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• Conference on ‘Role of Women in Building the Society’ at Fanar
• MES Indian School tohost Model UnitedNations Conference
• Maersk Oil Qatar film recognised for creative excellence in marketing
• Personal coachingapp tracks sleep,diet, fitness
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VIBRANTART & CULTURE
Qatar offers exciting possibilities to every art enthusiast with a plethora of exhibitions and events occurring simultaneously at various venues in Doha.
In elf ears and wizard hats,Hobbit fans rejoice
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by Raynald C Rivera
With its plethora of current and future events, Qatar has seen a very vibrant arts and culture scene in recent times, gradually assuming a nucleus for art connoisseurs and those who have the heart for art and culture.
The recently concluded fourth Doha Tribeca Film Festival is one of these events that prove the vivacity of the sector. Many moviegoers patronised the more expanded festival with some shows running out of tickets. From spe-cial screenings of world renowned films like Silver Lining Playbook featuring
Robert De Niro and two Shah Rukh Khan movies to Made in Qatar section’s Thriller Night, seats were sold out, prompting one movie Angel in June to screen even after the festival due to demand.
As temperature dips, many people now prefer to venture outdoors but for art enthusiasts there are always places to sat-isfy their passion for the beautiful with many ongoing art expositions in the city’s major hotspots to encounter arts and cul-ture up close.
For those who wish to view art exhibitions in a different light, Qatar Museums Authority’s ‘Little Sun’ event at the Yan Pei-Ming “Painting the History” expo starts today at 9pm and goes on till 9pm tomorrow. During the event the renowned Franco-Chinese artist’s exhibition can be only seen in the dark using a “little Sun” lamp. In line with the ongoing Doha Climate Change Conference, the event is both an artistic endeavour and a call to action. By buying “Little Sun” at a full price in areas of the world with electricity, people help make it available for a lower price to communities with no or inconsistent electricity.
On view until January 12, 2013 at QMA Gallery Building 10 in Katara, the exhibition profiles three types of history-makers and highlights the power of painting as a medium for recording historical events and por-traying iconic figures.
There is still time to catch ‘Constantin Boym: Learning From Mabkhara’ expo which concludes on Saturday. The expo features unique and exquisite shapes and designs of Mabkhara - a traditional Arab incense burner typi-cally used in daily domestic activities in the Arab world. The exhibition presents the new objects alongside their traditional prototypes from the region, to illustrate the process of “learning” and to better highlight the dialectic between continuity and innovation.
For those who wish to view art exhibitions in a different light, For those who wish to view art exhibitions in a different light,
Qatar Museums Authority’s Qatar Museums Authority’s Little SunLittle Sun event at the Yan Pei- event at the Yan Pei-
Ming Ming Painting the HistoryPainting the History expo starts today at 9pm and goes expo starts today at 9pm and goes
on till 9pm tomorrow. During the event the renowned Franco-on till 9pm tomorrow. During the event the renowned Franco-
Chinese artist’s exhibition can be seen Chinese artist’s exhibition can be seen only only in the dark using in the dark using
a “little Sun” lamp. In line with the ongoing Doha Climate a “little Sun” lamp. In line with the ongoing Doha Climate
Change Conference, the event is both an artistic endeavour Change Conference, the event is both an artistic endeavour
and a call to action. and a call to action.
ART, & MORE
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Other interesting expos going on in Katara are Japanese photographer Kimiko Yoshida’s ‘Intangible Brides’ shown at the Gallery 2, Building 18 and another photography expo ‘Elizabeth Taylor in Iran, 1976’ by the late actress’ friend American-Iranian photographer Firooz Zahedi.
While Yoshida’s expo features her interpretation of Middle Eastern, Arab and North African traditional dress and accessories, Zahedi’s showcases rare photos of the actress which were never before seen in the Middle East.
In view of Qatar’s hosting of the Climate Change Conference, a series of documentary films on nature is being shown nightly at Katara Esplanade. The Island President will screen tonight at 8.30, while tomor-row Home will have to screenings at 6.30pm (Arabic) and 9pm (English) and Winged Migration will be shown on Saturday at 8.30pm.
The Island President traces the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives.
Home portrays a compelling portrait of our planet from a truly unique per-spective and Winged Migration tracks the migration of several species of birds as they make their annual trek from their summer homes in northern and southern climes to winter nearer the Equator.
For those with penchant for history
and science ‘The ‘Arabick Roots’ expo is the right place to visit. Going on until January 19 at the Museum of Islamic Art, the expo is a 1001 Inventions pro-duction which reveals the rich and surprising connections between the sci-entific pioneers of Muslim Civilization and 17th century Britain’s greatest scholars and scientists.
More than 100 brilliant watercolor miniatures, some of which are part of an album dated 1590 and commissioned by Bartholomäus Schachman, mayor of
Gdansk in 1604, during his journey to the Ottoman Empire are displayed at the ‘The Art of Travel’ expo which runs until February 11 at Al Riwaq exhibi-tion space.
At Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art ‘Tea with Nefertiti’ brings together artworks that span continents and mil-lennia to offer a critical perspective on how to perceive an artwork, particu-larly in and from the Arab world using the rich historical context of Egypt as a case study.
Also at Mathaf is ‘Forever Now’, fea-turing new narratives from five artists part of its permanent collection includ-ing Fahrelnissa Zeid, Jewad Selim, Saliba Douaihy, Salim Al Dabbagh and Ahmed Cherkaoui.
‘Tea with Nefertiti’ and ‘Forever Now’ both run until March 31 next year.
Upcoming events in Katara worth watching to include Mozart’s opera ‘La Clamenza Di Tito The Met: Live in HD’ on Saturday at the Drama Theatre, Chamber Music Series: Borodin Quartet on December 5 at Katara Opera House.
Fans of famous British singer-songwriter, composer, producer and accomplished musician Sami Yusuf are also looking forward to his concert on December 6 at the spectacular Katara Amphitheatre.
Forthcoming expos at Katara include “The Witness”, in commemoration of the 25th year of the assassination of renowned Palestinian caricaturist, Naji Al Ali which also will feature 20 newly commissioned paintings by Iraqi artist Hani Mazhar inspired by the works of Naji Al Ali; and Encounter: The Royal Academy in the Middle East, an exhi-bition featuring over 80 works of art by 25 Royal Academicians and 25 promi-nent artists from across the Middle East.
The Peninsula
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Conference on ‘Role of Women in Building the Society’ at Fanar
Women’s Wing of Indian Friends’ Circle - Qatar (IFC - Qatar) will organ-
ise a conference for women in Urdu on the topic ‘Role of Women in Building the Society’ on November 30 at 7:30pm at Fanar.
All India women’s wing presi-dent of Jamat-e-Islami Hind, Atiya Siddiqua, an orator, is the guest speaker to deliver the keynote lec-ture on the topic.
She has master degrees in Urdu as well as Arabic and belongs to Nanded in Maharashtra. She is on six-day visit to Qatar and will address series of lectures organised by women wing of IFC for women and girls during her stay.
IFC is an socio-cultural organi-zation working among the Indian Muslims residing in Qatar.
“IFC invites Urdu knowing Muslim sisters in Qatar to attend the conference and be a part of this historic event and join hands to promote the objective the conference.”
The Peninsula
Singaporean beach day at Sealine Beach Resort
The Singaporean community in Qatar is holding their first outdoor family fun day gathering at the
Sealine Beach Resort. Scheduled for the November 30, at 9am, this gathering is believed to be the largest gathering of the Singaporean families in Qatar and over 200 Singaporeans and their families have confirmed their participation so far.
“Activities lined up for the gather-ing include; beach volleyball, football, basketball, ping pong, chess, bounc-ing castles for kids and a lavish spread of authentic Singaporean dishes,” said Musa Anshari, Food and Beverage Manager, Sealine Beach Resort.
“This gathering will provide Singaporeans and their families the opportunity to unwind and socialise as we engage in the various recreational activities,” said Mike Khoo, President of Red Dotters Qatar, Doha based Singaporean community.
We are also using this opportunity to launch our own Singapore Family Football team with a maiden game against Sealine Beach Resort team in a friendly football match. Our team is made up of working Singaporeans and their teenage sons in Qatar, with the hope of using football to strengthen community spirit and also to reach out to other foreign communities and family teams in Qatar,” Fazlur Rahman Bin Kamsani, Singapore Family Team Coordinator, added. The Peninsula
Indian Community Fair at Old Ideal Indian School
The Indian Cultural Centre is organ-ising two days ‘Indian Community Fair’ at the Old Ideal Indian School
on November 29-30. The fair will be open from 4pm to 10pm.
A grand opening will be held on the first day at 6pm by the Indian Ambassador Sanjiv Arora.
Organisations affiliated to ICC from different states of India will also contrib-ute to the evening with traditional cultural programmes. Lucky prizes will be drawn on an hourly basis and attractive prizes will be given away at the venue.
Programs planned on Nov 29 (Thursday, 4am to 10pm) are:
Traditional Kerala Style Mela, Shinghari Melam, Odyssey Dance, Classical Fusion, Melody Songs, Bharathanatyam, Mohiniyattom and Prize distribution for the winners of the Inter School Dance Competition.
Programmes on Nov 30 (Friday, 4pm to 10pm) are: Colourful proces-sion displaying various art forms of dif-ferent Indian states, Panchavadhyam, Instrumental Fusion, various other fusion music directed by Pallavoor Sredharan Marar. Entry is restricted through entry pass.
The Peninsula
Maharashtra Mandal Qatar (MMQ) members celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, recently, at the Ashoka Hall on November 23. President
of Maharashtra Mandal Nivedita Ketkar gave the wel-come speech. Competitions like making greeting cards, rangoli, kandeel (lantern) and panti (earthern lamp) were held as part of the celebration. Models of killa (fort) were judged and winners given prizes. Children as well as adults enthusiastically participated in the competitions.
There was also a musical concert by renowned singer
and music composer Shridhar Phadke. He was accom-panied by singer Shilpa Puntambekar and Tushar Agre on tabla. These artists were specially flown in from India for the function. An audience of over 350 were enthralled by the performance. Gen-Secretary Sameer More gave the vote of thanks.
MMQ is affiliated to the Indian Cultural Center under the aegis of the ‘Embassy of India’ in Qatar, is a forum for expatriates from the Indian state of Maharashtra.
The Peninsula
Maharashtra Mandal Qatar celebrates Diwali
Musical concert as part of the Maharashtra Mandal Qatar’s Diwali celebration.
Skills Development Centre, the centre for fine arts and performing arts, located at Aalata Jadeed welcomed the season by conducting a Sitar Music Night. For many years Skills Development Centre is conducting Winter
Music Festival (Winter Concert) and this year famous Indian Sitar player Pandit Sanjay Despande took the audience to the world of Hindustani classical and semi classical music with his mesmerising performance.
The famous ‘Sanjaykhani Sitar’ was accompanied and supported by Santosh Kulkarni by his tabla performance. As the theme depicts – ‘Raga to Rock’ Pandit Sanjay Despande portrayed the smooth conversion of Hindustani classical music to rock music.
Tarun Basu, President of Indian Cultural Centre, Kareem Abdulla, President of ICBF, Neelamkshu Dey, Advisory Council Chairman of ICBF, K K Sankaran, former NORKA director, were present at the concert. The Peninsula
A view of the Winter Concert held by Skills Development Centre.
Skills Development Centre organises winter concert
COMMUNITY
MES Indian School is hosting its first Model United Nations Conference (MES MUN–Qatar) for students from different schools in Qatar and abroad.
This International Conference is supported by THIMUN–Qatar (The Hague International Model UN) and Georgetown University in Qatar. This youth conference is scheduled to take place on December 1, from 8am to 8pm.
MES MUN conference has three objectives. The main objective is to high light the importance of col-laboration, understanding and mutual support.
The second objective of the conference is to provide an opportunity to develop leadership quality for the students. “We hope that this conference will provide the Youth with the chance to learn new leadership skills, to meet leaders from around the world and from Qatar, in order to discover the hidden talents within oneself.”
The third objective is to develop a student with a balanced personality excelling in academic perform-ance along with the co-curricular activities which will change and equip a student to face the fast grow-ing competitive world. The Peninsula
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60 countries
30 participating schools
500 Student delegates
09 committees
24 issues to be debated
Honouring the best delegates
Diplomatic closing ceremonySchool officials briefing the media about the event.
Qatar Skills Academy officials and students at the Radisson Blue Hotel celebrating the success of the teaching assistants and support staff, who completed their BTEC
Level 2 Supporting Teaching and Learning. The students, who work for various International Schools across Doha and Al Khor, attended classes at QSA and completed
assignments to meet Edexcel standards. They covered topics such as the Learning Environment, Supporting Classroom Practices, Supporting Literacy and Numeracy and
Supporting Play and Learning. Acting Head of Operations Phil Fullen, the new Managing Director of Qatar Skills Academy, Paul Rogers, the Schools Education Manager
and Tutor, Melanie Alderton were present at the event. Two of the students Cherie Crouse from Doha British School and Margret Penning from Park House shared their
experiences and the benefits of completing the course. Other attendees included Madam Natra, sponsor of QSA, staff from QSA and the candidates from Doha British
School, Al Khor Nursery, Sherbourne, QIS and Park House.
Black Day wins Mission’s Trophy 2012
Mission’s Trophy 2012 organised by Mission20, a youth group affili-ated to Kainat Foundation, saw Black Day defeat Ghanim Team 2-1 in the final. The highest scorer and best player of the tourna-
ment trophies were awarded to Ahmed Issa (6 goals) and Nadeem Hafees respectively. This year 16 teams took part in the under-23 tournament. Mission’s Trophy is being organised since 2009 to raise funds to educate poor children under Kainat Foundation.
Talha Nasrullah, General Secretary of Mission20, announced the winners and the guests Habeebunnabi, Ex-President of ICBF, Shakil Ahmed Kakvi, Founder Chairman of Kainat Foundation, Munawar Hazeek, Emirates Airlines Manager India, Zakir Ahmed, Documentary Film Maker and Director, and Fozan Qureshi, Director of Solanki Trading, presented the cheque, trophies and medals to the winners.
Amanat Solanki, Founder Chairman of Mission20 and Mission’s Trophy 2012 Organizing Committee, thanked the Qatar Football Association-Technical Committee for all the help, the sponsors – Imalco, Al Muftah Rent-A-Car, Solanki Trading, Imprint and GoMosafer.com. He assured that next year the Mission’s Trophy will be much bigger. Abdul Waheed, Manager of the winning team, announced that the team is donating the winning amount for the social cause of the tournament. The Peninsula
Winners with
the trophy.
MES Indian School to host Model United Nations Conference
Qatar Skills Academy officials and students at the Radisson Blue Hotel Qatar Skills Academy officials and students at the Radisson Blue Hotel
PLUS | THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2012 MARKETPLACE6
Redtag opens new store at Parco Mall
Redtag, known for its ‘value’ fashion and home brands, launched its 104th outlet, its second store in Qatar, at Parco Mall, Al Mamoura, yesterday.
During the opening ceremony, Ernest John Hosking, CEO, Redtag, Hassan Al Baker, Redtag’s Qatar Partner, Mohammed Asif, Country Manager, UAE/Qatar, Abdul Khalique Mohd Wasil, Senior Store Manager, Qatar, and Abdul Raheem P K, Managing Director of Food World Group, cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the store.
Redtag is planning to open more stores in the region including Jordan and Egypt.
“We are in talks to open two more shops in Qatar. We are also looking for more suitable locations to expand our presence in Qatar and also across the region,” said Hosking.
The opening ceremony was followed by a guided tour of the store and a showcase of its unique product range which features a broad selection of fashion for men, women, kids, and a variety of home-ware.
Hosking commented: ‘We are overwhelmed by the positive response we have received today. There is clearly a market demand for value retail outlets such as Redtag. We are confident that our new outlet will continue to fulfil our promise of providing custom-ers with an exceptional ‘value’ shopping experience.’
To mark the official launch of the second Redtag
outlet, a host of family centred activities, such as, kid entertainment and customer photo-shoots have been planned for the next four days. Additionally, an exclusive gift voucher of QR30 for every QR100 spent at the outlet will run for 40 days.
Redtag opened its first outlet in Qatar in 2011. Redtag was officially founded in 2006 and has now become a leading player in the GCC ‘value’ fash-ion and home retail market. There are currently 104 Redtag outlets in the GCC and plans are well-underway for further expansion.
The Peninsula
From left: Abdul Raheem P K, Mohamed Asif, Hassan Al Baker, Ernest John Hosking, and Abdul Khalique Mohd
Wasil at the opening of the Redtag store at Parco Mall.
Porsche Design to launch its first women’s handbag
Porsche Design is set to launch the Twin Bag, its first women’s handbag, for the Spring/Summer 2013 season. Distinguished by a
very innovative carrying concept, the new handbag will be available in all Porsche Design stores around the world from March 2013. The launch of the Twin Bag rounds off Porsche Design’s fashion and lifestyle range for women.
Porsche Design is revolutionising wom-en’s handbags with a puristic new design and a novel carrying concept. The Twin Bag combines simple elegance with time-less beauty. The main highlight is the clever carrying concept: adjustable handles allow the Porsche Design Twin Bag to be worn as either a handbag or a shoulder bag. A modern and sporty look for the office transforms instantly to an elegant handbag for the evening.
“The Twin Bag was inspired by the inter-play between pragmatism and lifestyle, expressed by a timeless and functional design,” said a company official.
Each Twin Bag is produced in Florence, Italy, by experienced hands. The selec-tion of materials is also typical of Porsche Design. The handbags are made exclu-sively from the finest vegetable-tanned leather and enhanced with high-quality metal fittings.
The Peninsula
A Maersk Oil Qatar film has received international recog-nition from the Association of American Marketing
and Communications Professionals (MarComs). The film produced by Qatar based company Resolution Productions won a Platinum MarCom, an award for outstanding creative achievement in the Internal Communications film category. Maersk Oil Qatar - Workplace of Choice tells the story of a number of Qatari nationals and outlines their experi-ence working at Maersk Oil in Qatar. It was produced for use at the 2012 Qatar Career Fair. “We are extremely pleased to receive this prestigious Platinum Award from the American Market and Communications Association,” said Sheikh Faisal Al Thani, Maersk Oil Qatar Deputy Managing Director. “It
is our vision For Maersk Oil Qatar to be the workplace of choice for skilled Qataris in the energy industry and after more than 25 years of working for inter-national oil and gas companies I can hon-estly say Maersk Oil is an outstanding company for Qataris looking to develop their career, offering excellent challenges and the biggest learning opportunities.”
The Head of Communications at Maersk Oil Qatar Paul Taylor, paid trib-ute to the creativity of the Resolution Productions team: “Resolution succeeded in capturing the essence and spirit of the Workplace of Choice to create an engag-ing, compelling and informative film. We are delighted with the result.”
‘Maersk Oil Qatar - Workplace of Choice’ can be viewed on YouTube (both English and Arabic language versions of the film). The Peninsula
Maersk Oil Qatar film recognisedfor creative excellence in marketing
A scene from the film.A scene from the film.
PLUS | THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2012HEALTH 7
Health Tips
from DOCTOR
The term “anemia” usually refers to a con-dition in which the blood has a lower than normal number of red blood cells.
Anemia also can occur if your red blood cells don’t contain enough hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is an iron-rich protein that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.
Anemia has three main causes: blood loss, lack of red blood cell production, or high rates of red blood cell destruction.
What Is Hemolytic Anemia?Hemolytic anemia is a condition in which red
blood cells are destroyed and removed from the bloodstream before their normal lifespan is over.
Red blood cells are disc-shaped and look like doughnuts without holes in the center. These cells carry oxygen to your body. They also remove carbon dioxide (a waste product) from your body.
Red blood cells are made in the bone marrow, a sponge-like tissue inside the bones. They live for about 120 days in the bloodstream and then die.
White blood cells and platelets also are made in the bone marrow. White blood cells help fight infec-tions. Platelets stick together to seal small cuts or breaks on blood vessel walls and stop bleeding.
When blood cells die, the body’s bone marrow makes more blood cells to replace them. However, in hemolytic anemia, the bone marrow can’t make red blood cells fast enough to meet the body’s needs.
Hemolytic anemia can lead to many health prob-lems, such as fatigue (tiredness), pain, irregular heartbeats, an enlarged heart, and heart failure.
Hemolytic anemia is caused by high rates of red blood cell destruction. Many diseases, conditions, and factors can cause the body to destroy its red blood cells.
These causes can be inherited or acquired. “Inherited” means your parents passed the gene(s) for the condition on to you. “Acquired” means you aren’t born with the condition, but you develop it. Sometimes the cause of hemolytic anemia isn’t known.
OutlookThere are many types of hemolytic anemia.
Treatment and outlook depend on what type you have and how severe it is. The condition can develop suddenly or slowly. Symptoms can range from mild to severe.
Hemolytic anemia often can be successfully treated or controlled. Mild hemolytic anemia may need no treatment at all. Severe hemolytic anemia requires prompt and proper treatment, or it may be fatal.
Inherited forms of hemolytic anemia are lifelong conditions that may require ongoing treatment. Acquired forms of hemolytic anemia may go away if the cause of the condition is found and corrected.
Dr. Iman Abd El-Mohsen Shaheen Laboratory Medicine
Healthspring World Clinic
Anemia
by Natasha Baker
Trying to get fit or lose weight but lacking the motivation and willpower? A new app
that acts like a digital personal coach monitors fitness, activity, sleep and diet and provides tips for health and productivity.
The app called Larklife gath-ers data via a wristband and pro-vides personalised advice which is displayed on the smartphone app. It can deduct if the wearer is not getting enough sleep and how sedentary they are, accord-ing to its creators.
“In the background it’s as if you had your own personal fit-ness trainer, productivity coach and sleep coach all working together to give you the easiest way to improve at this moment,” said Julia Hu, CEO and co-founder of the Mountain View, California-based company Lark.
After a poor night’s sleep, for example, the app might suggest extra protein for breakfast, based on research that it can improve mental focus when someone is sleep deprived. Thirty minutes
after a workout, it might remind the user to drink water to keep hydrated.
The app is part of the grow-ing wearable technology mar-ket, which is expected to nearly double by 2014, according to a report by research firm Juniper Research. Many wearable tech-nology devices connect with smartphone apps to display the data they gather.
There is a growing supply of health and fitness tracking apps and gadgets on the market, including the Nike+ FuelBand, Fitbit and Jawbone UP, but Hu said her product provides real-time advice and does not focus on tracking metrics like calories burned or distance travelled.
“Data is incredibly important as the first step, but the layer on top that everyone is missing is ‘what does this actually mean for me?” she said.
Most people don’t care about shaving 10 seconds off their run-ning time, she added, but they do want to lose a few pounds, improve productivity and have more energy.
The Larklife app provides its coaching wirelessly in real-time.
“When we’re building good habits it’s important to have that positive reinforcement in real-time,” Hu explained.
All the advice that the app provides is based on real-time data from the wristband, such as a reminder that the wearer has been sitting for more than 100 minutes and should walk around.
“It’s a gentle nudge and friendly reminder at the time when you’re supposed to be doing it that just pushes you to take that extra lit-tle step,” explained Hu.
The company said it developed the app with sleep, nutrition, fitness and circadian rhythm experts and neuroscientists.
For dieters the app automati-cally logs meal times and can record more detailed informa-tion, such as type of food con-sumed. It will be available for iPhone and iPod touch devices in December. The wristband will be sold in Apple stores and online in the United States in December for $149.99.
Reuters
Personal coaching app tracks sleep, diet, fitness
Soft drink raises risk of prostate cancer in men: Study
Men who drink fizzy drinks are not just ruining their teeth
but could also be at risk of aggressive prostate cancer, the Daily Mail reported.
A Swedish study has found just one soft drink a day could increase the risk of develop-ing more serious forms of the
cancer by 40 percent. Experts at Lund University also found those who ate a carbohydrate diet heavy in rice and pasta increased their risk of getting milder forms of prostate cancer, which often required no treat-ment, by 31 percent.
And eating lots of sugary breakfast cereals raised the
incidence of milder forms of the cancer to 38 percent
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men after lung disease.
The study examined more than 8,000 men aged between 45 and73 for an average of 15 years.
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he fourth
-most
chart-
toppin
g
single
s in
Billb
oard h
isto
ry.
Un
ap
olo
geti
c le
ft s
om
e c
rit
ics
unse
ttle
d b
y t
he s
inger’s
harder s
ound a
nd
clo
se-t
o-h
om
e lyric
s. O
ne t
rack in p
arti
cula
r t
hat
had e
veryone t
alk
ing is
Nob
od
y’s
Bu
sin
ess
, R
ihanna’s
collaborati
on w
ith e
x-b
oyfr
iend C
hris
Brow
n,
who w
as
charged w
ith a
ssault
ing h
er t
hree y
ears
ago.
Reality
sta
r K
im K
ardash
ian
has t
opped b
ing.c
om
’s l
ist
of
most
search
ed cele
bri-
ties
online, beati
ng last
year’s
win
-ner,
sin
ger J
ust
in B
ieber.
Bie
ber h
as
com
e d
ow
n t
o n
um
ber t
wo,
while
oth
ers
who h
ave m
ade it
to t
he t
op
10 inclu
de R
ihanna, S
ele
na G
om
ez,
N
ick
i M
inaj
an
d
Taylo
r
Sw
ift,
reports
conta
ctm
usi
c.c
om
.A
lso r
eceiv
ing s
pecia
l m
enti
ons
were B
eyon
ce an
d Jay Z
-
their
baby’s
arriv
al
was crow
ned th
e
most
-searched c
ele
brit
y e
ven
t of
the year -
follow
ed by th
e bir
th
of
Jessic
a
Sim
pson
’s
daugh
ter
Maxw
ell,
an
d W
hit
ney H
oust
on
’s
death
.T
he U
S presid
en
tial
ele
cti
on
, th
e
Lon
don
S
um
mer
Oly
mpic
G
am
es,
and S
outh
Korean r
apper
Psy
’s G
an
gn
am
Sty
le m
usi
c v
ideo
all m
ade t
he lis
t in
the c
ate
gory o
f m
ost
popula
r n
ew
s st
orie
s.
Wat
son
to c
ut ti
es w
ith fa
shio
n in
dust
ry
Riha
nna’
s Un
apol
oget
ic to
ps
Billb
oard
alb
um c
hart
Kim
Kar
dash
ian
mos
t se
arch
ed c
eleb
rity
onlin
eW
earin
g e
lf e
ars
an
d
wiz
ard
hats
, sit
-ti
ng a
top t
heir
dad’s
sh
ould
ers
or peer-
ing fr
om
balc
on
ies,
te
ns
of
thousa
nds
of
New
Zeala
nders
watc
hed t
heir
favourit
e
“Hobbit
” acto
rs w
alk
the r
ed c
arp
et
at
the
film
tri
logy’s h
om
eto
wn p
rem
iere
yest
erd
ay.
An
A
ir N
ew
Z
eala
nd pla
ne fr
esh
ly
pain
ted w
ith “H
obbit
” characte
rs flew
lo
w o
ver W
ellin
gto
n’s
Em
bass
y T
heatr
e,
elicit
ing r
oars
of approval fr
om
the c
row
d.
Sam
Rash
idm
ardani, 1
2, sa
id h
e c
am
e
to s
ee G
ollum
acto
r A
ndy S
erk
is w
alk
the
red c
arpet
— a
nd h
e w
asn
’t d
isappoin
ted.
“It
was
am
azi
ng,” R
ash
idm
ardani
said
of th
e e
venin
g, addin
g h
is G
ollum
im
pres-
sion: “M
y p
recio
us.
”M
ost
of
the fi
lm’s
sta
rs
att
en
ded t
he
prem
iere, in
clu
din
g B
rit
ish a
cto
r M
arti
n
Freem
an
, w
ho pla
ys th
e H
obbit
B
ilbo
Baggin
s,
An
dy S
erk
is,
Hugo W
eavin
g,
Cate
B
lan
ch
ett
, an
d E
lija
h W
ood.
Ian
McK
ellen, w
ho p
lays
the w
izard G
andalf
, w
as
abse
nt.
Freem
an
, w
ho b
rin
gs
com
edic
tim
ing
to th
e le
ad role
of
Bilbo B
aggin
s,
said
he t
hought
dir
ecto
r P
ete
r J
ackso
n h
ad
don
e a
n a
mazi
ng j
ob o
n T
he H
ob
bit
: A
n
Un
exp
ect
ed
Jou
rney.
“He’s d
one it
again
,” F
reem
an s
aid
in a
n
inte
rvie
w o
n t
he r
ed c
arpet.
“If
it’s
pos-
sible
, it
’s p
robably
even b
ett
er t
han T
he
Lord
of
the R
ings.
I t
hin
k h
e’s s
urpass
ed it.”
While is
unusu
al fo
r a
cit
y s
o f
ar f
rom
H
ollyw
ood to
h
ost
the prem
iere of
a
hoped-f
or b
lockbust
er,
Jackso
n’s
film
ing
of
his
lauded L
OT
R t
rilogy a
nd n
ow
Th
e
Hob
bit
in N
ew
Zeala
nd h
as
create
d a
film
in
dust
ry h
ere. T
he fi
lm w
ill open in t
heat-
ers
around t
he w
orld
next
month
.T
he H
obbit
trilogy is
set
60 y
ears
befo
re
the R
ings
movie
s, b
ut
Jackso
n s
aid
it
has
benefite
d from
bein
g m
ade a
fter t
he c
on-
clu
sion o
f th
e J
R R
Tolk
ien fanta
sy s
aga.
“I’m
gla
d t
hat
we e
stablish
ed t
he s
tyle
and t
he look o
f M
iddle
Earth
by a
dapti
ng
Lord
of
the R
ings
befo
re w
e d
id t
he H
ob
bit
,”
Jackso
n s
aid
.O
ne o
f th
e t
alk
ing p
oin
ts o
f th
e fi
lm is
the c
hoic
e b
y J
ackso
n t
o s
hoot
it u
sing 4
8
fram
es
per s
econd i
nst
ead o
f th
e t
radi-
tional 24 in h
opes
of im
provin
g t
he p
ictu
re
quality
.A
t th
e C
inem
a C
on
th
eate
r ow
ner’
s conventi
on in A
pril, Ja
ckso
n g
ot
a m
ixed
recepti
on
fo
r previe
w fo
ota
ge of
Th
e
Hob
bit
show
n a
t 48 f
ram
es
per s
econd.
Som
e say th
e im
ages com
e out
too
cle
ar a
nd l
ook s
o r
ealist
ic t
hat
they t
ake
aw
ay from
the m
agic
of th
e fi
lm m
ediu
m.
Jackso
n lik
ens
it t
o a
dvancin
g f
rom
vin
yl
records
to C
Ds.
“I really th
ink
48 fr
am
es is
prett
y
terrifi
c a
nd I
’m lookin
g forw
ard t
o s
eein
g
the r
eacti
on
,” J
ackson
said
on
the r
ed
carpet.
“It
’s b
een t
alk
ed a
bout
for s
o long,
but
finally t
he fi
lm i
s bein
g r
ele
ase
d a
nd
people
can d
ecid
e f
or t
hem
selv
es.
”Ja
ckso
n s
aid
it
was
strange w
ork
ing o
n
the p
roje
ct
so inti
mate
ly for t
wo y
ears
and
then h
avin
g it
suddenly
taken a
way a
s th
e
world
got
to s
ee t
he m
ovie
.
“It
spin
s your h
ead a
lit
tle b
it,” h
e s
aid
.A
t a n
ew
s con
feren
ce earlier in
th
e
day,
Jackso
n s
aid
many y
oun
ger p
eople
are h
appy t
o w
atc
h m
ovie
s on t
heir
iPads.
“We ju
st
have to
m
ake th
e cin
em
a-
goin
g e
xperie
nce m
ore m
agic
al and m
ore
specta
cula
r t
o g
et
people
com
ing b
ack t
o
the m
ovie
s again
,” h
e s
aid
. J
ackso
n s
aid
on
ly a
bout
1,000 o
f th
e
25,0
00 t
heate
rs
that
will
show
the fi
lm
world
wid
e
are
equip
ped
to
sh
ow
48
fram
es,
so m
ost
people
will
see i
t in
the
more t
radit
ional
form
at.
The m
ovie
has
als
o b
een s
hot
in 3
D.
“You a
re d
ippin
g y
our t
oe in t
he w
ate
r,
an
d it
’s th
is n
ew
w
ay of
shooti
ng an
d
proje
cti
ng a
film
,” J
ackso
n s
aid
.A
handfu
l of
anim
al
rig
hts
prote
sters
held
sig
ns
at
the p
rem
iere. A
couple
wore
grim
reaper o
utfi
ts a
nd h
eld
up s
igns
like
“3 h
orse
s die
d f
or t
his
film
.”P
eople
for t
he E
thic
al
Treatm
en
t of
An
imals
(P
ET
A)
is
prote
sti
ng
aft
er
several
an
imal
wran
gle
rs
said
th
ree
horse
s and u
p t
o t
wo d
oze
n o
ther a
nim
als
had d
ied d
urin
g t
he m
akin
g o
f th
e m
ovie
s because
they w
ere h
ouse
d a
t an
un
safe
fa
rm
.Jack
son
’s
sp
ok
esm
an
earli
er
ack
now
ledged
two
horses
had
die
d
preventa
ble
death
s at
the f
arm
s but
said
th
e p
roducti
on c
om
pany w
ork
ed q
uic
kly
to
im
prove s
table
s a
nd o
ther f
acilit
ies
an
d t
hat
cla
ims o
f m
istr
eatm
en
t w
ere
unfo
unded.
“No m
istr
eatm
ent,
no a
buse
. A
bso
lute
ly
non
e,”
Jack
son
said
at
the
new
s confe
rence.
“You’v
e g
ot
a v
ery r
adic
al
politi
cal organiz
ati
on w
hic
h h
as
jum
ped
on t
his
,” h
e a
dded, refe
rrin
g t
o P
ET
A.
He said
th
e all
egati
on
s w
ere an
insu
lt t
o e
veryone w
ho w
ork
ed o
n t
he
film
s and t
hat
PE
TA
’s a
ttem
pts
to g
et
publicit
y a
t th
e p
rem
iere w
ere “
prett
y
path
eti
c.”
Th
e secon
d fi
lm
Th
e H
ob
bit
: T
he
Deso
lati
on
of
Sm
au
g w
ill
be rele
ased
in D
ecem
ber n
ext
year,
wit
h t
he t
hir
d
Th
e H
ob
bit
: T
here
an
d B
ack
Aga
in d
ue
in m
id-J
uly
2014
. A
ge
nc
ies
In e
lf e
ars
an
d w
izard
h
ats
, ‘H
ob
bit
’ fa
ns r
ejo
ice
BO
LLY
WO
OD
NE
WS
You
can’
t go
wro
ng w
ith p
assi
on,
prof
essi
on c
ombo
: Kar
an J
ohar
by
An
juri
Nay
ar
He is
pass
ionate
about
his
work
and b
elieves
in t
he p
ow
er o
f cin
em
a,
the r
easo
n w
hy h
e m
ost
ly m
anages
to h
it b
ox o
ffice b
ull’s
eye, sa
ys
Karan J
ohar,
the s
uccess
ful dir
ecto
r a
nd t
he m
an b
ehin
d D
harm
a
Producti
ons.
“I a
m a
great
believer i
n c
inem
a.
I lo
ve fi
lms.
I l
ove t
he m
agic
of
the
movie
s. A
nd I
thin
k w
hen y
ou l
ove t
he m
ovie
s, y
ou c
reate
the m
ovie
s,”
Karan s
aid
.T
his
is
true o
f everyon
e w
ho i
s in
volv
ed w
ith h
is p
roducti
on
house
D
harm
a P
roducti
ons,
said
Karan.
“I t
hin
k t
he r
easo
n w
hy w
e d
o w
hat
we d
o i
s because
all o
f us
in t
he
com
pany a
re v
ery p
ass
ionate
about
cin
em
a. It
’s n
ot
a d
ay job for m
e; it
’s a
pass
ion job for m
e. S
o, w
hen y
ou h
ave b
oth
pass
ion a
nd p
rofe
ssio
n w
alk
ing
hand in h
and, you c
an’t
really g
o w
rong,” h
e s
aid
.K
aran
’s p
ass
ion
was
evid
en
t in
his
film
s K
uch
Ku
ch H
ota
Ha
i, K
ab
hi
Kh
ush
i K
ab
hie
Gh
am
, K
al
Ho N
aa
Ho,
My
Na
me I
s K
ha
n a
nd A
gn
eep
ath
. K
now
n f
or m
akin
g g
lam
orous
and d
esi
gner f
am
ily d
ram
as,
he f
eels
his
film
s are a
ble
to fi
nd a
perfe
ct
matc
h b
etw
een inte
llig
ence a
nd c
om
mercia
l ele
ments
.“I
t really d
epends
upon t
he e
thos
of
a fi
lmm
aker a
nd w
hat
he o
r s
he
wants
to c
om
munic
ate
. W
e p
roduce w
hat
we b
elieve in, but
it c
ould
be o
f any t
ype a
nd b
e a
part
of
any g
enre,” h
e s
aid
.“W
hile w
e p
roduce a
Stu
den
t O
f T
he Y
ea
r, w
e h
ave a
lso p
roduced a
My
Na
me I
s K
ha
n,
whic
h h
ad i
ts o
wn
im
pact
an
d r
ele
van
ce o
r a
Ku
rba
an,
whic
h h
as
som
e k
ind o
f so
cia
l rele
vance a
s part
of
its
plo
t. S
o w
hile t
here
is e
nte
rta
inm
en
t, t
here i
s als
o r
ele
van
ce a
nd w
e b
ala
nce i
t w
ithin
the
com
pany,
” he s
aid
.T
he late
st y
ardst
ick t
o m
easu
re a
film
’s s
uccess
in B
-tow
n is
wheth
er o
r
not
it is
part
of th
e ̀
1000-`
2000m
clu
b, but
Karan b
elieves
a fi
lm’s
success
sh
ould
be m
easu
red o
n t
he b
asi
s of
its
longevit
y.
“I t
hin
k if
a fi
lm d
oesn
’t last
in longevit
y a
nd in p
eople
’s m
em
orie
s, it
is
not
a fi
lm o
f im
porta
nce o
r r
ele
vance. B
ox o
ffice n
um
bers
are e
ventu
ally
your r
eport
card in t
he b
usi
ness
. B
ut
I th
ink w
hat’s
really im
porta
nt
is t
hat
you m
ust
make a
film
, w
hic
h is
rem
em
bered. S
o, to
leave t
he fi
lm b
ehin
d
in t
he m
inds
of
a c
inegoer s
hould
be e
very fi
lmm
aker’s
obje
cti
ve,” h
e s
aid
.H
e is
quit
e c
hille
d o
ut
about
the late
st f
ad o
f rem
akes.
“I a
m o
k w
ith r
em
akes.
If
you c
an g
ive y
our o
wn e
dge a
nd s
lant,
then
why n
ot?
I t
hin
k t
here is
a d
earth
of
writ
ers,
but
I don’t
thin
k t
hat’s
why
people
make r
em
akes.
...it’s
als
o y
our s
ense
of creati
vit
y a
nd w
hat
you w
ant
to d
o w
ith i
t. R
em
akin
g i
t in
exactl
y t
he s
am
e w
ay i
s no f
un. R
evis
itin
g
it i
n a
certa
in w
ay a
nd a
dju
stin
g i
t to
the m
odern t
imes
alw
ays
makes
it
inte
rest
ing,” h
e s
aid
.D
iscuss
ing h
is o
wn e
xperie
nce w
ith A
gn
eep
ath
, he s
aid
it
was
more o
f a t
rib
ute
to h
is f
ath
er Y
ash
Johar.
“I w
ante
d t
o p
ay a
trib
ute
to a
film
whic
h m
y f
ath
er h
ad p
roduced a
nd
Mukul (M
ukul S
Anand)
had d
irecte
d fanta
stic
ally.
I w
ante
d t
o m
ake s
ure
that
we m
ake it
in a
dif
ferent
way,
whic
h I
believe in,” h
e s
aid
. IA
NS
PLUS | THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2012 LAW10
by Hani Al Naddaf and Sami Fakhoury
A usual concern among lenders is whether pay-ment of interest on loans is allowed under Qatari
law. The main concern derives from the fact that interest is generally prohibited under the Islamic Shariah, which is embed-ded in many provisions of law in Qatar. For instance, Article 1 of the Qatari Constitution provides that Islam is the State’s religion and the Islamic Shariah is the main source of its leg-islations. Article 1 of the Qatari Law No. 22 of 2004 (the “Civil Code”) provides that in the absence of a text of law, the judge has to decide according to the requirements of the Islamic Shariah.
Applying interest and more generally, remunerating a lender which offers a loan to a borrower, is a con-cept that has commonly been considered as valid and enforceable around the world. However, in the State of Qatar, one needs to differentiate between the loans granted by licensed financial institutions and the loans that are granted by all other parties.
As a general rule, interest on loans other than loans granted by licensed financial institutions is not per-mitted in Qatar, pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Code.
Article 568 of the Civil Code provides that “If the loan contract included remuneration in excess of the lent monies under the contract, excluding the necessary guarantees securing the lender’s right, the remuneration condition shall be void but the contract as whole shall remain valid.”
According to the aforementioned Article of the Civil Code, assuming the absence of special banking laws and regulations, loans shall be interest free and the restitution of the principle amount (in the case of a loan of a sum of money) shall be the only obligation of the borrower under the loan.
However, Article 268 of the Civil Code provides that “If the obligation concerns an amount of money which the debtor fails to pay after being notified and the creditor proves that he has suffered damage as a result, the court may order the debtor to pay damages observing the prin-ciples of justice.” The court may therefore decide that the borrower pays damages as a result of its failure to repay its due debt.
While interest on loans is generally prohibited under the Civil Code when the lender is not a licensed financial institution, the situation is completely dif-ferent when the loan is granted by a local bank (or a branch of a foreign bank) licensed to conduct banking activities by the Qatar Central Bank (“QCB”).
The QCB law No. 33 for 2006 (“QCB Law”), issued two years following the Civil Code, allows banks to apply interest in accordance with the regulations of the QCB.
Chapter two of the QCB Instructions to Banks (“QCB Instructions”) also clearly states that licensed banks have the discretionary power to apply or not to apply interest. Therefore, set aside any issues relating to banking monopoly rules in Qatar, a foreign bank which does not have a branch licensed by the QCB to carry out banking activities in Qatar, may find that the interest which is applied on Qatari law governed loans may be invalidated by the local courts. In order to mitigate this risk, such foreign banks entering into transactions with Qatari borrowers are choos-ing a foreign law to govern their loan documentation and are submitting the disputes arising in connec-tion with their loan to international arbitration or foreign courts.
Despite the QCB Law provisions and the QCB Instructions authorising the application of interest on loans, the Qatari courts have a very conservative view in respect of interest and default interest application, even for when loans entered into by licensed banks in
Qatar. Such conservative view and refusal to admit the right to apply interest and default interest for banks in Qatar, had caused some confusion in the banking sector’s business for a few years until the Qatar Court of Cassation, in several rulings in cases brought before the court in 2010*, overruled the decisions of the Court of Appeal which did not uphold the agreement of the parties in respect of application of interest and default interest in a loan transaction between a licensed bank and its customer.
The Court of Cassation mentioned in its decision that loans granted by banks in Qatar were to be con-sidered as commercial acts by nature and that Article 110 of the QCB Law, which states that “QCB has the right to apply interest or revenue to be determined by the QCB on scheduled credit facilities unless the agreement between the lending financial institutions with its custom-ers states otherwise” clearly provided for the right of the bank to apply interest on loans granted to their customers.
The Court of Cassation also clarified that interest could either be “compensatory interest” or “default inter-est”. According to the Court’s definition, the compensa-tory interest applies in return of lending an amount of money to be used by the debtor for an agreed maturity, while default interest shall apply in case of failure by the debtor to pay the due amount of the loan on its due date. In this decision, “compensatory interests” refers to the contractual interest payments agreed between the bank and its customers. The Court of Cassation has also clarified that banks will have the right to claim default interest in addition to compensatory interests even if the agreement between the banks and their clients did not stipulate for the application of such default interest.
Following the decisions of the Court of Cassation, it has become clear that banks which are licensed by the QCB (whether they are local Qatari banks or branches of foreign banks) will be able to enforce the payment of interest and default interest due on their loans to their customers through the Qatari courts.
Reproduced from Qatar Briefings, pub-lished by Al Tamimi & Company
* Qatari Court of Cassation, decision of 28/12/2010, Case No 184/2010
Qatari Court of Cassation, decision of 11/01/2011, Case No 208/2010
Qatari Court of Cassation, decision of 11/01/2011, Case No 168/2010
Qatari Court of Cassation, decision of 04/01/2011, Case No 207/2010
Interest on loans under Qatari laws
I used to work in an independent school. I
resigned from the job in March 2012 due to
some reasons. It was in the news that expe-
rienced teachers will get QR12,600 monthly
salary with effect from September 2011.
The school management announced that
there are some documentation formalities to
be done and these revisions in salaries will be
implemented later. Now last month all teach-
ers got the salary arrears from the month of
September 2011-till August 2012.
When I called the school regarding this, they
gave me the excuse that I will not get anything
because I resigned before June 2012. I would
like to know the rule regarding my case.
I did not get any end of service benefit yet,
they said that when I leave Qatar only I will get
my end of service. What does labour law says
about this?
Name withheld on request
The employee has the right to resign from his job, the resignation should be submitted at the same office that recruited the employee.
The resignation will be accepted only when it does not put any condition and mention the date of the end of the service.
The department concerned will take the final decision on the resignation letter within 30 days from the date of submission, otherwise it will be considered accepted by default as per the law. The employee should keep working until he is notified about the final decision taken on his resignation or 30 days have passed from the date of submitting the resignation.
Regarding the end of service benefits, the law stipu-lates that the employee who has completed at least one year in public sector, deserves the end of the service benefits.
The end of service benefits for expatriates will be calculated one month salary for each year during his service with the government organisations.
The last salary of the employee will be considered for the calculation of the benefits of the end of service.
Notably, the salary scales of the teachers have been changed according to the Human Resources Law Number (8 for 2009) and Emiri Decision Number (50 of 2011) that was enforced in the Independent Schools starting from September 1, 2011.
The administration of the independent schools paid the salaries of the teachers with retrospective effect.
According to what was mentioned in the question, the administration should pay the salary to the teacher who has resigned (before the implementation of new salary scale) from the date of the implementation of the increment to date accepted his resignation for the equal-ity. And he was not paid the end of service benefits yet.
So, we advise the victim to go to the Labour Court for his salary differences according to the Human Resource Law Number (8 for 2009) and to demand the end of service benefits that should be paid just after approval of the resignation or passing 30 days from the date of submission of the resignation.
The employer should pay the wage of the worker and other dues within maximum of seven days from the date he left the job.
There is no connection between getting the end of service benefits and other dues and leaving Qatar for good because the end of service benefits should be paid immediately after leaving the job without any term or condition.
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PLUS | THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2012FEATURE 11
Don’t tell Popeye. It turns out you don’t need to eat your spinach to get the world’s big-gest arms.
Massachusetts bodybuilder Moustafa Ismail eats seven pounds of protein, nine pounds of carbohydrates and three gallons of water each day to help maintain upper arms that measure 31 inches around — as big as a small man’s waist.
Skeptics say there must also be steroids or some other artificial means behind Ismail’s beyond-bulging biceps and triceps, and Guinness World Records is waffling on whether to recognise him.
But he insists they are all-natural, the result of a punishing workout regimen he started after a guest at his uncle’s wedding in his native Egypt mocked his overweight frame.
“They call me Popeye, the Egyptian Popeye,” Ismail, 24, said while working out in the Boston sub-urb of Milford. But unlike the cartoon character, “I like chicken, beef, anything but spinach.”
It’s not easy having the world’s biggest arms.Generous amounts of poultry, seafood and shakes
provide the protein he needs to fuel daily two-hour workouts in which he lifts as much as 600 pounds. He also takes mineral and vitamin supplements and drinks plenty of water to flush out his system.
Then there’s clothes shopping. The rest of Ismail’s body is average, so it’s a challenge finding shirts that
fit his arms without making him look like a little kid playing dress-up.
Not to mention the controversy that ensued when Guinness decided to recognise him as having the larg-est upper arm muscles on earth and critics accused him of using steroids or other artificial methods.
He lost a night of sleep but then decided the criti-cism “is motivation for me — it’s not something that’s gonna put me down.”
Ismail started building his muscles in his Egyptian hometown of Alexandria before moving to the United States in 2007 and settling in Franklin, southwest of Boston. To pay for his gym membership and dietary requirements, he worked two jobs as a gas station attendant, but gave up one after his wife complained that he was pushing himself too hard.
Then Guinness called last fall, offering him an all-expenses-paid trip to London for a signature appear-ance with the world’s shortest woman and others.
He went, but then the controversy started. Strangers claimed online that he used steroids or had implants in his arms. Others speculated that he might have injected his muscles with a synthetic oil substance, synthol, used by bodybuilders to fluff muscle tissues.
“It is hurtful,” Ismail said, noting that he has no scars that would have resulted from surgery and that supporting a wife in the US and family members in
Egypt doesn’t leave him with spare cash to buy pricey synthetic oils.
He even went to Tokyo to appear in a Fuji TV documentary programme in which independent doc-tors collected blood samples and X-rayed his muscles. They found nothing abnormal, he said.
Still, Guinness hastily removed references to Ismail from its website. Spokeswoman Sara Wilcox said in October that Guinness was conducting research with medical specialists and reviewing Ismail’s category. She did not respond to emailed questions later seek-ing details about when Guinness would conclude the review and what it entails.
Some fellow amateur bodybuilders at his gym, however, support Ismail and say they believe his arms are natural.
“When I first saw him I thought ‘Oh my God, he’s a freak’ — the big Popeye arms, he’s incredible, but he works out hard, so good luck to him,” said Janice Vincuilla.
Ismail has lifted as much as 600 pounds but said he doesn’t typically focus on how much weight he is hoisting.
“It’s not about me lifting heavy weights,” he said. “It’s about me making the right techniques, even with the light weights, but getting good results out of that.”
AP
Egyptian Popeye Moustafa Ismail eats seven pounds of protein, nine pounds of carbohydrates and three gallons of water each day to help maintain upper arms that measure 31 inches around — as big as a small man’s waist.Rodrique Ngowi profiles the man with world’s biggest arms.
PLUS | THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2012 MOTORING12
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VW sees path to global dominance leading through Lanzhou
As Volkswagen plots a course toward its goal of becoming the world’s biggest automaker by
2018, it’s increasingly clear that the path to global dominance runs through places like Lanzhou, in western China.
The capital of landlocked Gansu prov-ince, which borders the Gobi Desert, is home to a total of 11 dealerships for VW and its sister brands, Audi and Skoda. With a population of 3.6 million, and GDP per capita of about $4,100, Lanzhou is the type of smaller city away from China’s prosperous east coast that VW is targeting in its next phase of expansion.
“Volkswagen’s early entry into China meant that our outlets focused on bigger, developed cities,” said Soh Weiming, the carmaker’s China executive vice presi-dent. “Now, we have to expand beyond them.”
Less-developed Chinese cities are VW’s “bread and butter,” Soh said at last week’s Guangzhou Autoshow.
Increasing sales in such far-flung places is the primary challenge facing Jochem Heizmann, who took over as VW’s China country head on Sept. 1.
The appointment of Heizmann, a former trucks chief and head of produc-tion planning at the company, underlines the importance of China in VW’s plans to overtake General Motors and Toyota. It is also the first time that VW’s execu-tive overseeing China has been on the company’s group management board, a move VW says increases flexibility and streamlines its daily business there.
At stake is a market that IHS Automotive and Macquarie Securities project will eclipse the combined sales of the United States, Germany and Japan in three years. VW’s Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda brands account for a fifth of China’s passenger vehicle deliveries, well ahead of General Motors, at 9.9 percent with its Buick and Chevrolet name-plates, according to researcher LMC Automotive. Hyundai stands at No. 3 with 9.7 percent, LMC said.
VW intends to consolidate its lead with aggressive investment that out-paces that planned by rivals. VW’s China ventures have pledged to spend €9.8bn ($12.6bn) in China through 2015, while GM says it will invest as much as $7bn in the five years to 2015.
The German company expects that spending differential to help it win over the next wave of Chinese car buyers, made up of mostly first-timers who have little brand allegiance.
“Chinese consumers are notoriously disloyal,” said Bill Russo, president of Synergistics, a market researcher in Beijing. “Volkswagen’s challenge is con-tinuing to build customer relationship management, and be geographically in the high-growth regions.”
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PLUS | THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2012 COMICS
Baby Blues Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman
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Hoy en la HistoriaNovember 29, 1972
1947: The UN General Assembly voted to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab land2001: Thirty countries agreed to prevent profits from the diamond trade supporting armed conflict in Africa2002: The first funds for the Moses Project, to build flood barriers to protect Venice from tidal waters, were released2011: A Los Angeles court jails Dr Conrad Murray for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson
Pong, the first commercially successful video game, was launched by Atari. It was based on table tennis and featured simple two-dimensional graphics
Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS
ALL IN THE MIND Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.
ACCOMPLICE, ALIBI, ARREST, BAIL, CHARGE, CLUE, COPS,CRIME, CRIMINAL, CROOK, DETECTIVE, EVIDENCE, EXTORTION, FELON, FINE, FORGERY, FRAUD, FUGITIVE, GANGSTER, GUILTY, HOMICIDE, HOODLUM, ILLEGAL, INNOCENT, JAIL, JUDGE, JURY, LARCENY, LAWYER, MOBSTER, OFFICER, OUTLAW, PATROL, PENALTY, PERPETRATOR, POLICE, PRISON, PRIVATE EYE, PROOF, ROBBER, SHERIFF, SLEUTH, SUSPECT, THIEF, WITNESS.
Zits Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
Hagar The Horrible Chris Browne
Blondie Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun
Slylock Bob Weber
PLUS | THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2012
HYPER SUDOKU
CROSS WORD
CROSSWORDS
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku
Puzzle is solved
by filling the
numbers from 1
to 9 into the blank
cells. A Hyper
Sudoku has
unlike Sudoku
13 regions
(four regions
overlap with the
nine standard
regions). In all
regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear
only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is
solved like a normal Sudoku.
ACROSS 1 Chicks hatch from them 5 Social slights10 Org. that shelters dogs
and cats14 Jump 15 Spooky16 The “E” of G.E.: Abbr.17 ___ Millions
(multistate lottery)18 Liability’s opposite19 Mah-jongg piece20 Not-so-fancy places to
stay23 Scoundrel25 Collection of atoms: Abbr.26 In addition27 Maryland’s nickname32 Contemptuous smile33 Small notebooks34 Ones not entirely gay
or straight37 Tasting like unripe apples38 Layers of 1-Across40 Lock fastener41 Beast of burden42 Soothing juice
43 Info in a library search request
44 Big Apple list47 Old MacDonald’s place49 Lout50 ’60s “acid”51 Osteoporosis threatens it56 Leprechaun land57 Therefore58 Knitter’s ball61 Identify62 Go in63 Wheel turner64 Goes from blonde to
brunette, say65 Heaths66 Where 38-Across lay
1-Across … or a word hidden in 20-, 27-, 44- and 51-Across
DOWN 1 Dutch ___ disease 2 Word said while
scratching one’s head 3 Judges’ decrees to
keep information from the public
4 Length 5 Spring or fall 6 Food giant whose
brands include Gerber and Goobers
7 ___ Major 8 Coffin holder 9 Rogen of “Superbad”10 Colonize11 Layers of wood12 Rostropovich’s
instrument13 Untouchable tennis
serves21 Ruler of Kuwait22 Cheerios are made
with them23 ___ Rica24 Wrist/elbow
connectors28 Tennis umpire’s cry29 Shopper’s wild outing30 Small amount31 Episode interruptions34 Old weapon in hand-
to-hand combat35 Spots in the Caribbean
36 Buy things38 ___-ray Disc39 Charged particle40 Cry said twice before
“hooray!”42 $20 bill dispensers43 Bean curd44 Actresses Worth and
Dunne45 World Cup sport46 Spuds47 Raid
48 Japanese cartoons51 Show flexibility52 “It’s us against ___”53 City near Lake Tahoe54 “For ___ us a child is
born …”55 Actor Gosling59 “Kidnapped”
monogram60 Badminton feature
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14 15 16
17 18 19
20 21 22
23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
32 33 34 35 36
37 38 39 40
41 42 43
44 45 46
47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55
56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63
64 65 66
L U M P H A S H B R O W N SU N E S S Q U A R E R O O TG D A Y T A L K E D I N T OG U L C H B L E W E T A LA L P H A R A Y I N D I EG A L O S H P I S T O L SE T A P O P S I C L E
E N S N O T C H D I SE N D O R S E S T A S
C R U C I A L C E S S N AL O G O N B I K E P A T HO M A N P E A R P O D I AS A N D B A R R E L N E A RE N D E A R M E N T G A G AR O A D G R A D E R E L O N
How to play Kakuro:The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number.Within each collection of cells - called a run
- any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
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EASY SUDOKUEasy Sudoku PuzzlesPlace a digit from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so everyrow, every column and every 3x3 box contains allthe digits 1 to 9.
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PLUS | THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2012 CINEMA / TV LISTINGS
SHOWING AT CITY CENTER12:15 Rugby Aviva
Premiership
Gloucester V
Sale Sharks
14:00 English Sports
News
14:30 Npower League
Wolves V
Nottingham Forest
16:15 Copa Dl Rey
Athletic V Eibar
18:30 Magazine Tba
19:00 Total Italian
Football
19:30 Rugby Aviva
Premiership
London Wasps
V Leicester
21:30 Copa Del Rey
Mallorca V
Deportivo
01:30 Rugby
International
Friendly
England V Souh
Africa
08:00 News
09:00 Al Jazeera
Correspondent
10:30 Inside Story
11:00 News
11:30 The Stream
12:00 News
12:30 People &
Power
13:00 NEWSHOUR
14:00 News
14:30 Inside Story
15:00 Witness
16:00 NEWSHOUR
17:00 News
17:30 The Stream
18:00 NEWSHOUR
19:00 News
19:30 Witness
20:00 News
20:30 Inside Story
21:00 NEWSHOUR
22:00 News
22:30 The Stream
23:00 Al Jazeera
Correspondent
13:15 Mythbusters
14:10 Border Security
14:35 GI Dough
15:05 Auction Kings
15:30 Ultimate
Survival
17:20 Hillbilly
Handfishin’
18:15 Mythbusters
19:40 How It’s Made
21:00 Auction Kings
21:30 American Guns
22:25 Behind Bars
23:20 Chris Ryan’s
Elite Police
13:00 Wild Russia
14:00 Lady With 700
Cats, The
17:00 Fish Warrior
18:00 Maneater
Manhunt
20:00 Unlikely Animal
Friends
21:00 Freaks &
Creeps
22:00 Dangerous
Encounters
23:00 Fish Warrior
13:15 The Marvelous
Misadventures...
14:30 Young Justice
17:00 Angelo Rules
18:00 Ben 10:
Ultimate Alien
18:50 Johnny Test
19:15 Adventure Time
19:40 Regular Show
20:30 Ben 10
20:55 Generator Rex
21:20 Level Up
12:00 Melinda And
Melinda
14:00 The Marc Pease
Experience
16:00 Wayne’s World 2
18:00 Banger Sisters
20:00 Friday After
Next
22:00 The Switch
15
13:50 Wildlife SOS
14:15 E-Vets: The
Interns
15:40 Wild France
16:35 Going Ape
17:00 Really Wild Show
18:25 Bondi Vet
19:20 Dogs 101
20:15 Monkey Life
21:10 Gibbons: Back
In The Swing
21:35 Going Ape
22:05 Wild France
23:00 Wild Animal
Repo
14:05 Vigilante Force
15:35 What Did You
Do In The War
Daddy
17:30 Wicked
Stepmother
20:25 Keys To The
Kingdom
22:00 The Secret She
Carried
23:30 Welcome To
L.A.
13:20 Young Bess-
FAM
15:15 The Outriders-
FAM
16:45 G-Men-FAM
18:10 Seven Women-
PG
19:35 Skyjacked-PG
21:15 Hearts Of The
West-PG
23:00 Wild Rovers
14:30 Good Boy
16:00 Olentzero And
The Magic Log
20:00 Puss In Boots
22:00 Little Einsteins:
Rocket’s
Firebird Rescue
23:30 Olentzero And
The Magic Log
GULF CINEMA
1
Talaash (2D/Hindi) – 2.30, 8.15 & 11.30pm
101 Weddings (2D/Malayalam) – 5.15pm
2
101 Weddings (2D/Malayalam) – 2.30, 8.00 & 11.00pm
Talaash (2D/Hindi) – 5.30pm
MALL CINEMA
1Paranorman (Comedy) – 2.30pm
101 Weddings (2D/Malayalam) – 4.30, 7.30 & 10.30pm
2
Rise Of The Guardians (3D/Animation) – 2.30 & 4.15pm
The Woman In The Fifth (3D/Thriller) – 6.00 & 7.45pm
The Collection (2D/Action) – 9.30 & 11.15pm
3
Red Dawn (2D/Action) – 3.00 & 5.15pm
Trouble With The Curve (2D/Drama) – 7.30pm
The Paperboy (2D/Thriller) – 9.30 & 11.30pm
ROYAL PLAZA
1
The Paperboy (2D/Thriller) – 2.30pm
Trouble With The Curve (2D/Drama) – 4.45pm
Red Dawn (2D/Action) – 7.00pm
The Collection (2D/Action) – 9.15 & 11.30pm
2
Rise Of The Guardians (Animation) – 3.00, 5.00, 7.00
& 9.00pm
Hunger Games (Drama) – 11.00pm
3
Snow White & The Huntsman (Adventure) – 2.30 & 4.45pm
What To Expect When You’re Expecting (Comedy) – 7.00pm
The Bourne Legacy (Action) – 9.00pm
Mission Impossible (Action) – 11.15pm
LANDMARK
1
Cinderella (3D/Animation) – 2.30pm
The Man With The Iron Fist (2D/Action) – 4.30pm
The Woman In The Fifth (3D/Thriller) – 6.30 & 8.30pm
Skyfall (2D/Action) – 10.30pm
2
Rise Of The Guardians (3D/Animation) – 3.00, 5.00 & 7.00pm
The Collection (2D/Action) – 9.00 & 11.00pm
3
Red Dawn (2D/Action) – 2.30pm
Twilight Saga: Breaking 2 (2D/Adventure) – 4.45pm
Trouble With The Curve (2D/Drama) – 7.00pm
Argo (2D/Drama) – 9.15pm
The Paperboy (2D/Thriller) – 11.30pm
PLUS | THURSDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2012 POTPOURRI16
MEDIA SCAN
IN FOCUS
• Several people expressed hope that the Ministry of Health will be able to expand the emergency section at the Al Saad Hospital and increase the number of doctors.
• People are waiting for the outcome of the Climate Change Conference and solutions for climate change problems.
• Complains about mistreatment of some employers in the Ministry of Labour to people coming to facilitate administrative requirements.
• Talks are rife about difficulty in finding parking in the towers area, where many ministries are located.
• Some cars are found selling vegetables and fruits at roadside, people are questioning
the role of Baladiya and the Ministry of Business and Trade.
• Due to shortage of taxis many private cars are plying as taxis.
• The Ministry of Culture is asked to estab-lish Clubs for reading and storytelling to encourage and develop reading and writing skills.
• Why females are not provided with marriage loans similar to their male counterparts.
• There are news about border opening between Qatar and UAE through KSA bor-der check point.
• Customers are complaining about City
Centre parking fees.
A summary ofissues of the daydiscussed by the Qatari communityin the media.
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by Johannes Eisele
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Weekend in Qatar
Kimiko Yoshida When: Till Dec 1, 10am - 10pmWhere: Katara Gallery 1, Building 19 What: Japanese photographer Kimiko Yoshida studied photography in Japan as well as in France, where she lives and works since 1995. For the Katara Galleries exhibition the curator has selected works where the artist features her interpretation of Middle Eastern, Arab and North African traditional dress and accessories.Free entry
“Elizabeth Taylor in Iran, 1976” Firooz Zahedi WHEN: Till Nov 30, 10am - 10pmWHERE: Katara Gallery 1, Building 19 WHAT: Firooz Zahedi was a personal friend and confidant of Elizabeth Taylor, as a friend and a photographer he accompanied the movie start in her visit to Iran in 1976. This exhibition will bring to Doha the photographs taken during that visit.Free entry
Constantin Boym Exhibition : Learning From MabkharaWhen: Till Dec 1, 10am-10pmWHERE: Gallery 2 Building 13 WHAT: Featuring unique and exquisite shapes and designs, Mabkhara is a traditional Arab incense burner, an authentic object typically used as daily domestic activities in the Arab world. Free entry
Yan Pei-Ming“Painting the history”When: 9am-8pm, Till Jan 12, 2013Friday 3pm to 9pmWHERE: QMA Gallery, Bldg 10 WHAT: Curated by Francesco Bonami, this exhibition profiles three types of history-makers and highlights the power of painting as a medium for recording historical events. Free entry
Tea with NefertitiWhen: Till March 31, 2013; 11am-6pmWHERE: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art WHAT: Offer a critical perspective on how to perceive an artwork, particularly in and from the Arab world. Free entry
Forever NowWhen: Till March 31, 2013; 11am-6pmWHERE: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art WHAT: Forever Now proposes new readings based on the works of five artists from Mathaf’s permanent collection. This exhibition unpacks new narratives that posit a unique understanding of five diverse artists: Fahrelnissa Zeid, Jewad Selim, Saliba Douaihy, Salim Al–Dabbagh and Ahmed Cherkaoui. Free entry
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DFI Green Screen Presented by COP18/CMP8 When: Till Dec 1, 8:30pm-10:30pmWhere: Katara Esplanade What: A series of intriguing films that shine a spotlight on the wonders of our world and our impact on it. Enjoy the open-air cinema on the Katara esplanade, find out more about some of the mysteries of Nature – and how you can help solve the world’s most pressing environmental issues. (cop18.qa)Free entry – limited seating on a first-come first-served basis
Art of Travel WHEN: Till Feb 11, 2013Thu, Sat: 12noon-8pm; Fri: 2pm-8pmWHERE: Al Riwaq Hall next to the Museum of Islamic Art WHAT: A watercolour album dated 1590 was commissioned by Bartholomäus Schachman, mayor of Gdansk in 1604. It documents what he saw during his travels through the Ottoman Empire in 1588-89, depicting costumes and people, scenes of everyday life, festivals and ceremonies. The pages of the album are on display along with related artworks and documents providing visitors with a fascinating and vivid view back in time to the 16th century. Free entry
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