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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.

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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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om

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on

ies,

te

ns

of

thousa

nds

of

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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.

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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



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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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.”

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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.

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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

13

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

14

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.

Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

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


Red Dawn (2D/Action) – 7.00pm


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


3

Red Dawn (2D/Action) – 2.30pm

Twilight Saga: Breaking 2 (2D/Adventure) – 4.45pm


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.

A ferris wheel seen at a Christmas market near the Rotes Rathaus in Berlin.

by Johannes Eisele

Editor-In-Chief Khalid Al Sayed Acting Managing Editor Hussain Ahmad Editorial Office The Peninsula Tel: 4455 7741, E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

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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