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MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2013 • [email protected] • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741
COMMUNITY
FOOD
HEALTH
WHEELS
TECHNOLOGY
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• Doha Marriottwins inter-hotelbasketball league
• Asian techniqueproduces creamy,cool side salad
• Soda drinking tiedto kids’ behaviour problems: Study
• Jaguar F-Type roars, supercharges over mountain pass
• SanDisk to the rescue,even if you don’tthink you need it
insideThe Butler groans under the weight of great expectations
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Learn Arabic lessons will resume from September 1, 2013
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WANTEDQatar offers a wide range of opportunities forprofessionals in various fields. Many companies will be on a recruiting spree as the holidayseason comes to an end
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2 COVER STORYPLUS | MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2013
By Isabel Ovalle
The summer is coming to an end and the holidays are yesterday’s news. September is just around the corner and it provides the
perfect context to find a job, with a recent survey indicating that 63 percent of employers in Qatar are planning to hire in 2013.
Many people who are based here, are here with their families, or looking for opportunities outside their home coun-tries, see Qatar as a land of opportunities, it being one of the main countries in the Middle East generating jobs.
This is the case with Maria, a teacher from Spain who recently moved here with her family. Qatar offers a wide range of possibilities for her. Before moving here she did an extensive job search online but eventually found a job as an assistant teacher in a local school once she was here and was able to meet the staff at the school, where her kids study.
Nick, a communications professional from the UK, also moved here with his family, and his wife was the one to find a job first. “I live here thanks to her spon-sorship and I am currently freelancing for a local company until I find a perma-nent position that suits me and allows us to keep a balance between our work and family life,” he said.
Experts from Bayt.com, the leading job website in the Middle East, say employers in Qatar are looking most for an edu-cational background in engineering in new recruits, followed by commerce and business management. They also consider good communication skills important in new workers, followed by good leader-ship skills and the ability to work under pressure.
In addition, companies look to hire candidates who have experience in team management, computer skills and engi-neering, while the industries that attract and retain the top talent in Qatar are construction, oil, gas and petrochemicals, and banking and finance.
Suhail Masri, VP of sales at Bayt.com, explained that because the major-ity of employers used the Internet to find candidates, it was imperative for job-seekers to have an impressive online presence.
“Developing a strong online presence requires more than merely monitoring the content of your Facebook or Twitter account; you must be able to prove your aptitude to a depth that supersedes that which your CV or a job interview can demonstrate,” added Masri.
Ultimately, networking online is essential here and it is recommended to explore online platforms that allow the job-seeker to engage with his or her industry peers.
“Use platforms such as this to establish that you are knowledgeable, that you are keen to help others, and that you have the sort of thought leadership that will benefit your potential employer,” contin-ued Masri.
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For this expert, having strong con-nections across industries is always beneficial, and online platforms, such as the aforementioned allows the person looking for a job to share their thoughts and opinions with peers who share common skills.
Bayt.com’s vice president gives seven key tips to those that are look-ing for a job here. The first one being very personal: “Know yourself, take the time to understand what types of jobs interest you, what areas you enjoy and excel in and what skills/competencies you have that can translate in meaningful ways to the jobs you are applying for.”
Masri also advises job searchers
to optimize their CV. “Make sure it correctly represents you. It should be customized for the job role and free of grammatical and spelling mistakes. After all, accord-ing to 21 percent of regional employers, a resume rid-dled with errors is one of the most common mistakes that job seekers make.”
A job application can benefit as well from a tailored CV and cover letter, “especially if you really want a job,” clarified the expert. “Before you start applying, read the job descrip-tion carefully, and tailor your CV and cover letter to that particular job role by inserting some of the key-words from the job description,” he highlighted.
Masri advocated for a consistent and persistent job search, which is more rewarding than a sporadic one. It is also beneficiary, emphasized the expert, to build a public profile, given that 84 percent of employers in the region research candidates online before hiring them.
“Recommendations play a criti-cal role in your job search. If you have worked for a company as an employee, try asking for recom-mendations. Even as an intern you can ask your supervisor to recom-mend you; these recommendations
will help you stand out,” stressed the Bayt.com VP.
Job seekers shouldn’t be discouraged easily and take each attempt to get a job as a learning opportunity. “Do not lose heart, keep trying, learn from your mistakes, and improve. Establish rela-tionships with key decision
makers in different organizations. Prepare in advance for each oppor-tunity; cover all aspects like dressing, interview preparation, and optimizing your CV. It’s all about getting noticed by employers,” said Masri.
When writing a CV, the candi-date must clearly highlight the tar-get position, and how his or her key skills and experience are perfect for it, by listing relevant career high-lights and achievements. The expert strongly recommended avoiding vague, fuzzy or copy-pasted objec-tive statements at the beginning of the resume, as well as elaborate work descriptions, a vague objective state-ment and unclear titles, which will only detract from the impact of the CV and will confuse the employer.
Ultimately, employers look for candidates with experience and edu-cation, business sensibility, enthusi-asm and willingness to learn, work ethic and interpersonal skills.
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Guidelines to structurea good CV:
• Start with a clearly defined and catchy objective. The personal statement should include qualifi-cation, years of experience, and key skills.
• Follow a chronological order when listing your work experi-ence, starting with your most recent/current experience first. Start your job responsibilities with strong action verbs, be concise and use data/percent-age figures wherever you can to support your claims.
• Education and training should be organised to maximise impact and relevance. Wherever possi-ble, they should show a commit-ment to career development. Do mention ongoing courses, semi-nars, and workshops related to the job.
• At the end, add your achieve-ments and affiliations that may highlight professional roles above and beyond direct job responsibilities. This area is particularly important for fresh graduates who do not have a lot of direct job experience.
Before you start applying, read the job description carefully, and tailor your CV and cover letter to that particular job role by inserting some of the keywords from the job description
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Suhail Masri
PLUS | MONDAY 19 AUGUST 20134 CAMPUS
Pakistan DLO farewellA farewell dinner was hosted for Brig General Zafar Mansur Tipu, Pakistan’s Defence Liaison Officer (DLO) to Qatar, at the Intercontinental Hotel by Pakistani businessman Noor Moeen Afridi. Brig General Masud Akram, Tipu’s successor, was also welcomed. Prominent com-munity members presented included Ashraf Siddiqui, Chairman, Pakistan Writers Council Qatar, Qazi Mohammad Asghar, President, Pak Youth Society, Malik Mohammad Farouk, Head of Chancery, Asim Mehmand, Counsellor, Pakistan embassy, Gohar Riaz, Counsellor, Pakistan embassy, Samar Javed, First Secretary, and Rashid Nizam, Community Affairs Attache, Pakistan embassy.
Noor Hasan Bangash (third left), Chairman, PML-N Welfare Doha, Qatar, cutting the cake with other PML-N members to mark Pakistan Independence Day.
Qatar Tamizhar Sangam officials Varatharajan, Sankarapandian, P Ramesh, R Navaneetha Krishnan and Pazhanikumar felicitated Somen Debnath, who has been on a bicycle tour of 191 countries since 2004 and plans to complete his journey in 2020.
The valedictory function of the summer camp Pass 2013 organised by the Bhavan’s Cultural Centre, Doha, in the Matar Qadeem campus of Bhavan’s Public School, was held recently. Such camps help unravel talents of students, said chief guest Tarun Basu, President, Indian Cultural Centre. There were karate, yoga, kinesthetics, aerobics, dance, music and key-board demonstrations by kids. Abdul Kader, Vice Chairman of Bhavan’s Public School, presented the Active Camper Award, the Best Camper Award and certificates to participants.
Qatar Tamizhar Sangam
Summer camp Pass 2013
Pakistan Independence Day
5MARKETPLACE/COMMUNITY
Shoe Mart is offering a wide variety of school shoes, bags and other important items for little
learners to ensure their ‘must–have’ list is checked. Shoe Mart offers a wide range for kids this season with a ‘Back to School’ Campaign that started in July.
To begin the new school year in flair, girls can choose from a range of shiny leather bowed and flowered pumps and ballerinas, while boys can choose from a number of casual styles.
A wide assortment of school shoes for girls from Classic Mary Jane’s to black ballet pumps and black school shoes for boys will be available in store as well.
The Back to School range offers a selection of school bags, backpacks, as
well as pencil cases, lunch boxes and water bottles. From practical and sim-ple to trendy and fun school bags, chil-dren are sure to find what their hearts desire at Shoe Mart.
This season’s styles offer colourful backpacks and accessories for girls and Lamborghini-styled bags for boys. The diversity in the range of school bags will most definitely meet
every child’s personal likings and preferences.
Shoe Mart General Manager John Hood shared his excitement about the ‘Back to School’ collection launch: “Shoe Mart’s ‘Back to School’ cam-paign has proven to be a success with our customers year after year. Every year we strive to make it special to reach out to all and at the same time
create an edge with our offering. This year we have worked on an extremely unique giveaway as part of ‘Back to School’ promotion which will certainly thrill children and their parents.”
Customers can get a free fun alarm (only until stocks last) clock on every purchase of a pair of shoes or a school bag.
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Shoe Mart launches back to school collection
Participants and winners of the first Asics’s Cup held at the Aspire Zone Tennis Community and sponsored by Sportwell sporting store. Three teams with 13 players each played in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. The Yellow team headed by Jess Garcia overpowered the Black team and the White team. According to Aspire Zone Tennis Community Organiser and Tournament Director Nhoy Maranan, the key to the growth of tennis in Asics Team family is strengthening tennis programmes, which are on the rise.
Doha Marriott wins basketball league
Doha Marriott Hotel basketball team are winners of the Doha Inter-hotel Basketball League
(IHBL) 2013. The final game, which took place at the Al Sadd Sports club, saw the Doha Marriott team facing off long-term rivals from the Holiday Villa, taking the lead and finally win-ning the championship with a score of 73-65.
The IHBL, started the season with 20 teams, is aimed at promoting and enhancing relationships among Doha’s hotels.
General Manager John Hazard said: “I am so proud of the team, it was a great match and thanks to Holiday Villa for making the game so exciting and giving us a real challenge.”
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PLUS | MONDAY 19 AUGUST 20136 FOOD
by J M Hirsch
Have you noticed how big and bold and robust salads have become? It’s as though salads no longer can be content to be on the side and complement the rest
of the meal.Most recipes these days seem to insist the salad be the
meal. Which can be nice, particularly in the heat of summer. But sometimes a salad needs to play another role. Sometimes it just needs to help us appreciate the other foods. This is what I was thinking as I considered what to pair with a recent dinner of pulled beef bathed in a vinegary-peppery sauce.
I didn’t want a big, bold salad that would compete with the beef. I wanted a cool and refreshing salad that would serve as a counterpoint to the barbecue.
I’d recently seen a salad of cucumber and cold cooked chicken bathed in sour cream. It seemed nice — and a perfect contrast to the beef. But again, I didn’t need more protein.
So I decided to deconstruct it back to side salad status, mostly by removing the chicken. But I also decided it needed a better texture. Raw cucumber straight up tends to be watery. And water does nasty things to thick and creamy dressings. I needed to get rid of the water.
To do this, I borrowed a trick from Japanese slaws that involves salting thinly sliced vegetables, then gently pressing them to remove water. Once dressed, these pressed salads have a more satisfying texture and won’t dilute the other flavours. It worked perfectly for this cucumber salad, leaving the sour cream dressing rich and creamy.
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Pressed Cucumber Salad with Sour CreamThe trick to this salad is slicing everything as thinly as possible. A mandoline is best, but
a food processor fitted with the slicing blade will work, too.Start to finish: 15 minutesServings: 6
INGREDIENTS2 large English cucumbers1 small red onion1 teaspoon salt1/2 cup sour cream2 tablespoons chopped fresh dillZest and juice of 1/2 lemon1/2 teaspoon garlic powder1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
METHOD:Slice both cucumbers and the onion as thinly as possible, then mix them together in a large
bowl. Sprinkle the salt over the vegetables.Using your hands, gently knead and press the vegetables. Don’t crush or mash them, just
gently work the vegetables in the bowl.After 2 to 4 minutes of kneading, there should be a large amount of water in the bowl. Pour
off and discard the water.Stir in the sour cream, dill, lemon zest and juice, garlic powder and black pepper. The salad
can be made up to 4 hours in advance. If so, prepare the dressing separately and refrigerate in a separate container from the cucumbers. Just before serving, drain the cucumbers again, then mix in the dressing.
Asian technique produces creamy, cool side salad
FITNESS/HEALTH 7
By Andrew M Seaman
Children who drink soda tend to score slightly higher on scales that measure aggressive
behaviour than kids who don’t drink the carbonated beverages, according to a new study.
The study’s lead author cau-tioned, however, that the increase may not be noticeable for individ-ual children and the researchers can’t prove soda caused the bad behaviours.
“It’s a little hard to inter-pret it. It’s not quite clinically significant,” Shakira Suglia, of Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in New York, said.
Previous work by some of the study’s authors had found connec-tions between soda drinking and violent behaviour, but the link had not been studied in young children.
For the new analysis, the researchers used an existing study of mothers and their 2,929 chil-dren from 20 large US cities. The mothers and children were first recruited between 1998 and 2000 to be periodically interviewed and evaluated.
Mothers completed a checklist on children’s behaviours over the previous two months to meas-ure withdrawal, attention and aggression.
“It’s things like how often does a child destroy his or her own belongings and how often do they destroy the belongings of others,” Suglia said.
The mothers were also asked how many servings of soda their
children drank per day and about other habits such as TV watching.
Overall, 43 percent of the kids drank at least one soda per day and 4 percent drank four or more servings.
Aggressive behaviour was meas-ured on a scale between 0 and 100 — with higher scores indicating more aggression. Suglia said the average score is 50, and 65 is usu-ally used as a clinical marker of when children should be evaluated for a problem.
Kids who reportedly drank no soda scored 56 on the aggression scale, on average. That compared to 57 among kids who drank one serving per day, 58 among those who drank two servings, 59 among those who drank three servings and 62 for four soda servings or more per day.
After taking into account hab-its that may have influenced the results — such as how much TV the kids watched, how much candy they ate and their mother’s race and education - the researchers still found that drinking two or four or more servings of soda per day was tied to higher aggression scores.
Overall, kids who drank four or more servings of soda per day were twice as likely to destroy other people’s belongings, get into fights and physically attack people, compared to children who didn’t drink soda.
Soda drinkers also scored higher on scales measuring signs of withdrawal and attention prob-lems, write the researchers in The Journal of Pediatrics.
Suglia said that although the increased aggressive behaviour
may not be noticeable for each child, it’s moving all kids closer to the scale’s clinical threshold.
“Furthermore, if they’re drink-ing this much soda, it’s probably taking away from other nutri-tional things the child could be eating,” she said.
The researchers write that they can’t tell from their study what may explain the associa-tion between soda and behaviour problems in children, but one pos-sibility is that an ingredient in soda — like caffeine or high fruc-tose corn syrup — could directly increase aggression.
Another possibility, however, is that an underlying condition — such as low blood sugar — could make kids more aggressive and make them crave soda and sweets, they add.
Suglia also said it’s important to note that the results may not apply to the general population, because most of the mothers were single and African American or Latina.
Despite those limitations, Janet Fischel, director of developmen-tal and behavioural paediatrics in the department of paediatrics at Stony Brook University School of Medicine in New York, said the study is a step in the right direction.
“I think it’s really important and a giant first step in gather-ing an evidence base for what’s becoming a very widespread die-tary habit. I think that’s really important,” Fischel, who wasn’t involved in the new study, said.
SOURCE: bit.ly/1a8e2GA The Journal of Pediatrics, online August 16, 2013. Reuters
Know the benefits of post-workout shower
A shower is a must after any kind of physical work or workout as it cleans the body. But did you know that it
also helps reduce stress and in losing weight.A post-workout shower also helps in
enhancing recovery and immunity, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Mira Showers, a range of luxury showers, explains how to maximise your workout in the changing room:
1. Hygiene - First and foremost, a post work-out shower is essential in terms of hygiene. The sweat that you produce whilst exer-cising might be a sign of a good session, but people would prefer to hear about it rather than smell it.
Showering is especially important if you play sports where you might have contact with another person. For swimmers, this is equally important as the chlorine in swim-ming pools will damage your hair and skin if you simply towel off after getting out.
2. Recovery - Shower can help aid recov-ery after a hard session. Aching muscles the day after a hard exercising session, known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), can be prevented by having an ice-cold shower and holding the showerhead directly over the muscles you’ve been working.
Elite athletes will use an ice-bath, but putting your shower on the coldest set-ting is a quicker and easier alternative. If you exercise daily or more than once a day this is especially important as you can start your next session without being impeded by DOMS, allowing you to maintain the inten-sity of the previous session.
If you are still feeling a little ‘tight’ in the morning, a hot shower can help to increase blood flow to the muscles allowing them to relax and ease the tension.
3. Fat loss - If exercise is integral to healthy weight loss, so is a cold shower after-wards. To maintain your body temperature during a cold shower, your metabolism can increase by up to 550 percent of its resting level, meaning that you burn more calories just to stay warm. If a freezing cold shower is too uncomfortable, even low levels of cold can increase the energy demands of your body and increase muscle tone.
4. Health and mood - Some sports actively encourage showering as an integral part of their training regime. The Taekwon-Do moral code for example explains that cold showers (known as naeng soo machal) can help students build pride and tenacity.
As the saying goes - healthy mind, healthy body: exposure to cold water has also shown increase in the body’s supply of a powerful antioxidant called glutathione which boosts the immune system.
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lap. “E
veryth
ing
you a
re, everyth
ing y
ou h
ave, is
because
of
that
butl
er,”
she t
hunders.
I w
as
feeling t
hat
much-n
eeded s
lap
at
the b
lack p
olice e
mbarrass
ed t
o s
ee
bla
ck p
eople
pla
yin
g m
aid
s and s
laves.
It
is
a n
ecess
ary p
art
of our h
isto
ry a
nd
worth
y o
f th
e s
ilver s
creen
. A
s K
ing
tells
Louis
rig
ht
befo
re t
he a
ssass
ina-
tion a
t th
e L
orrain
e M
ote
l in
Mem
phis
, T
enness
ee,
bein
g a
butl
er i
s “s
ubver-
sive, not
subse
rvie
nt.”
I w
as h
opin
g t
hat
the fi
lm w
ould
explo
re t
hat
them
e m
ore a
nd s
pen
d
less
tim
e o
n t
he c
ivil r
ights
movem
ent
(whic
h d
ese
rves
its
ow
n m
ovie
). G
ain
es
speaks
of
the t
wo f
aces
he s
how
s: o
ne
to t
he b
oss
, and o
ne t
o e
veryone e
lse.
We n
ever s
ee t
hat
oth
er
face.
We on
ly see h
im
servin
g t
he W
hit
e H
ouse
or s
ervin
g h
is u
ngrate
-fu
l fa
mily an
d fr
ien
ds.
How
does
he e
xercis
e h
is
ow
n a
gen
cy a
nd p
ow
er
on
a daily basis
? H
ow
is
he fl
aw
ed?
How
is
he
hum
an?
A t
ighte
r focus
on t
he
inte
rio
r li
fe of
Gain
es
could
have b
een a
valu
-able
win
dow
on r
ace, his
-to
ry a
nd w
hat
it m
eans
to serve th
is coun
try.
But
if you are lo
ok
ing
for a
nic
e f
am
ily n
ight
out,
to b
e r
em
inded o
f th
e p
ure e
vil o
f S
outh
ern
wh
ite
people
an
d
the
sain
ted dig
nit
y in
th
e
Bla
ck
S
truggle
, by all
means
go s
ee L
ee D
an
iel’s
T
he B
utl
er.
As
the c
ura-
tor T
helm
a G
old
en o
nce
said
of
bla
ck rom
an
tic
art:
It
was
. . . nic
e.
Hopk
inso
n is
the a
uth
or
of
Go
-Go
L
ive:
T
he
Mu
sica
l L
ife
an
d D
eath
of
a C
hoc
ola
te C
ity.
WP
-Blo
om
ber
g
HO
LLY
WO
OD
NE
WS
Rollin
g S
tones
frontm
an M
ick J
agger i
s reporte
dly
pla
nnin
g t
o s
et
up
his
ow
n m
usi
c e
vent
in R
io d
e J
aneir
o in B
razi
l. I
t is
expecte
d t
o b
e o
n
sim
ilar lin
es
as
Brit
ain
’s p
opula
r G
last
onbury F
est
ival.
“Mic
k h
as
put
som
e feele
rs o
ut
in B
razi
l to
put
on a
big
show
,” fem
ale
firs
t.co.u
k q
uote
d a
source a
s sa
yin
g.
“The p
lans
are a
mbit
ious,
but
if h
e p
ulls
it o
ff, it
will be h
uge. T
he w
hole
vib
e o
f th
e e
vent
is v
ery m
uch ‘
flow
er p
ow
er’
and t
he s
am
e h
ippy v
alu
es
that
Gla
stonbury p
rid
es
itse
lf o
n. T
he p
ublicit
y d
riv
e w
ill begin
in t
he n
ext
six m
onth
s or s
o, but
there’s
no d
oubt
there w
ill be b
ig n
am
es
on t
he b
ill,”
the s
ource a
dded.
The e
vent,
whic
h is
tenta
tively
set
for N
ovem
ber 2
014
, is
said
to b
e in lin
e
to r
epla
ce t
he a
nnual R
ock I
n R
io f
est
ival held
each S
epte
mber.
The legendary r
ocker m
ight
be e
nte
rin
g t
he u
nknow
n, but
he d
oin
g h
is
bit
of rese
arch b
y lookin
g a
t vid
eos
of fo
ur y
ears
of G
last
onbury h
eadliners
to p
repare f
or t
heir
debut.
“Fest
ivals
are g
reat
to b
e a
t but
not
alw
ays
the e
asi
est
to p
lay,
” Ja
gger
had s
aid
.“Y
ou’v
e g
ot
to r
eally w
ork
at
that
bit
, but
I th
ink it’s
goin
g t
o b
e a
lot
of
fun. W
e’r
e r
eally l
ookin
g f
orw
ard t
o i
t and I
’m t
hin
kin
g a
bout
the s
et
list
fo
r t
hat
day a
nd h
ow
we’r
e g
oin
g t
o d
eal w
ith it,”
he h
ad a
dded.
My
jour
ney
so f
ar h
as b
een
satis
fyin
g, s
ays
Am
rita
Rao
Actr
ess
Am
rit
a R
ao i
s sa
tisfi
ed t
hat
she h
as
got
the c
han
ce t
o
work
un
der s
om
e b
ig b
an
ner fi
lms
wit
hout
havin
g a
ny “
film
y”
backgorund.
“Bein
g from
a n
on-fi
lmy fam
ily,
I h
ave d
one a
ll g
ood fi
lms
and a
ll A
-plu
s cate
gory d
irecto
rs
cam
e m
y w
ay. I
am
thankfu
l to
have b
een a
part
of
these
film
s,”
said
the 3
2-y
ear-o
ld.
Aft
er M
ain
Hoon
Na a
nd V
iva
h, A
mrit
a’s
last
mem
orable
role
was
in
2008 W
elc
om
e t
o S
ajja
np
ur.
Aft
er t
hat,
most
of
her fi
lms,
lik
e S
hort
ku
t -
Th
e C
on
Is
On, bom
bed a
t th
e b
ox o
ffice.
Alt
hough s
he c
ould
n’t
make a
mark
for h
erse
lf i
n s
how
biz
lik
e o
ther
actr
ess
es,
she h
as
no c
om
pla
ins.
“The k
ind o
f film
s oth
er a
ctr
ess
es
are d
oin
g a
re d
iffe
rent.
I a
lways
use
d
to t
hin
k I
don’t
want
to b
e s
om
eone e
lse. T
hey a
re d
iffe
rent,
their
back-
ground is
dif
ferent,
com
fort
level is
dif
ferent
and a
mbit
ion is
dif
ferent.
“In t
he journey t
o b
e s
om
eone e
lse, you lose
som
e im
porta
nt
qualiti
es
of
yourse
lf.
Late
r y
ou r
ealise
, ‘W
hy I
did
that
role
out
of
my c
om
fort
zone?’
So, I
don’t
want
to b
e in a
regretf
ul si
tuati
on,” s
he s
aid
.A
mrit
a, w
ho w
ill
be n
ext
seen i
n P
rakash
Jha’s
Sa
tya
gra
ha, sa
ys
her
“journey s
o f
ar h
as
been v
ery s
ati
sfyin
g”.
Except
one g
rudge.
“In m
y c
areer,
all m
y t
op c
lass
film
s V
iva
h, M
ain
Hoon
Na, W
elc
om
e T
o
Sa
jja
np
ur,
there w
ere n
o d
ance n
um
bers
whic
h s
tirs
the n
ati
on. S
ongs
make a
cto
rs
superst
ars.
Songs
have a
n i
mporta
nt
contr
ibuti
on. S
o, yes
songs
were m
issi
ng in m
y fi
lms
I guess
,” s
aid
Am
rit
a.
John
rea
dy t
o sc
reen
Mad
ras
Cafe
, bu
t w
on’t
acc
ept
prot
ests
Prio
r t
o its
rele
ase
, acto
r-p
roducer J
ohn A
braham
is
ready t
o s
creen
his
forth
com
ing fi
lm M
ad
ras
Ca
fe, w
hic
h d
eals
wit
h t
he S
ri L
ankan
conflic
t in
the 1
980s,
to t
hose
who h
ave o
bje
cti
ons.
But
he s
ays
he
won’t
accept
any p
rote
sts
again
st it.
“There h
ave b
een a
lot
of
enquir
ies
from
ruling p
arti
es
and t
he o
ppo-
siti
on p
arti
es
and t
he i
nte
rest
has
increase
d a
nd t
hey w
ant
to s
ee t
he
film
. W
e a
re r
eady t
o s
how
it
to t
hem
, but
only
when t
hey w
atc
h i
t as
vie
wers,
” th
e 4
0-y
ear-o
ld s
aid
here F
rid
ay in a
n inte
rvie
w.
“We m
ay h
ave a
previe
w a
day b
efo
re t
he r
ele
ase
lik
e it
norm
ally h
ap-
pens.
We d
on’t
have a
ny iss
ues
show
ing t
he fi
lm t
o t
hem
. B
ut
if s
om
eone
prote
sts
and p
uts
a g
un t
o o
ur h
ead a
nd s
ays
we w
ill decid
e o
n its
rele
ase
aft
er s
eein
g i
t, w
e w
on’t
accept
that.
I w
ill
not
accept
it, no o
ne m
ess
es
wit
h u
s like t
hat,”
he a
dded.
Na
am
Th
am
izh
ar
(We T
am
ils)
, a T
am
il a
cti
vis
t group, so
ught
a b
an o
n
the m
ovie
for r
eporte
dly
portr
ayin
g L
iberati
on T
igers
of
Tam
il E
ela
m
(LT
TE
) m
em
bers
as
terroris
ts.
Dir
ecto
r S
hoojit
Sir
car s
econds
John.
He s
ays
the C
entr
al
Board o
f F
ilm
Certi
ficati
on
(C
BF
C)
has
cle
ared t
he fi
lm a
nd h
e h
opes
no o
ne
explo
its
it f
or t
heir
politi
cal gain
s.“W
e h
ave s
how
n t
he fi
lm t
o t
he c
enso
r b
oard, th
e b
iggest
dem
ocrati
c
body a
nd t
hey h
ave c
leared u
s. I
thin
k w
e s
hould
trust
them
and if so
me-
one w
ants
to s
ee t
he fi
lm, w
e w
ill definit
ely
show
it
to t
hem
,” S
ircar s
aid
.“B
ut
I don’t
want
anyone t
o e
xplo
it it
for t
heir
politi
cal gain
s. W
atc
h
the fi
lm a
nd t
hen t
alk
to u
s on a
public p
latf
orm
, w
e a
re r
eady t
o t
alk
,”
he a
dded.
It’s
a bo
y fo
r Ka
tie P
rice
Model K
ati
e P
ric
e g
ave b
irth
to a
n e
ight
weeks
prem
atu
re b
aby b
oy last
w
eek. T
he c
hild h
as
been n
am
ed J
ett
Riv
iera. It
is
Pric
e’s
fourth
child
and a
first
wit
h h
usb
and K
ieran H
ayle
r.
Pric
e, w
ho w
as
rush
ed t
o h
osp
ital aft
er h
er a
mnio
tic s
ac -
a b
ag o
f fluid
in
side t
he w
om
b -
tore,
was
on
ly 3
2 w
eeks
alo
ng i
n h
er p
regn
an
cy.
The
baby b
oy w
as
born l
ast
week, w
eig
hin
g 5
Ibs,
2oz,
follow
ing a
n e
mergency
caesa
ria
n in a
foreig
n h
osp
ital.
The 3
5-y
ear-o
ld h
ad r
eporte
dly
develo
ped a
pote
nti
ally l
ife-t
hreate
nin
g
infe
cti
on. “I
went
through a
nig
htm
are. T
he b
aby’s
heart
rate
was
als
o r
eally
low
. T
he n
ext
thin
g I
know
the n
urse
is
in m
y r
oom
sayin
g g
et
ready n
ow
,”
Pric
e t
old
mir
ror.
co.u
k.
She a
lso h
as
a s
on
, H
arvey,
11,
from
her r
ela
tion
ship
wit
h f
ootb
aller
Dw
ight
York
e, as
well a
s Ju
nio
r, e
ight,
and P
rin
cess
, si
x, w
ith e
x-h
usb
and
Pete
r A
ndre.
Wah
lber
g pi
cked
Den
zel’s
bra
in fo
r tip
s
Acto
r M
ark
Wahlb
erg s
ays
he b
onded w
ell w
ith a
cto
r D
enze
l W
ash
ingto
n
on t
he s
et
of
2 G
un
s and m
anaged t
o g
et
lots
of
good a
dvic
e f
rom
him
.T
he 4
2-y
ear-o
ld a
cto
r l
oved w
orkin
g w
ith h
is 5
8-y
ear-o
ld c
o-s
tar o
n
the m
ovie
and r
elish
ed t
he c
hance t
o q
uest
ion h
im o
n a
num
ber o
f to
pic
s,
reports
conta
ctm
usi
c.c
om
.“I
’ve a
lways
adm
ired h
im.
We’v
e k
now
n e
ach o
ther s
ocia
lly a
lit
tle b
it
here a
nd t
here. W
e’v
e g
ot
a lot
in c
om
mon. B
oth
have f
our k
ids.
I w
as
able
to
const
antl
y a
sk h
im f
or a
dvic
e a
nd p
ick h
is b
rain
, both
perso
nally a
nd
profe
ssio
nally,
” W
ahlb
erg t
old
OK
! m
agazi
ne.
“He s
aid
, w
hate
ver y
our w
ife s
ays
goes.
Just
say y
es
all t
he t
ime, ju
st b
e
involv
ed,” h
e a
dded.
The T
ed a
cto
r lost
30 p
ounds
for t
he m
ovie
and a
dm
itte
d t
hat
he h
ad t
o
work
hard t
o g
et
in s
hape.
Mic
k Ja
gger
to c
reat
e ow
n m
usic
fest
?
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At a glanceEngine: Supercharged 5.0-litre V-8 with 495 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque.Transmission: Eight-speed automatic.Speed: 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds.Gas mileage per gallon: 16 city; 23 highway.Price as tested: $104,270 (in US).Best feature: Lots of fun.Worst feature: Far cry from the exterior of the E-Type.Target buyer: Someone who wants a true sports car.
Jaguar F-Typeroars, superchargesover mountain pass
By Jason H Harper
Jaguar’s last real sports car, the E-Type, was released in 1961. A two-door, two-seat coupe and convertible, it is often consid-ered the coolest car ever made. Fantasize about a Jag, and it’s that low-slung hood
and high hips that are sizzling in your mind.The follow-up, the two-door, two-seat F-Type,
has just gone on sale, a delay bordering on intran-sigence. It was high time for an E-Type for this era.
The new F-Type roadster isn’t that cool, but it is a rip-roaring sports car. The company knows it, too, setting up a test drive for auto journalists on a nasty racetrack with devastating altitude drops and brutish bends. Now that’s confidence.
On my, say, 15th lap, I’d memorised the blind crests and hard braking points and learned to trust that the car was going to get me through them. Pushing the $92,000 F-Type hard, brake pads burning acrid smoke, I’d come to believe.
This rear-wheeled wild thing winds up to 100 miles per hour in a finger-snap. Flick your eyes to the digital speedometer and there’s a three-digit number flashing back at you -- climbing (105), climbing (110), climbing (115!). On the racetrack, speed is only limited by good sense.
That super propellant is the result of the 5.0-litre, supercharged V-8, an engine which gives truth to the name “powerplant.” Just shy of 500 horsepower, it’s a raging, howling thing lodged in the nose. A steady stream of firecrackers sound off in the four tailpipes when you let up the accel-erator suddenly, excess gas burning violently off.
Jaguar engineers wanted to give the F-Type personality, and the engine and exhaust notes are the most successful embodiments of that. This is a bad boy, just shy of rude, but certainly not mean.
The V-8 model should be nose heavy, but the chassis is sweetly tuned, the Pirelli tires grippy,
and the power delivery potent but not ridiculous. Slipping through tight, tricky turns, the F-Type goes onto the balls of its feet, lighter than you’d expect, very nearly balletic.
The F-Type could have been a British version of the Mercedes-Benz SL convertible, a rich man’s toy which isn’t meant to be played with very hard. To its greatest credit, it is far, far better than that. Its agility is equally welcome on fast mountain roads.
This is not Jaguar’s XJ executive sedan, so the ride doesn’t handle you with kid gloves over rough pavement. It is comfortable enough around town, however, and the passing power on the highway is incredible. Take that, lane-hogging semi- truck!
Jaguar insists that the F-Type is competing with the Porsche 911, a car which is celebrating its 50th year and never stopped its evolutionary process. Reality check: This is wishful thinking on Jag’s part. The 911 is a singular vehicle, having proved itself over decades of sports-car racing, an achievement not likely to be repeated by another car model.
One wonders what the E-Type would have
looked and driven like if it had continued its own evolutionary process over an additional 40 years. While the F-Type is in excellent shape for a brand-new model, I’d still bet on driving a 911 Carrera S around that same track faster.
Pricewise, the company is making a smart move: The V-8 starts at $92,000. As driven with many options, mine came to $104,270. By comparison a 400-hp 911 S convertible without a single option starts around $111,000.
Jaguar also offers two V-6 models, the 340-hp F-Type ($69,000) and the supercharged 380-hp F-Type S ($81,000). The company says the US will be the car’s biggest market, and with the V-8 accounting for roughly half of initial sales.
The V-6 S, which I also drove, sounds quite good, is still quite fast, but I can say unequivocally that the V-8 is the model you’ll most desire.
One can’t help but wish it had even half the outrageous charisma of the E-Type. I’ve listened to Jaguar designers, including Jag’s justly revered design director, Ian Callum, talk about its strong lines and profile. Yet there’s no thunderclap, none of the visual bombast of the iconic E-Type.
The F-Type is handsome and playful, but ulti-mately it looks like a lot of other modern cars. It lacks that low-slung, visually arresting athleticism that bowls you over.
Other disappointments: The interior is playful, outfitted with toggle switches and clever light-ing, but at a cost easily brushing $100,000, it isn’t sumptuous. Also, there is no option for a manual transmission. This is a car that deserves one.
Flowing over a mountain pass, wind ripping through my hair, and trying to keep to a legal speed, I can forgive much of that. The F-Type is, without question, a very happy addition to the world’s selection of choice, joyful cars.
It’s about time.WP-Bloomberg
TECHNOLOGYPLUS | MONDAY 19 AUGUST 201312
By Rich Jaroslovsky
File these under “solutions to problems you didn’t know you had.” They’re the SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive and Wireless Media Drive, two new gadg-ets that provide on-the-go solid-state
storage for, and access to, movies, music, photos and documents. I’ve been using them for a few weeks now; they’re unobtrusive, modestly priced and ridiculously useful.
Why would you want something like this? Maybe to take a few movies along on a trip without eating up the storage space on your phone or tablet. Maybe to stream a multimedia presentation to several users at once.
Or maybe it’s just to keep a couple of kids in the backseat amused. With battery life of up to eight hours, the drives could make long car trips a lot quieter.
The concept of Wi-Fi-based mobile storage isn’t new. Most such products, like Seagate’s GoFlex Satellite, use mechanical hard drives to store your content. The SanDisk devices, by contrast, use chips.
Each approach has advantages. Hard-disk-based drives can hold much more and are cheaper on a per-gigabyte basis. The SanDisk drives are smaller, lighter, cost less out of pocket, use less power and, since they have no moving parts, don’t run the risk of a mechanical failure.
The Flash and Media Drives work similarly but come in different capacities and forms.
The Flash Drive looks and works like a slightly overgrown thumb drive. A tiny hatch covers a slot that houses the removable memory card.
It costs $50 for a version with a 16-gigabyte card — enough for seven or so standard-definition mov-ies — and $60 for 32 GB.
The Media Drive, meanwhile, is a palm-sized square that’s about 2 1/2 inches on each side and weighs 2 1/2 ounces. It costs $80 for 32 GB and $100 for 64 GB.
Both use a computer’s USB port for download-ing content and recharging, and can connect to up to eight mobile devices at a range of up to 150 feet.
But the Media Drive has a beefier battery; the Flash Drive’s maximum is four hours, and less if you’re streaming to multiple devices.
The Media Drive can also recharge from a wall outlet and has a slot for an additional SD memory card, meaning you can boost its total capacity to as much as 192 GB. And it streams up to five different HD movies at one time. The Flash Drive is limited to three.
On each mobile device I wanted to use — the drives work with Apple’s iPads and iPhones, Android devices and Amazon’s Kindle Fire — I downloaded a free app. (Oddly, there are separate ones for each drive.)
To enable a device to see the content, I went into its settings and assigned the Wi-Fi connection to the SanDisk drive. This wasn’t so bad, except it meant the device could no longer access the Internet.
SanDisk’s solution is to enable the drive itself to access your Wi-Fi network, so your phone or tab-let can go through it to reach the Net. Configuring everything is a little less annoying than it sounds, but only a little. Mercifully, you should only have to do it once.
Copying content over to a drive was a simple mat-ter of connecting it to a PC or Mac and dragging and dropping. I moved music, photos and a PowerPoint slideshow and was able to view them on multiple
devices.Videos were a little more involved. The drives use
version 2.0 of the USB standard, rather than the newer, faster 3.0, so be prepared to grab a cup of cof-fee if you’re doing a full- length movie. In my tests, it took about five minutes to copy a standard-definition iTunes movie from an iMac to the drive and twice that for hi-def.
Once I did, I was able to watch different movies on an iPad and iPhone simultaneously — iTunes movies run in the Safari browser — while leafing through photos, playing music and watching shorter videos on a Kindle Fire.
All played smoothly and stutter-free from the Media Drive, and mostly from the Flash Drive as well — except for an occasional freeze on an iPhone when three hi-def streams were going at once.
I also wirelessly copied MP3 music files from the Kindle to the drive, which I then played over the iPhone. Just remember: As with any external drive, your content has to be in a format your mobile device can play. So you can’t, say, expect to watch an iTunes movie on a Google Nexus 7 tablet.
Still, with their flexibility and next-to-nothing size and weight, the Media Drive and Flash Drive make welcome companions. WP-Bloomberg
SanDisk to the rescue, even if you don’t think you need it
Discover the cosmosPlanets
Are your eyes to the sky? For astronomy enthusiasts — or those cultivating a love of the
really great outdoors — there are plenty of apps that let you pursue your cosmic hobby.
One option is Planets, which lets you explore the sky either by scrolling around with your finger or pointing your phone at sections of the sky you want to explore more deeply.
You can use the app to check out individual planets (and Earth’s moon) one at a time.
Free, for Android and iOS devices.
#organisedHashnote
If you’re looking for a simple way to organise your notes and thoughts, take a leaf out of the social media playbook
with this app, and just add a hashtag. This note-taking app also lets you “men-
tion” important people or places in your life with the @ symbol as an alternate method for organizing.
Notes are easy to add and easy to manage since you can delete them with just a swipe. It would be nice to be able to reorganise your notes, but with the easy filing system, it shouldn’t take you too long to find what you’re looking for.
Free, for Android devices.
Apps of the day
COMICS & MORE 13
Hoy en la HistoriaAugust 19, 1930
1848: The New York Herald reported the discovery of gold in California1953: Iranian premier Mohammad Mossadeq was overthrown in a coup engineered by British and U.S. intelligence agencies, which reinforced the power of the Shah1960: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 5 into orbit, carrying two dogs1973: George Papadopoulos was sworn in as president of Greece after the monarchy was abolished
A major engineering feat was achieved as the north and south arches of the Sydney Harbour Bridge were joined together after five years under construction
Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS
ALL IN THE MIND Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.
ACCESSORY, APPEARANCE, ARTISTIC, ATTIRE, ATTITUDE,CATWALK, CLOTHES, COSTUME, COUTURE, DEMONSTRATION,DESIGN, DISPLAY, ELAN, ELEGANCE, EXHIBITION, EXPRESSION,FASHION, FINERY, FLAIR, FORM, GARB, LOOK, MANNEQUIN,MANNER, MILLINER, MODE, MODEL, OUTFIT, PANACHE,PARADE, PATTERN, POSE, RAIMENT, SHOW, STATEMENT,STYLE, SUPERMODEL, TREND, VOGUE, WALK.
Sherman’s Lagoon by Jim Toomey
Zits by Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun
Hagar The Horrible by Chris Browne
Learn Arabic lessons will resume from
September 1, 2013
PLUS | MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2013
PLUS | MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2013
HYPER SUDOKU
CROSSWORD
CROSSWORDS
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku
Puzzle is solved
by filling the
numbers from 1
to 9 into the blank
cells. A Hyper
Sudoku has
unlike Sudoku
13 regions
(four regions
overlap with the
nine standard
regions). In all
regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear
only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is
solved like a normal Sudoku.
ACROSS 1 Muslim pilgrim’s
destination 6 Indian prince10 Kemo ___14 Map collection15 “’Tis a pity”16 Shortly, to a poet17 Bloodhound’s trail18 Move like a butterfly19 Watch chains20 Second first lady23 Daydream25 Doctorate grillings27 Declare28 American Dance
Theater founder32 Mister : English :: ___ :
German33 Part of the eye around
the pupil34 Football field units:
Abbr.35 Oscar-winning actor for
“Little Miss Sunshine”40 K2 and Kilimanjaro:
Abbr.43 Pitcher Hershiser
44 Prefix with dynamic48 Tennis champion with
a stadium named after him
52 ___ the Impaler53 Largest asteroid in the
solar system54 Digestion aids56 Achieved great fame …
or what 20-, 28-, 35- and 48-Across did?
60 Erica who wrote “Fear of Flying”
61 Winter frost62 ___ Circus (ancient
Roman stadium)65 Ye ___ Shoppe66 Part of the U.S. that’s
usually first with election returns
67 Some Scots68 One giving orders69 Alimony givers or
receivers70 Precipitation around
32°DOWN 1 Pas’ mates 2 Catchall abbr.
3 Butcher’s knife 4 Down Under capital 5 Up and about 6 San ___, Calif. 7 “That’s ___ ask” 8 First corner after “Go”
in Monopoly 9 Dashiell Hammett
hound10 African big-game hunt11 Deviation from the
standard12 Winter Olympics vehicle13 Officer on a PT boat:
Abbr.21 Actress Scala22 “___ say!”23 Cheerleader’s cheer24 Garden of Eden woman26 The “S” of GPS: Abbr.29 Lab containers30 Like the verb “be” in
many languages: Abbr.31 Suffix with no-good36 No-good sort37 Airport info: Abbr.38 Grant-giving org.39 Special Operations warrior
40 PC alternative41 Vibrating effect42 Leaves high and dry45 Target for a certain bark
beetle46 Comic Charlotte47 Gets too high, for short?49 Property dividers that
may need clipping50 Card game for
romantics?
51 Photo lab abbr.55 Witty put-downs57 “My country, ’tis of
___”58 April 1 news story,
maybe59 Comfort60 Occupation63 Corrida cheer64 Across-the-Atlantic flier
of old, briefly
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16
17 18 19
20 21 22
23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
32 33 34
35 36 37 38 39
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
48 49 50 51 52
53 54 55
56 57 58 59
60 61 62 63 64
65 66 67
68 69 70
S T A R T R A C T C P A ST O N E H A G E R H I V EO R A N G E S O D A I N E ZP O T E N T G E N T L E RS N O W C A P Q U I T I TA T M S K E P T R O A L DT O Y G I R L I E G I R L S
J U N K E M A I LS T R A N G E B I R D G I BO W E N S D E N T S O S AT O S S I N G H E T T O S
P O T T A G E S E R A P EM A L E R E Q U I R E S O FR I V E Y O U N G W A D ET R E N A S I A N N Y S E
How to play Kakuro:The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number.Within each collection of cells - called a run
- any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
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EASY SUDOKUCartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate
Easy Sudoku PuzzlesPlace a digit from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so everyrow, every column and every 3x3 box contains allthe digits 1 to 9.
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DECADES 10:00 AM A journey through time. The show reminisces at the music, the inventions, and the events that ensued during that era and defined modern history. Hosted by Ms. Laura Finnerty and Scotty Boyes.
INTERNATIO-NAL NEWS
1:00 PM The latest news and events from around the world.
THINK ABOUT IT
6:00 PM Is a show about ‘Spoken Word.’ The audience is introduced to a new artistic piece. Created by our very own Nabil Al Nashar.
TOUR OF QATAR
7:00 PM The show takes you on a trip to different locations in Qatar.
LEGENDARY ARTISTS
8:00 PM The show tells the story of a celebrity artist that has reached unprecedented fame. Throughout the episode, the artists’ memorable performances/songs will be played to put listeners in the mood.
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2
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3
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2
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The Smurfs 2 (3D/Animation) – 7.00pm
3
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PLUS | MONDAY 19 AUGUST 2013 POTPOURRI16
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If you want your events featured here, mail details to [email protected]
From Qurtuba To CordobaWhen: Until August 31, 10am-10pm Where: Katara Gallery 1 - Bldg 13
What: This exhibition displays a variety of ornamental details -testimony of past splendour- which is often taken for granted by Cordoba’s dweller (s and visitors. The collection highlights emblematic monuments, walls, doors, towers, minarets and baths, including some examples of Mudéjar art, a more recent architectural style inspired by the influences of Al Andalus in the Iberian Peninsula. Free entry
Omar Khalifa – “Infinite”When: Until Dec 15; 10am-10pmWhere: Katara Cultural Village What: This outdoor photography installation examines ‘the nature of being’. Using digital multiple exposure techniques, an image is crafted that gives us a sense of other-worldliness and depth of perspective through the human form. Free Entry
Qatar National Library Heritage Collection When: Public tours twice every Sunday and Tuesday at 10am and 11:30am. Where: Qatar National Library What: Qatar National Library’s remarkable Heritage Collection is a rare trove of manuscripts, books, and artefacts documenting a wealth of Arab-Islamic civilisation and human thought. Among its more than 100,000 works, the collection contains an edition of Ptolemy’s Geographia, which was printed in Rome in 1478 and is the oldest printed map showing the name of Qatar or referred to in Latin as ‘Catara’. Free Entry
The ThievesWhen: August 22, 7pm Where: Drama Theater, Building 16
What: A band of five infamous Korean thieves headed by Popie (Lee Jung-Jae) receives an irresistible offer from former partner Macau Park, to steal a $20m diamond known as ‘Tear of the Sun’ from a casino. The team travels to Hong Kong where Park brought along four other Chines thieves to complete the job. On the day of the heist, the professionals who left nothing to chance find their perfect plan quickly turn into disaster revealing that they all have their own agenda. But who will succeed and walk away with the priceless diamond? Directed by Choi Dong hoon, this star-studded heist movie is one of the top grossing Korean films of all time See dohafilminstitute.com for more information on tickets
Events in Qatar
IN FOCUS
An aerial shot showing part of Doha city.
by Bijoy Varghese
Send your photos to [email protected]. Mention where the photo was taken.
MEDIA SCAN
• Fishermen in Al Khor have demanded
that the authorities pay attention to
maintenance of lighthouses and install
lights on the floating structures that
guide boats to the harbour, as the
absence of lights is causing accidents.
• It has been suggested that a medical
college exclusively for women be
established to train doctors specialising
women’s diseases, dentistry, and
intestinal ailments, and the students
be paid a stipend as incentive.
• People have demanded that the
municipal authorities remove garbage
from streets that has accumulated over
the Eid holidays.
• Several citizens have demanded that
ministries and government institutions
implement the human resources
development law, which allows
employees to continue their education
while working.
• Beachgoers have demanded that the
authorities ban people from bringing
dogs to the beach, where they create
panic among children and families.
• There is talk in the social media about
Qatar’s satellite Sohail 1, which will be
launched in December 2013.
• Many parents have asked the Supreme
Education Council to consider their
complaints regarding their children’s
examination results, as they are
waiting to know the final decision on
the matter.
• Many people have demanded tight
monitoring of gold shops as there are
big differences in prices, with prices
in many shops exceeding officially
announced rates.
A summary ofissues of the daydiscussed by the Qatari communityin the media.
Man loses toes after being treated by Colorado veterinarian
A man had to have three toes amputated after being treated by a Colorado veteri-
narian with no license to practice medicine on humans, police said. The veterinarian, Francis Freemyer, was ticketed for “unauthorised practices,” a misdemeanour, Greeley police said in a statement.
Medical staff at the North Colorado Medical Center con-tacted police to report that an uni-dentified patient claimed to have been treated by the veterinarian. “Ultimately, the patient required surgery to remove three toes due to a lack of proper medical care,” the statement said.
Freemyer told Denver television station KUSA that he had treated a woman’s dog with a topical skin cancer ointment.
The woman later applied the leftover salve to a male neigh-bour who was complaining of a foot infection. The man then came to Freemyer’s animal clinic for a follow-up visit.
“He came and talked to me, I said, ‘I don’t treat people, but you’ve already put it on there,’” Freemyer said, adding that all he did was put a wrap on the man’s wound. Reuters
