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five-day Ecuador Pics: Abdul Basit Cultural Festival kicked off to a colourful start on ATuesday at the Katara Amphitheatre with a medley of traditional dances and musical per- formances by Ecuadorian artistes. Featuring more than 80 artists and performers, the inaugural festival provides a glimpse into the rich culture and heritage of the South American republic characterized by diverse ways of life given the country’s multi-ethnic ancestry. A rich line-up of events on arts and crafts, dance, music and gas- tronomy can be experienced by visitors to the Katara Esplanade until Saturday from 5pm until 10pm. Among the highlights of the events were solo and group perfor- mances by Ecuadorian musicians including Amadeus group and six- member band playing indigenous musical instruments made from bamboo. Film screenings, carnival parades, artists talk and exhibitions of various products from Ecuador are the other activities in store for visitors at the Cultural Village. The event was organised by Katara together with the Ecuadorian Embassy and Qatar Tourism Authority. The Peninsula PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 3
From left: Qatar Tourism Authority Chairman, Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi; Katara General Manager, Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti; Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Dr Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari and Ecuador Ambassador Kabalan B Abisaab at the opening of the Ecuador Cultural Festival in Katara on Tuesday. The festival, which runs until Saturday, features performances, film screenings and exhibitions highlighting the unique culture of Ecuador.
A rich line-up of events on arts and crafts, dance, music and gastronomy can be experienced by visitors to the Katara Esplanade until Saturday from 5pm until 10pm. 4 PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 CAMPUS / COMMUNITY Chanss-Qatar to host quiz contest for Indian schools
he Inter-School Quiz Alumni Association. We couldn’t Competition, being organised achieve this when he was alive, but by the Changanacherry NSS now that we have managed to do it, TCollege Alumni Association- we wanted our first major event to be Qatar Chapter (Chanss-Qatar) will be in his memory,” said the Chanss-Qatar held at the Birla Public School audi- president. Chanss-Qatar officials at torium on Saturday, October 26, 2013 Teams from seven Indian Schools in the press meet. from 5pm to 7pm. Qatar — MES, Ideal, Birla, DPS, DMIS, Chanss-Qatar President Varghese Shantiniketan and Bhavan’s – have Mathew said competition was organised confirmed their entries for the event. like mobile phones,” Chanss General While Gulfar-Al Misnad are the in memory of the late K C Varghese, Noted Indian academician Dr Ruble Secretary Ajith Nair said. title sponsors, Behzad Group will be former president of the Indian Cultural Raj, presently Principal, Marian The organizers also announced that the Diamond sponsor. Centre (ICC) and founder member of College, Kuttikkanam, Kerala, will be there will be a special prize for the Mannai Corporation, Doha Bank, the Indian Community Benevolent the Quiz Master. school which will have more number Al Maktab Al Qatari Al Hollandi, Forum (ICBF), and also an alumnus “There’ll be audience round after of students among the audience. Horizon Manor Hotel, Al Zaman of Changanacherry NSS College. each round of the competition and Free snacks and refreshments will Exchange, Argon Global, Jumbo “It was a dream of the late K C those who give the right answers be distributed to all participants and Electronics (LG) and Faber-Castell Varghese to set up a Qatar Chapter stand to win fabulous prizes including audience, courtesy McDonald’s, Q-Bake are Gold sponsors. of the Changanacherry NSS College shopping vouchers and valuable gifts and Al Rawabi. The Peninsula
Cultural programmes held at Skills Development Centre
Skills Development Centre, the centre of Fine Arts & Performing Arts located at Salata Jadeed conducted Navrathri Nritha Sangeethotsav with variety of Indian classical dances and music programmes. Ushas Andrews, president of Indian Women’s Association of Qatar, inaugurated the function along with Bindu Pradeep, ICBF management committee member, SDC Directors A K Jaleel, Vijayakumar and P N Baburajan. Tabla recitation, classical dance and music performances by the students of SDC were the highlight of the function.
A set of eight Arabic lan- guage books for grades 1 to 8 written by Amanulla Vadakkangara was released at a function held at the Grand Qatar Palace Hotel. The event was attended by prominent Indian commu- nity members. The Arabic series is published by Kriti Prakashan Limited India. COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER 2013 5
Gulf English School receives certificates
he Gulf English School received two certificates from TCambridge to acknowledge their students outstanding achieve- ment in the recent IGCSEs. The students have been certified as “Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards, Qatar” Sonya Mohammed Waheeb Jaffer gained the highest mark in Qatar for Cambridge IGCSE Foreign Language Arabic in the June 2013 examination. Sundus Omar Mahjoub Fituri gained the high- est mark in Qatar for Cambridge IGCSE Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award) in the June 2013 examination. The Peninsula QIFF football tourney to kick off today
The seventh edition of commu- nity football tournament organised by Qatar Indian Football Forum Fibreglass cows placed by (QIFF), an expatriate organisa- The Anvil Rooms outside the tion to promote sports and football Tornado Tower. events among Indian communities in Qatar, will kick off at 7pm in Doha Stadium today. The official inaugural ceremony Anvil Rooms’ cows get public attention will be held tomorrow at 4:30pm in Doha Stadium. The organis- ers said that this time’s tourna- ust around the corner from restaurant twitter handle is branded said Mark Boreham, Director of Food ment is organised in collaboration the main entrance of Tornado on each bovine participant so pas- and Beverage. with Qatar Football Association, JTower, passersby pause to gaze sersby can learn more about the sto- “We are a home-grown steak house whereby, QFA will provide stadiums, at uniquely decorated cows peacefully ries behind the campaign. and we source the best quality meat. referees and other infrastructures grazing on the freshly mown lawn. “The Anvil Rooms steakhouse is the We have some exceptional service staff to conduct the matches. The cows are fibreglass, and the result of much thought, planning and and one of the best view in town. Our Total 16 teams representing decorations reflect an imaginative research. We wanted to create some- window tables are booked much in various districts from Kerala will promotional campaign by The Anvil thing that is unique not just within advance for weekends,” said Frances be participating in the tournament Rooms, a New York steakhouse. The Qatar, but around the world! Every Robinson, Business Development lasting for two months. restaurant is celebrating its top- detail of the restaurant has been care- Manager. In the kick off match, last year quality beef, its heritage and its origi- fully tailored to create bespoke fur- The cow campaign will continue winners MAK Qatar will play nality through creative use of social nishings, attentive service and a menu for the rest of the week, with several against Nadam Trichur. In the sec- media and the custom-designed cows that utilizes the best of available pro- more colourful cattle expected to join ond match, Friends of Nila will take to tell The Anvil Rooms story under duce while staying true to the origins the pen to complete The Anvil Rooms on Trichur Islamic Association. the hash-tag #followthecows. The of a good, old-fashioned steakhouse,” story. The Peninsula The Peninsula
On the happy occasion of Eid Al Adha, Msheireb Properties embraced its sense of community spirit by distributing phone cards to over 14,000 onsite construction workers at its Msheireb Downtown Doha project. The workers from across the Middle East, India, Pakistan, Nepal and the Philippines welcomed Msheireb’s gesture, which enabled them to celebrate Eid by reaching out to their families during this festive occasion. The dis- tribution of phone cards is part of Msheireb Properties wider corporate social responsibility initiative aimed at ensuring the welfare of construc- tion workers involved in the con- struction of its Msheireb Downtown Doha project. 6 PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 MARKETPLACE
Malabar Gold & Aster Medical Centre Diamonds kicks to hold free breast off online shopping cancer screening ster Medical Centre, alabar Gold & Diamonds has a division of DM announced their foray into Healthcare, will organ- Monline shopping with launch Aise a free breast cancer of www.shopmgd.com along with screening campaign. Marking the launch of their Mine Diamond Diwali World Breast Cancer awareness collection. Both the launches were month, the weeklong breast cancer done by Bollywood Diva and Brand Kareena Kapoor and Malabar Gold screening will be held for pre-regis- Ambassador Kareena Kapoor. & Diamonds officials at the launch. tered participants at Aster Medical The products purchased through Centres, located at C - Ring Road, shopmgd.com comes with many fea- Hilal, Al Rayyan and Al Khor from tures including free insurance cover- October 27 until 31. age, life long free maintenance, return potential of online shopping, in the it is coming from a trusted group like Apart from the free breast can- within 14 days, detailed break up of coming years we will be generating a Malabar Gold & Diamonds, then we cer screening, the campaign will pricing with gold rate, labour charges, part of our annual turnover through don’t have to worry about the quality”. provide the participants with edu- stone weight among others. They can this stream.” The jeweller also launched ‘Mine cational materials, informative be easily exchanged at its stores. Brand Ambassador Kareena Kapoor Diamonds Diwali Collection’ an exclu- CD’s and leaflets. Commenting on launch K P Abdul added: “I am very happy to be here at sive and price friendly product from Commenting on the breast can- Salam, Group Executive Director, the launch. My schedule has always the brand cer screening campaign, Dr Sameer Malabar Group, said: “Our online been very hectic and with Diwali “Through this collection we are Moopan, CEO, DM Healthcare- store is built to be safe and convenient around the corner, I always need to trying to reduce the price barrier in Qatar, said, “We are pleased to for the consumer as they can shop, purchase gifts for my friends and the diamond category and make it offer our medical expertise and place orders and have it delivered in family. Malabar Gold and Diamonds more affordable to a wider audience services towards this initiative. the comfort of their home. Our online e commerce site launch comes at a without compromising on the qual- The breast cancer screening cam- portal will display a range that far perfect timing. I can shop for my ity or design,” said O Asher, Group paign is aimed at reaching out to all exceeds the showroom range without favourite pieces at my convenience Executive Director, Malabar Group. women as breast cancer is the sec- any overhead costs. Realising this and get it delivered at home. And if The Peninsula ond biggest cause of death among women.” “The number of people being diagnosed with breast cancer is OSN launches new TV Guide app increasing, but the good news is SN launches new TV Guide app that now places complete control of the viewing experience, in the palm survival rates are improving as of your hand. Subscribers can browse the TV Guide, watch the latest trailers, and record their favourite well. This is probably because of Oentertainment - all from their iPad. more targeted treatments, ear- The app allows viewers to set programme reminders, as well as share what they are watching through Facebook, lier detection and better breast Twitter, and email. A key highlight is the Remote Record cancer awareness. Through this feature which seamlessly connects viewers to their set breast cancer campaign, we aim to top box from any location, allowing them to record their increase awareness among women favourite sporting events, shows or movies anytime, about breast cancer. While most anywhere. people are aware of the disease and “As the premium content provider in the MENA region, the threat it poses, many forget to OSN prides itself on its easy-to-access and convenient take the steps towards early detec- programming models on both traditional and new media. tion and encourage others to do the The OSN TV Guide iPad app takes customer engagement same,” Dr Sameer added. to a new level by not only allowing subscribers to remotely The residents can contact on review our programming schedule but also share what 33151015 for registration and que- they are watching with friends via social media,” said ries, about the weeklong breast David Butorac, CEO, OSN. cancer screening and awareness To download the OSN Guide application, visit the App campaign to be conducted at Aster Store from the iPad and search for OSN. The App is free Medical Centres. and available to both OSN subscribers and others. The Peninsula The Peninsula
American Express Platinum credit card unveiled
merican Express Middle East yesterday enough for complimentary flights across the Gulf States. launched the American Express Platinum Platinum Credit Cardmembers are also entitled to Credit Card in Qatar. exclusive offers at some of Doha’s finest establishments A The Platinum Credit Card combines such as Villaggio Mall, St Regis Doha, Hilton Doha, the flexibility of a revolving line of credit with InterContinental Doha – The City, and The Torch Doha. the ability to earn rewards on spend and also Mazin Khoury, Chief Executive Officer, American provides access to a range of locally relevant ben- Express Middle East, said: “The American Express efits. Cardmembers are automatically enrolled Platinum Credit Card has been developed for people into the Membership Rewards programme, in Qatar seeking a premium product that effort- which enables them to earn points which can be lessly combines complete financial flexibility, specially redeemed for a host of reward categories, such as selected rewards and benefits, and the bespoke touch shopping vouchers, electronics, charity donations of American Express Platinum service. We are con- locally relevant product. In addition, Cardmembers and travel, including complimentary flights and fident that the Card will set a new benchmark for will have access to exclusive offers at merchants upgrades with the Qatar Airways Privilege Club. quality financial products in Qatar.” around the world through American Express Selects To mark the launch of this new card, all success- Omar Swar, Qatar Country Manager, American as well as access to key service benefits associated with ful applicants will receive 25,000 Bonus Membership Express Middle East, added: “We have worked closely the American Express brand such as access to 24/7 Rewards points after their first purchase, which is with our merchant partners in Qatar to develop a customer care”. The Peninsula HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 7
US obstetricians change definition of on-time delivery By Andrew M Seaman Poor sleep tied to or years, babies born after a pregnancy lasting 37 to 42 weeks have been consid- Fered to be on time, or “term.” But a group Alzheimer’s-like of US doctors is now separating deliveries that happen during that span in an effort to improve newborn health. “We have increasingly recognized that new- brain changes born outcomes are not uniform between 37 and 42 weeks,” Dr Jeffrey Ecker said. Babies delivered between 37 weeks and 39 weeks of pregnancy will now be considered “early term,” according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. “Full term” infants will be those born between 39 and 41 weeks. Babies born between 41 and 42 weeks of preg- nancy will be thought of as “late term.” Finally, those born at 42 weeks or later will still be con- sidered “postterm.” Ecker is the chair of The College’s Committee on Obstetric Practice. He is also a high-risk obstetrician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. “Language is important in communicating that it’s not just one period of time and to rec- ognize that outcomes do differ,” he said. A growing body of research has found babies By Genevra Pittman born before 39 weeks are not as developed as impairment or Alzheimer’s disease during the those born later. study out of the equation. Babies born after 39 weeks have fewer poor lder adults who don’t sleep well have more Depending on the region of the brain they outcomes such as breathing, hearing and learning of the brain plaques that are hallmarks of looked at, between one quarter and one third of problems, The College says in its joint statement OAlzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. the participants had higher than normal amounts with the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. The finding doesn’t prove that not getting of plaque. The statement was published in Obstetrics and enough shut-eye causes the build-up of beta-amy- Neurologist and sleep medicine researcher Dr. Gynecology. loid plaques and leads to dementia rather than the Yo-El Ju said the findings are consistent with The brain grows by about a third between week other way around. other recent research. 35 and week 39 of pregnancy, according to The The researchers can’t be sure which came first “All of the studies so far are kind of showing the College. And a layer of fat to help keep the body because they asked about sleep problems and took same thing, that there is an association between warm is added during the last weeks of pregnancy. brain images at around the same time. disrupted sleep and Alzheimer’s pathology, mean- The new definitions were created by a 2012 But, the study’s lead author said, “It’s exciting ing brain changes,” Ju, from the Washington working group to facilitate data reporting, that our findings … may point to sleep disturbance University School of Medicine in St Louis, said. research and the delivery of quality healthcare. as something that can be a modifiable risk fac- None of those studies can prove which comes “It’s not surprising,” Dr Christopher Glantz said. tor that can be leveraged to prevent Alzheimer’s first, brain changes or sleep problems. “I think we’ve been moving in this direction for a disease.” But research in animals suggests the link goes few years now.” Adam Spira from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg both ways: that sleep problems can drive the build- Glantz is a professor of obstetrics and gyne- School of Public Health in Baltimore said past up of beta-amyloid and more beta-amyloid then cology at the University of Rochester School of studies have found sleep quality is related to think- contributes to worsening sleep, she told Reuters Medicine and Dentistry in New York. He was not ing and memory skills. Health. involved with crafting the new definitions. “We’ve known for a long time that people with “At the very least it suggests that (sleep dura- “I think this is good to make sure everyone is Alzheimer’s disease have really disturbed sleep tion or fragmentation) may be a marker of an using terminology that everyone understands,” patterns,” he told Reuters Health. “People have increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, Glantz said. wondered, well, is it possible that poor sleep is whether or not it’s the cause,” said Dr. Andrew “They’re just saying we need better precision actually leading to cognitive decline?” Lim. in our definitions,” he said. “Otherwise people use In the new study, “We were able to look under Lim is a neurologist at Sunnybrook Health ‘term’ to mean all sorts of things.” the hood and see what’s going on in the brain,” Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto. There’s also hope the new definitions will help Spira said. He led a study in the same journal which found curb the number of women who choose to have He and his colleagues asked 70 adults, ages 53 that getting plenty of sleep might be protective an elective delivery for non-medical reasons. The to 91 years, how many hours they slept each night among people who have a gene that increases their College recommends against induced labour or and how often they woke up during the night or risk of Alzheimer’s. caesarean section before week 39 of pregnancy. had otherwise disrupted sleep. Ju, who wasn’t involved in either study, said “Doctors can now say to patients that elective Then they scanned each person’s brain to look everyone can benefit from sleeping better. And it deliveries should not be undertaken in the ‘early for clusters of beta-amyloid. The clumps of protein never hurts to make sleep a priority. term’ period,” said Ecker. pieces are present in the brains of people with Still, it’s “far too early” for people with poor sleep He cautioned, however, that there are some Alzheimer’s disease in much higher quantities than to be afraid they’re going to develop Alzheimer’s instances when induced labor before 39 weeks is among healthy people. disease, she said. medically necessary for the mother or baby’s sake. The researchers wrote in JAMA Neurology that Lim told that the next step will be to follow These definitions, he said, should not be seen as the amount of beta-amyloid plaques correlated people with sleep troubles over time to see if reasons for women to ignore their doctors’ advice. with both the amount of sleep and sleep quality. they develop brain plaques more quickly than “They should have a conversation together,” he Average levels of beta-amyloid rose with every others. If that’s the case, researchers could then said. hour less that participants reported sleeping every test whether improving sleep might help prevent SOURCE: bit.ly/1ibumWD Obstetrics and night and with each additional point they scored Alzheimer’s. Gynecology, online October 22, 2013. on a question about poor sleep quality. SOURCE: bit.ly/MNucEu JAMA Neurology, online Reuters That was still true after Spira’s team took October 21, 2013. the four people who had developed cognitive Reuters 8 PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 9
By Ann Hornaday HOLLYWOOD NEWS BOLLYWOOD NEWS here are moments while talking with Robert Redford Wonder Woman to feature when you can see that 1970s We may make Krrish 4: Rakesh Roshan Tsuperstar peeking through from a weathered 77-year-old face — in Man Of Steel sequel starting when he rises from a couch in rrish fans are waiting eagerly for Krrish 3 and they just might be in arner Bros Studios is planning to present superheroine Wonder a New York publicist’s office, looking Kfor a surprise. Veteran actor-turned-filmmaker Rakesh Roshan says WWoman in the upcoming Man Of Steel sequel. Greg Silverman, presi- amazingly fit in jeans, white T-shirt if Krrish 3 does well he will be game for a fourth instalment of the movie. dent of creative development, said that the studio is taking the character and cordovan cowboy boots. Settling “If this does well, we may make Krrish 4. We have left a hook for it (in “very seriously”. in for a brief interview, one’s tempted Krrish 3),” Roshan said at a press conference organised. “We have been doing a lot of thinking for years about how to best use all to lean across the coffee table and tuck A sequel to Koi...Mil Gaya and Krrish, Krrish 3 stars Hrithik Roshan, those characters. Wonder Woman is an amazing character. I think it’s a back a lock of his thick, only slightly Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Vivek Oberoi. The film will hit great opportunity both for box office success, but also to have an amazingly graying hair, just like Barbra Streisand screens on November 1. powerful female superhero,” Silverman told variety.com. did in The Way We Were. This smile is “We are taking it all very seriously and are trying to do a plan that’s still straight out of Butch Cassidy and respectful to those characters and maximises the stories as best they can. the Sundance Kid. The voice as seduc- So everything that has been speculated are things that we’ve thought tive as it was in All the President’s Men Aditya-Katrina finalised for Fitoor about,” he added. or Three Days of the Condor. The character of Wonder Woman was portrayed by actress Lynda Carter In case it isn’t obvious, in other ditya Roy Kapur and Katrina Kaif will play the lead roles in Abhishek between 1975 and 1979. words, Redford’s still got it. And AKapoor’s next venture Fitoor and the love story is likely to go on the The Man Of Steel will see Batman and Superman together for the first anyone needing proof of that will floors in the first half of 2014. time on the big screen. Ben Affleck will play Batman, while Henry Cavill be convinced by his newest movie, a “As a filmmaker, I have always invested in new and emerging talent and will feature as Superman. man-against-nature thriller called All with his talent and personna, Aditya is right up there,” said Kapoor. Is Lost in which he plays a nameless He is known for making the successful movie Kai Po Che with newcomers character whose sailboat runs afoul like Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and emerging talent Rajkumar Yadav. of a shipping container in the Indian “Abhishek Kapoor was looking for a perfect cast for his timeless love story Ocean. The film, written and directed Robert Redford Fitoor and we’re glad that he has found them in Aditya and Katrina,” Rucha by J C Chandor (Margin Call) chroni- Pathak, senior creative director - studios, Disney UTV, said in a statement. Renee Zellweger keen to adopt cles his week-long attempt to keep his The film is a screen adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel Great boat afloat and stay alive. And Redford Expectations and will see Aditya playing ‘Pip’, who is the narrator as well ctress Renee Zellweger reportedly wants to adopt a child and start a thoroughly dominates the drama, in gives it all in as protagonist in the novel. Katrina will be seen as rich girl Estella. Afamily. Zellweger, 44, is in a relationship with guitarist Doyle Bramhall which he’s the sole star and in which The pivotal role of ‘Miss Havisham’, Estella’s mother, is currently being II. “She’s considering adopting,” radaronline.com quoted a source as saying. he utters just a few words of dialogue, cast and an announcement is expected in the coming weeks. The Bridget Jones’ Diary star has already starting shaping her schedule putting his body through moments of so that she can devote time to her personal life. watery peril, hopelessness and existen- “She’s been directing and working on her own projects, which has given tial terror. All Is Lost her more time and flexibility to build her relationship with the right guy. For the 106-minute running time of Hopefully, she’ll get the family she’s always dreamed of having,” a source said. All Is Lost, Redford delivers something Bhaag Milkha.. a challenging film: Mehra of a master class in the art of screen arrived, that last project — as well as acting, using his prime instrument — landin the in Utah,1960s, the responded better to by retreat buying from up was not going to have a lot of special Sundance and environmental causes ilmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, known for his directorials like his body — to deliver a galvanizing, it. The man who, when he saw the effects. Even though we were going to and Redford’s activism in the arts — FRang De Basanti and Delhi 6, confesses that his last release Bhaag Milkha physically gruelling, deeply emotional studio culture changing in the 1980s, be filming in tanks, it was going to be melted away. “I think he really enjoyed, Bhaag was one of the most challenging films that he had ever attempted. performance that would be electrify- didn’t “lean in,” but built his own non- experiencereal rain and that wind. I felt It had was gone a very missing pure after all those years of trying to wear For him, it was like going to school every morning. Bhaag Milkha... was ing coming from someone half his age. profit institute, where he could nurture [in movies]. It was a chance for me to all those different hats, just absolutely a biopic on the life of former athlete Milkha Singh, portrayed by actor Miranda chosen The fact that it’s Redford up there, filmmakers interested in making the be a part of going back to that.” closing off and becoming a pure actor Farhan Akhtar. Released July 5 this year, the film did a whopping business battling the elements, refusing to go small, independent, often subversive It was also a chance for Redford again,” Chandor says. of over `1bn and also new face of gently, embodying the hopes, fears, films he himself produced whenever finally to work with one of the hun- The word “pure” comes up a lot found acceptance from desires and recriminations of the gen- the system would let him. This is the dreds of promising young filmmak- when discussing All Is Lost, and right- the audiences of all age Swarovski eration of which he’s been so emblem- man whose watchwords have always ers who got their start at Sundance, fully so: It is pure visual storytelling at groups and strata. atic, makes All Is Lost not just thrilling, been: At the height of your greatest a roll call that includes names like its most compelling and an example of “It (working on ustralian supermodel but profound. success, always go back to zero. Soderbergh, Linklater and Tarantino. pure screen acting at its most physical Bhaag Milkha..) was AMiranda Kerr has been On this rainy day in New York, “That’s right,” Redford says today. When Chandor’s film Margin Call and expressive. Redford did as many of like going to school roped in by crystal house Redford bears not a trace of the “Be careful of success, it has a dark made its debut at the festival in 2011, his own stunts as possible, and when every morning. It is Swarovski for the brand’s stresses he went through making side.” In a way, All Is Lost is a product of he handed Redford the script for it became clear that he could handle very difficult to put it new campaign. Shot by popu- All Is Lost, which was filmed in the the success of the Sundance Institute All Is Lost (which, with no dialogue, them, Chandor began to see how far in words but I enjoyed lar British photographer Nick same Baja, California, water tanks as and Sundance Film Festival, which amounted to 30-some pages). “J C is he could push his leading man, who every moment of it. Knight, under the creative Titanic. He’s even getting used to the Redford spent most of the 1980s and the first and only filmmaker of all the in turn rose to nearly every challenge. We went out every- direction of Ronnie Cooke idea that the movie is a success — a 1990s building and protecting, at the ones I’ve supported who’s ever asked “I’m proud of [the movie] because it’s day to do our jobs Newhouse of House and fact that first dawned on him at the expense of his own acting and directing me to be in a film!” Redford says, add- a total performance. But it did take and came back home Holme, the images highlight Cannes Film Festival, where he saw career. “Yeah, I got off my stride a bit ing that the reason for the reticence is its toll.” All Is Lost represents another thinking ‘did we do Kerr’s natural beauty illumi- it for the first time at a gala black-tie with my own work,” he admits. “I kind “anybody’s guess.” (He has since agreed kind of purity for Redford, one that he well or not?’,” Mehra nated by jewellery pieces of premiere. “I had not seen anything,” he of woke up and said, wait a second, I to star in The Old Man and the Gun, thought he left behind when he gave said at the DVD Swarovski and complemented says. “I had not looked at the monitor need to go back to what it is that I do.” with Sundance alum David Lowery at up painting for acting, one that he re- launch of the film. by still lifes of lush garden between takes, I didn’t go to dailies, I Now he’s restoring the balance. Last the helm.) discovered when he began directing “But in all, it was a roses. took myself out of that. So when the spring, he directed and starred in the It took the actor 10 minutes to say in the 1980s, but that he rarely found hugely learning expe- “Nick’s garden roses and lights came down I didn’t know what to political thriller The Company You Keep. yes to All Is Lost. At that point, he says, as an ambivalent actor-for-hire for rience. It was one of Miranda’s freshness, beauty expect.” He was prepared for the worst, He has revived longstanding plans to he wanted to put himself entirely in studios that just wanted him to look the most challeng- and glamour beautifully he recalls. “And when it went the other direct and star in the adaptation of the service of a director, with no second good and little else. For the first time ing films which I had complement and enhance way, I just didn’t know what to do with Bill Bryson’s book A Walk in the Woods, guessing or kibitzing. “I just want to be in decades, the movie star Redford was attempted and I am Swarovski’s modern jewels,” it. I did not know how to behave.” and next year he’ll appear in the an actor,” he recalls telling Chandor. never comfortable being and the art- glad that it worked Nadja Swarovski, member This is entirely in keeping with comic-book action-adventure Captain “I’ll put myself in your hands, and let’s ist he thought he’d left behind have out,” he added. of the Swarovski executive Redford’s wary, often ambivalent rela- America: The Winter Soldier. With All go. There was not one moment where fused, in a film that works as vehicle Mehra is now busy board, said in a statement. tionship with success. He’s a man who Is Lost, however, he has tackled some- I thought about directing. I never gave and spectacle, but that’s also risky, rig- with his next project The new campaign will came to New York in the 1950s to be thing deeper and more challenging on him any pointers, we never discussed orous and deeply meaningful. Mirza Sahiba, a musi- come out in November. a painter, and instead found himself any level, aesthetic or physical. it, because I trusted him.” “I don’t know how to express it, cal which is based drawn — despite his inborn shyness “Its purity is what attracted me,” he Chandor notes that Redford had just I don’t know how to describe it, but on a folkore set in and California-bred contempt for shal- says of Chandor’s script. “It was very finished post-production work on The I agree with you,” he says softly. Rajasthan. low movie culture — to acting. A man bold, I was attracted by that. There’s Company You Keep when he showed up “Something seems to be coming who, when stardom began to find him no dialogue, I was attracted by that. It on the All Is Lost set. The minute he together.” WP-Bloomberg 106 PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
SHIP HISTORY 1982: Ship launched, originally named Baku. After years of delays, India’s navy is set to Enters service with begin operating a second aircraft carrier – Soviet Navy 1987 the INS Vikramaditya. The rebuilt Russian vessel joins the older INS Viraat, giving India 1991: Name changed a strategic advantage as it seeks to counter to Admiral Gorshkov China’s rapid maritime expansion 1996: Deactivated
Armament: 4 x steam 2004: Purchased by Close-in weapon system turbines: India (cost $2.35 billion). (CIWS) guns. Long-range 100MW Refit begins in Russia surface-to-air missiles Nov 2013: Inducted (due 2017) into Indian Navy. Arrival in India Jan 2014
AIRCRAFT 16 MiG-29 Aircraft handling: Forward 14° ski jump assists fighters take-off. Arrestor wires at stern for landing SPECIFICATIONS – INS VIKRAMADITYA Length 283m Beam 51m 6 Ka-31 Displacement 45,000 tonnes Range 7,400km helicopters Speed 32 knots (59km/h) Crew 2,000 INDIA-CHINA NAVAL STRENGTH INDIA CHINA
Aircraft 2 carriers 1 11 Destroyers 14 15 Submarines 65 12 Frigates 62 59 Patrol craft 211 34 Combat aircraft 341 57,150 Personnel 281,000 Sources: IISS, Indian Navy Pictures: Oleg Filonok, Kirill Naumenko © GRAPHIC NEWS SCIENCE PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 11
1.8m-year-old skull gives glimpse of our early days
he discovery of a 1.8-million-year- director of the Georgia National Museum. “This Fred Spoor at the Max Planck Institute in old skull of a human ancestor buried is important to understanding human evolution.” Germany, a competitor and proponent of a busy under a medieval Georgian village pro- For years, some scientists have said humans family tree with many species disagreed with vides a vivid picture of early evolution evolved from only one or two species, much like the study’s overall conclusion, but he lauded and indicates our family tree may have a tree branches out from a trunk, while others the Georgia skull discovery as critical and even Tfewer branches than some believe, scientists say. say the process was more like a bush with several beautiful. The fossil is the most complete pre-human skull offshoots that went nowhere. “It really shows the process of evolution in uncovered. With other partial remains previously Even bush-favouring scientists say these find- action,” he said. found at the rural site, it gives researchers the ings show one single species nearly 2 million years Spoor said it seems to have captured a cru- earliest evidence of human ancestors moving out ago at the former Soviet republic site. But they cial point in the evolutionary process where our of Africa and spreading north to the rest of the disagree that the same conclusion can be said for ancestors transitioned from Homo habilis to Homo world, according to a study published in the jour- bones found elsewhere, such as Africa. However, erectus — although the study authors said that nal Science. Lordkipanidze and colleagues point out that the depiction is going a bit too far. The skull and other remains offer a glimpse of a skulls found in Georgia are different sizes but are The researchers found the first part of the skull, population of pre-humans of various sizes living at considered to be the same species. So, they rea- a large jaw, below a medieval fortress in 2000. Five the same time — something that scientists had not son, it’s likely the various skulls found in different years later — on Lordkipanidze’s 42nd birthday — seen before for such an ancient era. This diversity places and times in Africa may not be different they unearthed the well-preserved skull, gingerly bolsters one of two competing theories about the species, but variations in one species. extracted it, putting it into a cloth-lined case and way our early ancestors evolved, spreading out To see how a species can vary, just look in the popped champagne. It matched the jaw perfectly. more like a tree than a bush. mirror, they said. They were probably separated when our ancestor Nearly all of the previous pre-human discover- “Danny DeVito, Michael Jordan and Shaquille lost a fight with a hungry carnivore, which pulled ies have been fragmented bones, scattered over O’Neal are the same species,” Lordkipanidze said. apart his skull and jaw bones, Lordkipanidze said. time and locations — like a smattering of random The adult male skull found wasn’t from our The skull was from an adult male just shy of 5 tweets of our evolutionary history. The findings species, Homo sapiens. It was from an ances- feet (1.5 meters) with a massive jaw and big teeth, at Dmanisi are more complete, weaving more of a tral species — in the same genus or class called but a small brain, implying limited thinking capa- short story. Before the site was found, the move- Homo — that led to modern humans. Scientists bility, said study co-author Marcia Ponce de Leon ment from Africa was put at about one million say the Dmanisi population is likely an early part of the University of Zurich. It also seems to be the years ago. of our long-lived primary ancestral species, Homo point where legs are getting longer, for walking When examined with the earlier Georgian erectus. upright, and smaller hips, she said. finds, the skull “shows that this special immigra- Tim White of the University of California, “This is a strange combination of features that tion out of Africa happened much earlier than Berkeley, wasn’t part of the study but praised it we didn’t know before in early Homo,” Ponce de we thought and a much more primitive group did as “the first good evidence of what these expanding Leon said. it,” said study lead author David Lordkipanidze, hominids looked like and what they were doing.” AP 12 PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 TECHNOLOGY Angry Birds Go! could knock Mario Kart off its perch
Rovio’s next game speeds off in a bold new direction, but move into free-to-play has its risks.
By Stuart Dredge
ot on the heels of Angry Birds Star Wars II, Finnish firm Rovio has announced plans for its next game. Angry Birds Go! breaks out of the bird- hurling formula though: it’s a Mario HKart-style karting game. It will be released on December 11 for iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry 10 devices, making it Rovio’s most ambitious cross-platform launch yet. Like Angry Birds Star Wars II, there’ll be physical “Telepods” toys capable of being scanned in to the game, as well as a blitz of licensed products. Angry Birds Go! will also be Rovio’s first game “built from the ground up as a free-to-play title”, with revenues coming entirely from in-app purchases and advertising. Neither is new to the Angry Birds series, but until now the games have only been free- to-play on Android. Rovio originally announced plans for Angry Birds Go! in June with a teaser anima- tion, but revealed full details at this week’s Brand Licensing Europe conference in London, while pub- lishing a gameplay trailer on YouTube. So, Angry Birds Go! versus Mario Kart. Even talking about these two games in the same breath up who’ve not played Mario Kart, don’t own a DS the fore in Angry Birds Star Wars II than ever. But may see steam coming out of the ears of hardcore or 3DS, but who a.) love Angry Birds and b.) have with regulators scrutinising children’s apps’ use of Nintendo fans. But here are a few reasons why it’s access to a smartphone or tablet to play games on. in-app purchases carefully, Angry Birds Go! has a not a ridiculous idea at all. They’re ripe for Rovio’s brand to spread its wings challenge ahead. First, Mario Kart isn’t available on the billion-ish into other genres. To put it another way: no child ever spent £1,000 Android and iOS devices that are currently out there One final point on the risks for Rovio, though. of parental cash on mushrooms in Mario Kart. Going in the wild, so there’s no direct competition here. Angry Birds has fans of all ages, but a lot of them free-to-play with a new genre is a big opportunity for Rovio may be racing onto Nintendo’s turf in terms are children, which is why going fully free-to-play Rovio, but it will be firmly in mind that the Angry of genre, but for devices, this is the Finnish firm’s has to be handled carefully by the company. Birds brand it created from scratch is trusted by home territory. You’ve been able to buy power-ups in Angry Birds parents around the world. Keeping that trust will Second, there’s a generation of children growing games for a long time now, and they were more to be the company’s priority. The Guardian
lackBerry has relaunched its BlackBerry originally planned BBM messaging app’s new to launch BBM for Android on BiPhone and Android versions, September 21 and BBM for iPhone a month after pent-up demand forced on September 22, but a version of the the company to cancel their original Android app leaked early, and was launch. quickly downloaded by more than BBM is now available to download one million people. from Apple’s App Store, Android’s BlackBerry said that the unre- Google Play store and some countries’ leased app “resulted in volumes of Samsung App Stores, but BlackBerry data traffic orders of magnitude is using a virtual “line-up system” to higher than normal for each active stagger access to the new app. user and impacted the system in It’s asking people to download BBM abnormal ways”, forcing the company and register their email addresses, to cancel the planned launch. then wait for an email to notify them BBM’s rollout beyond BlackBerry that they can use the app. The six mil- smartphones is an important lion people who signed up for infor- moment for the company, as it bat- mation on the BBM website before tles competition from other instant the original launch in September get messaging apps including WhatsApp, immediate access, however. BlackBerry relaunches BBM for iPhone Kik Messenger, WeChat, Line and “If you didn’t sign up in advance, KakaoTalk. don’t worry – we are focused on mov- and Android with virtual waiting line As a BlackBerry-only service, BBM ing millions of customers through has 60 million users, but being avail- the line as fast as possible,” wrote able on iOS and Android has helped BlackBerry’s head of BBM Andrew a “smooth roll out” for the apps. clock to bring you BBM – and make WhatsApp grow to more than 300m Bocking in a blog post explaining the “Our team of developers and engi- some upgrades while we’re at it – and users. steps the company is taking to ensure neers has been working around the some incredible work has been done.” The Guardian COMICS & MORE PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 13
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ABODE, ANNEX, APARTMENT, ARCHITECTURE, ATTIC, BALCONY, BASEMENT, BLUEPRINT, BUILDING, BUNGALOW, CABIN, CASTLE, CEILING, CONDOMINIUM, CONSTRUCTION, COTTAGE, DECOR, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, DOORS, DUPLEX, DWELLING, EDIFICE, ELECTRICS, EXTENSION, FOUNDATION, FRAMEWORK, GARAGE, GAZEBO, HEATING, HOUSE, LIGHTING, LODGE, LOFT, MANSION, MEZZANINE, PALACE, PLANS, PLUMBING, RESIDENCE, ROOFING, ROOMS, WALLS, WING. 14 PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 CROSSWORDS
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HYPER SUDOKU 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.
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Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. 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 YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 15
SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 TEL: 444933989 444517001 (3D/Animation) – 3.00pm 10:30 Inter Milan Club 08:00 News 1911 Revolution (2D/Action) – 4.45pm Channel 09:00 The War in 11:00 Boxing October 14:00 Omni Sport 10:30 Inside Story 1 Upside Down (2D/Drama) – 7.00pm 14:30 Inter Milan Club 11:00 News Channel 11:30 The Stream The Fifth Estate (2D/Drama) – 9.00pm 16:00 Venezuela vs 12:00 News Russia 12:30 Fault Lines Gallowalkers (2D/Action) – 11.30pm 18:00 European Tour 13:00 NEWSHOUR Weekly 14:00 News 1911 Revolution (2D/Action) – 2.30pm 18:30 Seria A Show 14:30 Inside Story 19:00 Liga World 15:00 Witness MALL 19:30 This Is Paris 16:00 NEWSHOUR The Fourth State (2D/Thriller) – 4.30 & 11.15pm 20:00 UEFA Europa 17:00 News league 17:30 The Stream 2 The Fifth Estate (2D/Drama) – 7.00pm 22:00 Pacos de 18:00 NEWSHOUR Ferreira 19:00 News Gravity (3D/Drama) – 9.30pm vs Dnipro 19:30 Wildlife Dnipropetrovsk Warzone Vanakkam Chennai (2D/Tamil/ Comedy) 00:00 Olympique 20:00 News Lyonnais vs 20:30 Inside Story – 2.00 & 4.45pm Rijeka 21:00 NEWSHOUR 01:45 Pacos de 22:00 News 3 Sringara Velan (2D/Malayalam) Ferreira 22:30 The Stream vs Dnipro 23:00 Al Jazeera – 7.30 & 10.30pm Dnipropetrovsk Correspondent Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 (3D/
Animation) – 3.00pm 13:15 Swamp 13:15 Mythbusters Brothers 15:20 Countdown To 1911 Revolution (2D/Action) – 5.00pm 16:00 Monkey Life Collision 16:30 The Most 16:10 American 1 Upside Down (2D/Drama) – 7.00pm Extreme Chopper 18:20 Baby Planet 17:00 Ultimate The Fifth Estate (2D/Drama) – 9.00pm 20:10 Predator's Prey Survival 20:35 Cheetah 19:30 Sons Of Guns Kingdom 20:20 Auction Kings Gallowalkers (2D/Action) – 11.30pm 22:00 Bite Of The 21:10 How Do They Living Dead Do It? 1911 Revolution (2D/Action) – 2.30pm 22:55 Mermaids: The 21:35 How It's Made New Evidence 22:00 Sons Of Guns LANDMARK The Fourth State (2D/Thriller) 23:50 Man-Eating 22:50 Amish Mafia Super Squid 23:40 Warlock Rising 2 – 4.30 & 11.15pm The Fifth Estate (2D/Drama) – 7.00pm
Gravity (3D/Drama) – 9.30pm 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe 13:00 Ellen DeGeneres Ek Dori Se Show Satya 2 (2D/Hindi/Comedy) – 2.30 & 5.00pm 15:00 Pavitra Rishta 14:00 Covert Affairs 15:30 Sapne Suhane 17:00 The Ellen Sringara Velan (2D/Malayalam) Ladakpan Ke DeGeneres 3 17:00 Punar Vivah Show – 7.30 & 10.30pm 17:30 Pavitra Rishta 18:00 Covert Affairs 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 19:00 The Carrie Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 (3D/ 20:30 Sapne Suhane Diaries Ladakpan Ke 20:00 The X Factor Animation) – 3.00pm 22:30 Silver Screen U.S. (Namastey 22:00 Red Widow 1911 Revolution (2D/Action) – 5.00pm London) 23:00 Scandal 1 Upside Down (2D/Drama) – 7.00pm QF RADIO 91.7 FM ENGLISH PROGRAMME BRIEF 13:00 Austin And Ally 13:00 Love Will Keep The Fifth Estate (2D/Drama) – 9.00pm LIVE SHOWS Airing Time Programme Briefs 13:45 A.N.T. Farm Us Together SPIRITUAL 6:00 - 7:00 AM A time of reflection, a deeper understanding of the 15:00 That's So 14:30 Thunderstruck Gallowalkers (2D/Action) – 11.30pm HOUR teachings of Islam. Raven 16:15 Arrietty RISE 7:00 – 9:00 AM Today on Rise, Laura and Scott speak with Dr. H.C. Klaus 17:00 Dog With A 18:00 The Hobbit: An 1911 Revolution (2D/Action) – 2.30pm Schormann, President of the International Union of Modern Pentathlon to speak about the Al Shaqab Modern Blog Unexpected Pentathlon event in Qatar. 18:30 That's So Journey ROYAL The Fourth State (2D/Thriller) INTERNATIO- 1:00 PM The latest news and events from around the world. Raven 23:00 Ruby Sparks – 4.30 & 11.15pm NAL NEWS 20:05 Jessie 01:00 The Hot Potato DRIVE 3:00 – 4:00 PM A daily afternoon show broadcast at peak travel time. Nabil 20:50 Austin And Ally 02:45 The Hobbit: An PLAZA 2 discusses upcoming events in Doha with Khalifa Haroon 22:00 Jessie Unexpected from I Love Qatar. The Fifth Estate (2D/Drama) – 7.00pm 22:50 Good Luck Journey THINK ABOUT 6:00 – 6:30 PM Is a show about ‘Spoken Word.’ The audience is IT introduced to a new artistic piece. Created by our very Gravity (3D/Drama) – 9.30pm own Nabil Al Nashar. DECADES 6:00 – 7:00 PM A journey through time. The show reminisces at the music, the inventions, and the events that ensued during Mickey Virus (2D/Hindi) – 2.30pm that era and defined modern history. Hosted by Ms. Laura Finnerty and Scotty Boyes. 12:00 Love Birds 13:15 Back To The Sea 16:00 Celtic Pride 16:15 Arthur Sringara Velan (2D/Malayalam) Repeat Shows 18:00 Johnny English Christmas LEGENDARY 10:00 – 11:00 AM The show tells the story of a celebrity artist that has – 5.00 & 8.00pm ARTISTS reached unprecedented fame. Throughout the episode, the Reborn 18:00 Gaturro 3 artists’ memorable performances/songs will be played to 20:00 The Change-Up 20:00 Angel's Friends Vanakkam Chennai (2D/Tamil/ Comedy) put listeners in the mood. 22:00 30 Minutes Or 23:30 Arthur INNOVATIONS 7:00 – 8:00 PM Innovations, a weekly show hosted and produced by Scott Less Christmas Boyes. The show talks about all the newest and exciting – 11.00pm advancements in the world of science and technology. 00:00 The 01:15 Rainbow Valley Inbetweeners Heroes 16 PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 POTPOURRI
Who’s who A summary of MEDIA SCAN Events in Qatar issues of the day discussed by the Qatari community Relics — Damien Hirst When: Until Jan 22; Sun-Wed: 10:30am– in the media. 5:30pm. Tuesday Closed Thur-Sat: 12pm–8pm, Fri: 2pm–8pm Where: Al Riwaq Exhibition Space What: The most comprehensive survey of Damien Hirst’s work ever shown and his first solo exhibition in the Middle East. • Some are calling for building subways • There were discussions about Free Entry in the Corniche area at the newly the partial opening of the Hamad installed traffic signals or make International Airport by the end of My Rock Stars: Volume 1 signals open every 10 minutes for November. When: Until Oct 24, 2013 2 minutes for the convenience of • Citizens have requested the Where: VCUQatar Gallery What: Exhibition by artist/photographer pedestrians. authorities that they be allotted Hassan Hajjaj pays homage to traditional • Residents in areas outside Doha are at nominal prices land plots lying African portraiture, while celebrating present- Assistant Foreign Minister for surprised over the price hike in Al Meera vacant near their houses, instead day pop stars, unsung artists and personal Services Affairs H E Rashid Food Supply Company, compared to of leaving them idle, using for inspirations in Hajjaj’s life. bin Khalifa Al Khalifa other malls and commercial centres. garbage dump, with insects Entry: Free, open to all They have urged the management of breeding and damaging the view e was appointed in the current Al Meera to reconsider the price hike, of the areas. NODDY in Toyland position in December 2011. He and follow a new marketing policy by • There was talk about the first Police When: Oct 24, 25, 26; 4pm & 7pm Hjoined the Ministry of Foreign Where: Al Rayyan theater, Souq Waqif Affairs in the rank of ambassador reducing prices in a way that attracts College that is to be opened to teach What: A live show of Noddy — sing- and was appointed director of the more consumers. police sciences and security to new along, dance-along — featuring friends Technical International Cooperation • People have criticized the organizers of candidates. Tessie Bear and Bumpy Dog as well as the Department in January 2010. the First Qatari Exhibition for Camping, • People have asked the authorities naughty goblins. Kid’s play. Al Khalifa has worked with the which was launched yesterday with to open more petrol stations outside Tickets: QR-100-QR350, available Ministry of Interior from 1979 to a participation of 40 specialized Doha and in Doha to avoid crowds at Virgin Megastores 1985. He holds a BA in Business companies. They said it has started and traffic jams, and to reconsider Administration and MA in Public earlier than the camping time. their geographical distributions. Exhibition by Rhys Himsworth Administration from the USA. When: Until October 27 Artist Talk on October 22; 7pm Where: Katara Art Center, Building 5 What: Rhys Himsworth is a British artist based in Doha, and is a faculty member of IN FOCUS by Mohamed Nijas Virginia Commonwealth University where he heads the Painting & Printmaking program. Entry: Free, open to all
L’âge d’or — exhibition by Adel Abdessemed When: October 6 to January 5 Where: Atrium and ground floor of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art What: Curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi, the exhibition will showcase recent works, including drawings, paintings, sculptures and videos, many created by Adel Abdessemed. Entry: Free, open to all
Northern Legacy – Photographic Exhibition When: Until Nov 19, 2013; 10am-10pm Where: Katara Gallery 1 - Bldg 13 What: Photographic Exhibition by Harold Crompton Robinson. Free Entry
Omar Khalifa – “Infinite” When: Until Dec 15; 10am-10pm Where: Katara Cultural Village What: This outdoor installation examines ‘the nature of being’. Using digital multiple exposure techniques, an image is crafted that gives a of other-worldliness and depth of perspective through the human form. Free Entry
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