Community Community Students of Best Buddies the Pakistan Qatar brings International its yoga and P8School Qatar tap into P16 drama course titled their creative genes for “Happy Journey 2016- the school’s rich and 2017” to a close with a exciting “Drama Galore.” special class.

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Ramadan 5, 1438 AH

DOHA 33°C—43°C TODAY LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE 11 PUZZLES 12 & 13 TThehe earthearth ddanceance COVER STORY Japan has disaster theme parks where you can ride out fake quakes. P4-5 SIMULATION: Lori Matsukawa, left, participates in an earthquake simulation in Japan. 2 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 31, 2017 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT

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EVENTS encourages students, teachers and parents lifelong memories to cherish. such as Salsa every Friday and other Latin to explore modern and contemporary Our camp will be Stem-based wherein dance during other days of the week. Meerat Ramadan art by experiencing Mathaf’s permanent we will engage the children in Science along WHERE: Katara collection. with Lego, some exciting Sports, Nutrition, Festive time WHEN: Until end of Ramadan Arts, Crafts and Outdoor Field Trips!! Each WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 5pm-9pm Garangao Celebration week will be a different theme covering an WHERE: Doha Festival City The Ramadan Market is open to the WHERE: Doha Festival City exciting new Stem project making science The entertainment offering has been public, and scheduled to run until the WHEN: June 9 come to life. Call us now on 33996665 or designed to ensure there are numerous end of Ramadan. According to the Katara Doha Festival City is honouring the 3120001. opportunities for physical activities, from website, the current hours (until June biggest traditional celebration for children the running track which features exercise 17) are 5pm until 9pm, although we this Ramadan with a fun-packed Garangao stations, the bike trail, through to our recommend that you check it is open before event. First, kids will be given their own ‘first-of-its-kind’ in Qatar, Snow Dunes making a special journey as timings may mall maps that will give them clues to find theme park. DFC is excited to welcome change during Ramadan. There will be kids and collect candy and nuts hidden all over first visitors in April and to celebrate the area with bouncy castle, and it is expected Doha Festival City. Get the map and find best leisure facilities, retail mix and dining that the Ramadan market will be popular them quick! They can then also take part options, all with exceptional service. with families as they enjoy their Ramadan in the Drum Making Workshop – where evenings at Katara. everyone will have the chance to design and #I Am Evo Summer Camp build their own drum, made out of recycled WHERE: Al Waab and Doha College tin containers. West Bay WHEN: July 2 onwards Henna Painting TIME: 8am to 1pm WHERE: Doha Festival City Camera Kids: Make Your Own Short The #IamEvo Camps are designed to WHEN: June 22-25 Film challenge young athletes to progressively TIME: 9pm WHEN: Aug 6-24 develop their skills, performance and For the last five days of Ramadan, and A well-rounded introduction to the confidence. The courses are structured in celebration of Eid al-Fitr, there will different elements of photography, film and to meet the needs of all young players, to be professional henna artists designing filmmaking helps young people make their have fun, learn new skills and meet new beautiful henna art on guests. Children will first one-minute short films. Applicants friends in a safe and friendly environment. also have the opportunity to handcraft their must be between 13 and 17 years old. Members have a choice of venue, with JR – Répertoire own henna designs on printed paper. Being camps held at Doha College Al Waab and WHERE: Museum Gallery Katara the national bird and symbol of culture in Doha College West Bay. The camps are WHEN: Until today the Middle East, guests will also have the open to boys and girls aged 4-16 years and A major show made in collaboration chance to have their photo taken with a run from 8am to 1pm daily at each site. with Galerie Perrotin, JR – Répertoire falcon at Doha Festival City. Registration Now Open. features some of the key series that have made celebrated French artist JR famous Karting at Losail Circuit Sports Club around the world. His work combines art WHEN: Until June 16 and engaged actions through large-scale WHERE: Losail International Circuit, outdoor installations, films, photographs Doha and videos, using the streetscape as his TIME: 5pm onwards canvas and his inspiration, which he claims The Karting track at Losail International as the largest art gallery in the world. Circuit is open for public. Also it can be opened for private companies (upon Childhood Cultural Center request and availability). The registrations WHEN: Today will be done directly at the venue, at the WHERE: Childhood Cultural Center VIP Car Park of the Losail International TIME: 9am-11am Circuit. The minimum age is 15 years old Childhood Cultural Center participation and any participant under the age of 18 in ‘Schools enrich our Culture’ programme needs permission signed by a legal guardian Summer Camp Wakrah includes a variety of educational and for the karting activity. WHERE: Music Lounge, Al Wakrah artistic workshops. In addition to WHEN: July 2-31 Aqua Park 2017 season personal development skills with a focus Beauty of Islamic Calligraphy This is a 1 month packaged summer WHEN: Until August on “problem solving skills”, “rectifying WHERE: QM Gallery Al Riwaq camp programme that brings great fun WHERE: Aqua Park inappropriate discipline”, “planning WHEN: Until June 17 with learning, creating and exploring. The Aqua Park 2017 season is finally principles” and “voluntary work”, it A new exhibition – Contemporary The camp is designed to bring out a 360 here and is happening with a big bang and targets all school academic levels within an Calligraphy – Mehmet Cebi Collection degree development in the talents and skill splash. interactive entertaining framework. will open at the QM Gallery Al Riwaq, and level of the students. The camp includes will bring together a notable selection training in keyboard, guitar, drums, art, Summer Workshop 2017 for kids Decorating Ramadan Cookies of intricate and beautiful calligraphic craft, communication skills, zumba, hip WHERE: IAID WHERE: Doha Festival City artworks dating from the 1960s to the hop, fun with games, movies, competitions, WHEN: July-Aug WHEN: Today-June 3 present day. cultural tour, fun day activities, art Summer break is a long-awaited respite TIME: 9pm-midnight exhibition and fashion show. The camp is for your kids after months of hitting the Budding bakers will love this event – Summer Camp for ages 5-15. Transportation is available books. This is an opportunity for them to children will get to play the expert with WHERE: Ain Khaled from Doha, Al Wakrah and Mesaieed. hone their current skills, pick up a new their very own Chef’s hat and apron, as WHEN: July 2-Aug 31 hobby, or simply stay active, whether their they decorate cookies in the shape of Ommi TIME: 8am-1pm Train like a superhero interest lies in dance, music or arts. This Dolls and Camels. They can take their Summertime is just memories waiting WHERE: Aspire Zone summer, get your kids up and going by foodie creations home, as long as they don’t to happen. The Stem Xplorers Summer WHEN: Ongoing enrolling them at IAID! Starting three years eat them first! Camp is just the place for your kids to make Train like a superhero at CrossFit Doha! and above, we have courses to off er this CrossFit holds a variety of disciplines from summer such as Ballet Kids, Strum-A-Long, 4th annual Mathaf Student Art weightlifting to calisthenics to gymnastics. Bolly Thumka, Music Fun, ARTmazing & Exhibition This will help your kids excel in sports more. WHERE: Arab Museum of Modern Art and retain the healthy and fit lifestyle! WHEN: June 8 Support your kids’ natural urge for physical Imperial Threads: Motifs and Artisans The annual Mathaf Student Art activities and train like a superhero, at WHERE: Museum of Islamic Art Competition and Exhibition (SAC&E) CrossFit Doha’s in demand Kids Classes WHEN: Until November 4 is returning for the fifth time this year. today! CrossFit Doha is located at Aspire This exhibition focuses on the exchange The exhibition will showcase the works Zone Sports City. For more information, of artistic and material cultures between of students who won the countrywide call 44138484. the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal art competition, this time following the Empires. Highlighting MIA’s masterpiece theme “what is your imagined future city?” Salsa Beginners Dance Class carpets, among other artworks, from The competition is an original Mathaf WHEN: Every Friday Turkey, Iran and , these objects will educational programme that supports WHERE: B Attitude Spa, West Bay be contextualised within the historical QM’s commitment for art education and TIME: 8pm-9pm circumstances of politics and artistic creativity. SAC&E celebrates the creative Salsa n Candela offers variety of dance production of their time, primarily from the minds of students aged between 6-18 and classes for adults at Beverly Hills Tower 16th to the 18th centuries.

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FIGHTING THE ODDS: Visitors to Tokyo's Honjo disaster education centre can don slickers and get blasted with typhoon-force winds and rain.

under their feet starts to heave — to dangerous situations. Typhoons, “We thought something like this out to be the other way around. By Sandi Doughton and how to protect themselves. fl oods and fi res get hands-on in Seattle might help light a fi re “Every year, every student in So cities across the country have treatment as well. under people and government,” said the schools has to visit — and they constructed disaster education The centres even earn high marks Bill Staff ord. bring their parents,” Staff ord said. omehow, it’s not centres that combine theme-park- from tourists on travel sites like Now retired, Staff ord was Washington Governor Jay Inslee surprising that the style simulations with sober lessons TripAdvisor. director of the Trade Development visited Kobe’s Disaster Reduction country that gave us in survival. Some civic leaders in Seattle Alliance of Greater Seattle a decade and Human Renovation Institution Godzilla and elevated fake Many of the more than 60 have long wanted to import the ago when he visited a disaster in 2015 and came away with one food to a fi ne art has also centres feature large shake tables concept to quake-prone Western learning centre in southern Japan image seared into his memory: Sfound a way to make earthquake where visitors can ride out fake Washington, where many residents and was stunned to see a line of kids a vertical banner, several stories preparedness entertaining. quakes as powerful as the real thing. have only a vague understanding of and parents stretching across the tall, that marks the height of past Guided by the philosophy that In some centres, visitors navigate the risks and tend to shrug off the parking lot. tsunamis and the expected size experience is the best teacher, Japan life-size dioramas of crushed cars nagging knowledge that they really Staff ord assumed the adults of a future tsunami from Japan’s wants its citizens to know what and teetering power poles while ought to put together an emergency were dragging their kids to an infamous Nankai Subduction Zone. it will feel like when the ground being quizzed on the best response kit … one of these days. educational outing, but it turned With a similar quake and Wednesday, May 31, 2017 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY tsunami looming on the Cascadia Across town, Tokyo’s Rinkai Subduction Zone off the Disaster Prevention Park off ers Washington coast, Inslee said he the closest thing to a Universal left convinced that one of the best Studios-type experience. Visitors ways to save lives is to educate enter what looks like a department- coastal residents about where — store elevator. As the car descends, and how — to evacuate before a wall a violent tremor causes it to lurch of water slams into the shore. side to side. The doors open onto a “You stand there and see a darkened labyrinth of corridors. wave 60 feet high in the atrium of Visitors grope their way to an that building, and you look at the exit, which leads to a scene of devastation to the community,” mayhem. Sirens wail. Severed Inslee said recently at a meeting power lines spark. Air-conditioning of his Resilient Washington units two stories up look as if the Subcabinet. “It’s mind-bending — next aftershock will send them the forces involved in a tsunami.” tumbling to the street. Like many of Japan’s disaster Visitors are guided by Nintendo parks and centres, Kobe’s relies on consoles dangling from straps video to immerse visitors in the around their necks. At each stop, experience of an earthquake and its the consoles pose questions: aftermath. Should you try to rescue that The tour starts with a fi lm that person calling from under a pile of chillingly recreates scenes from rubble or go for help? What’s the the 1995 quake that devastated the best way to shut off a gas meter? city, toppling elevated roadways When they’ve fi nished the and killing more than 6,000 people. immersive experience, visitors Visitors exit the theatre into a can wander through exhibits on nightmarish model of an urban plate tectonics, past earthquakes block with buildings tilting on their and personal preparedness. One foundations and fi res fl aring in the display includes a half-dozen distance. types of emergency toilets, ranging Volunteer docent Nanami from a bucket fi lled with cat litter Yoshimoto lived through the to a tented cabana with a holding quake, but lost family friends. At tank. fi rst, just watching the fi lm at the Most of the centres also off er museum was so traumatic it gave hands-on experience using fi re her a headache. But like many extinguishers to douse simulated older Japanese people, she feels a fi res. Tokyo’s third centre, Honjo responsibility to keep the memories Disaster Learning Center, boasts alive and share lessons learned. DEALING WITH EMERGENCIES: In addition to earthquakes and typhoons, Japan's disaster education centres also the city’s only typhoon room. “We can’t escape from quakes in teach citizens to deal with more common emergencies, like fires and flooding. Here, a visitor strains to open a door that Visitors don slickers and hang onto Japan,” she said. “Have to hand it simulates the resistance created by standing water. safety bars before being lashed by down … to the next generation.” hurricane-force winds and rain. But there’s nothing fatalistic Tokyo Fire Department. “If people most earthquake-prone countries and which is expected someday off The hands-on centres are just in the centres’ messages. experience a realistic disaster here, on Earth. the Washington coast. part of Japan’s disaster education The emphasis is on personal then they will be equipped with The quake simulator is the When the shaking began, the eff orts, which also include responsibility and action: how knowledge about how to handle the star attraction here. Visitors sit visitors dived under the table. fl amboyant public drills. The city to make your way safely through situation.” around a dining-room table while Images of destruction from the 2011 of Tokyo off ers a wildly popular, wreckage, how to fi nd the closest a staff member dials up quakes quake fl ashed across wide screens 323-page survival manual with tips shelter. ‘Terrifying’ simulation that range from mild temblors to that mimicked picture windows. on how to bandage a head wound “If you have no knowledge About 70,000 people visit his tooth-rattling monsters. Earlier A roaring din fi lled the room. with tights and make an emergency about what to expect (from an centre every year, Hode said. this spring, a group of visitors Instead of diminishing, the shaking stove from foil and cooking oil. earthquake), once it occurs people Most are school kids, but many took their seats to experience a intensifi ed until the table itself The country’s goal is to reduce will panic,” said Kenji Hode, chief of companies send their employees — magnitude-9 subduction zone started dancing across the fl oor. casualties and damage from natural the Ikebukuro Life Safety Learning including foreigners who may not quake, like the one that spawned “That was terrifying,” said one disasters by half. —The Seattle Center, one of three operated by the be aware that Japan is one of the the deadly 2011 Tohoku tsunami participant. Times/TNS

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Before-and-after scenes in Kobe's disaster institution show an elevated expressway that toppled on its side in the 1995 quake, and has since been rebuilt to stringent, SIMULATION: After watching a film recreation of Kobe's 1995 quake, visitors to the disaster earthquake-resistant standards. institution exit into a life-size diorama of a quake-battered neighbourhood. 6 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 31, 2017 COMMUNITY Doha College becomes first school in Qatar to receive the new COBIS Patron’s Accreditation

oha College is the fi rst learning, innovation, pastoral care certifi cate, signed by HRH The school in Qatar to and extra-curricular provision Duke of York the Patron of COBIS, be accredited under at the college are among the best was handed to Dr Steff en Sommer, the new Patron’s ever seen by the accreditors and Principal of Doha College by Rowda Accreditation and recognises the excellent team we Zeedan, the Director of the Private ComplianceD scheme off ered by the have here at the school.” Schools Offi ce for the Ministry of Council of British International Anne Howells, Principal the Education in Qatar, at the recent Schools (COBIS) as an alternative of the British International COBIS Conference in London. to the British School Overseas School of Stavanger, who led Congratulating the successful (BSO) accreditation. the visit at Doha College, said, schools on their accreditation, The scheme, which focuses “The opportunity to visit a COBIS Chairman Trevor Rowell on school improvement and COBIS school and lead a team said that there would be many development rather than a of experienced peer accreditors more top British schools following snapshot inspection, is off ered was both a great honour and a in their footsteps: to all international British rewarding experience for the whole “We’re delighted to confer this schools overseas in addition, or accreditation team. For me, the award upon Doha College. They as an alternative to the United Patron’s Accreditation is about have the honour of being the fi rst Kingdom’s Department for visiting a school, getting to know school to be accredited under this Education’s British Schools their context and becoming part new scheme and we look forward Overseas (BSO) accreditation. of the senior management team, to working with more top class Doha College was assessed and albeit for a few days, and to work British schools overseas to ensure inspected by three independent in close collaboration with them quality and support development and highly experienced accreditors in a professional and supportive in the international schools’ who toured and inspected the manner. sector.” school and reported on areas “Celebrating the school’s COBIS CEO, Colin Bell, including teaching and learning, successes had a high priority, added: “Doha College has set student welfare, staff development coupled with identifying the next the benchmark for what we and and governance. steps in its’ own development. This families worldwide are looking for “The COBIS accreditation resulted in a positive, but relaxed in terms of quality in international report was immensely positive experience where the senior British schools overseas and and described Doha College as management and accreditation following the robust accreditation exceeding best practice in COBIS team jointly confi rmed aspects of process, we’re hopeful that the schools worldwide,” explained Dr the school’s own development plan schools that have already opted-in Steff en Sommer, Principal of Doha resulting in practical and relevant to The Patron’s Accreditation in Dr Steff en Sommer, Principal of Doha College, receives the COBIS College. “The report confi rmed recommendations for the future.” the autumn will be of similar high Accreditation certificate from Rowda Zeedan, the Director of the Private that the levels of teaching and The COBIS Accreditation standard.” Schools Off ice for the Ministry of the Education in Qatar.

Ramadan buff et at Mercure Hotel

Mercure Hotel is arranging a special buff et every evening during the Ramadan period at their La Brasserie Restaurant on lobby level. It is priced at QR85 net per person with children below 12 getting 50% discount. Groups of 10 and above will get a special discount. Suhoor is also available early morning from 1am to 3:30am. Wednesday, May 31, 2017 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY McDonald’s Qatar Raises Donations for Qatar Red Crescent

A specialist medical team dispatched by Qatar Red Crescent performed heart surgeries on 65 children at the National Cardiac Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The donation boxes were placed at McDonald's branches all over Qatar.

cDonald’s Qatar has community role the group plays in conducted by the Qatar Red Crescent succeeded in raising supporting humanitarian initiatives and aimed at restoring the smiles on the QR116,656 through its philanthropy pursued by Qatar. kids’ faces.” “Donate One Riyal” To support this humanitarian “We were able to raise a decent amount campaign to assist Qatar initiative, McDonald’s Qatar has set up through our donation boxes placed all MRed Crescent in implementing a project fundraising boxes in all its branches. our branches all over the country. These of open heart surgeries, which started The donations collected through these donations were aimed at supporting this its operation in Bangladesh. So far 65 boxes was to help Qatar Red Crescent initiative which is in line with the wise children have benefited from it with a pursue its humanitarian initiative by direction of the government of Qatar to success rate of 100%. performing heart surgeries for kids alleviate the pain of families and children A specialist medical team dispatched under a programme known as “Little in dire need of medicine, shelter and by Qatar Red Crescent performed these Heart” that started in 2004 and has food. We are pleased with the achieved surgeries at the National Cardiac Center witnessed great results throughout the results,” she added. in Dhaka, Bangladesh in co-operation past years. The cardiac catheterisation project with the local cadre of doctors, Ghada Kamal, Marketing Manager at performed by the Qatar Red Crescent assistants and nurses working at the McDonald’s Qatar, said, “As an integral delegation is to close the children’s heart centre. part of the local society, we are always apertures and varies in form between The collaboration between Al keen on supporting all local charitable apertures in the right or left ventricles Mana Restaurants & Food Company programmes and humanitarian and arterial apertures. The surgery time – owner and operator of McDonald’s initiatives. It is an honour and privilege is from 30 minutes to two and a half franchise in Qatar – and the Qatar to participate in such humanitarian hours depending on the situation and Red Crescent reflects the important projects, especially similar to this one type of surgery.

600 children compete in Brainobrain Fest 2017

Brainobrain Fest 2017, the second national abacus competition, was held in Qatar recently at the MES Indian School. More than 600 children participated in the event and were awarded with Champion, Gold and Silver trophies and medals. Brainobrain is one of the world’s leading children institute for self empowerment. It operates in 33 countries and has more than 900 successful centres. 8 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 31, 2017 COMMUNITY

Drama Galore at Pakistan International School Qatar

A rich and exciting “Drama Galore” was presented on the floor of Arbab Auditorium at The Boys Wing presented an English comic skit titled “The Hypocrite Hobby.” The theme of Pakistan International School Qatar (PISQ) recently. All four wings of the school participated in the skit was “over grieving may beget troubles one imagines the least”. The message was that this yearly PISQ feature. Principal Nargis Raza Otho was the chief guest. Senior staff members, the occasion of death should not be made ridiculous by over grieving. teachers, parents and a large number of students attended. Their next skit was a modernised enactment of “Mujhe Mere Dostoon Se Bachaoo,” a play The programme started with a jovial performance by Kindergarten students. Their skit, written about 60 years ago by noted writer Syed Sajad Haider Yuldrum. The lesson was that “Fatima’s Trip to the Market,” was aimed at motivating and persuading young kids to eat wrong use of social media can create trouble for anyone. healthy food. The final performance of the evening was given by the students of the Girls Wing. They The Junior Wing presented an enactment based on the short story “Happy Prince,” which is presented a play on the story, “The Box” by Richard Matheson. The play highlighted various the story of a prince who gives up everything for the needy. The main idea was, “sacrifice and social issues created by lack of communication among near and dear ones, even in this age of selflessness”. ubiquitous communication. Next, the Girls Wing presented an Urdu play titled “Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahi”. The main motive Principal Nargis Raza Otho applauded the performance of all the young artistes. At the end, behind this play was to acknowledge the skills of the girls who are not given their share in Certificates of Appreciation were presented to the teachers and students who helped with the their life though they have a lot of potential and natural talent. school’s recent Annual Academic Award Ceremony. Wednesday, May 31, 2017 GULF TIMES 9 COMMUNITY Asala Honey introduces ‘Ora Manuka Honey’ sala Honey, a professionals around the world in Qatari honey brand the treatment of wounds, skin and that specialises stomach ulcers, and is proven to in producing be benefi cial for oral hygiene and and providing as an energy source to enhance the premiumA Yemeni honey, Honey body’s stamina. confectioneries, and Middle The company says that many Eastern Honey, has unveiled its medical professionals around latest off ering, Ora Manuka Honey. the world are having good results It is available at Gold Gourmet The with the treatment of wounds and Pearl and City Center, and at Asala skin ulcers, many of which have boutiques: Villaggio, Doha Festival not responded to other standard City and Mall of Qatar. treatments. Research has shown it Manuka Honey, produced to be benefi cial for pain associated in New Zealand, comes from with stomach ulcers and also to the nectar of Manuka fl owers, help with shortening the duration and is renowned for its healing of and rehydration of patients with properties, and its rich distinctive bacterial diarrhoea. It has also fl avour. Ora Manuka honey has been shown to be benefi cial for oral been “scientifi cally proven to hygiene and as an energy food to possess powerful antiseptic and enhance the body’s stamina. antibacterial properties, all due Asala Honey has quickly grown to its active ingredient, Hydrogen to become one of Qatar’s leading Peroxide.” What sets Ora Manuka honey brands. Sourced from the Honey apart is its UMF (Unique best regional and international Manuka Factor) active. UMF hives, Asala Honey is 100% Manuka honey has been tested pure and available in a variety and certifi ed to have a specifi c of fl avours: wild fl owers, acacia, level of antibacterial activity and lavender, rosemary, oak, chestnut, is eff ective against most types sunfl ower, Manuka, in addition to of bacteria, and is adverse to the the more popular multi-fl ora and eff ects of heat and light during golden nectar fl avours that are storage. UMF active honey has packaged in the fi nest of jars and been utilised by many medical canisters. Asala Honey has quickly grown to become one of Qatar’s leading honey brands. Spring and summer collections at Cool Club

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our cooing, curious, incredibly and modify as needed to accommodate any cute baby is now 6 months old food allergies. and you’ve got the go-ahead from Some great foundation foods are eggs, your paediatrician to start solid prunes, avocados, fi sh, yogurt, cheese, nut foods. You both are excited to butters, chicken, beans, lentils, berries, citrus Ybegin this new adventure, but when you head fruits, green vegetables, whole grains and to the store you are suddenly confused by a water. Mix and match these foods as your sea of options. baby becomes more comfortable with solids. Which foods are safe for your new little eater? Which off er the most nutrition? How Protect baby’s gut health do you know what is the best for your baby? If Did you know gut health is the foundation you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re not alone. for overall good health? To help protect your Seek safe dairy options for babies under 12 baby’s gut health, you want to ensure they’re months. getting enough probiotics. While naturally You might think it’s safer to avoid dairy found in breast milk, probiotics are also found products until infants are at least 12 months in yogurt. old. However, dairy is packed with essential nutrients (such as calcium and vitamin D) for Understand natural sugar vs added growing bodies, and can be an important part sugar of baby’s diet. Sugar is receiving a lot of attention in The good news is babies as young as 6 the news recently and many parents are months can begin eating yogurt, even if looking more closely at labels when grocery they’re breastfeeding. Not only is it a healthy shopping. In doing so, it’s important to option for their little bodies, you’ll fi nd understand the diff erence between naturally infants love yogurt. occurring sugar and added sugar. Get adventurous with fi nger foods berries are easy for babies to pick up and they Wholesome foods like milk, yogurt and Don’t be afraid to put down the spoon and feel gentle against their gums. Expose baby to healthy foods early fruit have naturally occurring sugars that are let your little one try feeding themselves with Introducing fi rst foods to your baby doesn’t Introducing baby’s fi rst solids is a stressful part of a healthy diet. Many yogurts come some nutritious fi nger foods. Not only will have to be a confusing process. By working time for parents. To keep it simple, reference in both plain and fl avoured varieties, and baby explore new fl avours and textures, but with your paediatrician and keeping this a list of trusted foundation foods to ensure if you’re looking to control the amount of it’s an excellent way to practice fi ne-motor information close at hand, you’ll be ready to your baby is receiving the proper nutrients. sweetness, you can purchase unsweetened skills. expose baby to a whole new world of fl avours. Remember to check with your paediatrician yogurt to which you can add your own A simple and nutrient-packed fi rst fi nger before feeding your baby any new food groups mashed fruits. food is berries cut into small pieces. The soft ©Brandpoint

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

You finally understand that the force of your will can’t always You’re currently stuck between two strong desires - the desire to You may feel more of an urge than ever to search for your family determine everything, Aries. Your ego is taking a beating, no doubt, create for your own pleasure and the desire to please others. You roots. Your search could be so deep and intense that you may even but this will help you mature. You accept being wrong and willingly come by this latter urge naturally, as it’s part of your character. It will go beyond genealogy and study archaeology as a way to learn revise your judgment when necessary. In a way, you’ve just finished understandably be diff icult for you to resolve this dissonance. The how to bring some cohesion to the odd bits and pieces of family your first year at a university for wisdom! solution for you comes from asking why you feel such a strong need remnants that you uncover. to be appreciated. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

Today you may be impressed by the powers of concentration and Confidence and eff iciency are the day’s themes. Do you long to The relative tranquillity you enjoy today lets you listen more self-discipline of one of your friends. There’s a lesson to be learned bring your romantic involvement to the next level? Do you wish attentively to your inner self. You’re well aware of the toll you pay from your admiring stance, though. The fact that you recognize your partner would consent to a more profound commitment? You when you try to ignore those nudges of intuition you sometimes these qualities in others means that you’re making progress. Don’t can take advantage of the energy from today’s aspects to give your feel. If you’re alone at some point today, Virgo, take advantage of the be shy, Cancer. Strut your stuff ! future a gentle nudge in the right direction, Leo. time to evaluate the events of the past few days. You may gain some insight into what’s troubling you. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

You can look forward to an enjoyable day, Libra. Neither family There’s no doubt that today will be excellent, Scorpio. You can find The forecast is wonderful today, Sagittarius. You may have been matters nor career issues will cloud your spirit, as everything seems satisfaction that puts a smile on your face and boosts your morale. asking yourself a thousand questions about what will become to be proceeding smoothly and according to plan. Moreover, the There’s the likelihood that you’re challenging some of your core of you, especially in terms of your career. It’s as though all your day’s aspects seem to be inviting you to be a little more adventurous values. While it’s true that these values have stabilised your life, you experience so far no longer make sense. The positive aspect of that than usual. Any artistic or romantic undertaking will be especially may be starting to feel they’re less relevant. Approval from loved observation will energise you today. Live for the moment, be in the fulfilling. ones gives you the assurance that anything is possible. present, and know that anything is possible in the future. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

Admit it, Capricorn. You have a tendency to run away from conflict Do you feel that your power has increased, Aquarius? You may not You may feel that your current relationships are more complicated in relationships. This can get you into some complicated situations. know what to do with this newfound strength. Try looking at how than ever, Pisces. This is because you’re going through a period You don’t always dare say what you think, and this can block your you relate to your friends. Could you improve your relationships? when many planets are trying to shed light on your hidden energy and determination. Try to stop yourself from running away Using power is something that one learns over time. If you let it motivations. When you’re finished analysing and have an today. Take responsibility for your opinions. Don’t be afraid to voice stagnate, it will create some stubborn obstacles. “Use it or lose it” understanding of what really drives you, your relationships will seem them. applies in this instance. much simpler. 12 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 31, 2017 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

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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. Wednesday, May 31, 2017 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

Across 1. In other words, the same Down again (10) 1. Implore the page to usher 6. You’re greatly mistaken, one in (5) friend (4) 2. Not willing to let a cult 10. Outline a little of the venture, develop in it (9) to make things more exciting 3. A drawer of low-down (7) pictures (8,6) 11. Clings to, at this stage, in sad 4. For spite, managed to get the disarray (7) dog to catch the ball (7) 12. Go to pieces and rub out all 5. Giving Dorothy time to enter the notes? (9) the runners in The National? 13. Not playing the game, (7) dropping me in the Pacific? 7. Whereupon we up and left (5) the bird (5) 14. Pop right in for a little 8. Ensured there’d be a haze something to eat (5) over anything studied at 15. Monarch for about a second, school?(9) Answers is abdicating (9) 9. Have a good image (10,4) 17. Has a bigger spread than? (9) 14. A sign the padre could be out 20. Separated for a bit (5) front (9) Wordsearch Codeword 21. Part of an old variety 16. Soon the girl is joined by a programme, right? (5) second (2,1,6) 23. Watch out! When in the 18. Though yellow, egg a mob mood, can get blazing! (9) into a frenzy (7) 25. Leaky oil a dope packed for 19. It’s ironic a broken-down car an Italian holiday (7) is holding it up (7) 26. Speaks about the way to 22. Knowing there will be a fight smuggle in marijuana (7) before the end (5) 27. Looks back to see the 24. Cooks about a quarter the enclosed yard (4) quantities (5) 28. Seeps through the cat, Leo’s, got loose (10)

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Across: 1 Back fire 5 Admits 10 Down: 1 Buckle 2 Condition Confuse the issue 11 Loiters 12 3 Fluters 4 Reels 6 Driller 7 Piloted 13 Missable 15 Recur 18 Inset 8 Spenders 9 Chaplets Lines 20 Reserved 23 Pierrot 14 Baritone 16 Creations 17 25 Berates 26 Innocents abroad Clipping 19 Saracen 21 Rarebit 27 Greens 28 Contests. 22 Asides 24 Ernie 25 Basso. 14 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 31, 2017 COMMUNITY CINEMA

A scene from The Beguiled.

The Square won the festival's top accolade, the Palm d'Or.

Diane Kruger got the acting trophy for her role in the film In The Fade. A scene from Okja. Cannes troubled by Netflix, terror, jury misses But honestly, I have never seen two jurors sees a man pretending to be an ape and legal system, she sets about looking for By Gautaman Bhaskaran airing their diametrically diff ering opinions molesting a woman under full public the culprits, a young German couple. She during a press meet. Even when the Danish glare. I found this work too stretched and detonates a bomb in the caravan where master, Lars Von Trier, had expressed (though exaggerated. the couple are staying, also killing herself. adly, the Cannes Film Festival’s jocularly) his support for Hitler, none of those Apart from Loveless, the other glaring miss Some saw this as promoting violence and much-touted 70th anniversary that from his Melancholia cast sitting with him at was Naomi Kawase’s moving tribute to the encouraging suicide bombing. Not me. I saw ran from May 17 to 28 turned out a media conference spoke anything against blind in Radiance or Hikari in Japanese. Here this as a mother’s anguish over the loss of her to be a huge disappointment for him. That was dignifi ed, even though what she takes us into the world of the blind and baby boy. me. For one, much of the attention Von Trier did was ridiculously notorious. partially-sighted – tracing the relationship Sofi a Coppola’s (adjudged best director) Swas grabbed by security concerns and the So, the Almodovar-Smith public tamasha between a photographer, whose vision is The Beguiled with an array of actors like Colin Festival’s row with the American streaming seemed in real bad taste. fading, and a woman who pens movie audio Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Kirsten Dunst giant, Netfl ix – a confl ict that almost turned The other issue that kept the Festival on its descriptions. was also one of my favourites. Set three years into a spat between two jurors on the opening toes and made life miserable for journalists Kawase uses disability most artfully to into the American Civil War in the mid-19th day. And they chose to use the jury’s fi rst racing into the theatres was the threat of weave a love story between Misako (Misaki century, The Beguiled explores sexual tension press conference to air their views in what terrorism. France has suff ered horribly. We Ayame) – who is writing a description for the and desire in times when men were scarce and seemed like an open confl ict. While the jury have seen how cartoonists in a major French visually challenged – and Nakamori (Nagase yet the identity of a woman was intrinsically president and celebrated Spanish auteur, journal were gunned down in their own Masatoshi), a celebrated photographer. He tied to a man. Pedro Almodovar, supported the Festival’s offi ce. We have witnessed how a joyous crowd is one of Misako’s listeners. On the verge of This is apparent when the superbly offi cial stand that Netfl ix must release celebrating Bastille Day in Nice (which is 30 blindness, he is caustic and angry. Misako has playing Colin Farrell appears as a wounded its competition titles in French cinemas minutes away by road) was mowed down by a her own tragedies to grapple with: a father Union soldier, Colonel John McBurney before it gives them to the small screen, the truck. The driver was a religious fanatic. And who mysteriously disappeared several years (part of those States which opposed slavery extremely popular American actor, Will midway during the 2017 Festival, Manchester ago and a mother sinking into dementia. and wanted to abolish it) in Virginia (one Smith, countered this by saying that he saw was shaken by a terror strike, and Cannes Perhaps these misfortunes push her to of the 11 States whose cotton plantation no harm in Netfl ix preferring television to a grew even more tense with several more understand Nakamori’s frustration. economy made it imperative to hold on to theatrical release. My own children watch a layers of security being added to the already Radiance – Kawase’s fi fth work to debut in black bonded labour). As he lies faintish lot of Netfl ix, he quipped. existing ones. Somehow, all this robbed the the Festival’s Competition – draws us softly in the woods, one of the seven women With two Netfl ix titles, Okja and The pleasure of pure cinema that Cannes has been into Nakamori’s and Misako’s world that in the Farnsworth Seminary, run by the Meyerowitz Stories, competing for the known for. sees disillusionment, rage and arguments till strict Miss Martha ( excellently played by Festival’s top Palm d’Or, the Cannes chief, Finally, I think the last nail on the coffin a chance meeting pulls them towards each Nicole Kidman, who won the Festival’s 70th Thierry Fremaux, was understandably under came when the jury ignored some of other. An emotionally charged scene in which anniversary award), fi nds him and takes pressure from French theatres owners – the deserving films. Certainly, I feel the he feels her face is far more erotic than a kiss him in. Troubled by confl icting pulls of who insisted that these two movies be fi rst Russian entry, Loveless, (written about in they share later. Christianity to help those in need and a given to them before being off ered to the my earlier column), ought to have won the Turkish moviemaker Faith Akin’s In The sense of loyalty to her confederate fi ghting subscribers of the streaming service. Fremaux Festival’s top Palm d’Or. But it only got Fade got Diane Kruger the much-deserved to retain slavery, Martha is also disturbed by himself has been an advocate of theatrical a jury prize (seen as sort of consolation), acting trophy. The fi lm deserved something the awakening of her own sexuality at the supremacy, and he voiced this in no uncertain with the Palm going to the Swedish work, better than just this, though Kruger was sight of a full-bodied man. terms, even going to the extent of saying that The Square – about an art gallery owner’s fantastic as a mother in sheer agony after 2018 onwards he would not allow streaming bad times, including being mugged on losing her baby boy to a neo-Nazi attack in z Gautaman Bhaskaran has covered the giants, like Netfl ix, to compete unless they the street, called a racist and being the Germany. Her husband, a Turk, is also killed. Cannes Film Festival for 28 years, and may be agreed to the cinemas fi rst rule. architect of a promotional campaign that When she fails to get justice in Germany’s e-mailed at [email protected] Wednesday, May 31, 2017 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY Aamir: I am not a very communicative person by becoming the first highest-earning non- By Natalia Ningthoujam Hollywood film in the country. The Nitesh Tiwari directorial that chronicles the story of the real life Phogat sisters — Geeta amir Khan has as many as 20.9 and Babita — released in China as Shuai Jiao Baba million followers on Twitter and (Let’s Wrestle, Dad) on May 5 in around 7,000 is the most followed Indian on screens. The film garnered Rs872 crore in China the Chinese microblogging site until May 28 evening. Weibo. But the superstar believes in “While we were hoping that Dangal connects communicatingA with fans through his films rather with the people of China, not in our wildest than taking the social media route as he says he is dreams we thought that this is the kind of connect “not very communicative”. we would have. It was unprecedented. We are After breaking records at the Chinese box office pleasantly surprised,” said Aamir, whose PK, 3 with his latest Bollywood offering Dangal, he Idiots and Dhoom 3 also did well in China. became the most followed Indian on Weibo this So what clicked with the Chinese audience this month. time? Asked if he would become more active on social “The reason it has become so huge, according networking sites now, Aamir told IANS over to me, in China is that they connected on an phone from Malta: “The fact is I am not the kind emotional level with the story, the characters and of person who is active on social media. I don’t the moments. think that will change. Once in a while, I go online “I have been reading their reactions on social and say something. media. They have been saying things like how “Right now I am in Malta for Thugs of the movie moved them and how the characters Hindostan. My entire focus is on the film. It’s inspired them so much. It made them realise what difficult to come out of that. I also believe that their parents went through. Many of them called my major communication with fans in India or up their parents and cried. It’s a very emotional anywhere else is through my work. That’s how I reaction. That is what has made the film really communicate with my audiences.” work.” Is that the reason why he does not regularly Dangal was slammed by a section of the people share posts about his activities? in China, especially feminists, who tagged it “I just feel that’s the kind of person I am. as a movie that reeks of patriarchy and male Social media is a wonderful platform to connect chauvinism. with people. It’s a great platform. But each one But Aamir is overwhelmed with the positive of us has a different personality. I am not a very impact that the movie has left on people. communicative person in that sense. So, I’ve “It had a deep impact on women and men, and never been active on social media, and I don’t how we as a society can treat the girl child. It think it will change.” also had a big impact on wrestling. The kind of Nevertheless, his fan following just keeps interest people have taken in wrestling after the growing, especially after Dangal, which saw film is significant,” he said. Aamir essay a retired wrestler encouraging his Aamir feels it’s not fair to compare the sport daughters to take up the sport that’s dominated with cricket, which is like a religion to many in by men. India. It’s not just the Indian audience which “Everything can’t be compared on the same showered love on the film by turning up in huge level. If you are comparing wrestling with cricket, CANDID: “My major communication with fans in India or anywhere else is through numbers at cinema halls, but also the movie buffs then I don’t know if you can compare that. But it my work,” says Aamir Khan. in China who helped Dangal to create history has had an impact,” he said. — IANS

Fargo may not return for a new season Shruti not part of Sangamithra anymore The possibility of TV series Fargo returning with Shruti Haasan is no more a part of Sangamithra due to another season after the current third season ends is “unavoidable circumstances”, the makers of the movie have bleak, FX Networks chief John Landgraf has hinted. announced. According to the actress’ spokesperson, she had Landgraf said the anthology series might get not “received a proper bound script or a proper date calendar”. another season if creator Noah Hawley comes up “Due to unavoidable circumstances, we are unable to with a story idea better than the season three, reports proceed working with Shruti Haasan in Sangamithra,” read a hollywoodreporter.com. post on the offi cial Twitter page of the banner Sri Thenandal “There may never be another Fargo. Unless Noah has Films. an idea for Fargo that he thinks he can make as good Soon after, an offi cial statement from Shruti’s spokesperson as the prior three. I think once people get to the end was issued. of this (season) they will find that it is thematically It read: “Shruti has had to unfortunately take a call not to be different. It’s really about the moment we live in now,” part of Sangamithra. Knowing it was a massive undertaking Landgraf said. and a long commitment spanning over two years, she knew the Inspired by Coen brothers’ 1996 film of the same importance of her training, a comprehensive script and proper name, Fargo made its debut on TV in 2014. The first date calendar. season, featuring Allison Tolman, Billy Bob Thornton, “She hired and started training with one of best combat Colin Hanks (Gus Grimly) and Martin Freeman, trainers April onwards to make sure she was ready in time won the Primetime Emmy Award in Outstanding for shoot. Despite her enthusiasm and commitment to Miniseries, Outstanding Directing, and Outstanding Sangamithra, she has had to give the fi lm a miss since she had Casting category. not received a proper bound script nor a proper date calendar.” The show’s season two was a prequel and set in 1979. Shruti was part of the fi lm’s entourage at the 70th Cannes EXIT: Shruti Haasan. Backed by the star power of Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Film Festival where they launched the fi rst look posters of Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart and Ted Danson, the period drama. She was reportedly going to essay the role She is currently caught up with promoting her fi lm Behen the show got 18 Emmy nominations. — IANS of a warrior princess in fi lmmaker Sundar C’s mega budget Hogi Teri and preparation for Sabash Naidu and her musical trilingual drama, set in the eighth century AD. associations. — IANS 16 GULF TIMES Wednesday, May 31, 2017 COMMUNITY Best Buddies Qatar’s ‘Happy Journey in 2016-2017’ ends with special class The course was held for BBQ male and female members aged 8-17 years old separately four times a week

Mohammed al-Sayeed, the Manager of Rehabilitation and Inclusion Department at Best Buddies Qatar, handed appreciation awards to the Six Senses Spa management for their keen dedication to Best Buddies Qatar.

est Buddies Qatar (BBQ) recently Best Buddies Qatar handed out certifi cates of held the closing class of its yoga and appreciation to each member and congratulated drama course titled “Happy Journey them on completing the course. 2016-2017” for its members from Mohammed al-Sayeed, the Manager of the following schools: Al Khansa, Rehabilitation and Inclusion Department BAl Wafaa, Maymouna, Al Tamakoun, Ibn Al at Best Buddies Qatar, handed appreciation Haytham Islamic schools and Qatar Autism awards to the Six Senses Spa management for Center & Special Needs. The initiative was part their keen dedication to Best Buddies Qatar. of BBQ’s Primary Schools Program supported Later, he distributed certifi cates to school by the Six Senses Spa at Sharq Village & Spa. teachers who support the attendance of Best Best Buddies Qatar is a governmental Buddies Qatar members. non-profi t organisation under the umbrella Wael Maatouk, The General Manager of of Qatar Foundation for Social Work and aims Sharq Village & Spa, said: “Our Community to enhance life of people with and without Footprint strategy worldwide is to contribute intellectual and developmental disabilities to local community to see the ways we can through socialisation and one-to-one long help to improve the communities’ needs. lasting meaningful friendships. One of the main pillars of the strategy is the The course was held for Best Buddies Qatar children’s well-being. Being a partner of Best male and female members aged 8-17 years old There were 75 participants this year in the course. Buddies Qatar in the programme, which helps separately four times a week. Yoga and wellness not only in socialisation but also educates experts of Six Senses Spa and the programme members.” and their children who enjoy many benefi ts the community on how to treat people with co-ordinator of Best Buddies Qatar helped The event started with reading of the Holy yoga can bring into their lives. This experience intellectual and developmental disabilities. We enhance the movement skills, imagination, Qur’an and singing of Qatar’s national anthem. also enriches experience of our yoga teachers support several causes: environmental, fi ght creativity, discipline, concentration, Afterwards, Aya Ehala, Best Buddies Qatar who volunteer for the classes every week. This against poverty and hunger and improvement communication skills, behaviour and self- Ambassador from Al Tamakoun School, is why we believe in continuing supporting and children well-being. I think Best Buddies Qatar expression of the participants through yoga expressed her gratitude of being BBQ’s member co-operation with the organisation and would plays a very important role in the socialisation exercises, breathing therapies, drama method and witnessing friendships between its also like to say special thanks to our amazing of people with and without intellectual of feelings and self-expression though creating members. She acknowledged the opportunities teacher Soumya Vinesh, who has created a and developmental disabilities and is very and portraying through movements of diff erent that BBQ provides to its members to socialise special programme for Best Buddies Qatar so well-known in Qatar and the Middle East as fairy-tales. through numerous and various activities and its members with diff erent intellectual and well. And it is our pleasure to support their Tahania Sayeed al-Salbookh, sister of 9-year programmes.” developmental disabilities can participate.” programmes.” old member Mohammed from Al Wafaa School, Franciska Antunes, Area Spa Director of Six Best Buddies Qatar represented to all Laalei Abu Alfain, The Executive Director commented: “My brother is a fi rst year member Senses Spa, said: “Six Senses Spa Doha is proud attendees at the closing ceremony a video of Best Buddies Qatar, said, “We can see at Best Buddies Qatar. He has hearing problem. to be part of another annual celebration of the of the positive development of the skills and a positive impact of yoga classes on our Thanks to the yoga course, we are already see Best Buddies Qatar yoga programme.” behaviour of its members since the programme members and we are looking forward to a great progress and help in improvement of Best Buddies Qatar started the programme started in 2013. continue the course in future as well. We his physical balance; he also become more with nine members in 2013. There were 75 It was followed by a class during which the thank Francesca Antunes, Weal Maatouk confi dent, social and open with people. I see participants this year. BBQ says the growth members demonstrated some of the series of and their teams [for helping us out with the the change not only in my brother, also other “shows the tremendous interest from parents exercises they did during the course. project].”