classical and Contemporary dance. aged 3 years and above. Mamangam Performing Art Centre will be For details, call 33897609.

Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Tuesday, August 7, 2018 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Kamala who? She’s embraced a high-profile role in confronting the Trump administration, from her sharp questioning of cabinet off icials in public hearings to fiery speeches. She is also releasing a book about her political vision, writes Sarah D. Wire

A strong, accomplished African-American woman is in many ways the thing that keeps the president up at night

—Jesse Ferguson, former ‘ Hillary Clinton campaign spokesman

GATECRASHING: “She has broken through into one of the highest and most powerful white men’s club in the world,” says Debbie Walsh, director of Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics.

hortly after she won a public hearings to fi ery speeches on running for the 2020 Democratic as a Beltway outsider, a progressive American woman is in many ways seat in the US Senate in the National Mall. In January she’s presidential nomination. But nearly with a compelling personal story the thing that keeps the president up 2016, Kamala Harris said releasing a book about her political everyone thinks she will. and a tough former prosecutor who at night,” said former Hillary Clinton she expected to follow vision. Her fi rst — and perhaps greatest won’t shy from President Donald campaign spokesman Jesse Ferguson. the traditional freshman And for someone who doesn’t have — challenge is introducing herself to Trump’s attacks. When the White “It is a bit of his nightmare.” Slawmaker playbook: “Listen and to be on the ballot again until 2022, American voters outside of California House tweeted its fi rst-ever personal So far Trump hasn’t given Harris watch, and kind of get a lay of the Harris is devoting a lot of money who know little about the 53-year- attack against Harris last month, a demeaning Twitter nickname, as land.” to building a national profi le. Her old beyond early comparisons to saying her criticism of Trump’s he has for other possible’ Democratic Far from keeping her head down, Senate campaign spent $4 million President Barack Obama. And Harris border policies equated to supporting 2020 contenders like Senator however, California’s junior senator in the past year and a half, including needs to move fast. Her political criminal gangs, Harris wasted no Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, has put herself way out front. $1.6 million to Revolution Messaging, rivals — in the GOP and within her time snapping back, accusing the and former Vice President Joe Biden. She’s embraced a high-profi le the consulting fi rm that built Senator own party — are already trying to put president of “ripping babies from In fact, Trump hasn’t mentioned role in confronting the Trump Bernie Sanders’ widely praised digital their own, less fl attering stamp on their mothers,” a reference to his Harris at all from his personal Twitter administration, from her sharp and branding strategy. Harris. immigrant family separation policy. account. But it’s only a matter of questioning of Cabinet offi cials in Harris won’t say whether she’s The branding eff ort portrays her “A strong, accomplished African- time. Tuesday, August 7, 2018 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

“You can bet the Trump campaign Walsh said. “It is such a double … will pour an enormous amount standard.” of resources into defi ning her,” Harris’ time as a prosecutor and as said former Ted Cruz presidential California attorney general is another campaign spokesman Ron Nehring. defi ning part of her narrative and This isn’t exactly the kind of fi rst potential appeal to independent and term Harris was expecting. A Hillary moderate voters. She references the Clinton victory in 2016 was supposed experience in nearly every speech to give the former California and has become a leading voice in the attorney general eight years to craft a Senate on criminal justice reform. legislative record in the Senate, forge “If I were writing speeches for her alliances and prepare for a White I would write speeches emphasising House bid. But Trump’s surprise all the crooks she put in jail,” Pitney win fast-tracked Harris’ political said. “That appeals to everyone. That calculations. She declined to be is one topic she has some credibility interviewed by the Los Angeles Times on.” for this article. But Republican operatives are Compared to the more cautious salivating over the chance to dig into style she displayed as California’s her record, including an incident in top law enforcement offi cer and the fi rst few months of her tenure as during her tightly controlled 2016 San Francisco district attorney when Senate campaign, Harris these days Harris declined to pursue the death seems more at ease in her own skin, penalty against a gang member who impassioned and unapologetically killed San Francisco police Offi cer liberal. Perhaps nothing better encapsulates the battle to Isaac Espinoza. She’s warmed to speaking to Harris, who opposes the death crowds. Her belly laugh is booming define Harris than her dogged, rapid-fire questioning penalty, was lambasted for the and she’s quick to touch people on decision. She held her ground and the shoulder or arm. She’s mobbed of Trump administration officials during Senate eventually secured multiple life after every speaking event, and sentences for the shooter. despite staff and reporters trying hearings. Clips of the former prosecutor coolly facing Nehring, the former Cruz to gain her attention, the senator down Attorney General Jeff Sessions, then-Homeland spokesman, said any attempt to play usually insists on speaking with up her law enforcement credentials nearly everyone who approaches her. Security Secretary John F. Kelly, Deputy Attorney and cast Harris as tough on crime “Whenever she enters a room, will be countered quickly with ads all heads turn,” said Claremont General Rod Rosenstein and others have become depicting her as soft on criminals and McKenna College politics professor weak on the death penalty. John J. Pitney, who is also a former hits on YouTube, circulated by her supporters “What is the likelihood that that state Republican leader. “It’s the and detractors will wind up on a TV spot in Iowa, same kind of quality that Reagan Michigan and Wisconsin? I would had and Bill Clinton and a few others Secretary John F. Kelly, Deputy have not only helped introduce chairman for her lack of “courtesy” say probably say 100 percent,” have, and she’s got it.” Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Harris to a national audience, — raising her eyebrows and blinking Nehring said. “That fi ts very well Daughter of a Jamaican immigrant others have become hits on YouTube, they’ve underscored the image in disbelief — became a wildly into a narrative that she is a left- father and an Indian immigrant circulated by her supporters and she is cultivating as assertive and popular GIF. wing coastal elitist.” mother, she speaks often of her detractors. unfl appable. On the Internet, Trump supporters Harris is also having to fend off “stroller’s eye view” of the civil rights “Let me fi nish once,” a frustrated “She has broken through into one have used such episodes to attack attacks from the other side of the movement as a child in Berkeley, and Kelly, now the White House chief of the highest and most powerful Harris in ugly, often sexist or racist political spectrum. To win the how her parents’ activism inspired of staff , said during one hearing as white men’s club in the world,” said terms. Former Trump campaign Democratic nomination, she will her to work for change from inside she peppered him with questions. Debbie Walsh, director of Rutgers adviser Jason Miller said on CNN fi rst need to defeat other likely 2020 the political system. “Excuse me,” Harris replied. “I’m University’s Center for American that Harris’ grilling of Sessions was Democratic contenders, like Warren In recent months she’s focused on asking the questions.” Women and Politics. “hysterical.” and Sanders, favourites of the female voters — in a lengthy article Her relentless examination of But Harris’ detractors have used Such attacks can backfi re. Many progressive movement. in Vogue, an opinion piece on net Sessions left the former Alabama the same hearings to portray her as women quickly criticised Miller’s Some Sanders’ supporters neutrality in Cosmopolitan magazine senator visibly shaken. “I am not able a bully. Her questioning at hearings loaded language in describing Harris’ never forgave Harris for her early and the obligatory dance-off with to be rushed this fast. It makes me has been frequently interrupted by questioning, which they said was not endorsement of Clinton in the 2016 talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, who nervous,” he said. white, male GOP colleagues, who much diff erent from that of her male primary, or for the Clinton donors lobbed softball questions like who The left crowed at the image complain that she is badgering Democratic colleagues. and supporters who have rallied was her childhood crush. (It was of a black woman asking tough, Trump offi cials or refusing to let “A lot of the gendered stereotypes around her since. They argue she’s the Jackson Five’s Tito.) In Oprah detailed questions and demanding them answer. Her response to being and the gendered assumptions will too “establishment.” Some, hoping Winfrey-esque style, Harris this year straight answers. Her appearances admonished by one GOP committee still exist for the women in 2020,” to clear the way for Sanders to began calling on liberals to channel make another run, have launched their frustration with Trump into a Twitter hashtag #NeverKamala, becoming “joyful warriors.” casting her as too corporate and too “She is able to blend a real beholden to Wall Street. They point progressive agenda and an exciting to her decision against prosecuting profi le and a strong presence together OneWest Bank, then led by Steven in a way that is catching attention,” Mnuchin, for alleged foreclosure Ferguson said. violations in 2013, and acceptance Princeton University history later of a $2,000 campaign professor Julian Zelizer calls Harris “a contribution from Mnuchin. She fresh voice.” later voted against his confi rmation At the same time, Harris’ rivals as Trump’s Treasury secretary. — including Republicans and Harris has worked hard since some within Sanders’ wing of the joining the Senate to bolster her Democratic Party — are striving progressive credentials. She has to defi ne the senator for their own co-sponsored tuition-free college purposes. legislation and was the fi rst senator Conservatives cast Harris as a to sign onto Sanders’ Medicare for typical San Francisco liberal, deeply All bill. In February, she was one of partisan and out of touch with three Democrats to vote against a Middle America. bipartisan bill to help immigrants Perhaps nothing better brought to the country illegally encapsulates the battle to defi ne when they were children because she Harris than her dogged, rapid-fi re thought the measure went too far in questioning of Trump administration providing money for a border wall. offi cials during Senate hearings. Earlier this year she announced she Clips of the former prosecutor coolly CROWD-PULLER: Kamala Harris’s belly laugh is booming and she’s quick to touch people on the shoulder or arm. would no longer accept donations facing down Attorney General Jeff She’s mobbed after every speaking event, and despite staff and reporters trying to gain her attention, the senator from corporations. —Los Angeles Sessions, then-Homeland Security usually insists on speaking with nearly everyone who approaches her. Times/TNS 6 GULF TIMES Tuesday, August 7, 2018 COMMUNITY BOOK REVIEW Mary B is a charming ode to Pride and Prejudice The book aims to illuminate what it’s like to be unbeautiful, overlooked, and yet to feel love as passionately as the beautiful do

DEBUT: It is a charming and smart if uneven debut by Katherine J. Chen, about another of the five sisters at the heart of Jane Austen’s unsurpassable comedy of manners.

sour little creature sitting on the side-lines By Charles Finch of the ball isn’t capable of the same purity of love as her two esteemed sisters.” Mary B is a book that aims fi rst to o other readers, now and then, illuminate what it’s like to be unbeautiful, spend a fl eeting moment feeling overlooked, and yet to feel love as anxious for Lydia Wickham? The passionately as the beautiful do. But it also last we see of her she is married hopes to refract the characters we’re sure we to a spendthrift rake; her eldest know so intimately from Pride and Prejudice. Dsister, Jane Bingley, will receive her, you feel The angelic Georgiana Darcy, for example, sure, but it would be awkward for everyone comes off pretty badly. In its opening involved if she and Wickham were to visit chapters, it combines these aims in the fi gure Pemberley. How much better had she married of Mr Collins, whom readers will remember someone loving and stable. as Lizzie Bennet’s risible early suitor, a minor If all of that is incomprehensible to you, clergyman obsessed with his benefactress, then you are not one of the millions of people Lady Catherine de Bourgh. devoted to Pride and Prejudice, whether In fact, his strongest connection at on page or screen. If, though, you nodded Longbourn, Chen shrewdly hazards, might along, you are the prime target for Mary B easily have been with the intellectual Mary, is a charming and smart if uneven debut and in the book’s best passage Mr Collins by Katherine J. Chen, about another of the provides his excruciating back story, which fi ve sisters at the heart of Jane Austen’s goes a long way toward explaining his unsurpassable comedy of manners. obsequious nature. Mary is the middle Bennet sister. In Pride In the book’s later stages, Mary goes to and Prejudice, her role is to embarrass her Pemberley, and there it is fi rst the amiable elder sisters in front of Bingley and Darcy Colonel Fitzwilliam “ugly little thing, aren’t with her self-serious attempts at the piano, you?” he greets her and later the daunting while serving as an object of sport for her Darcy himself whose ambiguous but younger ones, Kitty and Lydia, as they fl ing potentially amorous attentions she attracts. themselves at various army offi cers. Chen, Mary B is imperfect. There’s a strong to her credit, realises that Mary is thus, hint of fan fi ction to Mary’s fairly rapid trek given her lack of any real interiority, highly toward changing love interests. Chen is also IMPERFECT: Mary B is imperfect. There’s a strong hint of fan fiction to Mary’s fairly rapid trek malleable. an erratic ventriloquist. Sometimes she fi nds towards changing love interests. In Mary B, she narrates herself into being. a true Austenian pitch Mr Collins describes Her defi ning trait is her lack of beauty. “I’d Rosings Park “to the minutest detail, so as to Darcy becomes unctuous in a way impossible readable ways. Pride and Prejudice survives realised early on in life that most people leave nothing, not even a single bush or daisy, to reconcile with what we know of him. And the rainbow of its imitators and interpreters: did not look at me for any longer than they to the autonomy of the imagination” but Chen positively annihilates poor Charlotte an impossible masterpiece, at once as solid needed to,” she says. But her inner life, as elsewhere she misses it badly. Lucas, to doubtful ends, Charlotte being one as a hundred-year old oak and as sensitive as Chen imagines it, is exceedingly rich, a bit More complicated, her readings of Austen’s of the most painful, sympathetic and loveliest such a tree’s fl uttering outermost leaves. To prim at the outset but evolving rapidly as she characters can be weak. She deepens Mary at characters in Pride and Prejudice. pay it even fair homage, as Chen does with gains experience. Eventually she becomes the expense of Lizzie, for instance, who turns Yet for all that, Mary’s narration is a Mary’s story, is a triumph, since nobody what might seem inconceivable, given her vain and boring, buying “items she would heedless downhill pleasure, plush, ironic and could actually match Jane Austen. That is or origins. The book is addressed, in its fashion, most certainly have ridiculed” before her illuminating. And indeed, it’s a compliment should be a truth universally acknowledged.– “To anyone who has ever doubted that the marriage. to say that Mary B fails its model in fresh, Newsday/TNS Tuesday, August 7, 2018 GULF TIMES 7 ROYALTY COMMUNITY

RESPECT: Belgian King Philippe seems to have found the right tone, as his much-criticised reservedness is now interpreted as gentleness and ROYAL FAMILY: The Belgian royal family, Queen Mathilde and King Philippe with children in a family photograph. thoughtfulness. How King Philippe won the hearts of Belgians He is a monarch without pomp and splendour, and still a bit reserved in public even after five years on the throne. Despite that, the Belgians have come to accept King Philippe and appreciate his reservedness

condemned the attacks and called describing his reign as “one of the cautiousness in choosing his words, “The Belgian monarchs retreat into By Lisa Forster on his subjects to respond with most positive.” Philippe had already according to Balfoort. “He has to a sometimes incomprehensible ‘determination, calmness and showed a capacity for tactfully weigh his words carefully, always silence, communicating in an dignity.’ His address to the nation handling demanding situations after having to speak Dutch and French extremely withdrawn manner.” hyness can be a strength was a rare occurrence in Belgium, the parliamentary elections four in equal proportions. He must take As parents, Philippe and Mathilde and so can reservedness, where it is not usual for kings to years ago. The Belgian king has little care not to say one word more in are down-to-earth, taking their as Belgium’s King make such statements on current power, but he plays an important one of the languages than in the four children to school themselves. Philippe has shown over events. role as an intermediary when other.” That is one of the ways in Elisabeth, 16, is fi rst in line to the the past fi ve years. When A year later, Philippe then governments are being put together. which the king tries to unite the throne. Philippe’s own childhood was She was enthroned on July 21, 2013, impressed many during an offi cial Philippe did not get involved in country, Balfoort said. far from rosy, according to Balfoort. many Belgians were sceptical. memorial ceremony for the victims, the public political debates, but The seventh king of the Belgians “He did not grow up in a warm Contrary to his father, Albert II, when he said: “Let us learn to listen instead worked with his advisers studied political science at family. It should never be forgotten Philippe was seen as being stiff and to each other again, to respect each behind the scenes to prevent the university and is also a fi ghter pilot that the children practically brought awkward, anything but articulate. other’s weaknesses and to put them situation from sliding into chaos. and long-distance runner. In 1999, themselves up,” Balfoort adds. But while the 58-year-old retains right. And above all, let us dare to It took a little more than four he married the then-countess She is referring to the past of some of that reputation, Belgians be tender.” months of negotiations to agree Mathilde in a match fi tting for the Philippe’s parents, Albert and have accepted him as he is, says He seems to have found the on a government, considerably social standing of both of them; the Paola. Philippe is very diff erent. Belgian aristocracy expert Brigitte right tone, and his much-criticised less than in 2010-11, when a aff able Mathilde often seems like “People always say he is the Balfoort. “The last fi ve years have reservedness is now interpreted similar procedure lasted 1.5 years the charming better half of the stiff hardest-working person in the gone smoothly,” she adds. That is as gentleness and thoughtfulness. under Albert II, and the country Philippe. palace,” Balfoort observes. The king not due only to Belgians simply “Philippe is present, with his usual threatened to split in two between In private, however, both of does not want to be known for his getting used to Philippe’s style, but reserve, but with a sensitivity the Flemish-Dutch speaking them are serious-minded people, glamour, but for what he is able to also to his masterful handling of that clearly shows in each of his Flanders to the north and the says Balfoort. “They hate it when accomplish, the expert says. the unexpected political challenges gestures,” journalist Sophie Lagesse French-speaking Wallonia to the people gossip about them. But Philippe will face another that the country has been forced to wrote in the magazine Soir Mag in south. people also want to see beautiful challenge in 2019, when Belgium face in recent years. early July 2018. The internal division between clothes and glamour and the Dutch holds new parliamentary elections, When suicide bombings killed Attending between 200 and 300 Belgium’s two language and cultural royal couple is clearly better at and the unity between Flanders more than 30 people in Belgium offi cial events annually, Philippe is groups is a constant challenge that.” The Belgian royal couple is and Wallonia will again be put to in March 2016, Philippe resolutely there for his people, Lagesse said, to the king, and it explains his less approachable, Lagesse says. test. – DPA 8 GULF TIMES Tuesday, August 7, 2018 COMMUNITY TRA

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a special trip to, will keep my sleeping By Pam LeBlanc quarters from taking flight. Five of my camping compadres met nearly four decades ago, during their high school rmed with all my regular days in Brownsville. They learned to surf outdoor gear, plus special tent together and now plan the occasional outing stakes for the sand, 4 gallons of to catch some waves and, with any luck, water and enough sunscreen to some fish. Two others melded into the group slather an elephant, I headed to more recently. theA Texas coast recently to find out what it’s I’m the only woman among them. Now, as like to camp on the beach. I pop up my tent and slide my cooler inside Until then, I’d left seaside camping to to help anchor it in place in the gale-force people who don’t mind wallowing in sweat breeze, the guys assemble fishing rods and grit. But I love to sleep in a tent, and and wade out into the channel in search of when a group of friends who have been supper. surfing together since the early 1980s I take a look around. Beyond our protected invited me to join them, I couldn’t resist. corner of the beach, the jetty, made of giant Six of us met in Port Mansfield, and then blocks of pink and grey granite, juts out into paid a fishing guide to shuttle us out to the the ocean. cut between North and South Padre Islands. I hop down the structure and discover Two others drove up the beach from South that every crack and crevice is filled with Padre Island, a three-hour jaunt over soft trash discarded water bottles, flip-flops, sand that requires a four-wheel-drive torn bags, old beach umbrellas and broken vehicle. bits of plastic. It’s the only downside to an “One of the things about camping on the otherwise gorgeous setting and reminds me beach is you have to not mind being sticky that we all need to cut back on our use of with saltwater and sand everywhere and disposable stuff. crunchy dinners,” freelance photographer Beyond the jetty, a caramel-coloured Erich Schlegel tells me. He’s right, and I’ve beach stretches to the horizon. Four or five come mentally prepared. In my book, it’s other groups are camped on that side, sun kind of fun to skip the shower and embrace shelters deployed and fishing lines like silver the dirt now and then. threads stretching to the surf. I look out to As we step off the boat and unload coolers, sea; the ocean glints like a mirror. duffel bags and folding chairs onto a sweet, I clamber back over to our side just in time crescent-shaped beach next to the channel, to watch Schlegel reel in a nice-size speckled I scout a spot to set up my tent. It’s windy. trout, which will wind up in a skillet with SPOTTED: A shore bird spotted on the rocks along the channel at Mansfield Cut. I hope the oversize stakes for which I made a little onion and garlic. It also turns out to Tuesday, August 7, 2018 GULF TIMES 9 AVEL COMMUNITY

middle of the day, when the sun beats down, along with plenty of water for SCENIC: Beyond the jetty, a beautiful caramel-coloured beach stretches to the horizon with breathtaking views. he sandy coastline of Texas mping comes with its own payoff s: beautiful dollars to collect and birds to watch

be the only fish of the weekend. A few sea “It’s always an adventure. You never turtles bob near the rocks of the jetty, and know what you’re going to find,” says Carlos birds on stilt like legs fish along the shore. Nunez, a packaging broker who lives in After a few hours of fishing, the guys Brownsville. convene beneath a shade structure, a vital He and Rodrigo Esparza made the piece of beach camping equipment, plop three-hour drive up the beach from South down in folding chairs and sip cold drinks as Padre Island, a shovel and extra provisions they reminisce about high school and past packed in their truck for emergencies. “If surfing trips. For this group, reconnecting you don’t know what you’re doing, you with old friends means as much as surfing, get stuck easily,” he warns. This time they fishing and camping. encountered no troubles in the soft sand, “The fact that here we are in our 50s, it’s a parked on the south side of the cut and pretty special thing,” Schlegel says. “We’re paddled, with their gear, across the channel not just sitting around watching a Facebook on surfboards. video. We’re still doing the same thing we By the following morning, the surf has were doing in our teens, and it’s active.” picked up. Mother Nature has decided to We discuss the differences between inland deliver some good waves. The guys pull camping and beach camping. A long-sleeve out their boards, carry them over the rocky shirt to keep the sun off is a must, plus long outcropping, wade into the water and paddle pants to protect against mosquitoes at night. out. That shade structure is vital for the middle “The thing about Mansfi eld is because of of the day, when the sun beats down, and the length of the jetty and sandbar, this is since there are no amenities here you need typically the best wave in Texas,” says Schlegel, to haul plenty of water for drinking and who started surfi ng at South Padre Island in UNWIND: The groups that visit the coastline mostly unwind during the weekend alternating cooking. Remember a first-aid kit, too, since 1979. The vibe diff ers from more high-profi le between fishing, surfing and loafing. Mansfield Cut is fairly remote. You can, surf destinations like California or Hawaii. however, get a cell signal if you stand in just “It’s more chill. There’s the sense in the line- The group spends the rest of weekend stuff is bonus,” Haub says. the right spot on the jetty. up it’s not competitive like it is other places.” alternating between fishing, surfing and This crew will return. “If you don’t like to be gritty and sandy, Here, waves arrive in tight sets crafted by loafing. The wind blows, the waves lap and don’t do it,” says Neil Haub, 52, who runs a the wind. The campers spend a few hours the rods dip in and out of the water. And If you go logo merchandising company in Pflugerville. catching 3- and 4-footers, hooting and that’s the appeal here: nothing flashy or Despite the minor discomforts, beach hollering as they zip down the line of the luxurious, just good friends, the orange, The ride takes about 45 minutes, depending camping comes with its own payoffs: breaking waves. They’re the only surfers in setting sun, a coastal breeze and stories to on conditions. Beach camping is allowed beautiful sunrises and sunsets, for one, sand sight, which is typical. tell. at Mansfi eld Cut, but there are no facilities dollars to collect and birds to watch. And, “Being as isolated as it is, we usually have “Oh, man, getting together with old or fresh water. Bring water, a shovel and I’m told, the sweetest surfing spot in Texas, it to ourselves because it is a trek to get friends, childhood friends you don’t see that toilet paper, and pack out all trash.– Austin when conditions are right. here,” Nunez says. often. That’s the main thing. All this other American-Statesman/TNS 10 GULF TIMES Tuesday, August 7, 2018 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC Tuesday, August 7, 2018 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY How to pair sneakers with western outfits for women

xperiment and pair up your sneakers monotonous wear. with a cocktail dress, tulle skirts or a pencil skirt to make a fashionable With pencil skirts: Pencil skirts and statement, say experts. sneakers are a fabulous match. The fashion of Soumen Das, Senior Marketing summer sandals is out of fashion now. Everyone EManager, Skechers India, and Vijay Pal Singh seeks comfort. Pencil skirts no more mean Johal, Director, Truffle Collection, share some pencil heels, they’re sneakers now. Match your tips. sneakers and pencil skirt and get all eyes on you. It is a completely different match. A pair Pair your sneakers with your tulle skirts: of sneakers could simply change the whole look Summer sandals with tulle skirt are way too and transform you into something new and mainstream. Be unique and be a showstopper! unique. Pair your sneakers with your tulle skirt and get everyone complimenting you for your fashion Go floral: Sneakers can be paired with cute taste. floral dresses and a chic sling bag for the perfect summer look which is effortless, stylish and Don your sneakers cocktail dress: Cocktail very feminine. dresses are generally worn with high heels, why not try something different this time? Your For the cold: A knitwear sweater dress cocktail dress and sneakers are just the perfect combined with a pair of sneakers looks super pairs to go with. adorable and is the perfect outfit for a barbeque lunch or just a day at the mall. Formally informal: A great way to change things up while still strutting in your sneakers is An asymmetrical look: An asymmetrical matching them with your formal look. Formals maxi dress with a large tote bag and white and sneakers make a good combination and sneakers make a very comfortable choice. — are noticeable enough because it is not the IANS

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI March 21 — April 19 April 20 — May 20 May 21 — June 20

Review your day as you watch the sunset and observe the clouds Your mind is buzzing like a bee, Taurus. You’re apt to find that Mornings aren’t usually your best time, Gemini. You aren’t fully turning from white to purple, Aries. Make sure that your head is in there’s very little you can do to slow it down. Make sure you add awake until afternoon. Try not to discount the events of this tune with your heart. Think about the day’s emotions and thought compassion to the chain that’s holding everything together. Also particular morning, however. More than likely, you’ll enjoy your patterns and how they aff ected your actions. Determine if your make sure that you don't become a victim of your thoughts by losing best mental clarity sometime before noon. Surprise people with an actions were a result of either your rational mind or fluctuating control over how you act simply because the voice in your head has upbeat attitude and a solution for every problem that comes your moods. completely taken over. way. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

Your world may seem rather tight and rigid this morning, Cancer, This is one of those days in which you’re better able to stand back Prepare for a surprise today, Virgo. Perhaps it will come from but the good news is that diff iculties are apt to melt away as the day and look at your emotions intellectually, Leo. Your freedom-loving someone else or perhaps it will come from you. Either way, by progresses. Don’t assume that opinions are fixed in stone. Things nature isn’t built to deal with heavy emotional baggage and evening you’re apt to be feeling paced out. Give in to the lethargic can change in an instant. Even if they seem one way at one point, turmoil, so don't bother trying. Be especially wary of those who attitude that might sweep over you. This is your time to play, so put more than likely they're going to manifest themselves completely seem to plop a problem in front of you and expect you to deal work aside and have a good time while letting your emotions dictate diff erently later. with it. your actions. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

Things seem to be going quite well for you in many respects, Your engine may sputter this morning as your gears begin to turn, Be careful not to overdo things today, Sagittarius. You may so Libra. Your thinking is clear, your emotions are under control, and Scorpio. It could be that you’re working out something important in zealously want to meet your goals that you overshoot the mark the puzzle pieces are fitting into place. This is your time to take you mind that's helping clarify your emotions. The answer you seek by quite a bit. Feel free to express your exuberance and let your advantage of these pockets of good fortune and turn them into is probably nothing like the one you’ll find. By the time night comes, enthusiasm shine in whatever you do. At the same time, be careful something huge. You have the power to make anything happen - you’ll have everything figured out. All the answers you need will be about getting so carried away that you don’t notice that you’ve especially now. right there in front of you. already reached the finish line. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

Tempers may get hot today when someone says something that Don’t be surprised if you leap out of bed with a spark of Sometimes your emotions overtake your rational thoughts, pierces you to your core. Address this problem right away, Capricorn, inspiration that wasn’t there last night, Aquarius. Let your dreams Pisces, and you end up acting on impulse. Today you’ll find that instead of letting it fester through the rest of the day. The solution linger a bit before you face the world. This flash of genius is likely your head and heart are aligned on significant issues, and that requires sensitivity and caring. Let the off ender know that he or she to strike quickly and unexpectedly, so keep an eye out for it, but they’re working well together. Try not to swing the other way has hurt you significantly, if that is indeed the case. There's no need don’t consider it something that you can plan on or force into by becoming too rational. Your goal is to find the best working for you to try to hide your feelings. happening. balance. 12 GULF TIMES Tuesday, August 7, 2018 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

Wordsearch Adam

Pooch Cafe Anyone For Tennis? AGASSI GRAF NADAL ASHE HENMAN NAVRATILOVA BECKER HINGIS ROSEWALL BORG KING SAMPRAS BUDGE LAVER SELES CASH LENDL WILANDER CONNORS MARTINEZ WILLIAMS EDBERG MCENROE

Codeword Every letter of the alphabet is used at least once. Squares with the same number in have the same letter in. Work out which number represents which letter.

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Sudoku

Bound And Gagged

Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated. Tuesday, August 7, 2018 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

ACROSS DOWN 1. Get up, anyhow, and cook 1. Change quarters long after (6) breakfast (8) 2. French blue (6) 5. From which nurserymen get 3. Putting the horse and carriage an income? (6) in is gruesome (7) 9. Harden and dry the inside; it’s 4. Learning about one French liable to give way (8) river (4) 10. Less shaky, according to 6. The vessel I take right back company returns (6) again by myself (7) 12. Heavens! There’s not much 7. Give out the money, holding bread left! (6) the flickering lamp (8) 13. The “lovely” colour on the 8. Clear the dilapidated tents out, outside was revolting (8) harsh though it is (8) 15. Indication that someone 11. Entertained like King Edward is going to turn informer? (7) (4-4,4) 14. Steal the pearl ear-drop 18. How camping amenities are beneath (7) of benefit, virtually (2,3,7) 16. Don’t allow a hotel employee 23. Might mother think about to join the strike (8) hanging it in the cupboard? 17. By the usual means, grated (8) cheese is obtained (8) Answers 24. For taste, put a few in the 19. Making the L silent in “pulse” tart (6) (7) Wordsearch Codeword 26. Attack or mug and get a fine - 20. Two fellows and one cart can one pound! (6) reduce it to chaos! (7) 27. Keeping it quiet when you 21. See getting drunk, with a girl don’t manage to catch fish (6) (8) 22. Bray. The intelligent will solve 28. Name the bird, a swift, given that! (6) just the head and tail (6) 25. Convinced the American, of 29. Leaning against the coop, course (4) sing (8)

Yesterday’s Solutions

Across: 1 Backbites; 6 Locum; Down: 1 Based; 2 Carbuncle; 3 By 9 Syria; 10 Recovered; 11 Doubly all means; 4 Turns on; 5 Secured; sure; 12 Dora; 14 Unclean; 15 6 Love; 7 Cargo; 8 Mad hatter; 13 Dessert; 17 Duennas; 19 Earlier; 20 As arranged; 14 Underpays; Rapt; 22 Drops a line; 25 Appertain; 16 Eliminate; 18 Streams; 19 26 Grant; 27 Satin; 28 Speedwell. Expense; 21 Pipit; 23 Extol; 24 Grin. 14 GULF TIMES Tuesday, August 7, 2018 COMMUNITY POP SPOT

in brief

Ward Thomas

Twin sisters Catherine and Lizzy Ward Thomas have not only become stars on the British country music scene but hit number one on the UK mainstream Albums chart in 2016 with their second LP, Cartwheels. It’s a diff erent story on the singles chart. Despite their undoubted popularity, Ward Thomas have never had a UK hit single. Perhaps this might change with the release of their latest single, Lie Like Me. The first track taken from their upcoming third album, Restless Minds, it just could be that Ward Thomas fans will buy the single because the new album will not be available until October 5. Lie Like Me deals with the issues involved in being on social media. The need to appear perfect and be well-liked online TOGETHER: The songwriting magic which had eluded them as individuals sparked into life when Dan Smyers, left, and Shay Mooney joined despite off line life often being rather diff erent. forces. The accompanying off icial video can be seen at www. youtube.com/watch?v=8bq385GUyds. A video detailing the creation of Lie Like Me is posted at www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuL2-4c6oKI An acoustic version of the song is at www.youtube.com/ Dan + Shay, a watch?v=tvRxF-aFix0 Lany

Singer Dua Lipa has not been averse to writing songs about her past relationships. But the boot is on the other foot now as her broken romance with Lany singer and songwriter Paul Klein is laid bare on the American indie-pop trio’s successful duo forthcoming sophomore album, Malibu Nights. Paul described writing the songs on Malibu Nights as a our favourite bands. It was unbelievable chart and number six on the Billboard 200. “cathartic experience.” It was his way of dealing with the By Geoff rey Rowlands that they should want our song. We kept Their success has been maintained heartbreak he suff ered from Dua ending their relationship. writing together every day and then played despite some changes in Dan and Shay’s The raw emotion expressed in lead single, Thru These gigs in small venues showcasing our songs. musical style. Tears, perfectly captures the torment of a man desperately t is sometimes said of sports teams “We’d been struggling to pay the rent “I think we’ve actually become better struggling to cope with losing the love of his life while that the sum of the whole is greater and getting nowhere. Then everything songwriters,” Dan suggested. “Having trying to convince himself he will feel better in the fullness than the sum of the parts. The same clicked into place. We suddenly found folks chart success makes you want to keep of time. is true for American country music listening to our songs and publishing deals raising the bar in terms of the quality of Paul insists the track is “devastating but also really hopeful duo Dan and Shay. on the table.” your songs. Our fi rst record was a bunch and optimistic.” There is no off icial song video as yet but IThings were not happening individually Publishing deals were soon followed by of songs which were basically laptop see what you think by checking out the lyric video for Thru for Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney. Dan was recording contracts. But despite writing demos. The second record was more These Tears at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkWTuvdFbJI trying to establish himself as a songwriter and performing their songs together, Dan experimenting, fi nding out who we were. while playing in a band called Bonaventure. and Shay had not thought of themselves Now we know, we’ve fi gured it out. We Galen Weston Band Shay was also attempting to write songs as a duo. know where we want to go with our music.” while pursuing a largely unsuccessful solo “It was crazy,” Dan laughed. “We didn’t The duo are prolifi c writers and A digital download of the Galen Weston Band’s latest career. As Dan remarked, the two men know we were a duo. Nobody told us we frequently collaborate with other album, The Space Between, is being off ered to fans for free. “couldn’t get a publishing deal to save our should be a duo. But we were writing songwriters. They will pen perhaps 60 or All 14 tracks can be heard in full at the Canadian jazz-rock lives.” the songs together and performing them 70 songs for each album before gradually outfit’s off icial website. Visit www.galenweston.org/store/ Everything was changed by a chance together. We realised we didn’t really need paring them down to the fi nal track-listing. the-space-between-digital/ where you will see a photo of encounter. to recruit other musicians and become a “We have occasional disagreements the album cover and a name your price box. Type 0 in this “We met at a party,” Dan stated. “We band. We thought we should just go for it along the way,” Shay acknowledged. “But to download the album free of charge. were both fairly new in Nashville. I’d come as a duo.” everything is unanimous by the end of the Before doing so, scroll down the webpage to find a link to from Pennsylvania and Shay was from The boys found immediate chart process. It’s not just us who have a say. A the album. Click on this to hear The Space Between in its Arkansas. We’d both come to Nashville success. Their 2013 debut single, 19 You few folks from our management and label entirety. hoping to make it in the country music and Me, hit number seven on Billboard’s give their opinions but it’s our wives who If you enjoy what you hear, Galen Weston’s 2015 debut business. Hot Country Songs chart. It was the fi rst are probably the best choosers of the right album, Plugged In, can also be downloaded for free. “We didn’t know each other but we did track taken from Dan and Shay’s 2014 songs.” The free download page is www.galenweston.org/store/ have a mutual friend who brought Shay debut album, Where It All Began. The LP While Dan and Shay enjoy working plugged-in-digital/ However, the album cannot be heard to the party and introduced us. It was stormed straight to pole position on the with other songwriters, they have never here. Instead, the 12 tracks are posted at www.galenweston. one of those times when two people have Top Country Albums chart and reached previously had a guest artist appear on any org/music-media/ an instant rapport. We started singing number six on the Billboard 200. of their albums. This changed when Kelly The respective webpages also feature information about together, singing harmonies and cover “We knew we had a following,” Shay Clarkson provided additional vocals on the Galen and both albums. songs. The other people at the party were refl ected. “We’d played a lot of gigs, done track, Keeping Score. obviously enjoying us and we kept going some television, played at the Grand Ole “The song is about appreciating what Bellini way into the early hours. Opry and opened for Hunter Hayes on you have rather than constantly measuring “Everything had gone so well that we his We’re Not Invisible tour. But we never yourself against everybody else,” Shay It was 2009 when Italian/American indie-punk-rockers said we should write together. Not in a few expected to have a number one with our explained. “It felt special when we Bellini released their third album. Although work on days though but that very day. A friend fi rst album. To say we were super excited is recorded it but we agreed the song would new songs began as long ago as 2012, only now has The found us an open writing room and we a massive understatement.” sound better as a duet.” Precious Prize of Gravity finally been followed up by their wrote two songs together before we’d even Two more albums have brought Dan “I think Shay is the best singer I’ve ever fourth LP, Before The Day Has Gone. known each other for 24 hours.” and Shay further success. 2016’s Obsessed heard,” Dan added. “I knew we needed a duet Both albums, along with their second LP, 2005’s Small The songwriting magic which had stalled at number two in America but partner who could match his vocal ability Stones, can be found at (no www) bellini.bandcamp.com/ eluded them as individuals sparked into topped the UK Country Music chart. It and there were very few who came to mind. Click on the cover artwork to access each album and then life when Dan and Shay joined forces. Their also gave them another top ten entry on But when we thought of powerful female scroll down the resulting webpages to find the tracklistings. fi rst song was put on hold by country stars the Billboard 200 peaking at number eight. vocalists, we reckoned Kelly Clarkson was Click on the arrow against each title to hear the songs. Rascal Flatts. Their recently released self-titled third LP outstanding. We sent her the song and got Bellini’s 2002 debut album, Snowing Sun, is not on their “That was a dream for us,” Shay recalled. is another smash hit returning the duo to a positive response in no time. We think the bandcamp page. However, it can be heard in full on the “Rascal Flatts were, and still are, one of number one on the Top Country Albums fi nished product sounds great.” Spotify or Deezer streaming websites. Tuesday, August 7, 2018 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY My daughter comes first, says Aishwarya

PROUD: Britney Spears says she is “proud” of her sons. Britney treats sons to fi sh, chips

Singer Britney Spears treated her sons Sean and Jayden to fi sh and chips before her headline performance at Brighton Pride festival. The boys also got to see Buckingham Palace and spend time on the beach at the seaside resort in South England, before she performed. “The boys wanted fi sh and chips for dinner because Britney has always told them that’s what she has when she’s there. They stopped at a pebbly beach in Brighton as the boys have heard about them and want to see for themselves,” a source told mirror.co.uk. The 36-year-old singer said she is “proud” of her sons. The Slumber party hitmaker can’t believe how quickly her brood is growing up, and how “gifted” they have become. – IANS

DUTIFUL: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with her daughter. Her iconic status never comes in the way of her duties as a mother, wife, daughter and daughter-in-law.

cannot watch. In any case, Aaradhya is The actress and former beauty queen By Subhash K Jha constantly singing and dancing at home, said she grew up in an atmosphere where sometimes to my songs, sometimes to her mother was always hands-on. her father’s and her grandfather’s songs. “So it never even occurred to me that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s iconic It’s a normal household. We’re trying to it could be otherwise.” status never comes in the way of her keep the atmosphere around Aaradhya as Managing her sprawling career and duties as a mother, a wife, daughter and normal as possible.” her domestic responsibilities is not easy. daughter-in-law — in that order. She “Every home maker who is a working says she has tried to keep the atmosphere woman is a hero. It requires a lot of around daughter Aaradhya “as normal as “It’s something juggling with time. And a supportive possible”. I’ve grown up husband, which I luckily have.” Just how she manages to fulfi l all her Aishwarya is looking at doing duties and still fi nds time to be one of with. From the handpicked roles, like the one in Karan India’s most recognised celebrities, is a Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and now mystery. Not to the lady herself, though. time I was 18, I’ve Fanney Khan. “It’s something I’ve grown up with. “I always knew my role in Fanney Khan From the time I was 18, I’ve been juggling been juggling was small. When I was promoting the with many responsibilities. My day with many fi lm, I never gave the impression that I begins at 5:30am. It has been that way was there throughout the fi lm. Rakeysh SUPPORTIVE: Kurt Russell, above, and other cast from the time I remember. Of course, responsibilities. Mehra and his wife P S Bharathi (who has members of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 have shown after Aaradhya my priorities have co-produced Fanney Khan) narrated the support for the director. changed completely. She comes fi rst, My day begins idea to me and I loved it.” everything else is secondary,” Aishwarya It’s almost as though the role of the Russell defends director James Gunn said. at 5:30am. It has pop diva was written for Aishwarya. “Do you know Aaradhya saw her been that way “That’s how the audience have Actor Kurt Russell, who starred in Guardians of the mother’s fi lm for the fi rst time? I mean, perceived my presence. Once I was on Galaxy Vol. 2, has lent support to its director James she had of course seen me on television from the time I board, I became totally involved with Gunn, who got fired by Disney Studios after the and doing songs. But Fanney Khan is my the development of the character, her filmmaker’s controversial tweets on paedophilia and fi rst fi lm where she actually sat through remember” relationship with the character played by rape resurfaced. the whole fi lm,” she added. Rajkummar Rao, her clothes, the song... “It’s sad. But it’s a part of our fabric now and I get And what did Aaradhya think of her Aishwarya is not one of those star I loved the concept. And Anil Kapoor as it. But I do think we’re getting a little too sensitive performance? moms whose child is seen more with the the father of the daughter brought his on maybe some of the wrong people,” Russell told “I think her smiling eyes said it all. She nanny than the mother. personal emotions into the part. He was Variety recently. had actually seen me shoot a part of my Laughing at the observation, so sincere.” Last month, Disney severed its business song in Fanney Khan. So when she heard Aishwarya said: “Aaradhya does have a Mehra has said Aishwarya contributed relationship with Gunn after his controversial tweets there was a screening, she expressed a nanny. In fact, I am told I should have a lot to her character. were unearthed. wish to see the fi lm with all her friends two of them because the one that I have, She says it was a “small but pivotal Not only Russell, other cast members of the film and their parents. So all her friends came tends to take off on long holidays. But role”. including Chris Pratt, Bradley Cooper and Zoe with their parents and had a good time. it doesn’t really matter. I like doing “I don’t look at my roles in terms of Saldana have defended Gunn and signed an open “I was happy to let Fanney Khan be everything for Aaradhya myself, though the footage. To me, the role should defi ne letter asking the studio to re-hire the director. – the fi rst fi lm Aaradhya watches. It has a with my kind of schedules it is not my personality and the character I am IANS positive message for viewers of all ages always possible to do so.” playing. But now Rakeysh needs to do a and there’s nothing in it that children But Aishwarya’s mother helps out. full-fl edged fi lm with me.” – IANS 16 GULF TIMES Tuesday, August 7, 2018 COMMUNITY

UPBEAT: DJ Dawit Bekele played some of his best tunes, from reggae, hip hop, dance hall to R&B and urban. REGALED: The audience enjoying their time at the lounge with African music on the go. Photos by Nasar K Moideen

African touch for the music lovers here. I personally like Zumba music. We received wonderful response from the people who attended the Thursday launch. African upbeat notes We look forward to welcoming people for this wonderful and entertaining initiative.” Community also spoke to some of the people who attended and enjoyed the music. enthral music lovers Abdul Jalil Sultan, an Ethiopian expatriate, said, “I loved being here. I enjoyed the different kinds of music played by the young A diverse gathering of expatriates recently enjoyed their day out DJ. I love listening traditional Ethiopian music and would definitely try and come to the instruments used and the sound a mesh of African music and US “I continue to see people really African night again.” By Mudassir Raja notes employed. soundtracks.” enjoying the African music at the Mohammad Abdul Rahman, A diverse gathering of “I have been playing music events. I see people enjoying the another listener, said, “I really expatriates, overwhelmingly as DJ for a long time now. I music especially on weekends enjoyed the ambience and the he African music from African countries, recently usually play music from East after their work, unwinding dexterity of the DJ. I enjoyed my industry is one that has enjoyed African music at African countries like, Somalia, to some up-beat tunes. The time listening to the African music. always stood the test Mövenpick Hotel Doha. The Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti, and music high in-demand here It is a rarity in Doha. People do time. Sounds emerging music lovers enjoyed the tunes Kenya. People from different in Doha because the city has not get many chances to listen to from the continent that and electronic beats of African backgrounds come to listen to heterogeneous population. I have African music in public. There hasT a billion people living in more music played by an adept DJ. African music. Some Arabs also also invited African-American are a good number of expatriates than 50 countries, is the ancestral The music lovers gathered at come. They like and enjoy it very singers from US.” from African countries. I would home to American genres like Jazz Up, sports lounge of the much. Some of the music is in Kaval Siddhu, Communication like the organisers to improve on Jazz and the Blues. From Jazz hotel, to attend the evening, English. I play songs of well- Manager at the hotel, said, the initiative; they need to bring in which was used as the music dedicated to the up-beat African known African and American “Actually, our Jazz Up lounge more variety. A mix of African and of resistance, to Kwaito which music. singers,” He added, “I am a has been here for a long time. We American music will do well for spoke for the township youth DJ Dawit Bekele kept spinning mechanical engineer. However, were thinking to bring something those who really want to enjoy jazz and now the millennials who are some of his best tunes, from I love music and I also plan on unique and new for people. We ran and other music genres.” revamping the African music reggae, hip hop, dance hall, to doing a singing debut myself Bollywood Nights at the lounge Sharing her experience of the notes by infusing sounds from R&B and urban. soon.” for a month that ended just before music, Anna from South Africa the past with futuristic sounds of Talking to Community, the DJ Solomon Abera, organiser of the Ramadan.” said, “It was amazing. It was today’s time. Africa’s reputation said, “I am an independent DJ. I the music event, said, “I invite She added, “We are in the a wonderful experience. I will as a musical powerhouse has love my job. It is beautiful to play famous singers from Ethiopia, process of starting some new defi nitely like to listen to more of become so strong over a period of music and to see the crowd having other African countries and from initiatives for our Jazz Up such music. It was a refreshing time that musicians worldwide fun. I mostly play African songs. America. I have been organising lounge. I have not seen much experience. I also want to see more are turning to Africa for an I am from Ethiopia so I also play African music events in major advertisement for African music. such gatherings of African people abstract inspiration of musical songs from my country creating hotels and gatherings in Qatar.” So, we thought why not to give an in Doha.”