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06 MUSCAT DAILY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009

NATION

BOOKSHOPS

Borders 24558089

Family Bookshop, Qurm 24564391

Madinat as Sul tan Qaboos 24600084

Oriental Islamic Bookshop 24835665

Turtles 24696217

House of Prose (used books) 24564356

MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL

ASSOCIATIONS

Associated Board of the Royal

Schools of Music 99440441

Muscat Amateur Theatre

Judith Razek 24562511

Su Pattison 24497502

Muscat Singers, Kate Clarke 99473709

RAH Music Ensemble

Katherine Cole 99272417

ART GALLERIES

Al Madina Art Gallery 24691380

Bait Muzna Gallery 24739204

Omani Heritage Gallery 24696974

Omani Society for Fine Arts 24694969

Raj Relics 99329842

Yitti Art Gallery 24564297

FLORISTS

Bella Rose, CCC 24566766

Caravans, Al Asfoor Plaza 24566795

Sadaf Flowers, MQ 24602123

The Flower Shop, Sabco Centre 24560043

The Little Flower Shop 24603383

MALLS

Al Araimi Complex 24566180

Al Asfoor Plaza 24564686

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Al Khamis Plaza 24562791

Al Wadi Commercial Centre 24564782

Capital Commercial Complex 24567351

Centrepoint 24698988

Jawaharat AShatti Complex 24692113

Khimji Megastore 24708075

Lulu Hypermarket

Barka 26886855

Bausher 24504504

Darsait 24701401

Al Burj Complex

Seeb 24423771

Sohar 26843040

Markaz al Bahja 24540200

Muscat City Centre 24558888

Qurum City Centre 24470700

Sabco Centre 24562761

TRAVEL

Airlines

Flight Information (24 hours) 24519456

Aeroflot 24704455

Air Arabia 24700828

Air France 24562153

Air India 24799801

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Biman Bangladesh Airlines 24701128

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Cathay Pacific 24789818

Egypt Air 24794113

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Ethiopian Airlines 24660313

Gul f Air (toll -free number) 80072424

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Japan Airlines 24704455

Jazeera Airways 23294848

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Kenya Airways 24660300

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Kuwait Airways 24701262

LOT Polish Airlines 24796387

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Pakistan International Airlines 24792471

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Royal Jordanian 24796693

Saudi Arabian Airlines 24789485

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TOUR OPERATORS

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Alwan Tourism 24594002

Al Maskry Tourism and Travels 24595241

Arabian Sea Safaris 24693223

Arise Travel and Tours 24605825

99642291

AST Tours

Muscat 24571311

24/7 99484003

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Bahwan Travel Agencies 24797405

Caravan Tours Muscat LLC 24707072

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Desert Discovery 24493232

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Eihab Travels 24683900

Elite Travel and Tourism 24485020

Empty Quarter Tours 99387654

Explore Masirah 25504442

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Orient Holidays 24478902

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Tour Oman 24799966

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ACCOMMODATION

Muscat

Al Bahjah Hotel 24424400

Al Bustan Palace

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Al Khuwayr Hotel Apartments 24478171

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Al Fanar Hotel 24712385

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Beach Hotel 24696601

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Marina Hotel 24711711

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Mina Hotel 24711828

Muttrah Hotel 24798401

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Oman Dive Center 24824240

Park Inn 24507888

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Ruwi Hotel 24704244

Safeer Hotel Suites 24691200

Sheraton Oman Hotel 24772772

Shangri-Las Barr al Jissah

Resort and Spa 24776666

The Chedi Muscat 24524400

The Treasurebox Muscat Hotel 24502570

A-Z LISTING

Im blessed because the nature of my work usu-

ally has me in constant discussions, trainings

and speaking engagements with smart people

and high achievers. Across the world, Im con-

stantly introduced to the best of the best within

groups and I get the chance to rub shoulders

with them.

What Ive found has been very interesting

and completely against the myth many believe

in. The myth is that those seeking to learn more

are the ones who arent high achievers. In my

early days I also incorrectly assumed that those

who sought more knowledge and information

either didnt know their industry well enough or

were new to their field.

I realised it to be the con-

trary.

I have found that those who

are usually underachieving are in fact more re-

sistant to learning. They think they know it all.

They really dont feel that they are missing out

on any new information and hold on to that be-

lief with all their might, whereas winners think

differently. Winners know that the more they

begin to learn about a topic, the more they re-

alise how much they dont know. In fact, the

highest achievers and the smartest people are

always seeking to learn more because they un-

derstand this truth. They know that what they

know needs to be constantly refined. They are

aware that what they know is only the tip of the

iceberg and what they dont know far exceeds

what they know. Because of it, they believe that

things can be taken to new heights, and what

is deemed impossible today, is possible tomor-

row.

Imagine a full circle representing lifes

knowledge pie. There are three main segments

to this circle. The first segment is what we

know we know. Then there is what we know we

dont know. Lastly, there is the third segment

which is what we dont know we dont know.

How these three segments are divided is inter-

esting.

I would like to suggest that most high

achievers would agree that what they know is

only about one per cent of the 100 per cent

possible knowledge and information that is out

there in our world, if that. What they know they

dont know accounts for another one per cent.

And the reason they are always

seeking to learn and improve is

because they know that there

is a full 98 per cent of knowl-

edge and information out there that belongs to

the segment of not knowing what they dont

know.

Whenever I attend any event, meeting or get

together, I seek to learn something new. It

could be a new tip, it could be a new way of

thinking, or may be a variation on what I al-

ready know. When you truly understand the

scale of how much you dont know you dont

know, then you will understand the importance

of being a student of life.

There is so much to this world, so be open

to learning in both your personal and profes-

sional life.

You will never know enough. As any winner

would, always seek to improve in order to get

to your destination.

Have a Winning Week.

A MUSCAT DAILY COLUMNIST

RESULTS IN LIFE -

CHOICE OR LUCK?

Kevin Abdulrahman

Kevin Abdulrahman is an in-demand leadership development and performance acceleration

speaker and trainer

ALWAYS SEEK TO LEARN

AND IMPROVE

You can mail him on kevin.abdulrahman@apexstuff.com

Jump, they said to him. He

thought What the heck? I can

jump and Ill just show them

how much I can. He stood up

and jumped as high as he could

but when he landed on the seat,

the whole bus practically vi-

brated. They laughed their

heads off, and I did too, merely

for the fact that the boy hadnt a

single idea on why we were

doing so considering his young

age. Yes, youve guessed right.

Hes an overweight child and his

friends were making fun of his

shape.

Parents are the one to blame

here, I believe. Generally, individ-

uals are responsible for their own

behaviour, but this is an innocent

child were talking about, whos

barely seven years of age and

who also happened to gain all of

this weight after consuming

chips, macaroni, and other kinds

of junk food being sent along

with himto school! Now, dont

get me wrong, Im not pointing

fingers at this kid only, because

Im sure there are others out

there in the same situation.

Genetics plays a huge role in

this situation, of course, but

what Ive been observing for the

whole of the past year proves

my point.

Parents may want to shower

their kids with everything their

little hearts desire, but a line

should be drawn between the

two to keep a balance and to

avoid health problems that af-

fect the child, not to mention

being insulted by his peers.

Heres a wake up call, par-

ents: chalk out a balanced and

regulated diet for your kids with

the essential elements that a

healthy diet needs. Provided

that you are 100 per cent sure of

the benefits of doing so.

GAMING REVIEW

Adding depth to the original

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed,

Sith Edition

Produced by LucasArts and

Aspyr

Released:Worldwide this

winter

Available on: PS3, Xbox360,

PC, MAC

Richard ThomasMuscat

The soon to be released Sith Edi-

tion has expanded on the initial

Force Unleashed, by providing all

those that have a slightly dark

side complex an enlarged game

and storyline to lose themselves

in.

The Star Wars franchise has

spawned a number of good, bad

and ugly computer games,

covering all the main genres in

console and PC gaming. Role

playing gamers have had their fill

with Knights of the Old Republic

1+2, MMOG's in Star Wars:

Galaxies, and large scale bat-

tlescapes on Star Wars: Battle-

front and its sequels.

The expansion is supposed to

give a little more depth to the

original Force Unleashed, with the

time period around that of the

Empire Strikes Backfilm in the Star

Wars universe. Potentially, this

will give gamers who have previ-

ously played the game some-

thing more to explore and delve

into the immersing storyline and

history of the franchise, and will

be welcomed by the avid fan.

What can it do for the layman,

really unconvinced about the

whole idea? Well, it kind of

depends on what kind of games

you like. The plot will be good,

well told, albeit a little obvious.

What new things it can bring to

a franchise that is possibly

creaking under its own weight,

and has a slight whiff of a money

spinner project, is unknown.

The rumours and excited

comments from fan sites say

that this edition will sell well to

real fans, and given that there are

millions of them around the

globe, this game will make some

money. LucasArts haven't

produced a bad game yet, and

chance are that The Force

Unleashed: Sith Edition will follow

the same path. The gaming will

be slick. The graphics clean and

suitably sci-fi. The monsters are

menacing. The bad are very bad.

The good are sickly sweet. So its

fun to play the bad guy and get to

put the boot in from time to time.

Just don't spend too much

money on buying it. Better still,

rent it.

Something will go

thump in the night

Our CorrespondentMuscat

Hats off to those lucky enough to

have sorted out tickets and cos-

tumes for the Vice Rave in the

Ramee Hotel's Mirchi Ballroom

on Thursday.

Organised by BMB Events,

this party is being organised to

celebrate Halloween, with rev-

ellers all dressed up in ghoulish

outfits. DJs Cee J, Dub Bass and

Bakh Inamov will be letting loose

with a range of music, such as

house and techno.

The doors open at 9pm and

beverages will be available until

2.30am.

JUMP, THEY SAIDMaryam al Bulushi, StudentMuscat

Patrick PringleMuscat

The London record label Soul Jazz

has recently re-released their

comprehensive retrospective of

Arthur Russell, which features not

only his club hits with various

bands and production outfits, but

also some of his solo material.

The compilation opens with

his heavy, percussive, minimalist

production as part of the seminal

band Dinosaur L, entitledGo Bang!

The compilation then rolls out

some of Russell's seminal dance-

floor hits such as Loose Joints' Is

it all over my face? The most re-

markable aspect of these tracks is

how closely they resemble a kind

of proto-house or techno sound,

with big thudding kick drums,

electronic blips and echo effects,

all years before the drum machine

changed the face of dance music.

And yet, some of the most

sublime tracks on the compilation

are some of Russell's solo efforts,

with tracks such as Keeping Up

andA Little Lost, which showcase

his very moving, slightly other-

worldly voice, with polished, ad-

venturous cello lines threading in

and out of the mix.

This compilation is a snapshot

not only of a genuinely talented

and idiosyncratic musician, but

also of the New York club scene

in the early 80s, when musical

definitions were loose.

Russells solo efforts stand out

MUSIC REVIEW

MJ fans awaitThis Is It

Our CorrespondentMuscat

What would have been the

biggest comeback for King of Pop

Michael Jackson has now been

encapsulated in a 112-minute

documentary film. Jacksons

journey towards the series of 50

concerts in London will now

serve as the musicians final

goodbye to millions of his fans.

This Is It a film that docu-

ments over 100 hours of the pop

stars rehearsals and backstage

action is set to release in

Muscat on Thursday, and his

fans couldnt be more delighted.

This is the last we will see of him

and I think its going to be a price-

less film to watch and own, said

a fan.

I have never watched

Michael live in action. A film like

this would give an insight into

how he prepared for his

concerts, said another fan.

Advance booking for the film

will open from Wednesday at Al

Shatti and a special premier show

is planned for Wednesday night.

From Thursday we will be

holding three shows of this film,

said Neha Chitnis of Oman Arab

Cinema.