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STUDY: Dr Scott Li, left, prepares Jimmy Russell for the Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Toshiba America Medical Systems MR Research Center in Irvine, California.

COVER What’s in store? STORY UC Irvine study taps high school brains to find out the impact of football blows. P2-3 2 GULF TIMES Friday, June 24, 2016 COMMUNITY COVER STORY About the head with a hand PRAYER TIME Fajr 3.15am Shorooq (sunrise) 4.45am Zuhr (noon) 11.36am Asr (afternoon) 2.59pm Maghreb (sunset) 6.31pm on the heart Isha (night) 8.01pm

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“There’s great concern regarding the relationship between playing organised football and head injuries and the brain changes that may result. We have the opportunity of either providing some reassurance for the safety of the activity or to determine whether there are any red flags,” says Dr Mark Fisher, a UCI

MONITORING: Laura Russell, left, watches the monitor as her son Jimmy gets scanned by the MRI while Dr Scott Li keeps watch at Toshiba America neurologist Medical Systems MR Research Center in Irvine, California.

hristian LaBow left in the future, or that microbleeds Laura Russell of Long Beach, Servite High’s spring automatically mean he will. California, said she worries about football practice early “Right now, we can’t correlate the possibility of head injuries. She on a recent afternoon to the two,” Cantu said. “It is true said the MRI will serve as a good undergo a brain scan. you might one day be able to, and baseline measure of her son’s health. CThe 17-year-old varsity centre you only will if you start following “We try to keep him with the best wasn’t injured. He was contributing players.” helmet,” she said. “And pray.” to the growing body of research on Chaz Kekipi, head athletic trainer Some helmet manufacturers are football and neurological health. at Servite, said the Anaheim private introducing sensors to monitor LaBow joined a novel UC Irvine school’s involvement in the study head impacts in real time; Virginia study last month that is looking for promotes the kind of transparency Tech provides independent safety evidence of microscopic brain bleeds that the sport has lacked in the rankings on which helmets best among high school football players. past, which has led to declining reduce concussion risks. MRI results from 100 teen players participation. He said the program Even without any results, the will be compared with brain scans was also among the fi rst in the UCI study has spurred interesting from a control group of male students state to implement return-to-play conversations between the athletes who don’t play the sport. concussion protocols for player and their parents. “I was like, ‘Oh that’s kinda cool safety. On the way to the Toshiba to see how my brain works,’” said “I like the fact that we’re scanning facility in Irvine, LaBow LaBow, who lives in Huntington contributing to greater awareness and his mother, Heather LaBow, Beach, California. “I was thinking I and greater education and hopefully talked about what they would do should probably do this because I use better research on how to handle with the fi ndings. my head a lot.” some of these brain injuries and “I was saying that if the results In March, the NFL publicly lingering issues that student athletes came back and it showed there was acknowledged for the fi rst time have,” Kekipi said. “Hopefully this something that could be detrimental that football is connected to the research will help us continue to to his health down the road, that degenerative brain disease found better manage these concussion we’d have to re-evaluate and in nearly 100 former professional episodes so we’re really tailoring possibly give up football,” Heather players. Beyond those well- each protocol to the athlete.” LaBow said. publicised cases, far less is known UCI will share any abnormal Her son, who aspires to play about how blows to the head aff ect results with the students and their professionally, felt diff erently. He the still-developing adolescent parents. Before the scan, players describes the feeling of winning like brain. A 2013 report by the Institute provide a health history, including fi reworks in his heart. of Medicine found that high any past symptoms of concussion. “I would fi nd ways to keep school football players suff er more Fisher, who is still recruiting players, myself safe,” he said. “I wouldn’t concussions than college players but plans to publish his fi ndings after quit football because of a lone little drew no conclusions on whether the Radiologists will review the scans Concussions and Our Kids, said the study is completed at the end of problem.” injuries lead to long-term damage. for cerebral microbleeds, which the UCI study sounds worthwhile, the year. LaBow’s parents did not allow Dr Mark Fisher, a UCI neurologist are small areas where bleeding has noting that early-stage CTE has Jimmy Russell, 17, who plays with him to play tackle football until — and a football fan — wants to fi nd occurred. Microbleeds would not been found in the brains of deceased LaBow on the varsity team, enrolled he started high school because of out how early evidence of trauma normally be seen in teens unless high school football players. CTE at the suggestion of his mother, their concern about concussions. might show up in young players. they had suff ered a signifi cant head symptoms include memory loss, Laura Russell. He wore a black Heather LaBow said they were glad “There’s great concern regarding injury, Fisher said. They are also impaired judgment and depression. Servite football T-shirt for his scan to participate in research that can the relationship between playing a possible risk factor for chronic But Cantu said there’s no medical and dozed during the 40-minute help inform the decisions of younger organised football and head injuries traumatic encephalopathy, or consensus on what should be done if procedure that fl ashed colourful players and their families. and the brain changes that may CTE, which has been diagnosed by microbleeds are found, particularly images of his brain on a computer “It’s a really important topic, and result,” Fisher said. “We have the autopsy in players including, most if the player is asymptomatic. He monitor. it’s hot right now,” she said. “It’s opportunity of either providing recently, former Oakland Raiders said he wouldn’t want parents “I was intrigued since I’ve never exciting to be a part of something some reassurance for the safety of quarterback Ken Stabler. to assume that the absence of had a concussion,” Russell said. “I that can make a diff erence in the the activity or to determine whether Dr Robert Cantu, a Boston microbleeds means their child want to see if it’s actually taken a future.” —The Orange County there are any red fl ags.” neurosurgeon and author of won’t have neurological problems toll.” Register/TNS 4 GULF TIMES Friday, June 24, 2016 COMMUNITY BODY & MIND Male anorexia often goes undiagnosed, untreated

By Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy

ighteen months ago, Alex Levy, then 19, fell while rock-climbing, injuring his foot. He was midway through freshman year at college in California. Levy loved to hike, cycleE and run. He played Ultimate Frisbee on a school team. The foot injury didn’t only snap bones and rupture ligaments. It snapped off physical activity and ruptured social interaction. “I thought, I don’t want to fall out of shape,” Levy says, “so I’ll eat less, eat healthier. “I started to lose weight. That became a matter of pride. People would comment. I would feel good, though I was essentially starving myself.” What Levy had tried to control began controlling him. “I was restricting, my body was malnourished, the injuries piled up. I’m a musician, but I had nerve damage in my hands. I couldn’t play music. By the time summer came around, instead of one injury, I had six.” Carpal tunnel and tendinitis plagued ankles, elbows, a shoulder. The summer camp he’d always attended was out of the question. “I never thought I’d have an eating disorder. As a guy, I thought, men don’t have that. I can’t have that. That’s what made me hide it.” “I didn’t consider that all this was happening because I was malnourishing myself.” Dr Kimberli McCallum, founder and director of McCallum Place eating disorder centres in St. Louis, guesses 80% of eating disorders in men go undiagnosed. “It’s hard SHEDDING LIGHT: One expert estimates that 80% of eating disorders in men go undiagnosed. to know. We need more research. There are many barriers to recognition of the illness, Some sports emphasise leanness for catching maybe four hours before waking at unacceptable.” Levy sought out the even to access to care.” Out of 50 residential performance or aesthetics. Extra training 8:45am for class. “I had three roommates, student-services dietician, who treatment centres, only fi ve that McCallum can precipitate weight loss. but my own room. I would hide my food recommended a residential facility. knows of admit men. “Many people start out with those because I was embarrassed. I’d take it in When should parents seek help? Smith “I really think men and boys aren’t getting patterns, and everything turns out fi ne,” my room and lock the door. “I regretted and McCallum say early signs can include treatment at all. Instead they’re worked up Smith says. McCallum concurs, saying most everything I did, but it was uncontrollable. I rigid eating rules, a quick change in weight, for gastrointestinal problems, or told their athletes naturally become hungrier and eat felt that restricting was the only way to keep excessive exercise, using diet pills or pulse is low because they’re athletic, or sent more when in training. from gaining weight. But it made it worse.” laxatives and hiding food. for psychotherapy that’s not specialised. But some become engrossed with caloric A person with an eating disorder doesn’t Help is available at treatment centres “Sometimes the primary care doctor will intake and body shape. The obsession realise he has a problem but does recognise such as Rogers Memorial Hospital, think it’s an endocrine or thyroid problem. begins to aff ect daily life, to the exclusion what he’s doing is not normal, Smith says. McCallum Place, Timberline Knolls, They don’t think to screen young men for of relationships and activities. Men with “Parents don’t notice early enough. By the Remuda Ranch and others. “Help them get eating disorder.” eating disorders are less likely to lose weight time someone notices, it’s usually severe.” help, even if they don’t want it,” Levy says. A study of 2,822 students on a large in an alarming way and more likely to try to In Joe’s case, trainers and team doctors “Eating disorders make people say and do university campus in the US found 3.6% sculpt their muscles. Men at risk are more noticed when lab results showed elevated hurtful things. Break down that person’s of men had eating disorders. The female to likely to have been overweight before. “They liver enzymes. They pulled him from walls.” male ratio was 3-to-1. desire to look diff erent, and they get caught workouts, over his protests. He saw a Experts stress that developing an eating The most widely quoted study, according in this trap, this illness,” Smith says. therapist. The binge eating disorder disorder is not a choice, but recovery is, and to the US National Eating Disorders Also, they begin to hide. got worse. The team administration recovery is possible. Now, Levy is excited Association, shows men represent 25% Joe, 21, plays football at a Division I recommended inpatient care. about his summer job in Manhattan and of all anorexia and bulimia nervosa cases, state university. He declined to mention Like Joe, Levy didn’t realise he had an returning to college. Joe is thinking about and 36% of binge eating disorders. Dr his position or the school. “I’m pretty eating disorder. Thinking it would all go becoming an advocate for awareness of Brad E R Smith, medical director of the identifi able, and I’m not ready to go away if he could just heal his injuries, Levy eating disorders, for college athletes and multi-location Rogers Memorial Hospital public.” Growing up, his family had issues ricocheted between college and home, others. “I never thought I’d have an eating behavioural health system, agrees research surrounding food and control. The stress of as his eating ricocheted between restrict disorder. As a guy, I thought, men don’t is needed on numbers. “Even the best moving to college triggered his disorder. and binge. For a full semester, he stayed have that. I can’t have that. That’s what statistics, which range from 5 to 25%, are During the day, he ate nothing until 8 at normal weight. “That helped hide the made me hide it.” probably a gross underestimate of the or 9 pm. “When it would hit, that’s when problem because no one could see what was Levy agrees. “There was this idea I had percentage of anorexics who are men.” I’d eat, a full 16- to 18-inch pizza, a couple wrong with me.” Then social and academic to be strong enough to fi x this on my own. In early stages, eating disorders can be of cheeseburgers, anything I could get pressure increased, and Levy gained 30 I saw therapy as unnecessary and a sign diffi cult to diagnose. It often starts with my hands on. I’d do it again three hours pounds in 30 days. of weakness to engage in it. Turns out, I positive intentions to become healthier. later, around midnight.” He’d try to sleep, “I woke up and thought, this is needed it.” — Chicago Tribune/TNS Friday, June 24, 2016 GULF TIMES 5 BODY & MIND COMMUNITY

Healthy diet, walnuts may help fi ght ageing eff ects

Eating an overall healthy diet, including certain foods such as walnuts and other whole foods, may reduce the risk of physical function impairments throughout the ageing process in women, a new study has found. Women who consumed 1-2 servings of walnuts per week (1/4 cup per serving) showed reduced risk of developing impairments in physical functions, the study said. Walnuts are unique among nuts in that they are primarily composed of polyunsaturated fat (13 grams per ounce), which includes alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), the plant-based omega-3 fatty acid. They are the only nut to contain a signifi cant amount of ALA with 2.5g per one ounce serving, the study noted. “There is a lot of research that looks at specifi c health conditions in ageing, such as diabetes and heart disease, but less attention to research on quality of life and ability to maintain independence with ageing,” said Francine Grodstein, Professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the US. Further, a higher intake of fruits and vegetables, lower intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, trans fat and sodium intake were diets most associated with reduced rates of incident physical impairment. Among food components, the strongest relations were found for increased intakes of oranges, orange juice, apples, pears, romaine or leaf lettuce and walnuts. Overall diet quality, rather than individual foods, may have a greater impact on reducing risk of physical function impairments, emphasised the paper published in the Journal of Nutrition. For the study, the team looked at data from 54,762 women in the Nurses’ Health Study, which tracked women for over 30 years. Between 1992 and 2008, the team examined these participants’ association between the dietary habits of the participants and subsequent impairment in physical function. — IANS Diabetes ups risk of heart attack death by 50%

Individuals suff ering from diabetes are at nearly 50% increased risk of dying from the eff ects of a heart attack, a new study has found. “The results provide robust evidence that diabetes is a signifi cant long-term population burden among patients who have had a heart attack,” said lead researcher Chris Gale, Consultant Cardiologist and Associate Professor at University of Leeds in Britain. The fi ndings showed that people with diabetes were 56% more likely to have died if they had experienced a ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) heart attack — in which the coronary artery is completely blocked — than those without the condition. Further, they were 39% more likely to have died if they had a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) heart attack — in which the artery is partially blocked — than those without diabetes. The study indicated that the adverse eff ect on survival is linked to having diabetes, rather than other conditions people with diabetes may suff er from. “Managing diabetes eff ectively can reduce the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. This Listening to Mozart can reduce hypertension includes eating healthily, keeping active and taking medications as prescribed by your doctor,” added istening to music legand Mozart (upper reading) BP — the pressure in blood University Bochum in Germany. “But Anna Morris, Head of Research Funding at Diabetes can not only soothe your mood vessels when the heart beats — by 4.7 mm Mozart’s music had the strongest eff ect,” UK — a research organisation. but also help lower blood pressure Hg, Strauss by 3.7 mm Hg, whereas no he added. For the research, the team analysed 700,000 as well as stablise the heart rate, substantial eff ect was seen for the songs of Further, resting in a supine position also people who had been admitted to hospital with a new research has found. ABBA. resulted in blood pressure lowering, but heart attack between January 2003 and June 2013. LThe fi ndings showed that listening Diastolic (lower reading) blood pressure the eff ect was far less pronounced than for Of these, 121,000 had diabetes. to classical music maestros Wolfgang — when the heart rests between beats — exposure to the music of Mozart or Strauss. Even after adjusting for eff ects of age, sex, any Mozart and Johann Strauss the younger also fell by 2.1 mm Hg for Mozart and 2.9 In addition, after exposure to the music other illnesses and diff erences in the emergency for 25 minutes could lower blood lipid mm Hg for Strauss. of Mozart and Strauss cortisol levels medical treatment received, the team found concentrations and heart rate. “It has been known for centuries that was found dropped more in men than in stark diff erences in survival rates. “The research The study analysed 60 participants who music has an eff ect on human beings. In women. highlights the need to fi nd new ways to prevent were exposed to 25 minutes of music by our study, listening to classical music Quiet music of a slow tempo, coronary heart disease in people with diabetes and Mozart, Strauss or ABBA — a Swedish pop resulted in lowered blood pressure and long legato phrases and unchanging develop new treatments to improve survival after a group formed in Stockholm in 1972. heart rate. These drops in blood pressure dynamics are regarded as benefi cial for heart attack,” explained Mike Knapton, Associate Another group of 60 participants were were clearly expressed for the music of the cardiocirculatory system, said the Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation. allocated to a control group that spent their Mozart and Strauss,” said Hans-Joachim paper published in the journal Deutsches The results were published in the Journal of time in silence. Mozart lowered the systolic Trappe und Gabriele Volt of Ruhr Arzteblatt International. — IANS Epidemiology and Community Health. — IANS 6 GULF TIMES Friday, June 24, 2016 COMMUNITY CUISINE

Garnish Pistachio to garnish

Method Prepare the sugar syrup beforehand by boiling sugar and water till the sugar dissolves and becomes thick. Add a piece of lemon to it while boiling to clarify the sugar syrup, and rose water to impart rose fragrance to it and keep aside. For the Balah el Sham, boil butter in water till it is melted and gradually add fl our. Stir continuously to avoid getting lumps and to get a sticky dough like choux pastry. Add eggs one by one and vanilla extracts to the prepared mixture to get a smooth and soft dough. Pour this mixture into a piping bag with star or fringed round nozzle. Heat the oil for frying in a heavy bottom pan and tie a steel wire above it to cut the dough. Pipe the dough on top of the oil carefully not to splash the oil and pass the piping bag nozzle over the steel wire to cut the dough. You can adjust the length of Balah el Sham by keeping them long or short as per your preference. The approximate length of the fi ngers should be 2-3 inches long. Turn the fi ngers to evenly fry them to a golden brown colour. Remove from oil and soak in the prepared sugar syrup to sweeten it. FINGERS OF SUGARY DELIGHT: Balah el Sham. Photo by Nitin Gaur Drain excess sugar syrup and garnish with pistachio and serve.

Note: To make softer Balah el Sham, reduce the quantity of fl our in the recipe a bit. But try the above The humble but recipe if making it for the fi rst time so that you have some practice and the product does not break apart while frying or soaking in sugar essential Balah el Sham syrup. Chocolate Balah el Sham ith each passing Balah el Sham simply translates after her. I strongly believe that buff et desserts and is liked by not There has been a recent trend day during this as “Dates of Sham,” a famous city. discovering and talking about only Arabs but others as well. about pairing the classical food Ramadan, one It is basically a deep fried pastry the stories behind traditional with modern or other ingredients thing that satisfi es sweetened with rose fl avoured Ramadan food helps us bond more that blend well together and me the most is the sugar syrup and is made from with the traditions and hand over Balah el Sham complement each other’s taste. Whappiness on the faces of fasting unleavened dough lump (about 10 the culinary heritage to our new So I tried pairing Balah el Sham people when they break their fast cm long) given a small ovoid shape generations. Ingredients with dark chocolate and it turned and fi nish their meals — especially with ridges along it using an ‘icing’ Whenever I relish this delicate Unsalted butter 70 gm out to be delicious. So after you the desserts at the buff et. bag with a special nozzle. It is fi rst dish, it reminds me about the Water 250gm have prepared your Balah el Sham Although Arabic sweets deep-fried to golden colour and Indian dessert Jalebi, which is made Flour 300 gm according to the above mentioned and pastries do not need an then soaked in rose scented sugar with a similar recipe. But the dough Egg 6 no recipe, you can refrigerate them introduction, they are popular syrup while still hot and is later instead is coloured with saff ron and Vanilla extracts few drops for an hour and then dip them in around the world and are liked by served cold. piped in a particular shape in the Saff ron few strands melted dark chocolate and serve the masses. They range from the One more story related to Balah hot oil using a special knitted cloth Oil to fry a new variant to your friends or easy to make omali to time taking el Sham is by its diff erent name and then soaked in sugar syrup and guests. baklava to the delicate kunafeh of Asabe Zainab, which means served hot. For sugar syrup to cheese delicacies like Halawet Zainab’s fi ngers. The story goes Balah el Sham is a simple recipe Sugar 500 gm z Tarun Kapoor is executive chef el Jibn. One humble dessert that that 100s of years back, a woman that is not only easy to prepare but Water 500 gm at Doha’s Horizon Manor Hotel. forms a signifi cant part of my named Zainab created this dish is a treat for your taste buds. This Lemon ½ no Send your feedback to: dessert buff et is the Balah el Sham. and the sweet is thus named dessert fi nds its way in most Iftar Rose water few drops [email protected] Friday, June 24, 2016 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY

Saudia Hypermarket arranges Iftar for staff

Saudia Hypermarket arranged an Iftar for its Umm al Dhoom branch staff recently. Saudia Group MD NK Musthafa Sahib, Operation Manager Ratheesh, HR Manager Suhail Abdul Razak, Branch Manager MK Abdurahman and Marketing Manager Irshad also attended the Iftar.

Olive International School celebrates International Yoga Day

Around 400 children from Grades 3, 4 and 5 at the Nuaija and Umm Salal campuses of the Olive International School practised the spirit of yoga under the guidance of their PE instructors to mark the International Yoga Day. Senior Academic Co-ordinator Shalini Rawat praised the young yoga fans and stressed on the importance of exercise for a healthier and balanced life. In her address she stated that body, mind, food and a lifestyle are the key factors for students to bloom both mentally and physically. 8 GULF TIMES Friday, June 24, 2016 COMMUNITY TRAVEL A Myrtle Beach vacation is bound to surprise you

THE HUNT: An alligator snacks on a large but over-matched horseshoe crab in the marsh area of Huntington Beach State Park, south of Murrells Inlet.

bird this time of year,” said park Milovich, president and general worse, means downtown: sandy a jetty, and marsh easily assessable By Alan Solomon ranger Mike Walker, who has manager of the Class-A minor beach, boardwalk, SkyWheel, a via boardwalks and populated been assisting visitors to South league Myrtle Beach Pelicans, a couple (believe it or not) of Ripley by egrets, herons and, on this Carolina’s marshes, forests and Chicago Cubs affi liate, “that’s been attractions, pizza and burgers particular morning, three pink ancy Helms probably beaches since 2001. We were kind of the reputation. But if you and ice cream and corn dogs, and roseate spoonbills. And other owns a better camera chatting in late spring. “I once visit here...” t-shirts and shell necklaces for sale, things. “Go on the boardwalk on a with a bigger lens than had a visitor actually accuse us of “There’re high-end resorts and some hotels facing the Atlantic. low tide,” he said, “and you can see yours. When she’s not painting the painted buntings. We and accommodations, and great It would be easy to scrunch your fi ddler crabs by the thousands.” home in Midlothian, don’t paint them.” restaurants and great shopping,” nose at such a place — except, A photographer with a smaller NVancouver, near Richmond, she’s Huntington Beach State Park added Milovich, who grew up well... lens than Nancy Helms’ was able probably here, in Huntington Beach is about 15 beach-miles south of in South Bend, Indiana, and has “Myrtle Beach has a whole to catch an alligator tossing and State Park, aiming her Canon at downtown Myrtle Beach (and a few worked everywhere. “And there’s plethora of diff erent experiences,” catching a horseshoe crab the size something. miles south of much smaller Myrtle also aff ordable options for families said Walker, the ranger. “A lot of of a rugby ball. “Have you found the painted Beach State Park). I’m guessing you on budgets.” people like a hotel with a beach “I’ve never seen that before,” said buntings?” she asked. didn’t know that — or that anything What passes for downtown right in front of it, and they like Walker — who has seen a lot — as he “No, buntings,” she said, with in or around Myrtle Beach had a Myrtle Beach is dominated by having the diff erent gift shops and examined the digital image. amiable Southern sternness. “It’s signature bird. the 187-foot SkyWheel — a Ferris attractions right there. And then if Helms knows: “It’s never the the most beautiful bird.” I’m also guessing what you think wheel built in 2011 that rotates you want something else, go further same.” I hadn’t found the buntings, you know about Myrtle Beach is above everything, including a south, and you’ve got — this.” Myrtle Beach is, in fact, 60 aside from a fake one in the park’s wrong. Fasten your paddleboard. newish boardwalk (think Atlantic “This” is Walker’s 2,500-acre miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline nature centre — a fake that was a The consensus image is tacky. City but much more compact) and reserve, one that includes what marketed as “The Grand Strand.” genuine beauty. Lowbrow. Not a luxury destination. a pleasant, busy beach. Myrtle may be the state’s fi nest beach, It’s home to 12 communities, some “It’s kind of our signature “Historically,” said Andy Beach, to many and for better or hiking and biking trails, fi shing off with discreet resorts, others with Friday, June 24, 2016 GULF TIMES 9 TRAVEL COMMUNITY

VARIETY: The boardwalk lures the hungry, the thirsty, souvenir-hunters and thrill-seekers to Built in 2011, the SkyWheel, just off the sand in downtown Myrtle Beach, has become a city downtown Myrtle Beach. landmark. indiscreet seafood buff ets and park and familiar national-brand beachwear emporiums and music restaurants. venues and monster mini-golf (Locals will steer you toward layouts, some complete with long-time favourites, including Sea monsters. Captain’s House for South Carolina People live here, of course, a goodies, Thoroughbreds for steaks, growing number of them ex- Johnny D’s for waffl es and any Northerners (including not a few of two dozen restaurants along Canadians) who seasonally like Murrells Inlet for seafood, some of the weather and the relatively it right off the boats.) low-priced housing (compared Speaking of fi sh and Murrells: with Toronto) and who quickly Veteran guide Jamie Moore took develop a taste for she-crab soup, me out from there, eight miles shrimp and grits, and excellent into the Atlantic on his 26-foot barbecue. boat, mainly in search of sharks. Promoters brag of the area’s 102 Over a couple of rushed hours golf courses, not including the ones (my bad) in the afternoon chop, with monsters. Many have been we settled for great conversation, recognised by credible recognisers some small sea bass and a 5-pound as among the nation’s fi nest public something. But another party back courses. And any community with at the marina brought in two nice that many elite places to abuse groupers, two beautiful dolphin fi sh A great egret, one of hundreds of bird species found here, wades the marsh in search of a meal in Huntington Beach $50-a-dozen Titleists is going (mahi-mahi, not Flipper) and other State Park. to have elite places for duff ers to tasty-looking stuff . Next time: king rest their heads — and now you’re mackerel, blues, kingfi sh, tuna, like some 4-year-old went out with of the United States established beach. A few get pretty crowded in beginning to get the picture, aren’t wahoo, shark. Moore’s biggest, a magic marker.” by the US Constitution when summer vacation season — but in you? out there: “About an 800-pound This part of South Carolina was he launched his war against the all seasons, beaches can be found So there’s that. There’s also marlin.” rice-growing country — serious South.” away from the SkyWheel that are Broadway at the Beach, a sprawling From a landing between Murrells fortunes were made here — until Four former rice plantations quiet enough for a solitary morning entertainment-dining-shopping and the big state park, guide Paul the end of slavery disrupted the form the core of Brookgreen jog or a hand-in-hand walk with venue that’s nowhere near Laurent and I canoed the marsh, labour supply. The South Carolina Gardens. Its sculpture collection someone you like a lot. Broadway and not very close to observing eagles, a Forster’s tern, Civil War Museum, a small but would be reason enough to visit, And Pelicans baseball, where a the beach, but those are mere egrets, kayakers, paddleboarders interesting collection affi xed to a but — history again — fl at-bottom good seat can be had for the price of technicalities. The shopping is and more, and talked about birds gun range inland from the beaches, boat tours of waterways separating a drink in the big leagues. mostly youth-oriented, and so we didn’t see — like that elusive provided this synopsis from a what were rice fi elds tell a more And where you may even see a is just about everything else, painted bunting, “which is about particular point of view: “Lincoln complicated story. little bunting. — Chicago Tribune/ including the obligatory water the prettiest bird in the country. It’s overthrew the Second Republic And there are those 60 miles of TNS

Myrtle Beach Pelicans fans flock to TicketReturn.com Field to watch the team, a Class-A aff iliate of the A jogger and walkers are easily accommodated on this quiet stretch of Myrtle Beach north of Chicago Cubs, play ball. downtown. 10 GULF TIMES Friday, June 24, 2016 COMMUNITY INFOGR Friday, June 24, 2016 GULF TIMES 11 RAPHIC COMMUNITY 12 GULF TIMES Friday, June 24, 2016 COMMUNITY

Birla Public School introduces Specktron LED Interactive Touch Panels

Birla Public School has begun introducing Specktron LED Interactive Touch Panels as part of a students are charting new pathways in achieving our school’s vision and mission.” pilot project to replace the current digital white boards. He added, “Today’s students love technology, so they are sure to be interested in learning if Explaining the reasons behind the tech-driven classroom, Principal A K Shrivastava said, “BPS is they can use the tools they love. With technology, the classroom is a happier place. Students using technology in the classrooms as a valuable learning tool. When used correctly, it will help are excited about being able to learn how to use technology, and therefore, are more primed to prepare students for their future careers, which will inevitably include the use of technology. Our learn.”

Galfar Al Misnad marks June as environmental awareness month

Galfar Al Misnad, an engineering and contracting company, marked June as an environmental prime agenda of this campaign is to communicate the importance of protecting environment awareness month for its employees and the local community. During this campaign, and the role of each human being in preventing pollution. Galfar teams also visited schools Galfar planted around 250 tree saplings and conducted various awareness programme on and conducted awareness sessions and competitions, motivating children with appreciation environment protection in all Galfar executing projects and its accommodation areas. The certificates and prizes. Friday, June 24, 2016 GULF TIMES 13 LEISURE COMMUNITY

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Maze Connect the dots Picture crossword 14 GULF TIMES Friday, June 24, 2016 COMMUNITY CARTOONS Friday, June 24, 2016 GULF TIMES 15 LEISURE COMMUNITY

Quick Clues Wordwatch factious (FAK-shuhs) USAGE: ETYMOLOGY: MEANING: “Callers repudiated the new tax but From Latin fractus, past participle of adjective: Divisive; seditious; relating most also took the Senate to task frangere (to break). Ultimately from to or arising from faction. for its factious role in delaying the the Indo-European root bhreg- (to ETYMOLOGY: legislation.” break), which also gave us break, From French factieux (seditious) and Patrick Conlon; Public Opinion; The breach, fraction, and fragile. Earliest Latin factiosus (partisan), from facere Globe and Mail (Canada); Apr 1, 1991. documented use: 1725. (to do). Ultimately from the Indo- USAGE: European root dhe- (to set or put), blandishment (BLAN-dish-muhnt) “This is a tie that could bring an which is also the source of do, deed, MEANING: ignominious end to Mourinho’s factory, fashion, face, rectify, defeat, noun: Something (action, speech, fractious reign in Madrid.” sacrifice, satisfy, Sanskrit sandhi etc.) designed to flatter, coax, or Oliver Holt; Thanks to Sir Alex, Jose (joining), Urdu purdah (veil, curtain), influence. Will Be Judged at Old Traff ord; The and Russian duma (council). Earliest ETYMOLOGY: Daily Mirror (London, UK); Feb 14, documented use: 1527. From Latin blandiri (to flatter). 2013. USAGE: Ultimately from the Indo-European “The agreement last month of root mel- (soft), which also gave happenchance (HAP-uhn-chans) Syria’s traditionally factious and us bland, melt, smelt, malt, mild, MEANING: fractious three million Kurds to put mulch, mollify, mollusk, emollient, noun: A chance occurrence. aside their diff erences and form the enamel, smalto, and schmaltz. Earliest adjective: Resulting from chance. Kurdish National Council has alarmed documented use: 1591. ETYMOLOGY: neighbouring Turkey.” USAGE: Alteration of happenstance, a blend Jonathan Manthorpe; Arab Spring “The House should take the of happening + circumstance. Earliest Across Down Awakens Kurdish Dreams of opportunity to demonstrate that documented use: 1847. 7. Amnesia (13) 1. Consistent (8) Autonomy; The Vancouver Sun it isn’t really susceptible to the USAGE: 8. Dregs (8) 2. Light (6) (Canada); Aug 3, 2012. 3. Eyelid inflammation (4) blandishments of a special interest “Whether this came from 9. Diff er (4) and repudiate the bill.” happenchance or a carefully crafted 10. Flaw (6) 4. Client (8) 12. Pester (6) 5. Whine (6) repudiate (ri-PYOO-dee-ayt) Big Bucks for Billboards; The Post and winning formula is not clear.” 14. Caress (6) 6. Former Russian ruler (4) MEANING: Courier (Charleston, South Carolina); Richard Kitheka; Author Jackie Collins 16. Recourse (6) 11. Encroach (8) verb tr.: To reject, refuse, or disown. Feb 5, 2006. Revealed Hollywood Decadence to 13. Beset (8) 18. Fashionable (4) ETYMOLOGY: World; Daily Nation (Nairobi, Kenya); 20. Etiquette (8) 15. Engage (6) 22. Attractive (13) 17. Partner (6) From Latin repudiare (to divorce, fractious (FRAK-shuhs) Oct 9, 2015. 19. Diff icult (4) reject), from repudium (divorce). MEANING: 21. Cattle (4) Earliest documented use: 1534. adjective: 1. Irritable; cranky. 2. Unruly. — wordsmith.org

Cryptic Clues Sudoku Yesterday’s Solutions

Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into Across Down nine (3x3) boxes. You 7. Regard the strike as a means to skimp 1. Records an attempt to create a patchwork on work (5,3,5) (8) are given a selection of 8. One says again, it’s a rifle (8) 2. Tone of voice containing emphasis (6) values and to complete 9. Move to the North East? Get lost! (4) 3. Restore model into group (4) the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that 10. Conditions prevailing in countries (6) 4. A ref is mistaken and a bit frightful (8) every column, every row and every 3x3 12. Bowled with a shout eliciting a 5. Stairs before the landing (6) box contains the digits 1 to 9 and none protest (6) 6. Scrutinise small container (4) 14. Caption is close to the mark (6) 11. At rest on Sunday, peeling off (8) is repeated. 16. Command, in French, to couple (6) 13. Mac is said to rule on the surface (8) 18. Part of the eye caught a bloomer (4) 15. Part of the foot used to march on time (6) 20. Support for smokers? (4-4) 17. Clash over rumpus on famous march 22. NATO train line running between location (6) Mall Cinema (1): 7 Hours Code Of Cain (2D) 11.30pm. countries (13) 19. Opening for hire (4) To Go (Hindi) 3pm; Now You Royal Plaza Cinema 21. Spread paste on crown? (4) See Me 2 (2D) 8:45pm; 7 Palace (3): The Call Up (2D) Hours To Go (Hindi) 11pm. Connection (2D) 10pm; The 2.30pm; Tini : The Movie : Mall Cinema (2): Tini : Code Of Cain (2D) 11.30pm. The New Life Of Violette The Movie : The New Life Royal Plaza Cinema (2D) 4pm; Tini : The Movie Yesterday’s Solutions Of Violette (2D) 2.15pm; Palace (1): Raman Raghav :The New Life Of Violette The Call Up (2D) 4pm; Tini 2.0 (Hindi) 3pm; The Code (2D) 9pm; Now You See Me 2 QUICK CRYPTIC : The Movie :The New Life Of Cain (2D) 8.45pm; Raman (2D) 10.45pm. Across: 1 Swap; 8 Unoccupied; 9 Chaplain; Across: 1 Away; 8 Australian; 9 Adenoids; Of Violette (2D) 8.30pm; Raghav 2.0 (Hindi) 11pm. Asian Town Cinema: 10 Rave; 12 Grease; 14 Edible; 15 Swathe; 17 10 Cite; 12 Seaman; 14 Nectar; 15 Skills; 17 Raman Raghav 2.0 (Hindi) Kammati Paadam Dreamy; 18 Glut; 19 Reticent; 21 Vindictive; Impose; 18 From; 19 Listless; 21 Jubilation; Royal Plaza Cinema 22 Wish. 22 Earn. 10.30pm. Palace (2): Asian (Malayalam) 8, 9, 11pm & Down: 2 Withdrawal; 3 Pump; 4 Rotate; 5 Down: 2 Woodpecker; 3 Yawn; 4 Assign; Mall Cinema (3): Albert Connection (2D) 2.30pm; 12am; Oka Manasu (Telugu) Sconce; 6 Appraise; 7 Edge; 11 Voluminous; 5 Prison; 6 Blackcap; 7 Once; 11 Transistor; (2D) 2.30pm; Asian 8pm; Raman Raghav 2.0 13 Aptitude; 16 Enrich; 17 Detail; 18 Give; 13 Milkmaid; 16 Sultan; 17 Instil; 18 Fiji; 20 Albert (2D) 4pm; Asian 20 Chew. Lane. Connection (2D) 4pm; The Connection (2D) 8.30pm; (Hindi) 10.45pm; Gentleman Call Up (2D) 8.30pm; Asian The Call Up (2D) 10pm; The (Telugu) 7.45pm. 16 GULF TIMES Friday, June 24, 2016 COMMUNITY LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE Lawn technology gifts for Mom and Dad

hether it’s for the Automower(R) can precisely Father’s Day, cut grass even in the midst of a Mother’s Day, a downpour. Add to this its silent birthday or just operation and your parents will no to show your longer need to wait for the right Wappreciation, it’s always a struggle time to mow. to come up with gift ideas for your While the technology may be parents. This is especially the case impressive, this is far from just a when parents claim they have cool new toy. With its sharp, razor- everything they need and prefer to like blades, this little machine do things their own way. houses a unique cutting system that One of those things they’ll always will keep your parents’ lawn looking have to do is take care of the lawn — better than ever. mowing, trimming, fertilising and The loud, gas-powered world of more mowing. Whether they like it small engines that makes up lawn like it or not, it’s a weekly chore. care is changing. Who knows, the So this year, why not think about motorised push lawn mower might getting them something that eases go the way of the rotary phone. their routine? While the 21st century has Whether Mom and Dad are seen some astronomic leaps in somewhat behind the times when technology, most of the attention it comes to technology, or they’re revolves around the devices we the ones who wait in line to get the realise this more than ever. At times, cuts your grass. Words not normally defi ne the borders of your yard, put in our pockets or on our desks. latest smartphone, there are game- the satisfaction in doing the work associated with lawn care — such as fl owerbeds and other landscaping Breakthroughs like the Husqvarna changing breakthroughs in lawn yourself may start to wear thin. eff ortless and hands free — are now features, the Husqvarna Automower(R) remind us of the care technology that are making The good news is that technology the secret to a great looking yard! Automower(R) is designed to easily extent by which technology is a big splash across the country. similar to that which goes into manoeuvre over a variety of terrain, making our lives easier. And this just might be the gift idea self-driving cars, along with the The Automower(R) revolution including inclines up to 25 degrees And not just making lawn you’ve been looking for. sensors that allow new cars to park Husqvarna, the world’s largest (depending on the model) and mowing easier, but making it a bit themselves, are being harnessed for producer of robotic mowers, narrow spaces. easier to buy Mom and Dad a gift An evolution in lawn care lawn care. recently brought three new models The automated system is amazing as well. Maintaining a lawn takes a lot of That’s right — a robotic mower to its lineup of Automowers(R). in itself, but one of the things many work, and as you grow older, you is now available that automatically Guided by the boundary wires that owners are most surprised at is how © Brandpoint

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

Stay positive and think positive thoughts today Aries. A New Moon All those silly money worries you have had lately will slowly but Have you drawn up your vision board yet Gemini’s? Do you know tomorrow will brighten up your communication zone, which will surely vanish or at least not seem so vital and important today what you’re asking for as your new Moon makes her appearance allow you to pretty much say anything you want to say to anyone thanks to tomorrow’s New Moon in your 2nd house of self–esteem tomorrow? Get organised twins, it’s all yours and it’s the start to your you need/want to say it too! and self–worth. cosmic year.

CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

Don’t let your impatience impede on something today — something Avoid those naysayers who always manage to make you feel as if Don’t allow someone to steer you off course today, when you feel as that you are looking forward to. You might be in a rush to get it done you are barking up the wrong tree — no matter what it is you are if you are headed in the right direction for you. Sometimes people and not think about it properly or feel pressured when there’s no doing. Sometimes people are simply jealous of you Leos and all you think they are helping you when they are merely impeding you. need to feel pressured. can really do is feel sorry for them, right?

LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

With tomorrow’s New Moon shining on your fellow air sign of Gemini Unless you can come up with a really good reason why you don’t Be aware of your actions today and how other people might and your ninth house of spirituality and higher education, this is a want to do something you did say you would do today, you might be perceive what you are doing and why you are doing it. Tomorrow’s wonderful time for you to go through all of your options and make stuck doing it Scorpios. New Moon in your one on one relationship zone could be quite the some decisions about your future, Librans. shake up for many of you.

CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

There is no reason to feel as if you have done or said something Tomorrow’s New Moon shines on your fellow air sign of Gemini, your Avoid those family members who always want to call you and gripe wrong today. Chances are you haven’t and someone is allowing you 5th house of romance, fun and creativity. If you’re single, pick out when the chips are down Pisces. Focus instead on those people who to feel worried/guilty about it for their own reasons. your favourite outfit and rock it tomorrow! are happy and outgoing instead. Friday, June 24, 2016 GULF TIMES 17 COMMUNITY

Feel proud that I’m self- “I never really worked towards made: Anushka Sharma it (working with the Khans of the fi lm industry). For me, it’s Anushka Sharma, who was always been about the script and brought up in an army family and the director. In my career, I feel transited from modelling to acting, fortunate I could work with them,” feels she is self-made and is “very added the actress, now paired with proud” of this. in the forthcoming “As an actress, I feel I have been fi lm Sultan. given this life and I want to make What changes has she seen the most of it. I don’t want to be in showbiz as far as women are seen everywhere. I am grateful for concerned? She said: “I think it’s the fame. I am self-made and I feel to do with things changing in the very proud of that. At the same world. Ten years ago, on the fi lm time, I treat my work with a lot of sets you would not fi nd so many respect so it’s like a gift for me,” girls working. Nowadays, so many Anushka, who has shared screen assistants... whether it’s costume space with superstars like Shah or cinematography, so many Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan, told assistants are women. I would say IANS. it’s a welcome change.” — IANS

UNLIKELY PAIR: , left, and Filmmakers don’t see Saif and me as onscreen pair: Kareena

hey have starred together in fi lms like Tashan that they ( fi lmmakers) see me and Saif as an onscreen and Kurbaan. But actress Kareena Kapoor pair.” Khan feels fi lmmakers no longer see her The 35-year-old star says no maker has come and her actor husband Saif Ali Khan as an up with a script where the two can star together. onscreen pair. Kareena, who has been lauded “I mean nobody has come up with a script and it forT her role in the latest release Udta Punjab, was last doesn’t really matter because I see him everyday at seen sharing screen space with Saif in the 2014 fi lm home,” she said. Happy Ending, in which she did a cameo. On the work front, Kareena will soon be seen sharing Asked when she will next be seen with Saif onscreen, screen space with actress Sonam Kapoor and Swara Kareena told IANS: “I dont think that’s going to happen Bhaskar. Saif, who was last seen on screen in 2015 fi lm for a while. Maybe like 20 years later... I mean nobody Phantom, will next be seen in Rangoon, which also stars (fi lmmakers) has even off ered us any fi lm. I don’t think Kangana Ranaut and . — IANS LIFE’S BEAUTIFUL: Anushka Sharma

Manav Gohil roped ’s Vada Chennai The fi lm, which will be bankrolled in for Khidki starts rolling by and , will track 30 years in the life Actor Manav Gohil has been Dhanush-starrer Tamil gangster of a gangster. The makers will fi lm roped in as the male lead for one drama Vada Chennai, which will be the fi rst schedule in a large prison set of the stories of upcoming TV made as part of a trilogy, went on erected here in Binny Mills. show Khidki. He says he is looking the fl oors earlier this week. Dhanush is said to have set forward to it. “#Vadachennai - Trilogy. aside 200 days to shoot this A new fi ction series called Khidki Started shooting for part one project, which marks his third time on SAB TV will be launched later today. Director of ‘Polladhavan’, collaboration with . It this month. It will narrate diff erent ‘’ @VetriMaaran. Bless also stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu, stories sent in by the viewers. us,” Dhanush wrote on his Twitter , The stories will be developed page. and Daniel Balaji. — IANS and adapted for the screen by the FINGERS CROSSED: Sobhita Dhulipala show’s team of writers. Manav has come onboard for one such story. Not interested in being seen alongside actors Nawazuddin “It’s a pleasure to be back on famous: Sobhita Dhulipala Siddiqui and Vicky Kaushal, SAB TV once again after Yam Hain says she never felt sidelined in Hum and I am looking forward to Actress Sobhita Dhulipala, who the film. “I feel the story is the it,” Manav said in a statement. will be seen in ’s most important thing in every Manav will be seen in Tiffi n Chor Raman Raghav 2.0, says she is not film. Every character has its own Story. Another distinct feature of interested in being famous, but importance and I never thought this format is that the same set wants to be “memorable”. I will be sidelined. It’s an honour of actors will be playing diff erent “As an actor I want people to to be on the same screen with characters in diff erent stories. fi rst watch my fi lm and my work. Nawaz,” Sobhita said. They will have around 12 to 15 As an individual I don’t want an Raman Raghav 2.0 narrates the actors who will be shuffl ed as per identity, and I mean it with the story of the serial killer Raman stories. Each story will last for a best of intentions when I say Raghav, who went on a murder week. this,” Sobhita told IANS. “I am not spree in in the 1960s. According to Manav, “Khidki interested in being famous. I want It features Nawazuddin as the is an excellent format and an to be memorable and there is a thin serial-killer, who was known amazingly conceptualized show. line between both,” she added. by the name Psycho Raman, I’m personally looking forward to Sobhita won the Miss Earth alongside Vicky, who plays a the launch of the show.” title in 2013 and also featured on police officer. The show will go on air on June the popular Kingfisher calendar Raman Raghav 2.0 releases 28. — IANS in 2014. The actress, who will be today. — IANS NEW VENTURE: Dhanush 18 GULF TIMES Friday, June 24, 2016 COMMUNITY HOLLYWOOD ‘I enjoy being around crews’ Luke Wilson says his new TV show Roadies reflects his own life. By Luaine Lee

Carla Gugino, left, as Shelli and Luke Wilson as Bill, costar in Cameron Crowe’s tribute to the folk behind the scenes of rock band performances in Showtime’s Roadies.

hen he was a little Wilson has been hanging around, Nicholson and Di Caprio seems kid, actor Luke acting in movies and shows such as like a movie star to me. I loved Wilson always Enlightened, Old School and Legally character actors, guys like Warren tagged along with Blonde. He says his latest role as Oates and Harry Dean Stanton. I his two older the backstage tour manager of an feel more kinship with those guys Wbrothers. “I think that defi nitely arena-level band in Showtime’s because I don’t feel comfortable informed who I am,” he says, in his Roadies refl ects his own life. being the center of things,” he slow slightly-Texas drawl. “The funny thing about Roadies shakes his head. “My mom has these really funny is the familial aspect of a crew. “Look no further than my pictures of me when I was a kid of That’s one of the things that’s kept own brother, Owen. I can see the three or four, and my legs would be me acting. I enjoy being around pressure. Even something like covered with chigger bites, getting crews and enjoy seeing what a Zoolander 2. To me it’s already a bit by mosquitoes. That was because cinematographer is doing or a good success, what do you mean? But I’d have to stand or sit in the grass production designer or another you feel for guys like him and Ben while the guys played. They had actor. It’s kept me occupied for over Stiller because they’re operating at ON THE MOVE: Luke Wilson. games I was too young to play, so I’d 20 years now,” he says. a level where the stakes are so high. get eaten up by chiggers.” Wilson, 44, is not sure he belongs They’re at the forefront of a huge were working on our fi rst movie, I spent my spare time reading Wilson has always held back. where he is. “It’s something I think company; a lot of pressure. I think I Bottle Rocket. about. It was just what I like to do. “When I fi rst came out here to I have a natural ability to do and wish he could have more bombs like “So we’re in the same building. I like to read about musicians and go to college at Occidental, I was there are other aspects of me that me, then he could relax a little.” We know Cameron is the ‘Fast bands, directors and artists. And beyond painfully shy and couldn’t thinks, ‘Wow, I’m just winging this.’ As for Luke, he says, “I just think Times at Ridgemont High’ and it’s one of the few things that I meet anybody — forget meeting a I know who Stanislavski is, but I I’ve been able to work on things and the ‘Say Anything’ guy, which kind of knew a lot about. With my girl. I couldn’t even make a friend. certainly haven’t studied him,” he do a good enough job to get hired we loved ... And Cameron said, friends, I’m kind of embarrassed I’d been brought up, my brothers’ shrugs. for other things. But as I get older, ‘Hollywood’s great. This is going to when I don’t even know who’s in friends were my friends. I went It wasn’t his passion for acting I do put more thought into it. I like be incredible. Just great people!!!’ the playoff s.” to one school for fi ve years and that made him long to work in the idea of doing this (Roadies) And then you fi nd out, well it’s not Dwight Yoakam and Billy Bob another school for eight years, and Hollywood. It was his devotion for four months and nine more ALL great people. But to be in this Thornton reconnect knew all the same people. So when to film. “That’s what I spent my episodes,” he says. He didn’t have one building with these great, great Billy Bob Thornton and Dwight I got away from those people, I time doing was going to movies to audition for the role in Roadies, guys that we were already fans of. Yoakam are reunited in Amazon’s didn’t know how to (be social),” he and reading about movies. I which premieres Sunday. “I’ve So Cameron and I knew each new David-and-Goliath tale, says, his long legs spilling over the would’ve been happy being on a known (creator) Cameron Crowe other and would see each other Goliath, due this fall. The multi- side chair in a hotel room here in crew, I loved movies that much. since I fi rst got to town. He was over the years, and I remained a fan platinum singer-actor plays the Pasadena, California. It doesn’t come naturally to me. I working for James L Brooks and me of his movies,” he says. “I think he chief of a huge aerospace company Wilson’s brothers are fellow really like movie stars. I love Jack and my brothers and Wes Anderson knew that music was something that is the target of the crusading actors Andrew and Owen. “I never lawyer played by Thornton. would’ve been called a shy kid up Yoakam, who was born in to that point, but I think having Uneasy alliance on popular and absorbing. The new 10-part takes on a challenge much more Appalachia, lived in Ohio, but grew two older brothers and being a part plot series, The Tunnel, began airing on dangerous than playing the gutsy up in California, says: “The muse of that kind of pack, you became a The Swedes and Danes have PBS. Here the murder is committed Luther on TV. On the Fourth of for me was moving to the West good athlete so I could be around already done it. The Americans have in the tunnel between France and July, Elba will test himself on land, Coast and being removed from the those guys, so I could get picked done it, and now it’s the French and England. Stephen Dillane and sea, and air in the four-parter, environment, the kind of colloquial for a team,” he says. “And I started the Brits turn. We’re talking about Clemence Poesy are recruited by Idris Elba: No Limits, found on past that I had. Where I came trying to be funny and maybe get the intriguing plot of The Bridge. their respective countries to solve the Discovery Channel. He will from is not Dixie, it’s a mountain those guys to laugh. And If I could When a crime is committed on the mystery, which forces them into join professional teams, receive state. It’s the historical location imitate that guy and they thought the border between Sweden and an unholy alliance. coaching by some of the world’s for the feud of the Hatfi eld’s and it was funny, they’d keep me Denmark, and later on the boundary leading drivers and pilots and meet McCoy’s. So it’s a very remote and around. It’s kind of the same in this between the US and Mexico, two Actor speeds beyond limits other speed freaks who will share individualistic environment, not business. If you do a good enough police forces must unite to solve the Who knew that the fantastic their secret formulas to squeezing unlike the Ozarks in Arkansas and job they won’t mind if I’m around. mystery. Both the Scandinavian and actor, Idris Elba, was a speed- out the last milliliter of power from Missouri. I think had an affi nity I just kind of wanted to be around American versions were engrossing freak? The truth is out as Elba their machines. with Billy Bob Thornton. We had those guys.” some shared experiences.” — TNS Friday, June 24, 2016 GULF TIMES 19 HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY Alex Jones worries she can’t have kids

V presenter Alex Jones is worried she won’t about, but at the end of the day, what can you do? You be able to have children. Jones says she has hope it will happen. It might, it might not,” Jones told undergone an ultrasound and a blood test mirror.co.uk. as part of her new show The Truth About “The more pressure you put on yourself, the worse it Fertility, because she’s concerned she only becomes, because the one thing you want gets further hasT a small window to get pregnant after her mother out of reach. I haven’t chosen to leave it until I’m 39 — went through early menopause. that is the situation I have found myself in,” she added. “It’s useful to know because we shouldn’t hang — IANS

THRILLED: Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston to star on Twiter, referring to the fi ctional in Power Rangers reboot character William “Billy” Cranston aka the Blue Ranger whose last Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston name came from the actor’s name, will play Zordon in the upcoming reports aceshowbiz.com. Power Rangers reboot. The actor has An offi cial teaser poster for the previously voiced several villains on Power Rangers reboot, starring the original Mighty Morphin Power Dacre Montgomery, RJ Cyler, Rangers TV series. Naomi Scott, Becky G, Ludi Lin “Excited to play Zordon in the and Elizabeth Banks, will be Power Rangers movie! T or F: Blue released soon. The movie will Ranger Billy Cranston was named release in US theaters on March 24, after what actor,” Cranston wrote 2017. — IANS

Jim Carrey, Eli Roth team up on Aleister Arcane Actor-comedian Jim Carrey will star in and serve as executive producer for a fi lm adaptation of comic book Aleister Arcane with Eli Roth onboard as director. Aleister Aracane, written by Steven Niles, was fi rst published in 2004 by IDW Comics. Jon Croker will adapt it for the screen, reports variety.com. Mandeville Films’ David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman will produce the movie along with Michael Aguilar. The story centres on a group of children who, ruined and shunned by their parents, befriend a bitter old man. After his death, only they have the power to thwart the curse he has laid upon their town. Carrey was most recently seen in 2014’s Dumb and Dumber To. Roth’s directing credits include Cabin Fever, the two Hostel movies, The Green Inferno and Knock Knock. — IANS LAMENT: Alex Jones

Hannibal Buress joins Paris Jackson slams critics animals. Previously on her 18th Spider-Man: Homecoming birthday, she revealed a new Paris Jackson slammed critics tattoo featuring the words “Queen Actor-comedian Hannibal after getting backlashed for not of My Heart” in her late father’s Buress has joined the cast of posting a Father’s Day tribute to handwriting. — IANS Spider-Man: Homecoming in an her late father Michael Jackson. undisclosed role. After fans attacked the 18-year- Directed by Jon Watts, the old for not posting about Father’s movie commences principal Day on June 19, she took to photography this week in Atlanta Twitter to hit back, reports with actor Tom Holland playing aceshowbiz.com. Peter Parker/Spider-Man, reports “If you try to harass someone hollywoodreporter.com. into posting online about a Donald Glover and Logan holiday (Father’s Day), ask Marshall-Green boarded the yourself if it is any of your project last week, joining relative business,” Paris wrote. newcomers Isabella Amara, Jorge Hours later, she wrote: “Having Lendeborg Jr. and J J Totah. eight tattoos dedicated to HORSING AROUND: Zayn Malik, left, and Gigi Hadid Buress is known to many as being someone overrules a single post the spark for the current Bill Cosby about them on a stupid social Malik, Hadid take horse She rides very well, and she has sexual assault scandal when he media account because of a riding lessons together since she was a kid. She wants me called the legendary entertainer a holiday.” to do it with her, and I’m not good. “rapist” during a comedy act. The She also retweeted another Former One Direction singer But I’m learning, and it’s fun,” act prompted a re-examination of user’s post which said: “Wait, Zayn Malik and model Gigi Hadid Malik told Paper magazine. Cosby’s past behaviour. they are really giving you a hard are taking horse riding lessons “My fi rst lesson was on a really Buress recently wrapped up time for not posting yesterday? together. Malik says Hadid is a old horse that didn’t move very fi lming Baywatch alongside Really? How you remember your natural equestrian whereas he much, so it wasn’t that scary. She Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron and father is your business.” spent their fi rst lesson thinking was on the other horse, the one that Priyanka Chopra, and will be Paris was 11 years old when how “freaky” it is, reports mirror. moved a lot more. She was jumping doing voice work in Illumination Michael passed away. She has co.uk. over hurdles and I just sat there Entertainment and Universal’s paid tribute to her father with “My girlfriend rides a little bit. like, ‘Ok, this is freaky’,” he added. upcoming animated fi lm The Secret several tattoos, including a tattoo Actually, that’s an understatement. — IANS Life of Pets. — IANS of Michael’s eyes and a group of HITTING BACK: Paris Jackson 20 GULF TIMES Friday, June 24, 2016 COMMUNITY

Lt Col Abdul Waheed al-Inzi speaking at the Chargé d’ Aff aires Mani Ratna Sharma giving programme. his speech. Faisal al-Hudawi talking about traff ic rules. Over 1,500 Nepalese attend Iftar programme ordinator at Public Relations Department of vehicles would be coming from. Then look Qatar was equal under the law. He said his By Usha Wagle Gautam the Ministry of Interior Qatar. towards the other direction, and then again department is always happy to increase The programme was attended by more than in the fi rst direction to ensure the road is safe awareness among the Nepalese community 1,500 Nepalese expatriates. RAF has been to cross. Only then should one cross the road. in Qatar about traffi c rules and regulations. he Nepali Muslim Society (NMS) hosting Iftar for Nepalese community every He also advised people to wear light-coloured He urged people to follow traffi c signals while collaborated with Sheikh Thani year since 2009. clothes or refl ective jackets or caps while driving and crossing roads, not to use cell Bin Abdullah Foundation for The Ministry of Interior also used the walking to increase visibility in darkened phones while driving and to always wear seat Humanitarian Services (RAF) to opportunity to organise a traffi c awareness streets. belts. arrange an Iftar programme at Al session for those in attendance. Al-Hudawi Chargé d’ Aff aires Sharma thanked RAF Ayman al-Fatihi al-Nabawi from RAF ArabiT Sport Club recently. used slides to tell the audience about traffi c for the Iftar celebration. He appreciated the said that his organisation is “always ready” The programme was chaired by NMS rules and regulations. He told the listeners eff orts of the Ministry of Interior to increase to help Nepalese expatriates in need. president, Abdul Aziz. Also in attendance as not to park vehicles in places where traffi c traffi c awareness among the Nepalese Programmes such as the Iftar gathering, he guests of honour were Lt Col Abdul Waheed mobility may be hindered. “Also, during community in Qatar. “Such collaborative said, strengthen bilateral relations between al-Inzi of the Traffi c Department; Nepalese Taraweeh prayers and Iftar gatherings, programmes strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries. He added that RAF not Chargé d’ Aff aires Mani Ratna Sharma; one should be conscious of where they are the two countries,” Sharma said. He thanked only supports people in need in Qatar, but Ayman al-Fatihi al-Nabawi, supervisor at parking their vehicles.” Qatar government for hosting “such a large also supports the building of mosques, Department of Community Services, RAF; Before crossing roads, he said, one must number of Nepalese to work in Qatar.” madrassas and schools in Nepal, India and and Faisal al-Hudawi, Community Co- check for cars by looking in the direction the Lt Col al-Inzi said that everybody in Bangladesh.

More than 1,500 Nepalese attended the Iftar programme.