Gulf Times 20 Friday, October 21, 2016 Two intersections to open partially wo intersections at Duhail and Mohamed Twill be opened partially tomorrow along with the new three-lane Huwaila fl yover, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced. While the Duhail intersection will facilitate entry to and exit from Shamal Road, connecting roads between and Lu- sail, the Umm Salal Mohamed intersection links Umm Salal Mohamed, and Shamal Road. Giving further details, the ministry said in a post on Face- book that the Duhail intersection includes the road that connects the west (Izghawa) to the road heading south on Shamal Road, road connecting Izghawa to the The Duhail intersection. Maps courtesy of MoI The Umm Salal Mohamed intersection. The new three-lane flyover. east (), road coming from the east (Lusail) towards Izghawa, Road (towards Shamal) heading from the west (Umm Salal Mo- west (Umm Salal Mohamed), road Shamal Road (towards ) to- Meanwhile, a new three-lane the south (Doha). Motorists have the fl yover connecting the east east (Lusail) and west (Izghawa). hamed) towards the east (Jeryan going from Shamal Road (towards wards the east (Jeryan Jenaihat) fl yover will also be opened to- been advised to follow traffi c (Lusail) to the south on Shamal The Umm Salal Mohamed inter- Jenaihat), road running from the Shamal) towards the east (Jeryan and west (Umm Salal Mohamed), morrow, connecting Huwaila rules and adhere to the speed Road and the road from Shamal section will include a road running east (Jeryan Jenaihat) towards the Jenaihat) and the road going from according to the MoI. Street and Shamal Road towards limit. Fifth season of farm produce markets begins Qanat Quartier to host he fi fth season of the local farm produce markets yesterday Tbegan at the Al Mazrouah, -Al Zakhira and yards, ‘Family Fun Fridays’ the Ministry of Municipality and En- vironment said in a statement. The yards for selling local vegeta- anat Quartier at The Pearl- tivities, catering mostly to children. events to promote The Pearl-Qatar as bles, fi sh and poultry will be open to Qatar is all set to host another These include balloon twisting, face a family-friendly destination and the customers thrice a week – Thursday, Qedition of the “Family Fun Fri- painting, colouring stations as well as diff erent retail areas housed by the Is- Friday and Saturday – from 7am un- days” series from today. stilt-walkers and mascots, which will land. til 5pm. The yard for selling livestock The initiative by United Develop- be lining up the entire stretch at Qanat UDC said the choice of Qanat at Al Mazrouah will remain open ment Company (UDC), master devel- Quartier. Quartier’s upcoming retail area as a throughout the week, from 7am until oper of The Pearl-Qatar, aims to at- Also during the event, cotton candy, host of this upcoming series “lever- 5pm. Some 80 farms are participating tract hundreds of families in Qatar as popcorn and ice cream will be distrib- ages the recent new opening of bou- in the initiative. well as visitors from other GCC coun- uted free to all participants. The fun- tique-style restaurants, coff ee shops Abdul Rahman al-Sulaiti, general A wide variety of farm produce is available at the yards. tries, until November 11. fi lled event will run for four hours, and convenience stores by creating supervisor, said the yards witnessed “Family Fun Fridays” features a va- from 5pm to 9pm. a nice blend of retail and leisure for a good turnout of visitors on the fi rst those at the central market – due to transactions to ensure compliance riety of entertainment shows, artistic The “Family Fun Fridays” series participants, further showcasing this day and a wide variety of fresh veg- the absence of any intermediary be- with the rates advertised. performances and recreational ac- is part of UDC’s diverse community charming precinct”. etables was on off er. He stressed that tween the farmer and the merchant. The fi fth season will also see the the yards off ered fruits and vegetables Also, the MME supervised the prices opening of two new yards at at “competitive rates” – lower than of diff erent products and monitored and Ruwais, the statement noted.

The Pearl-Qatar’s Qanat Quartier is all set for the ‘Family Fun Fridays’ series. QU SESRI holds workshop on ‘Advanced Sampling’

he Social & Economic Survey Patricia Berglund (senior research as- ance estimation, or imputation. Research Institute (SESRI) at sociate in the Survey Methodology He further noted that these features TQatar University (QU) held a Programme at the Institute for Social were examined to help participants four-day workshop on “Advanced Research). understand why they make analysis of Sampling” recently to introduce re- They presented the principles of such data more complex. searchers to the principles and prac- survey design and how design features “By hosting this event, SESRI is tice of analysing data from complex aff ect analysis methods as well as the working towards QU’s strategic objec- sample surveys. use of statistical software to do such tive to seek effi cient solutions to issues The event brought together more analysis. They also illustrated meth- that impact the wider community and than 40 participants from across QU ods for analysing survey data with to ensure that research eff orts address to exchange their ideas and knowl- such features through examples using contemporary challenges in Qatar and edge, and share their experiences on an education survey from Qatar, and beyond,” Dr al-Sayed said. complex sample survey data. SESRI implemented such analyses using two “SESRI continues to deliver on its director Dr Hassan al-Sayed delivered statistical software systems – SPSS mission to enhance research capacity the opening remarks. and Stata. by studying and monitoring impor- The workshop was led by Prof James In his remarks, Dr al-Sayed noted tant societal changes, and to provide M Lepkowski (research professor that complex sample surveys are those sound and reliable data to guide policy emeritus at the University of Michi- employing one or more basic sam- formulation, priority-setting and evi- gan and research professor at the Joint pling design or estimation techniques dence-based planning and research in Programme in Survey Methodology at such as weights, stratifi cation, cluster the social and economic sectors,” he the University of Maryland) and Prof sampling, nonlinear estimation, vari- added.

Dr Hassan al-Sayed speaking at the workshop.