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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com CAMPUS | 06 FOOD | 08 ENTERTAINMENT | 11 BrightBr Future International Food front and ‘The Magnificent School maintains centre at new US Seven’ is fine, as academic excellence museum far as it goes SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 Email: [email protected] thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar P | 4-5 TRUMP VS HILLARY A unrelenting Hilary faces a ruthless Trump in a much- awaited debate tomorrow. The first of three debates promises to be a national sensation, contrasting two vastly different New Yorkers known around the world. SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 | 03 COMMUNITY HWW marks International Gratitude Day The fresh, innovative programme of feel lack of self-worth; a life coach can HWW for 2016-17 was announced be your new friend. A life coach is a World Gratitude Day falls on September 21 and was and the new Head of HWW, Evridiki professional who can hear you out and started in 1977 by the United Nations Meditation Iliaki, was introduced. “In the race understand where you stand currently for qualified achievements we miss and where you want to be. I can help Group. An international gathering decided it would on some precious possessions that one to design a path to get where you be a good idea to have one day per year to formally may not have any assigned value really want to be.” express gratitude and appreciation for the many but are necessary to keep you going. The event was hosted by Elisabete It has no value assigned because it Reis who is an Image, Protocol and wonderful things to be found in the world. is priceless, it is precious and it is im- Etiquette Consultant and founder of portant for you to live your life to the ‘Glam Your Image’. fullest. It’s your state of mind the “I empower the women in fash- way you look at life that can change ion style which helps them to face the By Amna Pervaiz Rao An international gathering decided everything around you” said Evridiki world with confidence. Professional The Peninsula that it would be a good idea to have Iliaki while talking to The Peninsula. women are always looking for the right one day per year to formally express Evridiki Iliaki, who is Greek, is a look; I help them to carry themselves gratitude and appreciation for the business/ life coach and inspiration- perfectly. Today we celebrate change, wift gratitude is the sweetest. many wonderful things to be found in al speaker with over 15 years of expe- I better change together. We live in To spread the message of ap- the world. HWW is an interactive, in- rience. She continues to help women a country which is continually evolv- preciation and thankfulness, spiring and empowering initiative that around her through free seminars and ing so the change is necessary. We SHow Women Work (HWW) help people evolve ‘change’ in order to counselling sessions. “We all should should positively embrace the chang- marked International Gratitude Day on adapt and be successful. celebrate it and enjoy a holiday on this es and come in together. Over the past Wednesday. HWW expressed its gratefulness day” said Evridiki Iliaki. 7 years, HWW has been conducting Organised with the theme ‘Wel- for support from H E Sheikha Alanou While addressing the gathering, monthly gatherings, conferences and come Change’, the colourful yet se- bint Hamad Al Thani, who is once she added: “Life is to enjoy and live to seminars to support the local commu- rene event at City Centre Rotana was again the patron for a second year. the fullest each day, if you feel lost or nity” said Elisabete Reis attended by a large number of women to which the new head of HWW was introduced. HWW Community was founded in 2009 with the aim of em- powering women to grow and succeed; reaching hearts and minds, breaking down barriers and promoting under- standing across cultures and genders. It brings women with aspirations and ambitions together to share knowl- edge, ideas, and ambitions, enabling them to find sustainable ways to suc- cess. HWW is presented by Tataowar Coaching & Consulting. “In everything we do at Tataowar we believe that meaningful, sustainable growth fulfills the true needs of the individual and the greater good,” it says. The HWW community includes leaders, employees, executives, busi- ness owners, entrepreneurs, graduates and students, as well as women who want to re-enter the workforce. The group welcomes any woman with as- pirations and ambitions. World Gratitude Day falls on Sep- tember 21 and was started in 1977 by From left: Evridiki Iliaki, the new head of HWW, Zuniara Shahid, host of Whats up Doha, and Elisabete Reis, founder of the United Nations Meditation Group. Glam Your Image. How Women Work team with all ladies present at the event. 04 | SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 COVER STORY Mother of all debates tomorrow By Sahil Kapur over controversies such as the Clinton The debate at Hofstra University in or two, opinions get suspended and Bloomberg Foundation, her private email server, New York comes six weeks before the people look at the candidates, on large her paid speeches to Goldman Sachs November 8 election, as Trump has measure, afresh. There are a certain and other Wall Street firms, and by ac- closed the gap nationally and in nu- number of open windows for people cusing Clinton and her husband of ex- merous battleground states, with Clin- to look and decide what they’re feel- illary Clinton and Donald Trump ploiting the Haiti earthquake for per- ton retaining an edge in the electoral ing.” have been locked in a fierce sonal gain. college. “Voters who say ‘I worry that I can’t election battle for months, but But his advisers are also wary of “It’s going to be a high-stakes dra- relate to Hillary’ will get an opportunity Htens of millions of Americans him going too far, and coming across ma,” said Peter Hart, a leading Dem- to see her. Voters who wonder if Don- will compare their presidential bona as a bully. ocratic pollster. “In an hour and a half ald Trump has the temperament or the fides side-by-side anew tomorrow. knowledge to be president — they get The first of three debates promises to see that,” he said. to be a national sensation, contrasting In a Fox News interview Tuesday, two vastly different New Yorkers who Trump campaign manager Kellyanne are recognised around the world. Clin- Conway cited a recent commander-in- ton, known for her extensive experi- chief forum hosted by NBC’s Matt Lau- ence in government, is more comfort- er as a “very good preview” for what to able discussing substantive issues than expect from Trump during the debate. pitching her candidacy; and Trump ex- She said his answers to questions will cels as a self-promoter and an unspar- be “concise and confident” in contrast ing critic of his adversaries. to Clinton’s “lengthy” and “lawyerly” re- The Democratic presidential nomi- sponses. nee is preparing for an unpredictable Clinton told donors in the Hamp- opponent who “hangs back a lot, picks tons last month she’s unsure which his moments” and “may be aggressive,” Trump will show up to the debate: one according to communications director who will try to be presidential and con- Jennifer Palmieri. Her challenge: driv- vey “gravity,” or one hurling insults to ing home her message to voters re- “score some points.” gardless of what he does, Palmieri said. “You have to assume, well he might The Republican nominee is being approach the debate this way or he advised by some in his orbit to put his may approach it that way and he may rival on defence by questioning her be aggressive or he may lay back,” judgement, intelligence and accom- Palmieri said. “That’s hard to game out plishments, as well as confronting her necessarily.” SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 | 05 COVER STORY Trump has been practising for But she’s also bracing for a more weeks while travelling with his top confrontational Trump to take the advisers. This week alone, he spent stage. time with Newt Gingrich, Rudy “I’m going to do my very best to Giuliani, Michael Flynn, and Ben Car- communicate as clearly and fearless- son, asking each of them between ly as I can in the face of the insults campaign events for their advice of and the attacks and the bullying and potential questions for the debates, bigotry that we’ve seen coming from according to people familiar with his my opponent. You know, I can take plans. it,” Clinton said Tuesday on “The Ste- Trump aides have indicated that ve Harvey Morning Show.” he isn’t practising with mock debate Clinton, facing criticism for avoid- sessions where someone plays Clin- ing press conferences for over 270 ton. He was campaigning through days, has begun to do gaggles with Thursday, and today he has reserved reporters regularly in recent weeks. an entire day to prepare for the de- Trump, meanwhile, who used to do bate inside Trump Tower, according regular press conferences in the first to people familiar with his plans. half of 2016, has mostly avoided ad- Thus far, Clinton aides have de- versarial reporters lately in favour of clined to say who is playing Trump regular interviews on the relatively in her rehearsals or to say when and friendly Fox News. where she’s preparing. She was at David Kochel, a Republican strat- home in Chappaqua, New York, all egist and former top adviser to Jeb paid off for him.
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