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COVERING
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COP18They have come from all over the world. For two weeks 1,500 journalists make Doha their home to cover the largest conference on climate change.
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by Isabel Ovalle
A lot is going on in
Qatar National
C o n v e n t i o n
Center (QNCC)
these days, and the world
wouldn’t know about it
if it wasn’t for one key
link on the chain: media.
Over 1,500 journalists are
accredited to cover the UN
climate change conference
in Doha, and their work is
essential to the process,
just as much as that of del-
egates, nongovernmental
organizations, ministers
and other parties involved.
Keeping record of what
is really happening in the
halls of QNCC is a difficult
task that not all can accom-
plish. Lack of time, impos-
sibility to be in two places
at once, are important
obstacles. Jokes aside, there
is much more to a journal-
ist’s job than that of attend-
ing a press conference, and
a big challenge attached to
the job is gaining the trust
of potential sources in a
record time.
Professionals specialised
in environmental or scien-
tific reporting have a great
advantage, as well as those
who have attended previous
conferences of the parties
addressing climate change.
These reporters know well
how to prioritise and are in
a unique position to com-
pare the Doha summit with
previous ones.
The media space for the
press in Qatar’s convention
center is located in hall 9,
the last one in the ground
floor. It takes approximately
15 minutes to walk from if
to, for instance, hall number
3, where delegations are
located, almost at the
beginning of the corridor.
The space for media is
big and well equipped with
plenty of computers, and
numerous booths for televi-
sion and radio stations, as
well as news agencies from
different countries.
The hall is usually not
very busy, evidently because
journalists are on the hunt
for an exclusive story. All
the same, professionals
from all over the world
gather there, becoming a
representation, in small-
scale, of the UN.
Ciro Di Costanzo, from
Excélsior newspaper from
Mexico City, has covered
previous conferences in
Cancun (Mexico, 2010)
and Durban (South Africa,
2011). He explained that the
first week of the meeting is
valuable to lay the founda-
tion for agreements, which
will “hopefully” be reached
during the second week,
especially from December
5, when the high level nego-
tiations begin. “If there is
important news, they will
be given during the second
week, even though the hard
work was the first week,” he
added.
It’s not the first visit
to the Middle East for Di
Costanzo, and he thinks
that matters concerning
the region have not been
sufficiently addressed.
“This generates scepticism,
people wonder if there is
really a commitment with
the environment and the
reduction of emissions,” he
stated.
Media at COP18: Taking the message
across the globe
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The presidency is in charge of
boosting negotiations, “I hope that
in the end there is an agreement to
extend the commitment period of
Kyoto Protocol and raise the level
of ambition to decrease emissions”,
added this Mexican journalist. While
regarding activism of NGO’s in
COP18, he said that “there is none”.
It’s not the first COP for Raoul
Antoine Siemeni, of Afrique
Environment Plus, who was also
present in Durban. His view is clear:
“parties seem tired”. This journalist
from Congo stated that, “so far, the
conference is not very attractive”,
while he wondered how many more
COPs can be held. “Delegates need
to reach solutions fast, they can’t go
on for ever. If the house is on fire,
conferences aren’t the answer,” he
added.
On his past experience in COP17,
he remembers that countries were
also very tired back then. “Canada
and Japan said no to the Kyoto
Protocol. Ultimately, if there is no
disposition to limit emissions; there
is no solution,” he concluded.
Victor Edgardo Ingrassi works
for La Nación in Buenos Aires
(Argentina). In his opinion the first
week serves as a meeting point for
delegates. During this time the press
has access to scientific reports that
serve as a pressure mode for dele-
gates to close deals related to studies
that are “more dark and catastrophic
every year”.
Ingrassi worked in Durban
for COP17, back then talks were
extended two extra days because
there was no agreement. “Delegates,
secretaries of environment and
ministers literally fell asleep on the
tables in the morning, after staying
up all night negotiating. That is not
positive for discussions or for COPs
in general,” he said.
Even though it’s his first time in
Qatar, this Argentinean journal-
ist has noticed that the country is
very secure and respectful. On this
basis, he said that “perhaps that’s
why NGO’s haven’t been more par-
ticipative or visible. There are no
events in the street, outside the
convention center for citizens to
approach and find out what’s going
on,” he added.
David Zhang, from People’s Daily,
official newspaper of China’s com-
munist party, said that “Qatar has
created a very comfortable environ-
ment, people from the whole world
feel amazed, and it has been a great
experience”.
All journalists agree that more
public pressure would contribute to
negotiations moving forward faster.
Media professionals feel responsible
for raising awareness about environ-
mentalism and the legacy left behind
for generations to come.
The Peninsula
Delegates need to reach solutions fast, they can’t go on for ever. If the house is on fire, conferences aren’t the answer.
Raoul Antoine SiemeniAfrique Environment Plus
PLUS | TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2012 COMMUNITY4
The Qsports Dhow team finished first among the Qatari teams in an exciting race at the Katara Dhow Festival recently. While Omani teams dominated the event – they took the top four spots – the Qsports team finished fifth, beating the other four Qatari teams in the finals. The Qsports team included Arab, Asian, European and American residents in Qatar. Captain Shahad Miah, who steered the dhow, was delighted with the result: “We had no opportunity to practise, so I am very pleased how everyone came together to row as such a strong team.”
Former Kerala minister M M Hassan (second left) presented a shawl to Joppachan Thekekutt, who was elected as one of the directors of the Pravasi Welfare Board, at a function held in his honour in Doha recently.
Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), a charita-ble organization working under the aegis of the Indian
Embassy in Qatar, is organizing a charity film show on Friday, December 7, at 2.30pm in Doha Cinema. ICBF President Kareem Abdulla has appealed to all local Indian organizations in Qatar to support this programme, since all proceedings from the same would be channelled to various humani-tarian causes.
The Hindi movie “Talaash” fea-tures Bollywood star Aamir Khan
along with Rani Mukharjee and Kareena Kapoor. The film is run-ning to packed theatres in India.
The tickets are available at the counter in Doha Cinema, and can also be purchased from ICC and the ICBF Help Desk at the Indian Embassy after 6pm.
Ganesh Sreenivasan, General Manager of Gulf Incon, released the tickets in the presence of local media representatives, the ICBF president and committee members.
For more information, call 55854791 or 55335679.
The Peninsula
ICBF to screen Talaashto raise fund for charity
ICBF President Kareem Abdulla, General Manager of Gulf Incon Ganesh Sreenivasan and other officials at the ticket releasing ceremony.
Pakistan Professionals Forum Qatar is organising a free medical camp on Friday, December 7, at Pakistan
Education Centre in Abu Hamour.The camp will be open to individu-
als of all nationalities from all walks of life, and is being especially held for the benefit of low-income work-ers. Provisions are being made to run clinics in different specialties all day to treat common ailments. Clinics for gynaecology, paediatrics, ENT, oph-thalmology, internal medicine and dental hygiene will open their doors to patients on Friday.
A dedicated team of expert doctors in all specialties, nurses, pharmacists and technicians will be present to
attend to all the patients coming to the camp.
Arrangements have been made for patients with gynaecological problems to be attended to by lady doctors.
All consultation, treatment and medication will be provided free of charge, courtesy of Hamad Medical Corporation.
Special transport arrangements have been made to pick up and drop registered patients from several loca-tions within the city.
The camp will be officially inaugu-rated by the chief guests, Dr Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh bin Nasser Al Thani, and the Ambassador of Pakistan to Qatar, Mohammad Sarfaraz Khanzada.
The Peninsula
Dr Mazhar Monga (centre), Chairman PPFQ, with Adnan Kirmani (left), President, and Shabber Ali, General Secretary, at the press meet to announce the medical camp.
Pakistan Professionals Forumto hold free medical camp
Indian Pravasi welfare board directorThe Qsports Dhow team
PLUS | TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2012 5CAMPUS
Birla Public School girls cricket team – under-19 category – secured second position in the Cricket Tournament conducted by Qatar Cricket Association. Picture shows the team with the coach and other officials.
Qatar Academy’s boys varsity football team took on their teachers in a friendly football match during a recent spirit assembly at the school. The gathering of students from grades 6-12 was organised to raise awareness about the boys’ and girls’ ISAC Varsity Football
Tournament, which takes place from December 6 to 8 at Qatar Academy. Nearly 150 players and coaches from around the Gulf region will converge on Education City during the tournament.
“We are really excited to have schools from Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar joining us on campus next weekend,” said Stephen Walker, QA’s athletics director, to a crowd of about 500 students gathered in the gym.
“This is our chance to show off our campus, our hospitality, and our talents on the field. We couldn’t do it without the help of many student volunteers and host families.”
At that, the students and teachers took to the floor for a hard-fought football match, which, for the second year running, ended in a draw at 3–3.
Qatar Academy gets readyfor ISAC football tournament
The Qatar Academy students team takes on teachers in a friendly football match.
The achievements of some 159 distinguished Qatar University students were honoured in a ceremony held at Katara
recently. A total of 150 students were honoured for their outstanding academic performance, and 11 of them received an Award of Excellence, each having scored a GPA of 3.94 or more. A further nine students were congratulated on their exemplary non-academic achievements.
Qatar University President Prof. Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad said: “These students’ outstanding achievements, both academically and in other fields, are testament to the sheer dedication of themselves, their families and everyone at QU to achieving nothing short of their very best. We are delighted that again, this year, we have such a strong cohort of well-rounded and motivated students going out into the world, determined
to be successful leaders in the future.”The QU Vice-President for Student
Affairs, Dr Omar Al Ansari, said: “Everyone at QU is very proud of our distinguished students, whose hard work over these last years has really paid off. Many congratulations to them all and they have our very best wishes as they enter the labour market, embodying the best of a QU education.”
Lolwa Al Medadi, International Affairs student at College of Arts & Sciences, said: “The main obstacle I faced at the beginning of my academic life was adapting to using English language, especially because I studied only Arabic language in high school. However, I overcame this problem through reading books. I encourage all students to be well-organized and a good time-manager from the very beginning of their academic journey.”
The Peninsula
QU honours top students
Qatar University President Prof Sheikha Abdulla Qatar University President Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad honouring one of the students.Al Misnad honouring one of the students.
Birla Public School girls cricket team wins laurels
PLUS | TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2012 COMMUNITY6
Over 1,200 people availed of healthcare services at a medical camp titled ‘Care & Aware’, coordinated by
Malabar Gold & Diamonds in associa-tion with Aster Medical Centre, Well Care Group and KMCC Kozhikode as a part of its CSR activities. The one-day camp was held at the MES Indian School campus on November 30, 2012 from 6:30am to 11:30am.
“The response from the expatri-ate community of Qatar, including
Indians, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans, Indonesians etc, including women, was beyond expectations,” said the organ-iser. Though the camp was scheduled to start at 6:30am for those who had registered in advance, a large number of people were present at the MES premises from 5am.
Diagnoses by expert doctors and free consultation were provided by Aster Medical Centre. Specialist doctors, including a general physi-cian, dermatologist, orthopaedist and
ENT specialist were available at the medical camp to attend to the health-care needs of the attendees. At the camp, the residents could get their blood sugar, blood pressure and lipid profile checked and undergo physical examination. Patients suffering from chronic ailments were also served at the camp.
Commenting on the medical camp, Dr Sameer Moopan, Managing Director, DM Healthcare, said: “We are well pleased with the success of ‘Care & Aware’ camp. The participa-tion from the expatriate community was way beyond our expectations. We believe preventive care is extremely important and goes a long way in ensuring the overall well-being of indi-viduals as well as the society at large. I congratulate our team of organis-ers, without whom we wouldn’t have attained the huge response at the camp.”
The participants were provided with free medicines through Well Care pharmacies by the CSR part-ner, Malabar Gold and Diamonds. The volunteer committee was coordinated by KMCC Kozhikode. Apart from the general check-ups and healthcare advisory services, seminar sessions on diabetes were also arranged for the patients.
Shashikumar, First Secretary at the Indian Embassy, inaugurated the medical camp.
Commenting on the initiative, Santhosh Regional Head, Malabar Gold, said: “CSR activities are an important part of our organization’s philosophy. We plan to organize at least one such medical camp every quarter in different parts of Qatar, aiming at improving the quality of the com-munities we serve, without financial consideration.”
The Peninsula
Over a thousand attend ‘Care & Aware’ medical camp
People getting their blood pressure checked at the medical camp.
Standard Chartered recently hosted two Liverpool FC Foundation coaches, who con-ducted football coaching clin-
ics for children from various schools in Qatar.
David McParland and Scott Fowler, coaches who work full time with the Liverpool FC Foundation, flew down to Qatar to conduct coaching clinics for children from three schools: Ali Bin Abdulla Independent School, Shafallah Centre for Special Needs, and Park House English School.
The coaches also conducted a coach-ing session for children of the bank’s staff, and met with the bank’s football team.
Charles Carlson, Chief Executive Officer at Standard Chartered Qatar, said: “It’s been a pleasure to host the LFC Foundation coaches and I have been impressed with the skills and technique taught to the children. Each session has been tailor-made to suit the age and capability of the children, therefore everyone had a chance to learn and play the game regardless of their skill levels”.
“Qatar has been amazing. We have never experienced as warm a reception as we have here”, said David McParland, referring to the traditional Qatari wel-come given to the coaches when they visited Ali Bin Abdulla School.
“The response to the coach-ing session has been great. There is
tremendous potential here and we are impressed to see the enthusiasm in children and adults alike for football in Qatar” commented Scott Fowler.
Dougie Smith, Headmaster at Park House English School, commented, “Park House students had a wonder-ful day with the Liverpool coaches and were enthused and excited by the whole experience. The coaches had a really good rapport with the students and were a credit to the Liverpool FC Foundation. It is great to see such events happening in Qatar and we thank Standard Chartered and Liverpool FC for making this event possible”.
David McParland coaches at the LFC Academy and works with the Pre-Academy Group in addition to his role within the LFC Foundation. At the Foundation, both David and Scott work on a daily basis with the Football Development Programme, where they coach in local primary schools.
As part of the Football Development programme, they also help in coach-ing the Special Needs Groups, which include both children and adults. Currently they are both developing the Competition Element to the Football Development Strategy.
Both Scott and David have been on a number of soccer clinics abroad, including the Goals Project in Mumbai and, recently, the LFC Pre-Season Tour in the US. The Peninsula
Standard Chartered hosts coaching clinics for kidsThree hundred children benefit from football coaching sessions with Liverpool FC
Children who attended the camp with coaches from Liverpool FC.
PLUS | TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2012HEALTH 7
Health Tipsfrom DOCTOR
Enuresis is more commonly known as bed-wetting. Nocturnal enuresis, or bed-wetting at night, is the most common type. Daytime wetting is
called diurnal enuresis. Some children expe-rience either or a combination of both. The condition is not diagnosed unless the child is 5 years or older.
What Are the Symptoms of Enuresis?
The main symptoms of enuresis include:
• Repeated bed-wetting• Wetting in the clothes• Wetting at least twice
a week for approximately three months
W hat Causes Enuresis?
Many factors may be involved in the devel-opment of enuresis. Involuntary, or non-inten-tional, release of urine may result from:
• A small bladder• Persistent urinary tract infections• Severe stressHow Common Is Enuresis?Enuresis is a common childhood problem.
Estimates suggest that 7 percent of boys and 3 percent of girls age 5 have enuresis.
How Is Enuresis Diagnosed?First, the doctor will take a medical his-
tory and perform a physical exam to rule out any medical disorder that may be causing the release of urine, which is called incontinence. Laboratory tests may be also performed, such as a urinalysis and blood work to measure blood sugar, hormones and kidney function. Physical conditions that could result in incontinence include diabetes, an infection, or a functional or structural defect causing a blockage in the urinary tract.
How Is Enuresis Treated?Treatment may not be needed for mild cases
of enuresis, because most children with this condition outgrow it. Reassuring the child and parents is essential. Early dinner and no water after 9pm are helpful. Awakening the child at midnight and making him pass urine is often rewarding. Medicines are used more often if the child’s self esteem is getting affected by the wetting.
WebMD Medical Reference
Diabetes has already been tied to an increased risk of kid-ney and cardiovascu-
lar troubles, nerve damage and vision loss, and now a Japanese study finds diabetics to be more than twice as likely as those without the disease to have hear-ing impairment.
In a review of past research on the issue, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, scientists found that younger diabetics were at even higher risk than older adults, though they could not explain why.
“Current meta-analysis sug-gests that the higher prevalence of hearing impairment in dia-betic patients compared with nondiabetic patients was con-sistent regardless of age,” wrote lead researcher Chika Horikawa, at Niigata University Faculty of Medicine, and colleagues.
It’s not the first time research-ers have found a link between diabetes and hearing loss. In
2008, researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) saw similar patterns in a sample of more than 11,000 peo-ple, with people with diabetes twice as likely to have hearing loss as those without.
It’s thought that high blood sugar levels brought on by dia-betes may lead to hearing loss by damaging blood vessels in the ears, said Horikawa.
Horikawa and colleagues collected information from 13 previous studies examining the link between diabetes and hear-ing loss and published between 1977 and 2011. Together, the data covered 7,377 diabetes and 12,817 people without the condition.
Overall, Horikawa’s team found that diabetics were 2.15 times as likely as people without the disease to have hearing loss. But when the results were bro-ken down by age, people under 60 had 2.61 times the risk while people over 60 hand 1.58 times higher risk.
Some experts caution that this
kind of study does not prove that diabetes is directly responsible for the greater hearing loss rates.
“It doesn’t definitively answer the question, but it continues to raise an important point that patients might ask about,” said Steven Smith, a diabetes spe-cialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
The researchers note that future studies that take more factors into account, such as age and noisy environment, are needed to clarify the link between diabetes and hearing loss. Still, Horikawa said, people should recognise that diabetics may be at risk for hearing loss based on their results.
“Furthermore, these results propose that diabetic patients are screened for hearing impair-ment from (an) earlier age com-pared with non-diabetics,” said Horikawa, adding that hearing loss has also been linked to an increased risk of depression and dementia. SOURCE: http:.//bit.ly/RIVeeW Reuters
Dr E V Kumar Specialist - Paediatrics
Healthspring World Clinic
Bed-wetting in children
Diabetes may be Diabetes may be linked to hearing linked to hearing
loss: Studyloss: Study
A healthy nose ensures a happy, endur-ing relationship, says a study based on data involving people aged between 18 and 46 years with and without olfac-
tory sense, according to a British media report.The results showed men and women unable
to smell were more insecure, with men par-ticularly affected when it comes to finding love. Such men averaged just two partners compared to 10 among those with robust sense of smell.
Scientists attribute this to timidity and lack of adventurousness on the part of men because of their poor sense of smell and how they are perceived by others, the journal Biological
Psychology reports.Women in both categories had on average
the same number of partners - four - but those who couldn’t smell lacked confidence in their partners and were on average 20 percent less secure than females who could.
Significantly, a woman’s lack of smell had no impact on her friendships, suggesting smell is only key for females when it comes to relation-ships, according to the Daily Mail.
Smelling, or olfaction, is generally the least understood of the senses but it is increasingly recognised as having an important role in a large number of areas. IANS
‘Healthy nose’ promotes long, loving relationship
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Akhta
r, Z
oya s
aid
In
dia
has
surviv
ed H
ollyw
ood b
ecause
“w
e h
ave o
ur
language; w
e h
ave o
ur o
wn s
tyle
, so
our a
udie
nce w
ould
want
to s
ee a
Shah
Rukh K
han a
nd n
ot
Tom
Cruis
e”.
“Our s
tar s
yst
em
has
made o
ur indust
ry g
row
. S
o I
definit
ely
have a
lot
of
resp
ect
for t
hat
and I
underst
and t
hat,”
the 4
0-y
ear-o
ld s
aid
.T
hen, w
ho a
ccordin
g t
o h
er is
a fi
lm s
tar?
“They a
re c
alled s
tars
because
no m
att
er w
hat
the fi
lm i
s, t
hey g
et
an
openin
g. S
tars
pull p
eople
. B
ut
havin
g s
aid
that,
sta
rs
want
to c
ate
r t
o t
heir
audie
nce b
y d
oin
g w
hat
has
work
ed b
efo
re. S
o y
ou c
an’t
make t
oo m
any
film
s w
ith t
hem
because
they (
stars)
don’t
want
to e
xperim
ent.
They w
ant
that
safe
ty a
nd t
hat
is t
he p
roble
m,” s
aid
Zoya.
“In t
his
case
, A
am
ir K
han is
a lit
tle d
iffe
rent,”
she s
aid
, on h
er e
xperie
nce
of
work
ing w
ith h
im in T
ala
ash
, w
hic
h r
ele
ase
d o
n N
ovem
ber 3
0.
Zoya c
o-w
rote
the fi
lm w
ith d
irecto
r R
eem
a K
agti
, experim
enti
ng f
or
the fi
rst
tim
e w
ith t
he s
usp
ense
genre.
“My c
hallenges
were t
o k
eep t
he s
tory e
ngagin
g, giv
e d
epth
to t
he c
har-
acte
rs
an
d a
lso f
ocus
on
their
em
oti
on
al
chord.
Our a
udie
nce r
ela
te t
o
em
oti
onal
quoti
ent.
So,
if y
ou d
on’t
connect
them
em
oti
onally,
they w
ill
not
watc
h (
a fi
lm),”
she s
aid
.Z
oya, th
e d
aughte
r o
f poet-
lyric
ist
Javed A
khta
r a
nd s
crip
t w
rit
er H
oney
Iran
i, h
as
writ
ten
an
d d
irecte
d L
uck
By
Ch
an
ce (
2009)
an
d Z
ind
agi
Na
M
ilegi
Dob
ara
(2011
).S
he s
aid
she w
ould
lik
e a
bala
nce o
f com
mercia
lly v
iable
and c
rit
ically
accla
imed p
roje
cts
.“I
feel
both
are i
mporta
nt.
Com
mercia
l su
ccess
is
importa
nt.
But
if I
m
ake a
film
and i
t m
akes
money,
but
if t
he a
udie
nce s
ays
they d
idn’t
lik
e
it a
t all,
I w
ill
be d
isappoin
ted.
I w
ant
everybody t
o w
atc
h m
y fi
lms
and
like it,”
she s
aid
. IA
NS
Pitt
spla
shes
£75
,000
on
Nod
dy c
ar p
aint
ing
Star
sys
tem
has
hel
ped
Bolly
woo
d flo
uris
h: Z
oya
by
Lis
a R
ich
win
e
The T
wil
igh
t te
en m
ovie
vam
-pir
es
sucked m
ore m
oney o
ut
of th
eate
rs
over t
he w
eekend,
leadin
g Jam
es B
on
d,
Brad
Pit
t and t
he r
est
of box o
ffice p
ack w
ith
$17
.4m
in U
S a
nd C
anadia
n t
icket
sale
s and s
corin
g its
thir
d w
eekly
win
.P
itt’s
new
movie
, th
e s
mall-b
udget
gan
gste
r
film
K
illi
ng
Th
em
S
oft
ly,
bom
bed w
ith fi
lmgoers w
ho p
an
ned
it w
ith a
rare “
F”
grade o
n a
verage
in poll
ing by audie
nce survey fi
rm
C
inem
aS
core.
Th
e m
ovie
la
nded in
se
venth
pla
ce w
ith $
7m
in t
icket
sale
s at
dom
est
ic t
heate
rs.
Th
e result
s w
ere m
uch
brig
hte
r
for B
rea
kin
g D
aw
n -
Pa
rt
2,
the fi
fth
and fi
nal
film
in t
he T
wil
igh
t vam
pir
e
and w
erew
olf
saga,
whic
h h
as
earned
$254.6
m a
t N
orth
Am
eric
an (
US
and
Can
adia
n)
theate
rs sin
ce it
s sm
ash
debut
on N
ovem
ber 1
6.
The t
op r
ankin
gs
were s
imilar t
o last
w
eek’s
Thanksg
ivin
g h
oliday w
eekend.
Bond m
ovie
Sk
yfa
ll s
tarrin
g D
anie
l C
raig
as
supersp
y 0
07 g
rabbed $
17m
an
d h
eld
on
to s
econ
d p
lace,
accord-
ing t
o s
tudio
esti
mate
s c
om
piled b
y
Reute
rs.
Ste
ven S
pie
lberg’s
his
toric
al
dram
a L
inco
ln,
featu
rin
g a
crit
ically
accla
imed p
erfo
rm
ance b
y D
anie
l D
ay-
Lew
is a
s th
e 1
6th
US
presi
dent,
kept
the N
o 3
slo
t w
ith $
13.5
m.
A w
eek a
go,
Bre
ak
ing D
aw
n -
Pa
rt
2 a
nd S
kyf
all h
elp
ed p
ush
the fi
ve-d
ay
Thanksg
ivin
g w
eekend t
o a
box o
ffice
record.
The s
uccess
of
the t
wo fi
lms,
plu
s upcom
ing r
ele
ase
s su
ch a
s fa
n-
tasy
prequel
Th
e H
ob
bit
an
d m
usi
cal
Les
Mis
era
ble
s, a
re lik
ely
to p
ow
er 2
012
ti
cket
sale
s to
an a
ll-t
ime h
igh, accord-
ing t
o indust
ry f
orecast
s.
As of
Sun
day,
year-t
o-d
ate
sale
s w
ere r
unnin
g 5
.9 p
ercent
ahead o
f th
e
sam
e p
oin
t in
2011
at
$9.9
billion, box
offi
ce t
racker H
ollyw
ood.c
om
said
.C
rit
ics
were k
inder t
han a
udie
nces
to P
itt’s
Kil
lin
g T
hem
Soft
ly.
Seventy
-nin
e p
ercent
of revie
ws
collecte
d o
n t
he
Rott
en
Tom
ato
es
websi
te a
ppla
uded t
he
film
, w
hic
h b
lends
a v
iole
nt
but
com
ic
gangst
er s
tory w
ith c
rit
icis
m o
f politi
-cia
ns’
failure t
o a
ddress
the e
conom
ic
cris
is.
In t
he m
ovie
, P
itt
pla
ys
a h
itm
an
brought
in b
y m
afia b
oss
es
to e
lim
i-n
ate
a group of
thie
ves w
ho raid
a
hig
h-s
takes
poker g
am
e.
The fi
lm i
s se
t in
an u
nsp
ecifi
ed U
S c
ity m
ark
ed
by a
bandoned h
ouse
s, c
lose
d s
hops
and
pett
y c
rim
inals
an
d m
obst
ers
tryin
g
to g
et
by.
Th
e W
ein
ste
in C
om
pany dis
trib
-ute
d t
he m
ovie
, w
hic
h w
as
produced
for le
ss th
an
$20m
by A
nn
apurn
a
Pic
tures,
Infe
rno E
nte
rta
inm
ent,
and
Pit
t’s producti
on
com
pany,
Pla
n B
E
nte
rta
inm
ent.
In t
he N
o 4
slo
t, f
am
ily m
ovie
Ris
e
of
the G
ua
rdia
ns
captu
red $
13.5
m. T
he
Dream
work
s A
nim
ati
on fi
lm h
as
taken
in $
48.9
m s
ince its
Thanksg
ivin
g w
eek-
end d
ebut,
one o
f th
e s
low
est
sta
rts
for
a m
ovie
from
the s
tudio
behin
d S
hre
k
and K
un
g F
u P
an
da.
Gu
ard
ian
s fe
atu
res th
e voic
es of
Chris
Pin
e a
nd A
lec B
ald
win
as
the
Tooth
Fair
y,
San
ta C
laus a
nd o
ther
ch
ildh
ood fa
vourit
es w
ho save th
e
world
. R
oundin
g o
ut
the t
op fi
ve,
surviv
al
story L
ife o
f P
i earned $
12m
and fi
fth
pla
ce. T
he c
rit
ically p
rais
ed fi
lm f
rom
dir
ecto
r A
ng L
ee i
s base
d o
n a
book
about
a b
oy s
tran
ded o
n a
boat
wit
h
an
adult
Ben
gal
tiger.
Its
tw
o-w
eek
dom
est
ic t
ota
l reached $
48.4
m.
The o
ther n
ati
onw
ide r
ele
ase
, horror
thrille
r T
he C
oll
ect
ion,
took i
n $
3.4
m
and fi
nis
hed in t
enth
pla
ce. T
he m
ovie
, a s
equel
to 2
009 m
ovie
Th
e C
oll
ect
or,
te
lls
the s
tory o
f a s
eria
l kille
r w
ho
kid
naps
wom
en.
Bre
ak
ing D
aw
n -
Pa
rt 2
was
rele
ase
d
by S
um
mit
E
nte
rta
inm
en
t, a un
it
of
Lio
ns G
ate
E
nte
rta
inm
en
t. S
ony
Corp’s
movie
stu
dio
dis
trib
ute
d S
kyf
all.
Lin
coln
was
pro
duced b
y D
ream
work
s an
d d
istr
ibute
d b
y W
alt
Dis
ney C
o.
Via
com
Inc’s P
aram
ount
studio
dis
trib
-ute
d R
ise o
f th
e G
ua
rdia
ns.
New
s C
orp’s
20th
Centu
ry F
ox s
tudio
rele
ase
d L
ife
of
Pi, a
nd L
D E
nte
rta
inm
ent
dis
trib
-ute
d T
he C
oll
ect
ion.
Reu
ters
1.
Th
e
Twili
gh
t S
ag
a:
Bre
akin
g
Daw
n —
Part
2,
$1
7.4
m (
$4
8.4
m
inte
rnatio
nal)
2. S
kyf
all,
$17m
($34m
inte
rnatio
nal).
3.
Lin
co
ln,
$1
3.5
1m
.4
. R
ise o
f th
e G
uard
ian
s,
$1
3.5
m
($4
0m
inte
rnatio
nal).
5.
Lif
e
of
Pi,
$
12
m
($2
1.5
m
inte
rnatio
nal).
6.
Wre
ck-I
t R
alp
h,
$7
.02
m (
$1
.5m
in
tern
atio
nal).
7. K
illin
g T
hem
So
ftly
, $7m
($700,0
00
inte
rnatio
nal).
8.
Re
d
Da
wn
, $
6.6
m
($5
00
,00
0
inte
rnatio
nal).
9.
Flig
ht,
$4
.5m
.1
0.
Th
e C
olle
ctio
n,
$3
.4m
.
Superst
ar S
hah R
ukh K
han h
as
been c
onfe
rred M
orocco’s
prest
igio
us
Medal of H
onour.
The o
ngoin
g M
arrakech I
nte
rnati
onal F
ilm
Fest
ival
paid
a t
rib
ute
to H
indi
Cin
em
a’s
100 y
ears
and a
bevy o
f B
ollyw
ood
stars,
in
clu
din
g A
mit
abh B
achchan
, H
rit
hik
Rosh
an
, S
rid
evi
an
d S
hah
Rukh w
ere a
mong its
guest
lis
t.A
fter t
he t
rib
ute
, P
rin
ce M
oula
y R
achid
host
ed a
din
ner f
or I
ndia
n
dele
gati
on
of
Bollyw
ood a
cto
rs.
At
the r
oyal
din
ner,
Rachid
prese
nte
d
Shah R
ukh w
ith M
edal
of
Honour o
f M
orocco.
Shah R
ukh a
lso t
weete
d
his
pic
ture w
ith t
he m
edal.
“Thanks
for t
he h
onour a
nd h
appin
ess
. A
ll t
he b
est
for t
he r
est
of
the
fest
ival,”
he t
weete
d.
Previo
usl
y, A
mit
abh w
as
als
o d
ecorate
d w
ith t
he M
edal
of
Honour o
f M
orocco b
y M
orocco’s
Kin
g M
oham
med.
Shah
Ruk
h ge
ts M
oroc
co’s
med
al o
f hon
our
Twili
ght
shin
es in t
hir
d b
ox o
ffice
win
ove
r B
ond
PLUS | TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2012 HOSPITALITY10
sauce, and red vinegar.
Season with basil, salt, and cayenne epper. Add
shrimp to the bowl, and stir until evenly coated. Cover,
and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour, stirring once
or twice.
Preheat grill for medium heat. Thread shrimp onto
skewers, piercing once near the tail and once near the
head. Discard marinade.
Lightly oil grill grate. Cook shrimp on preheated grill
for 2 to 3 minutes per side, or until opaque.
Kavitha
Firecracker Grilled Alaska SalmonIngredients:
• 8 (4 ounce) fillets salmon
• 1/2 cup peanut oil
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 4 tablespoons green onions, chopped
• 3 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
Method:Place salmon filets in a medium, nonporous glass
dish.
In a separate medium bowl, combine the peanut oil,
soy sauce, vinegar, green onions, brown sugar, garlic,
ginger, red pepper flakes, sesame oil and salt. Whisk
together well, and pour over the fish. Cover and mari-
nate the fish in the refrigerator for 4 to 6 hours.
Prepare an outdoor grill with coals about 5 inches
from the grate, and lightly oil the grate.
Grill the fillets five inches from the coal for 10 minutes
per inch of thickness, measured at the thickest part,
or until fish just flakes with a fork. Turn over halfway
through cooking.
Murali
Fish Grilled withBanana LeavesIngredients:
• 500g Mackerel fish
Marinated Grilled ShrimpIngredients:
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons red vinegar
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 pounds fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
• Skewers
Method:In a large bowl, stir together the garlic, olive oil, tomato
The theme for this week is
SPINACH.
(Send in your recipe with
ingredients in metric
measurements). Winner will
receive a dinner voucher.
To claim your prize
call 44557837.
Daily at SeasonsRestaurant
Introducing an enticing diningexperience each night of the week:Monday - Italian night.Tuesday - Swiss night.Wednesday - Asian night.Thursday - Seafood night.Friday - Steak night.Saturday and Sunday – International. Opening hoursDinner 06.30pm – 11.00pm Location: Mövenpick Hotel Doha, Corniche Road. For more information call 4429 1111.
Peninsula PlusPO BOX 3488, Doha,
• Banana leaves (20cm X 30cm)
• Red Chilli sauce, to serve with fish.
(Made of 10 fresh red chillies, little toasted
shrimp paste and little salt.)
Ingredients for Marinating:1 cup Onion, chopped
50 gms garlic, chopped
2 tbsp curry powder
2 tbsp chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder.
6 tbsp thick coconut milk
1-1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp lime juice
Method: Mix fish with marinating ingredients and
marinate for at least 1 hour in fridge.
Wrap each fish individually by rolling with
a piece of banana leaf.
Close both ends.
Grill fish in a preheated oven at 220oC
for 15 min.
Turn over and grill it for another 10 min.
Serve hot with the prepared sauce..and
lime juice.
For the sauce,smash red chillies and
shrimp paste until it turns smooth.
Vijayalakshmi Kamalakkannan
WINNER
Grilled Halloumi and Cherry Tomatoes with Mint PestoIngredients:
• 250gms (loosely packed) fresh mint leaves
• 180gms (loosely packed) fresh basil leaves
• 60gms finely grated Parmesan cheese
• 60ml plus 30ml extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, sliced
• 30gms pine nuts, toasted
• 250gms cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes,
and/or pear tomatoes
• 360gms Halloumi cheese, cut crosswise into
2-inch-thick slices
• 12 fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
• 3 to 4 long metal skewers
Method:Combine mint, basil, Parmesan, 60ml oil, garlic and pine nuts
in processor. Blend until smooth. Season pesto with salt and
pepper. Transfer to small bowl.
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat).
Thread tomatoes onto skewers. Brush with 2 tablespoons oil;
sprinkle with salt. Grill skewers until tomato skins crack, 2 to 3
minutes per side. Grill Halloumi until golden, 2 minutes per side.
Transfer cheese to platter.
Remove tomatoes from skewers and scatter over cheese.
Top with dollops of pesto. Sprinkle with sliced basil and serve.
Karen K
RECIPE CONTEST
The West End Doha dining precinct inside the Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel is offering many options for dining, includ-ing the New York Steakhouse, Crossroads
Kitchen, Ipanema Brazilian Churrascaria and Cucina, the Italian Kitchen.
Ready for the holiday season with a sumptuous festive menu is New York Steakhouse, located on Level 2 of West End. Chef Moritz Neumann has instilled his new menu with an array of festive delights, such as Seared Tuna Tataki, Wagyu Beef Carpaccio and Kobe Peppercorn Rump.
West End Doha has all the bases covered with three restaurant options for festive brunches on December 25 and January 1, 2013 with a market-style Italian brunch at Cucina, a feast of Brazilian Churrascaria meats at Ipanema or an interna-tional buffet at Crossroads. Alternatively, for those of you who prefer to relax in the comfort of your own home, simply order and pick up a complete festive dinner to go. No need to spend hours in the kitchen with their 2kg prime beef
Black Angus, 4kg or 6kg turkey, gravy, stuffing, sweet corn and cranberry, ready to order from December 1.
From December 1, West End’s Quick Bites café will be stocking imported Italian Panettone, German Stollen, Scottish fudge, French short-bread, Dundee cake, gingerbread houses, home-made mince pies and many more.
With New Year 2013 just around the corner, Robert Catlin, Director of Beverage and Food for the hotels, commented: “The festive winter season in Doha really brings people together and we are pleased to be able to cater to so many tastes with nine international restaurants and bars. It’s been wonderful to see a loyal following growing over the year. Our focus has been on bringing the best pro-duce to our restaurants and providing the highest level of service to cater to our discerning guests. Whether you are planning a romantic night out, a business gathering or special event, join us this festive season at the West End in Doha”.
The Peninsula
Renaissance Hotel’s West End gets ready for festive season
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The People of Forever Are Not Afraidby Shani BoianjiuShani Boianjiu’s debut reads more like a collection of sto-
ries about what it’s like for a woman serving in the Israeli army than a cohesive novel, but that somehow makes it better. The fractured portraits of these three young women manage to be deeply depressing but also incredibly funny, leaving Boianjiu somewhere between Etgar Keret and Amos Oz, with some even tempted to dub her Israel’s Lena Dunham.
(Miriam Krule, copy editor)
The Last Policemanby Ben H WintersIt’s by now cliché for a detective novel or movie to feature
an earnest young cop and a grizzled old-timer living out the final days of a long career. But The Last Policeman, a debut novel by Ben H. Winters, turns that trope on its head. The eager up-and-coming detective is Hank Palace. The griz-zled veteran? Earth itself. Scientists have determined that a humanity-ending asteroid will strike earth in six months, and most people are responding by quitting their jobs and “going Bucket List” — that’s how Hank got promoted to detective — or committing suicide. Palace is investigating a hanging death that doesn’t quite feel like a suicide to him, and along the way he must deal with the victim’s relatives, a romantic entanglement, and his crazy sister. So how does the Earth fare in the end? Spoiler alert: This is the first of a trilogy.
(Rachael Larimore, managing editor)
Escape From Camp 14by Blaine HardenIn January 2005, a malnourished 23-year-old named Shin
Dong-hyuk escaped from the North Korean prison camp where he’d been born. Escape From Camp 14 is his story — a parade of unimaginable cruelties that Shin and the hundreds of thou-sands of other prisoners held in North Korea’s vast gulags face every day. The account, by the former Washington Post reporter Blaine Harden, is a brutal, terrify-ing read, with every page offering graphic details of monstrous physical, psychologi-cal and emotional torture. It’s complicated by Shin’s own apparent conflicts about his own behavior in camp. And it is also an unforgettable adventure story, a coming-of-age memoir of the worst childhood imaginable. Read it to feel better about any problem you’ve ever encountered.
(Farhad Manjoo, technology columnist)
Alien vs. Predatorby Michael RobbinsIn keeping with the title, Alien vs. Predator
— built to savage with big-screen cuspids — Michael Robbins makes like a saucy omnivore in his first volume of poems. Turning and turning phrases, he pirouettes into nasty attitudes blazing aggression and opposition; the verses are very versus, as it were. The author, a post-apocalyptic col-lagist, mashes up Wordsworth and classic rock, bounces hip-hop off Roethke, and kicks out the enjambments, giving every impression of waging a one-man rap battle
against the Western canon while banging at an electric clavier. This sounds masturbatory to you? Well, it does to Robbins, too, if I’m reading his self-skeptical phallocentrism properly.
(Troy Patterson, TV critic)
The Orphan Master’s Sonby Adam JohnsonA Grand Guignol of a novel, The Orphan Master’s Son fol-
lows an orphaned boy who survives horror after horror after horror, at each stage rising toward the top of North Korea’s hellishly bizarre society. It exaggerates the grim reality of North Korea, but that country is so warped that the depravities Adam Johnson imagines actually seem possible. (Would North Korea’s leader try to recreate a Texas ranch, Potemkin style? He probably would!) Individual scenes — the underground prison mines, the psych-torture dungeons of Pyongyang — have the sickening power of Holocaust memoirs, but the book as a whole has a manic, comic buoyancy. I could have done with
20 percent less magical real-ism and 20 percent more real realism. Even so, The Orphan Master’s Son is the most fun you’ll ever have reading about torture, totalitarianism and death camps.
(David Plotz, editor)
Are You My Mother?by Alison BechdelA transcendently great
graphic memoir, veers elegantly from D W Winnicott to Virginia Woolf to Dr Seuss, while at the same time capturing with aston-ishing precision the author’s own relation to her mother, the difficulties about writing about one’s own life, and the vicissi-tudes of romantic attachment, all with an astonishing lightness of touch. In its original energy, its resourcefulness of observation, it makes you see things differ-ently, which is very rare. After I
read it I walked around for days seeing my life as a series of Alison Bechdel drawings.
(Katie Roiphe, columnist)
The Entertainerby Margaret TalbotThe sweetest thing about The Entertainer, my friend Margaret
Talbot’s warm, funny and rigorous history of her father Lyle Talbot’s acting career, is its constant sense of surprise. You are rolling along the vaudeville era and suddenly you find yourself on stage with a hypnotist painting a mustache on a young maiden. You pass the era of the talkies and into a fistfight with Clark Gable. Sometime later, Ed Wood appears at the Talbot family breakfast table in a negligee. Along the way, you have absorbed the history of the founding of Hollywood and what it means for the American identity.
(Hanna Rosin, DoubleX editor)
Why Does the World Existby Jim HoltIn his beautifully written “existential detective story” Why
Does the World Exist, an intellectual thriller, Jim Holt’s great contribution is to pull the rug out from under the obfuscation and philosophical illiteracy of those PR hungry pop cosmolo-gists who claim they’ve proven how the universe “was created from nothing.” By redefining “nothing” to mean “well, actually something,” they’re engaging in shameless sophistry — you could call it “creationism” — that Holt has the physics and the philosophy — and the courage — to expose. Nothing matters!
(Ron Rosenbaum, columnist)
Alif the Unseenby G Willow WilsonHackers, the Middle East and magical creatures are all famil-
iar pop culture staples. It’s the particular alchemy G Willow Wilson brings to them in Alif the Unseen, an amazing novel about a young hacker in an unnamed Emirate who runs afoul of state security services that matters. Wilson makes connections between the Arabic and the integrity of code, conjures up the most memorable djinns in memory, and creates a powerfully humane and subversive counter to the image of Muslims that dominate so much of popular culture. Have I mentioned it’s a compulsively readable and mature love story, too?
(Alyssa Rosenberg, XX Factor blogger)
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PLUS | TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2012 TECHNOLOGY12
© GRAPHIC NEWSSources: Internet World Stats, wire agencies
ICANN = Internet Corporationfor Assigned Names and Numbers
Picture: Associated Press
As the United Nations debates whether it should play a greater role inoverseeing the internet, tech companies and rights groups are voicingconcerns over greater censorship and less innovation in cyberspace
InternationalTelecommunicationUnion (ITU) –UN agency taskedwith promotinginformation andcommunicationtechnologies
Proposed treatychanges could giveUN oversight ofissues such ascyber security, fraud,international tariffs,and management ofinternet addresses
ITU is challenging authority ofexisting bodies, mainly ICANN –internet addressing agency under
Internet search giant Googlesays proposals would require servicessuch as YouTube, Facebook andSkype to paynew tolls to reachpeople acrossborders, whichcould limit accessto information
U.S. governmentinfluence. Russia,China and otherITU member stateswant control topass to UN
Summit aims torevise InternationalTelecommunicationRegulations (ITR)treaty, unchangedsince 1988
Critics saycountries such asChina and Iran willuse treaty to furthertheir current effortsto restrict web
WORLD INTERNET USAGE, millions (% of population), June 2012
Europe518.5(63.2%)
NorthAmerica273.8(78.6%)
Latin Americaand Caribbean254.9(42.9%)
Asia1,076.7(27.5%)
Oceania24.3
(67.6%)
Africa167.3(15.6%)
MiddleEast90.0(40.2%)
Clashes over internet rules to mark Dubai meetingby Brian Murphy
The UN’s top telecommunica-tions overseer sought yesterday to quell worries about greater internet controls emerging
from global talks in Dubai, but any attempts for major Web regulations will likely face stiff opposition from groups led by a high-powered US delegation.
The 11-day conference, seeking to update codes last reviewed when the Web was virtually unknown, high-lights the fundamental shift from tightly managed telecommunications networks to the borderless sweep of the internet.
Some at the Dubai conference, including a 123-member US delegation with envoys from tech giants such as Google Inc and Microsoft Corp, worry that any new UN oversight could be used by nations such as China and Russia to justify further tightening of Web blocks and monitoring.
“Love the free and open internet? Tell the world’s governments to keep it that way,” said a message on the main search page of Google.com with a link for com-ments directed to the Dubai conference.
The agenda for the gathering of more than 1,900 participants from 193 nations covers possible new rules for a broad range of services such as the internet, mobile roaming fees and sat-ellite and fixed-line communications. Questions include how much sway the UN can exert over efforts such as bat-tling cyber-crimes and expanding the internet into developing nations.
The secretary-general of the UN International Telecommunications Union, Hamadoun Toure, said that accusations that the meeting could limit Web freedoms are “completely untrue” and predicted only “light-touch” regulations.
“Many countries will come to reaf-firm their desire to see freedom of expression embedded in this confer-ence,” he told reporters.
But the head of the American con-tingent, Ambassador Terry Kramer, said the US would propose taking all internet-related discussions off the table and concentrating on already regulated services such as phone networks.
“What we don’t want to do is bring in all the private networks, the inter-net networks, the government net-works, etc.,” he said. “That opens the door to censorship.”
The outcome of the Dubai gathering is far from certain. More than 900 proposed regulatory changes have been proposed, but details have not been made public. Broad consensus is needed to adopt any items — the first major review of the UN’s telecommunications protocols since 1988, well before the internet age.
The gathering is also powerless to force nations to change their inter-net policies, such as China’s notori-ous “Great Firewall” and widespread blackouts of political opposition sites in places including Iran and the Gulf Arab states. Last week, Syria’s inter-net and telephone services disappeared for two days during some of the worst
fighting in months to hit the capital, Damascus.
Kramer told reporters last week in Washington that all efforts should be made to avoid a “Balkanization” of the internet in which each country would impose its own rules and standards that could disrupt the flow of com-merce and information.
“That opens the door ... to content censorship,” he said. Another battle that will likely take place in Dubai is over European-backed suggestions to change the pay structure of the Web to force content providers — such as Google, Facebook Inc. and others — to kick in an extra fee to reach users across borders.
AP
PLUS | TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2012 COMICS 13
Hoy en la HistoriaDecember 4, 2011
1791: Britain's Observer newspaper, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper, was first published1972: Honduran President Ramon Cruz was overthrown in an army coup led by General Oswaldo Lopez Arellano1993: Rocker Frank Zappa died in Los Angeles 2000: EU agriculture ministers banned meat and bone meal in livestock feed to control mad-cow disease
Former Brazil football captain Socrates died aged 57. Regarded as one of the world’s greatest midfielders, he was also a doctor of both medicine and philosophy
Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS
ALL IN THE MIND Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.
AL FRESCO, BANQUET, BARBECUE, BARS, BISTRO, BRASSERIE, BREAKFAST, BUFFET, CAFE, CAMPFIRE, CANTEEN, CLUB, COFFEE HOUSE, COLLATION, DINER, DINNER, DRINK, EATING HOUSE, FEAST, FOOD, GRILL, HOTEL, LUNCH, MEAL, MOTEL, PICNIC, PUBS, REPAST, RESTAURANT, ROTISSERIE, SANDWICH, SNACK, SUPPER, TAVERN, TEA SHOP.
Baby Blues Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman
Zits Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
Hagar The Horrible Chris Browne
Blondie Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun
Slylock Bob Weber
PLUS | TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 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 Nursery rhyme vessel 5 Candy used to be
seen on it 9 Like a celestial body14 Oscar Wilde poem “By
the ___”15 Ingredient in traditional
medicine16 Uncertain17 Start of a Confucian
aphorism20 Man’s name that’s
Latin for “honey”21 Not so great22 Arm raiser, informally23 Like the gang, in an
old song25 Single, e.g.28 Accept eagerly, with
“up”29 A goner31 Dig it32 Work assignments35 TV network that
broadcast live from Opryland USA
36 Two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Nykvist
37 Aphorism’s middle40 Draftable41 Tick off42 Journalist Howell43 Actor Wheaton44 Medgar ___ College46 Number twos, for
short47 Some galas49 Accustoms53 Place for family
portraits54 Together, in Toulon55 Suffix with manager56 Aphorism’s end60 Beau61 Call ___ (stop play
after service)62 “Am ___ only one?”63 Terminals in a
computer network64 Minuscule issues65 Word with china or
chop
DOWN 1 Cheese city 2 Staggering 3 Probably 4 Joke follower 5 Not being such a
daredevil, say 6 Place for many a
hanging 7 Brings along 8 Speed: Abbr. 9 Guinness superlative10 “La ___ du jeu”
(1939 Renoir film)11 Music featured in “A
Clockwork Orange”12 “___ tu”13 Faulty: Prefix18 One who’s working out
of pocket, informally?19 “Elf” co-star, 200324 Co-creator of “The
Flintstones”25 Curse26 Memorable 2011
hurricane
27 Sights at Occupy protests
30 More32 Stores33 “Pagliacci” clown34 Turns36 Mushroom stem38 ___ jolie39 Chicago’s Saint ___
University44 Fishermen with traps45 Browning piece
48 Hindu princess50 Bad demonstrations51 Prefix with -meter52 Time out?54 ___ fruit56 On one’s ___57 When doubled, Miss
Piggy’s white poodle58 N.H.L.’s Laperriere59 Start of an alphabet
book
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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
H A W K O C T O U M A S SA G E E H A R K M U L C HG R E A T A P E S A S T O R
S E R I O U S H A R EP O P M E T R U B Y R E DC A R E A L E N E S D SP R O V A B L E T H A
W A R A N D P E A C EN A T T E A R D R O P
R P M I S N O T C O R EC H A R L I E P C S S E ZC O V E N A M E O N EO N E A L T H E D O N A L DL E N T O L O V E I D I DA S S A Y Y S E R D O V E
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 | TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2012 CINEMA / TV LISTINGS
SHOWING AT CITY CENTER0830 The Global
Game
0930 Omni Sport
1000 Dutch League
Ajax V Psv
1145 Short
Programme
1200 The Serie A
Show
1230 The Football
League Show
1300 The Global
Game
1400 English Sports
Enws
1800 English Sports
News
1815 Short
Programme
2015 Rugby
International
Friendly
England V New
Zealand
2200 Uefa
Champions
7:30 The Stream
8:00 News
8:30 News
9:00 The Fight for
Amazonia
10:00 News
10:30 Inside Story
11:00 News
11:30 The Stream
12:00 News
12:30 Witness
13:00 NEWSHOUR
14:00 News
14:30 Inside Story
15:00 Al Jazeera
Correspondent
16:00 NEWSHOUR
17:00 News
17:30 The Stream
18:00 NEWSHOUR
19:00 News
19:30 Fault Lines
20:00 News
20:30 Inside Story
21:00 NEWSHOUR
22:00 News
11:25 Outback
Truckers
13:15 Gold Divers
14:10 Border Security
14:35 Dirty Money
15:05 Auction Kings
17:20 Hillbilly
Handfishin’
18:15 Mythbusters
19:10 How Stuff’s
Made
19:40 How It’s Made
20:05 Border Security
20:35 Dirty Money
21:00 Auction Kings
10:10 Python
Hunters
12:00 Lizard Kings
13:00 Nordic Wild
16:00 Shark Men
18:00 Animal
Intervention
19:00 Wild Russia
21:00 Monkey
Thieves
21:30 Monkey
Thieves
22:00 Shark Men
14:30 Young Justice
16:10 Ben 10: Alien
Force
16:35 Powerpuff Girls
17:00 Angelo Rules
17:20 Young Justice
17:40 Hero 108
18:50 Johnny Test
19:15 Adventure Time
19:40 Regular Show
20:05 Green Lantern:
The Animated
10:00 The Search For
Santa Paws-PG
14:00 Robots-PG
16:00 The Search For
Santa Paws-PG
18:00 The Family
Stone-PG15
20:00 Extract-PG15
22:00 28 Days-PG15
15
09:15 Cats 101
10:10 Must Love Cats
11:05 Wild France
14:15 Bondi Vet
15:40 Wild France
16:35 Going Ape
17:30 My Cat From
Hell
19:20 Cats 101
20:15 Monkey Life
20:40 Bondi Vet
21:10 Call Of The
Wildman
21:35 Going Ape
22:05 Wild France
10:50 A Man Called
Sarge
12:20 Till There Was
You
13:50 Driving Me
Crazy
15:15 Parker Kane
16:50 Starcrossed
18:25 De-Lovely
20:30 While Justice
Sleeps
22:00 Extreme Close-
Up
09:25 Julie-PG
11:00 The Swan-FAM
12:45 Casablanca-
14:25 It’s Always Fair
Weather-FAM
17:45 Son Of Lassie-
19:25 The Last Time I
Saw Paris-PG
21:20 Singin’ In The
Rain-FAM
23:00 Westworld
16:15 Princess
Sydney: The
Legend Of The
Blue Rabbit-
18:00 Gulliver’s
Travels-PG
20:00 Little Secrets-
22:00 The Fantastic
Adventure
GULF CINEMA
1
Talaash (2D/Hindi) – 2.30, 8.30 & 11.15pm
Thuppakki (2D/Hindi) – 5.00pm
2
101 Weddings (2D/Malayalam) – 2.30, 8.00 & 11.00pm
Talaash (2D/Hindi) – 5.30pm
MALL CINEMA
1
Paranorman (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) – 2.45 & 5.00pm
Twilight Saga: Breaking 2 (2D/Adventure) – 7.15pm
Trouble With The Curve (2D/Drama) – 9.30pm
The Paperboy (2D/Thriller) – 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 | TUESDAY 4 DECEMBER 2012 POTPOURRI16
MEDIA SCAN
IN FOCUS
• People are calling for bringing a law to make recruitment of people with disabilities com-pulsory in government and non-government offices.
• There is an increasing demand from the Gulf citizens that they should get visas on entry at airports in the UK in the same way the British are issued visas at airports in the GCC countries.
• Some residents say Ashgal should ask compa-nies which are executing its projects to display at worksites their names and other details like the timeframe for the completion of the projects, in the same way as such details are displayed at building construction sites.
• Some workers at malls and other commercial centres don’t speak either Arabic or English, making communication difficult.
• Some citizens are complaining that covers of manholes in roads are sometimes above the road level, which causes huge inconvenience to drivers. They have urged the authorities to look into the problem and conduct checks when road works are finished.
• People have expressed their appreciation
to Aspire management for the way they are organising security and safety in the area. People are able to use the facilities as the weather is good now.
• Some people say that the discount sales being announced by malls and other commercial centres are not genuine. They advertise “up to 50%” discount but this is vague and the actual discount could as well be 1% or whatever. Where is Consumer Protection Department, they are asking.
• The authorities have said that there is enough supply of milk in Qatar, but the situation is different and there is still shortage, some residents say.
• People are talking about the news that in Egypt, 11 newspapers and three satellite VT channels have decided to stop printing or go off air for one day in protest against Mursi’s policies.
• People are complaining that many ministries, government departments and non-govern-ment institutions are not updating their web-sites, especially their career section, for a long time.
A summary ofissues of the daydiscussed by the Qatari communityin the media.
A white horse gallops through the snow in Hambach, Germany. Temperatures around zero and snow is forecast in the region over the course of the following days.
Editor-In-Chief Khalid Al Sayed Acting Managing Editor Hussain Ahmad Editorial Office The Peninsula Tel: 4455 7741, E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
Paul McCartney to feature in Dandy comic
Paul McCartney will fulfill a life-long wish when he appears in the
final print edition of Britain’s longest-running children’s comic The Dandy, a favorite of the ex-Beatle when he was growing up in Liverpool.
The comic that brought beloved characters including pie-eating cowboy Desperate Dan and Korky the Cat to millions of homes is going digital-only from Tuesday, 75 years after it was first published.
The weekly publication sold more than two million copies in its 1950s hey-day, but with children lured by alterna-tive entertainment from television and video games, circulation fell to less than 8,000. Published in the Scottish city of Dundee by DC Thomson, executives are describing digital-only Dandy as a chance for a “new lease of life” rather than the beginning of the end.
McCartney contacted Dandy after the digital switch was first announced in August. He said that in an interview with music magazine NME in 1963 he was asked what his personal ambition was, and he replied that he wanted to have his picture in The Dandy.
“I hope it’s not too late!” the 70-year-old wrote in a letter. He will be seen grimacing as Desperate Dan squeezes his fingers in a firm handshake.
Reuters
by Boris Roessler
Today in Qatar
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
Art of Travel WHEN: Till Feb 11, 2013(Sun, Mon, Wed: 10:30-5:30; Tue: closed; Thu, Sat: 12noon-8pm; Fri: 2pm-8pm)WHERE: 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. Entry: Children Free, adults QR:25
Record of Images in Algerian Film Exhibition WHEN: 15 Dec 201210am-10pmWHERE: Katara Art Center, Bldg 5 WHAT: Posters have long been a visual tool of politics. In the world of cinema this medium is the still representation of a series of plans, plots, moving images, scripts and protagonists. This exhibition explores the relationship between selected posters of key films that made Algerian film history and stills from the films themselves, framing the aesthetics of its socio-political context that has evolved through the years to form a thriving independent cinema that has demarcated itself in the region. Entry: Free
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