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In the forefront of education

Park House English School founder BY ISABEL OVALLE school” has grown into a 1,000 stu- in Park House. Later on two of her sons, Heather Brennan (centre), former dent center. Michael and Niall, joined as director and Director James Brennan, Director lmost two decades have Brennan, a passionate and vocational financial director, respectively. Niall Brennan and Financial Director passed since Heather teacher, first moved to Doha in 1990 with After familiarising with the country Michael Brennan with students at the Brennan decided to her husband and, after working in local and its schools, Brennan felt that she school premises. open her own school. schools, decided to open one. From the could do it differently. “We wanted to This project was con- start she had the support of her fam- provide the same educational excellence Aceived in 1994 and it started out with ily, at first especially her husband’s, who but in a warm and caring family environ- 27 students. With the name of Park after retiring from a career in the Oil ment. We wanted to care for, and develop House English School, this “little and Gas industry became her right hand Park House, which is more than a school, it’s a family”. This teacher, originally from the UK, explained to The Peninsula that “Qatar has always been well developed with regard to the provision of quality educa- tion. When we first arrived, it was one of the few countries in the region to provide a quality British curriculum”, she added. Nevertheless, this British teacher approached the Ministry of Education and the British embassy – “which were very helpful and very interested” – to obtain the British curriculum to teach in her new school. The next step was finding the premises, which at first was a 14 room villa, surrounded by trees, with space for children to play, it was really lovely,” explained the Park House School founder. During this process, she found that honesty, transparency, hard work and forming excellent deep relationships had given her a good reputation and this made dealing with all challenges possible. To get people involved, Brennan, always with the support of her fam- ily, put notices in local newspapers like The Peninsula, to announce the upcom- ing opening of the school and to invite parents to a meeting to let them know what the project was all about. Around 75 people turned up for the initial meet- ing and the first school year began with 27 students and five staff. PLUS | SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 3

that the construction was finished in 10 months, “which is amazing, we had to visit the site every day to achieve it. We were supposed to open on the 6th of September, but due to problems with the electricity supply, the school opened on September 10 of 2004”. Brennan insisted that she couldn’t have taken this enterprise forward with- out her husband’s help. She added that during her many years of experience she has worked hard to instruct students in good behaviour, and give them an educa- tion that goes beyond the conventional subjects, offering strong sports, music and art programmes. Science is also very important for this family, as well as edu- cational trips. The former headmistress of Park House explained that a few years back, she and her husband decided to retire and go back to the UK. At that point, their son Niall (former soldier) had been working in the school for four years and took over as director with the support of longtime friend Dougie Smith as headmaster. Being a family The family is currently evaluating all options to open a small branch some- owned school where else. To this end, this week they are meeting to look at future plans and we’re different Brennan is “sure that Park House will remain at the forefront of education in from others which Qatar”. However, the current director of Park are always looking House, Niall Brennan, stated that “one of the biggest challenges we face is the for return on control of our school fees where every school, regardless of type, is controlled investment. People at a different level. We would like to see either this being given to market forces wonder why it’s so or a level playing field introduced so that After a somewhat “hairy-scary start’, which now has over 1,000 students from some schools do not have advantage over this family project became a reality and 67 different nationalities (10 percent are cheap here. others”. they began teaching the basics under the Qataris), with hundreds in waiting list. In this context, Michael Brennan, also Government guidelines. Brennan admit- Before moving to the new location, son of Heather and James and involved ted that “it was difficult to take the com- which was inaugurated in 2004, the in the family business as finance adviser, mitment, but once you take it, there’s school was situated for some time at move to a new location. Construction of added that “being a family owned school absolutely no turning back because you the former Russian Embassy, across the the new building began in Abu Hamour, we’re different from others which are have the responsibility of offering a street from the first villa. That second an area which ten years ago was in the always looking for return on investment”, proper education and continue striving year, there was around 200 students outskirts of the city and now has been whilst his mother joked adding that to make it better.” and Heather Brennan holds enduring absorbed by Doha’s growing urban core. “People wonder why it’s so cheap here”. Back then there were about 1,500 memories of that chapter in a “fantastic The building was designed by About this issue, Niall Brennan stated British nationals, and now there are over house, which had chandeliers in the class renowned Italian architect Domenico that “we provide identical education to 15,000. This growth in numbers somehow rooms”. Negri in a piece of land that belonged to other schools that are 45 percent more applies to the increase in the number of A decade went by and the founder the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. James expensive. Everything else is fantastic”. students at Park House English School, of Park House realised it was time to Brennan, husband of Heather, explained The Peninsula

Some old pictures from the school album. 4 PLUS | SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 COMMUNITY Thousands attend ‘This is the Prophet’ conference

ore than 5,000 expatriates from the southern Indian state of Kerala attended a massive public gather- Ming held here on Friday which sent a peaceful message against attempts to defile Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) through offensive films and caricatures. The Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs H E Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak AlKuwari opened the confer- ence that brought together representatives of various Indian expatriate organizations. The event at Omar bin Khatab Educational Complex in Al Sadd was organised by the Indian Islamic Association Qatar under the patronage of Fanar (Islamic Cultural Centre) and the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. Speakers called on Muslims to protest against the hate campaign against the Prophet (PBUH) through peaceful and constructive ways by highlighting the A memento being presented to the Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs H E Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak Al Kuwari contemporary relevance of the Prophets’ message. by Indian Islamic Association Acting President V T Faisal. BELOW: A section of the audience. They said the vicious propaganda was part of a conspiracy to provoke Muslims to violence and tar- nish the image of Islam, while the peaceful Arab revolutions have shattered many stereotyped notions about the religion and its followers. “No one can degrade or defame the great per- sonality Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), who was a guide and saviour of humanity,” said Mohammed Mahmoud Al Mahmoud, the Director of Religious Affairs in his key note address. Dr Ali Mohammadi, who represented Dr Sheikh Yousuf Al Qaradawi, President of the International Union of Muslim Scholars said that the organizers of this event shared the view point of the Union in promoting the great personality of the Prophet. “I don’t agree with the theory that defaming great personalities can be tolerated under the pretext of free- dom of expression,” said P Surendran, a well-known writer and social activist from Kerala, in his speech that touched on the humanistic and ecological relevance of the Prophet’s message in the present world. K N Sulaiman Madani, President, Indian Islahi Fakhroo, Qatar Charity, Jassim Jabor Al Kuwaitir, Muslim Islahi Centre, Abu Backer Al Qasimi, Islamic Centre, Qatar and P Mujeeb Rahman, General renowned Qatari columnist, K M Varghess, Chairman, Cultural Centre, and M A Sajidurahman, President, Secretary of Jamaate Islami, Kerala also spoke high- ICC advisory council, Kareem Abdulla, President, Youth Forum. Programme General Convenor, Abdul lighting the glorious aspects of the Prophet’s message ICBF, P S H Thangal, President, KMCC, Joppachan Razaq Mohammed welcomed the guests and co- and personality. Thekkekoot, President, Incas, P N Baburaj, General- ordinator, K P Nooruddin, proposed vote of thanks. Felicitation speeches were given by Khalid Ahmed Secretary, Samskriti, K T Faisal, President, Qatar The Peninsula Sri Lankan forums meet he annual general meetings of Sri Lankan Coordinating Committee (SLCC) Qatar, TSri Lankan Community Benevolent Fund (SLCBF) Qatar, and Sri Lankan Business Council (SLBC) Qatar were held at the embassy during the weekend. Annual reports and financial reports were presented at the meet- ing, which was followed by the elec- tion of office bearers, committee members, area representatives and Members of the Sri Lankan forums advisory committee for 2012/2013. The members discussed at length many important mat- ters with regard to the growth of on February 4 with a cultural pro- once again showcase their talents means of how such assistance can the forums, contributions made gramme on February 8. at the celebration. Discussions were be provided to members. It was also towards community events. It was Children from the dance acade- also held about providing assist- decided to celebrate the Sinhala and decided to celebrate Sri Lanka’s mies of Seraphs, Dinu Rangayathana ance to the needy in the community Tamil New Year (Bak Maha Ulela) 65th Independence Day which falls and Lasanthi Rangayathana will while emphasizing on the ways and on April 5. The Peninsula CAMPUS PLUS | SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 5

Officials and participants of the Qatar Open 2012 at the preliminary round. Qatar Open 2012 sees hundred participants

very youth aspires to be heard November 2. One highlight of the event The participants exhibited tenac- towards empowering the youth of but how many of them are will- was the rich fusion of nationalities; the ity, excellence in speech, variety and Qatar to be heard above the masses. Eing to take the risk of address- participants belonged to 16 nationali- presentation skills. The topic was They consider the contest to be a plat- ing an audience? ties, and this included Qatari students approached in numerous angles much form that gives youngsters confidence A hundred participants belonging for the first time. This is proof of the to the delight of the judges and audi- to ensure their opinions matter. to 14 different schools between the age soaring popularity of the championship. ence. At the end of the contest, 28 “With the sole intention of ben- of 13 and 18 congregated at one venue The afternoon saw four groups of participants were selected for the efitting young speakers, Qatar in order to test their mettle as public students sharing touching personal semi-finals which was held on Friday. Toastmasters Club hopes to continue speakers. They were competing for the stories, making firm statements and The grand Finale has been scheduled improving the standards of this con- Qatar Open 2012-Youth Public Speaking voicing their opinion on the topic for for November 30. test.” More details at www.qatartoast- Championship. The preliminary round the preliminary round – “if you risk Qatar Toastmasters Club, the organ- masters.net was held at MES Indian School on nothing, you risk everything”. isers of this annual contest, works The Peninsula

Asean Drawing and Painting competition

Teachers performing a dance as part of the Children’s Day celebration at DMIS. DMIS celebrates Children’s Day

hildren’s Day was celebrated and the talent which was so far with great gusto and a unknown to them. The KG and range of fun filled activities primary teachers were fascinated Con November 14 by the staff by their teacher who dressed up as and students of Doha Modern Indian Chacha Nehru and greeted them School (DMIS). The students had lovingly. the rare treat of getting to see their The matches between the teachers teachers perform for them at the and students witnessed the height of morning assembly. The programmes enthusiasm. Teachers team were the started with a sarod rendering by winners in the ladies’ tug-of-war but the music teacher Abhik Kumar the football match between the male Sarkar. It was followed by a solo staff and senior students ended in a

mime by Santanu Mallik, the theatre draw. The food fiesta organised by Salim Matramkot teacher and a song by Smitha N P, students of grades 9-12 crowned the the science teacher. The highlight festivity of the day. It was an array of the day was the teacher’s dance of Indian, Italian, Chinese, Arabic which took the students by surprise. cuisines and confectionaries of all Children participating in the Asean Drawing and Painting competition organised They couldn’t help appreciating the sorts. by the Asean Committee in Doha at the Indonesian Embassy yesterday. The grace and rhythm of their movement The Peninsula event is organised embassies of Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand 6 PLUS | SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 MARKETPLACE IBQ wins STP award nternational Bank of Qatar (ibq) satisfaction on the ongoing excel- was honoured recently with the lent cooperation between ibq and IStraight Through Processing (STP) Commerzbank. award presented by Commerzbank. James Nelson-Parker, AGM “The award recognises ibq’s in-house Operations and Information Technology payments architecture and reflects at ibq said: “Winning the STP award for the bank’s consistently high SWIFT the second year in a row is a strong standards, which facilitate automated testament to our operational excel- processing throughout the payment lence and efficiency. Straight Through chain.” Processing is critical to customer serv- Present at the main premises of ibq, ice, as it ensures fast, accurate and reli- were Benjamin Duve, Relationship able execution of payment instructions. Manager for Financial Institutions Our continued investment in technol- at Commerzbank Dubai and Steffan ogy and people has enabled us to pro- Dattner, Relationship Manager from vide our individual and institutional Commerzbank’s Frankfurt headquar- customers with payments services that ters. Both praised ibq’s operational are second to none.” services and the international best Accuracy in transactions was one Commerzbank and practices the bank’s management of the key criteria for Commerzbank ibq officials with the and personnel bring to the indus- when selecting winners of the award. STP award. try and domestic market, expressing The Peninsula

he Institute of Chartered ICAI hosts seminar on decision making Accountants of India (ICAI), Doha Chapter Trecently organised Seminar on “Strategic Decision Making and Leadership Lessons from Unusual Examples” at Doha Bank Auditorium, West Bay, Doha. The event was sponsored by Doha Bank. Over 120 members and guests attended the event. Dr R Seetharaman, Group CEO of Doha Bank delivered the intro- ductory address followed by V Pattabhiram, a well known profes- sor, writer and speaker, who spoke on the subject. Seetharaman emphasised the qualities of a good leader and men- tioned the importance of respecting every individual irrespective of their status or organisational position. Pattabhiram emphasised the importance of right process, logical thinking, business values, incentives and team work in the strategic deci- sion making process. He also said that Leadership lies in getting ordi- nary people do extra-ordinary work. ICAI managing committee members with speakers V Pattabhiram and Dr R Seetharaman. The Peninsula

Sony unveils new headphones Sri Lankan firm ony launched its new XB series reproduce smooth, resonant low-end plans road show of headphones — XB200, XB400, bass frequencies for enjoying a range of XB600 and XB900, offering tracks. Adl Capital, an Islamic Sbetter sound quality and a deep, The secret behind the MDR-XB Investment Co in Sri Lanka, is powerful bass to music lovers. The new XB headphone range is its Advanced Vibe planning a Investment Forum with series is available at all Fifty One East’s Structure. It’s an innovation built into a road show in the Gulf Region. outlets located in Al Maha Centre, City the headphones that’s designed to The session in Doha will be on Center Mall, Lagoona Mall, in addition reproduce punchy, accurate bass sounds. November 26, 6.30pm at Al Dana to the Virgin Megastores at Villaggio and Advanced Vibe Structure technology Hall, Gulf Paradise Hotel. Landmark. works by actively optimising acoustic The Sri Lankan ambassador The new models feature a special capacity within the headphone ear- Jayantha Palipane will be the chief driver unit that is engineered exclusively cup to deliver the most responsive bass guest. by Sony to deliver superior sound frequencies. The associate director of Adl isolation and an extremely powerful bass The new generation MDR-XB Capital Azad Zaheed will be present to compliment every genre of music. headphones are sleeker, slimmer and at the event and will showcase the The Sony MDR-XB headphone lighter, with a smooth swivel and investment opportunities on offer. range is designed to deliver extra bass foldaway action so they’re easy to store The Peninsula quality. The headphones are crafted to and carry. The Peninsula HEALTH PLUS | SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 7

Health Tips from DOCTOR Smoking in What is a breath- pregnancy holding attack? reath-holding is very common in young tied to lower children and babies. It affects about Bone in twenty children. The child after crying holds his breath. There are two types of breath-holding spells: reading scores 1. Blue spells (cyanotic breath-holding) are the most common type. The child starts to cry after anger, frustration, physical pain or fright. They lose their breath and turn red in the face followed by turning blue (especially around the mouth). This lasts only a short time. 2. Pale spells (pal- lid breath holding) are less common. They usually happen after a child has sudden star- tle, such as a minor bump on the head or Dr. E V Kumar fall. The child opens Specialist – Paediatrics the mouth as if to cry Healthspring World Clinic but nothing comes out. by Kathleen Raven They then faint and backgrounds and education, a more or less smoking. can look very pale. The child may recover child of a smoking mother will on “To me, this study suggests quickly or may be drowsy and sleep for a while. abies exposed to their average be ranked seven places that the effects attributed to How often do they occur? mother’s cigarette lower in a class of 31 in read- in utero smoking can in fact be Breath-holding spells vary in severity and smoke in the womb ing accuracy and comprehen- attributed to the intrauterine frequency. They may happen fairly often, Blater perform more sion ability, said co-author Jan environment, and not due to sometimes several times within a day, how- poorly on reading comprehension Frijters of Brock University in environmental differences that ever, every child is different. Often parents tests, according to a new study. Ontario, Canada. the children grow up in,” Oh said who have witnessed one breath-holding spell “It’s not a little difference - it’s Previous studies have found by email. can predict when another is going to happen. a big difference in accuracy and smoking during pregnancy is Large observational studies What to do during a spell? comprehension at a critical time linked to lower IQ scores and like this one call attention to pat- Lie the child on their side and observe. Don’t when children are being assessed, academic achievement, and terns, but do not prove a direct shake the child, put anything in the mouth, or and are getting a sense of what more behavioural disorders. The cause-effect relationship between splash water onto the child. Keep the arms, it means to be successful,” lead authors found no reports so far cigarette smoking and low read- legs and head from hitting anything hard author Dr Jeffrey Gruen of Yale that zeroed in on specific reading ing scores. or sharp. Treat the child normally after the University said. tasks like accuracy and compre- Despite public health initia- event. Do not punish or reward the behaviour. In the study, researchers found hension in a large population. tives to discourage smoking, as What needs to be done for my child? that children born to mothers The team, which published many as one in six pregnant Discuss the problem with your Paediatrician. who smoked more than one pack their results in The Journal American women still light Your child will need a thorough examination to per day struggled on tests spe- of Paediatrics, pulled data up, according to national sur- see that they do not have any other problems cifically designed to measure how from more than 5,000 children veys by the Centers for Disease such as an irregular heart beat, Iron deficiency accurately a child reads aloud involved in the Avon Longitudinal Control and Prevention and the anemia etc. Breath-holders are usually healthy. and if she understands what she Study of Parents and Children US Department of Health and What can I do as a parent? read. (ALSPC) study that began in the Human Services. The parents’ most important job is to not On average, children exposed early 1990s in the UK. Only data “That is a lot of children,” Dr reinforce the breath-holding behaviour. Make to high levels of nicotine in from children with IQ scores of Tomáš Paus of the University of sure your child gets plenty of rest, help him utero -- defined as the mini- 76 and higher were used. An IQ Toronto said. feel secure and help minimise and manage his mum amount in one pack of score of 70 and below can be the Paus added that the study tied frustration. It is important that the child is cigarettes per day -- scored 21 sign of a mental disability. the effects of low test scores to not treated in a special way or different from percent lower in these areas UK researchers collected ques- nicotine in cigarettes, which also their siblings. than classmates born to non- tionnaires from mothers before produce other harmful chemicals smoking mothers. The difference and after giving birth. This helps and carbon dioxide. Either way, remained even when research- make the self-reported data smoking while pregnant seems ers took other factors -- such more trustworthy, explained to put a baby at risk for negative as if parents read books to their Sam Oh of the University of health outcomes. children, worked in lower-pay- California, San Francisco, who “We should not be happy with ing jobs or were married -- into wasn’t involved with the work. those rates. Smoking during account. If mothers knew their child’s pregnancy is preventable,” Paus Put another way, among reading scores beforehand, they said. students who share similar might subconsciously report Reuters 8 PLUS | SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 MOVIE PLUS | SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 9

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Damon doesn’t want daughters to act Life of Pi

ctor Matt Damon is not in favour of his daughters taking up acting by Subhash K Jha as a career as he feels Hollywood is unfair to women. A The 41-year-old actor, who is father to Alexia (14), Isabella (six), Gia (four), and Stella (nearly two), is horrified to see how Hollywood treats Film: Jab Tak Hai Jaan women, reports contactmusic.com. Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma “I would try to steer my daughters away from acting. Women are in a Directed by: Yash Chopra different business than we are. It is just brutal for women. For men, the roles get really good at 40 and beyond. And that’s when you really start lawed but fabulous, the pasha of romance Yash Chopra’s swan doing your best work,” said Damon. song is a swoon-worthy ode to that achy-breaky feeling called love. The actor also thinks fame has changed how other people treat him. Reams of poetry and volumes of prose have been writttn on it. “When we started writing ‘Good Will Hunting’, I was 22 and Ben FBut no poet no author has come close to unraveling the mystery (Affleck) was 20 and it came out when I was 27 and he was 25. I always of the heart. had this theory that you kind of retard emotionally at the moment you Yash Chopra spent most of his adult years peering passionately into the become famous,” said Damon. heart. Jab Tak Hai Jaan (JTHJ) is not his best work. The last 35 minutes “It’s not that you change. The world changes its relationship to you. So when Shah Rukh Khan loses his memory is best forgotten. Miraculously the your entire reality shifts and that’s a jarring experience and hard to pre- entire end-piece of this fractured symphony co-written by Aditya Chopra pare for,” he added. and Devita Bhagat, doesn’t take away from the sublime beauty of the work. JTHJ is like an elaborate work of art that offers many different kinds of guilty pleasures for all those diehard fans of Yash Chopra’s romance who Suraj Sharma as Pi Patel grew up, grew wise and even grew old watching Daag, Silsila, Chandni and the doyen’s best work, Lamhe. You will catch Daag in the way Katrika Kaif returns into Shah Rukh by Jen Chaney agile” and was a quick study in the art traditional elements of cinema presented Khan’s fractured life. You can catch many shades of Karisma Kapoor from of treading water. (For the record, the hiccups. Dil To Pagal Hai in Anushka Sharma’s girl-madly-in-unrequited-love act. ife of Pi, Yann Martel’s 2001 best- 19-year-old can now swim just fine.) Lee Throughout the film, there are numer- You will see Kabhi Kabhie in the way Katrina comes to search for her fugi- seller about a teenage boy drifting gets more serious when discussing the ous scenes in which the adult Pi (Irrfan tive mother (played by Neetu Singh, who had played the girl in search of at sea in a tiny lifeboat alongside a other issues he confronted; for example, Khan) tells a writer the story of his peril- mom in Kabhi Kabhie) and you can spot Silsila in Katrina’s scenes with Ltiger, zebra, hyena and orangutan, while discussing his adjustment to 3-D ous adventure. That writer was originally Anushka in London. is an inherently challenging novel to adapt — a medium in which the director had played by Tobey Maguire, who previously Both the ladies are madly in love with the same man, much the way for the big screen. It requires its director never worked until Life of Pi — he uses worked with Lee on 1997’s The Ice Storm. Sharmila Tagore and Raakhee loved Rajesh Khanna in Yash Chopra’s Daag. to mimic the experience of floating, post- the word “confusing” three times and After shooting all of that footage, Lee Indeed, there are perceptible shades of Rajesh Khanna’s poetic romanti- shipwreck, on the vast Pacific Ocean and “elusive” twice. decided he needed to recast the role cism from Daag in Shah Rukh’s loner death-defying soldier’s character. to tell a story steeped in internal psycho- “Three years back, I didn’t know what with a lesser-known performer because Shah Rukh imbues the part of solider Samar with a great deal of heart. logical struggle. Then there’s the matter it was,” he says. “I just imagined that Maguire’s presence was distracting in a Never since Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas has he expressed the pain of of dealing with two things most filmmak- with a new medium, maybe, just maybe, it Ang Lee field of mostly non-boldfaced actors. The lost love so eloquently. That his lady love happens to be Katrina Kaif helps ers are cautioned to avoid: young actors opened up new chances. And as I got into scribe is played in the final cut by Rafe us in sharing his pain. Yup, it’s possible to fall hard in love with this tragic and potentially untameable animals. it, I found this is truly a new cinematic Spall. beauty of elaborate elegance and spend the rest of one’s life pining for her. Clearly none of this was too daunting language. It’s confusing because we’re not Richard Parker, a combination of real ani- “With somebody like Tobey,” Lee Luckily fate and the scripwriters plan a happy ending for the soldier for filmmaker Ang Lee, the soft-spoken used to it.” mal footage, computer-generated images explains diplomatically, “I think I under- love story. But not before a sassy spunky bindaas photo-journalist Akira Academy Award winner responsible for If Lee was confused, it doesn’t show and scenes shot in a huge water tank in estimated his star power. I knew Tobey (Anushka Sharma) sweeps into the traumatised Samar’s life. The Shah the elegant reserve of Brokeback Mountain onscreen. Like other acclaimed directors front of a green screen were seamlessly when he was young, and he’s a great tal- Rukh-Anushka sequences in the second-half shot in the stunning Ladakh and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. After who have recently taken the multidi- blended. ent, so I forgot how powerful he is as a and Kashmir valleys blends the war-time urgency of army life with a semi- signing on to the project in 2009, Lee even mensional cinematic approach — Martin The result is that the starving, desper- star now.” nal spot of sunshine. It’s a pleasing blend of the valorous and the romantic Skyfall motorcycle up for grabs added extra challenges to the adaptation Scorsese, Wim Wenders and Ridley Scott ate Pi and the ferocious predator from Despite the issues involving his cast, that turns the Shah Rukh-Anushka chemistry from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi process, opting to shoot the film in 3-D among them — Lee’s use of 3-D comes his family zoo really do seem to come in both the humans and the computer-gen- on its head. There he craved for her attention. Now it’s her turn. he bike driven by Daniel Craig in the opening scene of new James with an unknown (newbie thespian Suraj across less as a gimmick and more of close physical contact as they spar over erated members, Lee says he’s game to In some ways this exquisitely mounted work of art belongs to Katrina. Bond film Skyfall is being auctioned for charity. Sharma) as his protagonist. an organic element, one that effectively personal space. attempt a similarly ambitious film in the She owns Meera’s role in the way Sridevi and Raakhee owned Chandni T The proceeds of the sale will go to charity organisation Children At this point it’s worth noting that emphasizes the sudden horrors of Pi’s Lee says he spent months supervising future, particularly in 3-D. and Kabhi Kabhie, respectively. In Need, which works for the welfare of disadvantaged children. Sharma — who, as Pi, lives for an extended increasingly dangerous situation and the the evolving work of the CGI wizards to “If it’s an independent, smaller movie, I Yup, Yash Chopra couldn’t have chosen better. All the three protagonists Officials at Honda UK are hoping that the auction will raise tens of period of time on the open water — had no surreality of a life adrift at sea. make sure everything turned out just won’t do it because it is not possible,” he seem assembly-built for their characters. And they are never short of sup- thousands of pounds, reports contactmusic.com. idea how to swim when filming started. At this point, readers of Life of Pi may right, another aspect of the job that made explains. “You want it to work for you, not port from every department of film’s making. “Original items such as this are usually highly sought after and with “There’s one minute alone, underwater, be wondering how Lee managed to throw this a more methodical endeavor than his you to work for it. But if budget allows and It’s the script that intermittently turns villain showering unexpected the Bond films having incredibly broad appeal, we hope that 007’s ‘street where he has to hold his breath for at a SAG-card carrying human being into a previous work. it’s a reasonable budget, I would do it again blows on the tender romance that the director so meticulously carves merchant’ bike will raise a significant amount of money and awareness for least a minute and a half,” Lee says via glorified dinghy alongside those aforemen- “I got very technical on the movie because I am curious to find out what it out of the lead pair’s unflinching commitment to delineating the doomed such an invaluable cause,” said Fiona Cole, Honda UK’s corporate com- telephone about his young star. “And I tioned creatures. Hulk,” he says, “but I think by percent- really is, to find new film languages.” dimensions of an ill-fated love that finally conquers even fate. munications manager. tested him and it was only 15 seconds.” The short answer is CGI. The longer age and probably degree of difficulty, yeah, “2-D,” he laughs, “everyone knows “Jab Tak Hai Jaan” makes you fall in love with love all over again. The director laughs about this now, answer is that, particularly for the Bengal this is [my] most technical” film. everything.” We will miss you, Yashji. IANS noting that Sharma is “physically very tiger with the unusual, personifying name On Life of Pi, even some of the more WP-Bloomberg 10 PLUS | SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 COMMUNITY The Peninsula community get-together Pictures from the dinner reception organised by The Peninsula for senior representatives of various expatriate communities at the Ritz-Carlton on Thursday. 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Lamborghini holds road show for new models l Wajba Motors, the dealer EMEA, Francesco Cresci, and Club in Qatar.” sports cars,” he explained. of Lamborghini in Qatar, James gave the participants a short Cresci described Qatar as a hub Al Wajba Motors owner Sheikh recently hosted a two-day briefing. for supercar connoisseurs and one Abdulrahman bin Ahmed M Al Aroad show event for the On the last day, Lamborghinis with an expanding client base. He Thani believes that offering test newest version of the Lamborghini paraded through Doha, with the thanked Al Wajba Motors for mak- drives is the best way to convince Gallardo LP550-2, Coupe and Spyder Lamborghini owners taking part. ing the event possible. prospective customers to go in for models. Saher A Baaj, general manager of “The Lambroghini Gallardo LP a purchase. Five Lamborghini Gallardo’s were Al Wajba Motors, said: “The event 550-2 Spyder has a V10 engine, and “Al Wajba Motors will carry on available for guests to test drive dur- gave us the chance to show off our the heart of the Gallardo – the 5.2- doing more dynamic driving events ing the event led by professional superb cars and gave the guests the litre ten-cylinder engine –, guaran- in the future for its customers and driver, James Burnett, who drove opportunity of driving one of the tees phenomenal performance, the prospective customers,” he added. Al the Lamborghini performante car world’s finest and most powerful LP 550-2 catapults itself from zero Wajba Motors is set to launch new as the “safety car”. cars. To provide more excitement to to 100 km/h in just 4.2 seconds. And state-of-the-art showrooms for all Prior to the convoy drive, area our brand owners, we are going into its top speed of 319km/h guarantees its brands very soon. sales manager For Lamborghini the details of forming a Lamborghini it a place among the ultimate super The Peninsula

A view of the Lamborghini parade through Doha Corniche.

Rising artists take Ferrari Rosso challenge

lfardan Sports Motors, the official importer the resulting art statements will be exhibited at generate local and regional interest which will fur- of Ferrari in Qatar, has teamed up with the Ferrari showroom at The Pearl–Qatar, where ther highlight the importance of partnership between Virginia Commonwealth University, one Ferrari customers & enthusiast, visitors, and tour- arts and business world. Giving emerging artists this Aof Qatar’s leading fine arts universities, ists will be able to admire the creative designs of opportunity is also a bonus for Qatar‘s creative indus- to engage and inspire Qatar’s top young artists in Qatar’s rising artists. Commenting on this event, Mr. tries and demonstrates how is Qatar a catalyst for unique and exciting experience consisted of a series Mohammed Kandeel, General Manager of Alfardan business, creativity and learning” of glamorous Ferrari themed experience workshops Sports Motors said: “We expect “Ferrari Rosso” to The Peninsula named Ferrari Rosso, which means Ferrari Red in Italian. A team from Alfardan Sports Motors held a pres- entation at Virginia Commonwealth University to brief the students about Ferrari’s history, colors, and a core brand values that includes innovation, unique- ness, exclusivity, excellence, performance, and rep- resenting authentic Italian taste and culture, twelve students then started to create their own art state- ment that reflects their emotions and passion for Ferrari and its brand values. A jury composed of Virginia Commonwealth University professors and representatives from Alfardan Sports Motors will choose the best creation that combines innovation with maintaining Ferrari’s core values and colors.Alfardan Sports Motors will award the student who designs the most creative art statement two VIP tickets to Ferrari World in Yas Island - Abu Dhabi, the world’s first Ferrari Artists with the Ferrari officials. theme park and largest attraction of its kind. Also COMICS PLUS | SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 13

Baby Blues Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman ALL IN THE MIND Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

Hagar The Horrible Chris Browne

ACROBAT, ANIMALS, ARENA, AUDIENCE, BALANCE, BAND, BIG TOP, CLOWNS, COSTUMES, DOGS, ELEPHANTS, FIRE EATER, HOOPS, HORSES, JUGGLER, LIONS, MUSIC, PARADE, RINGMASTER, RINGS, SAFETY NET, SIDESHOW, STRONGMAN, SWING, TENT, TIGERS, TIGHTROPE, TRAPEZE.

Zits Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Blondie Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun

Slylock Fox Bob Weber 14 PLUS | SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 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.

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

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 | SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 15

Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2D/Hindi) SHOWING AT CITY CENTER – 1.00, 4.30 & 10.30pm 1 GULF 07:30 Npower League 08:00 News Son Of Sardaar (2D/Hindi) – 7.45pm Peterborough V 09:00 Al Jazeera CINEMA Blackburn Correspondent 09:30 Omni Sport 10:30 Inside Syria Thuppakki (2D/Tamil) 10:00 Rugby Friendly 11:30 Talk To Al 2 – 1.00, 4.15, 7.30 & 11.00pm England V Jazeera Australia 12:00 News Ice Age 4: Continental Drift 12:00 Basketball 12:30 Fault Lines Nba Toronto @ 13:00 NEWSHOUR (Animation) – 3.00 & 5.00pm Boston 14:00 News 14:00 Spanish League 14:30 Inside Syria Ted (Comedy) – 7.00pm Deportivo V 15:00 The Fight for Levante Amazonia 1 16:00 Magazine Tba 16:00 NEWSHOUR The Expendables 2 (Action) – 9.00pm 16:30 Italian League 17:00 News Inter V Cagliari 17:30 Listening Post 19:30 Champions 18:00 NEWSHOUR The Bourne Legacy (Action) – 11.00pm League 19:00 News Magazine 19:30 101 East 20:00 Basketball Nba 20:00 News Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2D/Hindi) Indiana @ New 20:30 Inside Story MALL – 2.30 & 6.00pm York 21:00 NEWSHOUR 2 22:15 Magazine Tba 22:00 News CINEMA 22:45 Italian League 22:30 Talk To Al Al Anessa Mammy 2 (2D/Arabic) Sampdoria V Jazeera – 9.15 & 11.30pm Genoa 23:00 Witness

Skyfall (2D/Action) – 2.15pm

12:20 How It’s Made 12:00 Jeff Corwin Flight (2D/Drama) – 4.45pm 19:10 You Have Been 13:50 Wildest Africa Warned 15:40 Swarm 3 Hotel Transylvania 20:05 Mythbusters Chasers (3D/Animation) – 7.15pm Dirty Dozen 16:35 Wild Animal 21:00 Dynamo: Orphans Magician 17:00 Rescue Vet Twilight Saga 2: Breaking Dawn 2 Impossible 17:30 Too Cute! (2D/Adventure) – 9.00 & 11.15pm 21:55 How We 19:20 World Wild Vet Invented The 20:15 Gator Boys Al Anessa Mammy 2 (2D/Arabic) World 21:10 Amba The – 3.00 & 7.15pm 22:50 Curiosity Russian Tiger 23:45 Dynamo: 22:05 Wild France 1 Magician Twilight Saga 2: Breaking Dawn 2 23:00 Into The Lion’s Impossible Den (2D/Adventure) – 5.00, 9.15 & 11.30pm

2 Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2D/Hindi) ROYAL – 2.15, 5.30 & 9.00pm PLAZA 15:00 Animal 11:15 Bermuda Brave (Animation) – 2.30 & 4.30pm Intervention Grace 18:00 Ape Genius 12:50 Oleanna 19:00 Wild 14:20 Undercover Mississippi Blues 3 Special Forces (Action) – 6.30 & 8.30pm 20:00 Monster Fish 15:50 Mgm’s Big 21:00 Planet Screen Carnivore 16:05 Futureworld Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2D/Hindi) – 10.30pm 22:00 Animal 17:50 Saved Intervention 19:20 New York, New 23:00 Ultimate York Al Anessa Mammy 2 (2D/Arabic) Predators 22:00 Boxcar Bertha – 2.30, 6.30 & 8.30pm GPU 23:30 Women In Love

Wreck - It Ralph (3D/Animation) 1 – 4.30pm 11:00 Thundercats 11:30 Live A Little, 11:50 Regular Show Love A Little Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2D/Hindi) – 10.30pm 12:15 Adventure Time 13:00 Tortilla Flat 12:40 The Amazing 14:45 Silk Stockings World Of 16:40 Tribute To A Hotel Transylvania Gumball Bad Man (3D/Animation) – 2.30pm 13:05 Johnny Test 18:15 Royal Wedding 14:00 The Marvelous 19:45 The Twilight Saga 2: Breaking Dawn 2 Misadventures... Swordsman Of Siena LANDMARK 2 (2D/Adventure) – 4.30, 9.15 & 11.30pm 23:25 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien 21:25 Pat And Mike 23:50 Powerpuff Girls 23:00 The Prize Skyfall (2D/Action) – 6.45pm

Son Of Sardaar (2D/Hindi) – 2.30 & 8.30pm 10:00 Stealing 14:15 Mr. Popper’s Harvard Penguins 12:00 Fat Albert 18:00 Freddy 3 Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2D/Hindi) – 5.15pm 14:00 Just Go With It Frogface 16:00 Stealing 20:00 Despicable Me Harvard 22:00 Arrietty Al Anessa Mammy 2 (2D/Arabic) 17:45 Coldblooded 23:45 The Ugly – 11.15pm 20:00 Zero Effect Duckling Goes 22:00 Rag Tale On Holiday 16 PLUS | SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2012 POTPOURRI

Police stop man with Today in Qatar mobile office in car A summary of MEDIA SCAN issues of the day orget texting while driv- discussed by the ing. German police say they Qatari community Fnabbed a driver who had in the media. wired his Ford station wagon with an entire mobile office. Saarland state police • Some residents are worried about the resump- • People are asking why Qatari columnists said Friday tion of sales of newspapers at traffic signals are moving from one newspaper to another, the 35-year- and roundabouts by some salesmen during peak whether it’s because their columns have old man was hours, though this has been banned by the Traffic been stopped or due to disagreements with pulled over for Department. This can cause accidents and traffic top editors. doing 130 kph jams. • There is discussion about Israeli attacks on Gaza (80 mph) in a • There is discussion about the incident of a three- and Hamas headquarters. 100 kph zone year-old child falling into a manhole in front of a • People are calling for increasing security and Kimiko Yoshida while pass- hotel in Al Sadd area while his father was inside safety in public areas like parks, museum and When: Till Dec 1, 10am - 10pm ing a truck the hotel. The manhole was not covered properly. beaches. Where: Katara Gallery 1, Building 19 Monday. The child has been admitted to Hamad Hospital • Discussion is going on about the forthcoming What: Japanese photographer Kimiko Built on a and is said to be in critical condition. UN Climate Change Conference (COP-18) and Yoshida studied photography in Japan wooden frame • Citizens are talking about the deal between the huge number of delegates (17,000) it will as well as in France, where she lives and on his passenger seat they found a Qatar Airways and Barcelona. Barcelona has bring to Doha. Some people are happy about works since 1995. For the Katara Galleries laptop on a docking station tilted for announced they will put Qatar Airways on their the business it will generate. exhibition the curator has selected works easy driver access, a printer, router, shirts under a $210m deal. • Residents are asking why some doctors give where the artist features her interpretation wireless internet stick, WLAN • There is discussion about demographic imbal- advice to patients which they do not follow of Middle Eastern, Arab and North African antenna, and an inverter to power ance in the country. The male population is themselves: traditional dress and accessories. Free entry it all. very high and their number is increasing. Some a) Eye doctors ask patients to undergo laser correc- A navigation system and cellphone residents are urging the authorities to ease visa tions though they wear eye glasses. mounted to the windshield com- “Elizabeth Taylor in Iran, 1976” rules and let more male expatriates to bring their b) Hair correction is suggested by doctors who don’t pleted the array. families here to balance the population. have hair on their heads. Firooz Zahedi Since there was no evidence he • There is a hot discussion about the increase in c) Doctors who smoke are advising patients to stop WHEN: Till Nov 30, 10am - 10pm used the office while moving, he got the minimum salary of Philippine housemaids in smoking. WHERE: Katara Gallery 1, Building 19 away with a €120 ($153) speeding Qatar to 1,500 riyals per month. This is applica- d) Doctors who are obese want their patients to shed WHAT: Firooz Zahedi was a personal friend ticket and a possible fine for having ble to new contracts. weight. and confidant of Elizabeth Taylor, as a unsecured items in his car. AP friend and a photographer he accompanied the movie start in her visit to Iran in 1976. This exhibition will bring to Doha the photographs taken during that visit. Free entry IN FOCUS

Constantin Boym Exhibition : Learning From Mabkhara When: Till December 1, 10am-10pm WHERE: Gallery 2 Building 13 WHAT: Featuring unique and exquisite shapes and designs, Mabkhara is a traditional Arab incense burner, an authentic object typically used as daily domestic activities in the Arab world. Free entry

Yan Pei-Ming “Painting the history” When: 9am-8pm, Till January 12, 2013 Friday 3pm to 9pm WHERE: 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

Ibrahim El-Salahi: A Visionary Modernist When: Till Nov 27, 10am-10pm WHERE: Katara Gallery, Building 22 WHAT: The first museum retrospective of acclaimed Sudanese artist, Ibrahim El Salahi. Free entry A poodle wearing a dress is asked by its owner to stand on its hind feet for photos at Hangzhou Pets If you want your events featured here Culture Festival in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. mail the details to [email protected]

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