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Fifty volunteers from across the globe are in Doha to spread the message of vegetarianism. They’ll give out 80,000 organic vegan cuisine cookbooks during their stay.

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by Isabel Ovalle

Eating vegetables is

healthy. This state-

ment will appear

obvious for many

readers, but what’s surely new

to most is that eating meat

can be harmful for the envi-

ronment. These are the main

points of the message that a

group of over 50 vegetarian

volunteers want to spread in

Doha, taking advantage of the

unique opportunity that Qatar

Sustainability Expo and the

UN climate change conference

offer.

For approximately one

month this group will be open

to meetings with organisa-

tions or parties that par-

ticipate in COP18 or are just

based in Qatar and interested

in learning about the vegan

diet, which is a vegetarian

diet without eggs or dairy.

Supported by Loving Hut,

a restaurant chain from the

US specialised in vegan food;

they have taken part in pre-

vious COPs – in Copenhagen

(Denmark), Cancun (Mexico)

and Durban (South Africa).

The volunteers sustain

that, by switching to a diet

that replaces all meat with

soy, by year 2050, 96 percent

of the protein associated

carbon footprint could be

reduced, given that 70 percent

of all water use is associated

with agriculture and much of

it goes to meat production.

They allude to a report

from the United Nations

Environment Programme

(UNEP) by Professor Edgar

Hertwich which says that

“animal products cause more

damage than construction

minerals such as sand or

cement, plastics or metals”.

This academic added on his

report that “biomass and

crops for animals are as dam-

aging as burning fossil fuels”.

Another study from UNEP,

‘Assessing the Environmental

Impacts of Consumption and

Production: Priority Products

and Materials’, from 2010,

concluded that “impacts from

agriculture are expected to

increase substantially due to

population growth. A substan-

tial reduction of impacts would

only be possible with a sub-

stantial worldwide diet change,

away from animal products.”

On this basis, these vol-

unteers are here to promote

an alternative, sustainable

life style, standing for love,

peace, compassion, economy

and healthy eating. They have

the belief that a healthy diet

is one of the simplest climate

mitigation actions an indi-

vidual can take. Through

sharing savory foods and pro-

viding science-based informa-

tion, they encourage COP18

attendees to make the shift

towards a plant based life

style.

Brenda Wang, Mariela

Bernal and Chris Luccarda

are three of the volunteers for

this cause that have traveled

to Qatar. Wang explained to

The Peninsula that the vegan

diet prevents cancer, and

also helps in cases of diabe-

tes or obesity, lowers blood

pressure, cholesterol levels,

and strengthens the immune

system.

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Wang added that, by choosing and promoting plant-based foods,

“we can minimise the most prevalent and potent source of green-

house gases within our sphere of influence,” which is industrial

livestock production. She stated as well that “this vegan solution

brings environmental benefits that include the reversal of deserti-

fication and ocean decline to biodiversity recovery and reforesta-

tion, as well as the freeing of precious water and land resources”.

In addition, the change to a vegetable diet grants significant

improvements to public health, as chronic lifestyle related dis-

eases like diabetes or obesity diminish, while it’s also an economic

solution, given that it would bring a reduction in the health and

climate change investments.

The ideology of vegans revolves around compassion towards ani-

mals, which, they added, are not on Earth to be eaten. From this

point of view, Mariela Bernal, a vegan as well, said that currently

there are more animals then humans on earth. “There are facto-

ries of animals that are fed with the cereals meant for humans,

while the ocean, the Earth’s lawn, is also affected”, she added.

Bernal, original from Colombia, residing in the US, warned

about the chemicals that are consumed through animals, referring

to chickens, which are grown at an unnatural speed and treated

with hormones to develop in only three months.

On this issue, Wang explained that people often don’t consider

not eating meat because they don’t know how much good it can

do to their organism. This circumstance is partially related to the

lack of information on media about healthy food and the benefits

of vegetarianism in particular.

The group insists on the fact that being a vegetarian or a vegan

doesn’t mean “eating only veggie”. They assure that a complete and

satisfying diet is possible only with vegetables, nuts, legumes and

tofu, among other products. To spread this idea they’ll give out

80,000 organic vegan cuisine cookbooks during their stay in Doha.

During the Conference of the Parties that will take place in

Qatar from November 26 to December 7, they’ll hold various work-

shops, two of them led by Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop, executive

director of World Preservation Foundation. He will talk about the

greenhouse gases and the short-term solution and long-term fix

for this issue. A third workshop will address, what they consider,

“the most powerful tool to reduce deforestation and pollution, and

radically transform the planet into a more ethical and Arminius

place, changing the global food system”.

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Pythagoras580-500 BC Greek mathematician and philosopherPlato428-347 BC Greek philosopherPlutarch 46-120 BC Greek philosopher and biographerSt. Frances of Assisi 1182-1226 Italian founder of Franciscan order of friarsLeonardo da Vinci1452-1519 Italian painter, architect and engineer“One day the world will look upon research upon animals as it now looks upon research on human beings.”Martin Luther1483-1546 German church reformer; founder of ProtestantismSir Isaac Newton1642-1727 English physicist and mathematicianVoltaire1694-1778 French writerJohn Wesley1703- 1791 English founder of MethodismBenjamin Franklin1706-1790 US scientist and diplomat; inventor of the lightning conductorRalph Waldo Emerson1803-1882 US philosopher, essayist and poetHans Christian Andersen1805-1875 Danish writer of fairy talesCharlotte Bronte1816-1855 English writer; author of Jane EyreHenry David Thoreau1817-1862 US writer; back-to-nature exponent

Susan B Anthony1820-1906 US feminist and anti-slavery campaignerLeo Tolstoy1828-1910 Russian novelist; author of War and Peace“A human can be healthy without killing animals for food. Therefore if he eats meat he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite.”Vincent Van Gogh1853-1890 Dutch Post-Impressionist painterGeorge Bernard Shaw1856 -1950 Irish dramatist, novelist and socialist“It is nearly fifty years since I was assured by a conclave of doctors that if I did not eat meat I should die of starvation.” Henry Ford1863-1947 US car manufacturerMahatma Gandhi1869-1948 Indian nationalist leader and advocate of non-violenceAlbert Schweitzer1875-1965 French theologian, missionary and Nobel Peace Prize winnerAlbert Einstein1879-1955 Swiss-German scientist; author of the theories of relativity“Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.”H G Wells1886-1946 English science fiction writerTony Benn1925 - British socialist politician

VEGETARIANS IN HISTORY

Source: Veg-world

PLUS | SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012 COMMUNITY4

‘Dream Drive with Lulu’ mega draw was held

in Lulu Hypermarket, Al Khor branch, under the supervision of Saleh Al Anzi, Inspector from the Ministry of Business & Trade. Vaishakh Anil (Coupon No.3305313) and Seba Renny (Coupon No.3309322) won the first and second prizes respec-tively. Shaijan M O, Regional Manager, Padmanabhan T, General Manager, Rafi, Administration Manager, and other officials from Lulu were present at the event.

‘Dream Drive with Lulu’ mega drawIncas president elected to ‘Kerala Non-Resident Keralites Welfare’ board

Indian Cultural & Arts Society (Incas) president Joppachan Thekkekutt (p i c tured )

is appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of ‘Kerala Non-Resident Keralites Welfare Board’. The government order states that the notifica-tion shall come into effect on December 1, 2012. The appointment is made for a statutory period of three years.

The board is constituted as per the Non-Resident Keralites’ Welfare Act, 2008 enacted to provide for the con-stitution of a Welfare Fund to grant relief and to ensure welfare of and to pay pension and other benefits to the Non-Resident Keralites and to pro-mote companies or Co-operative soci-eties or societies or other institutions of Non-Resident Keralites’ for their welfare.

Non-Resident Keralites’ Welfare Act provides for a board of directors for the administration of the welfare fund. Of these, five directors represent the non-resident Keralites living outside India, two directors represent non-resident Keralites living within India and four officials representing the government of Kerala. Joppachan is a director rep-resenting non-resident Keralites living outside India. The Peninsula

by Mobin Pandit

India’s Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is in need of an urgent uplift — both academically and infrastructure-wise, says a former registrar.

Syed Mohamed Afzal said here on Friday that much of the $25m provided by the Indian govern-ment to AMU in annual aid is spent on staff salaries, pensions and medical services.

“So, there is hardly any fund left for develop-ment, with the result that there is no expansion or improvement in the university’s infrastructure,” Afzal told this newspaper in a brief interview.

AMU is one of the largest residential universities in India with some 20,000 male and female students living in hostels that roughly total a 100. Another 8,000 students are non-residents.

And although students have been multiplying in number with each passing year, no new hostels are being built to cope with the increase.

Some old bungalows that were the living quarters of senior professors earlier are now being converted into make-shift hostels for girl students.

There is a severe lack of sporting facilities due partly to a lack of funds to build new infrastructure, and also because in this era of the internet most

students prefer to remain within the confines of their hostel rooms after lectures.

This is a matter of concern, lamented Afzal. “Their (students’) energies are not being channeled into the right direction and that is one of the reasons why one witnesses occasional recurrence of violence on the campus.”

A senior Indian Police Service (IPS) official, Afzal is currently posted in Gwalior, Central India, as Inspector-General (IG) of Special Armed Force (SAF).

He has been registrar of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, as well. He was here at the invitation of Doha-based AMU Alumni Association led by Nadeem Maher and Habibun Nabi.

Afzal said he was in favor of setting up AMU cam-puses in cities across India. The university pres-ently has centers in Mallapuram in Kerala and Murshidabad in West Bengal—cities that have fairly large Muslim population. A campus in coming up in Bihar (Kishanganj).

“We need to open up campuses in more Indian cities,” Afzal said. Asked about the Gulf countries which have a large presence of Indian Muslims, he said a centre was set up in Dubai but was closed down later.

“Of course, we must also have Gulf campuses of AMU.”

Afzal rues that in the 114 years since the legendary Sir Syed died, Indian Muslims have not been able to build a single educational institution of that stature.

Sir Syed died in 1998 and a college he set up in Aligarh was converted into a university 22 years later, in 1920, and it came to be known as AMU.

AMU has produced many eminent personalities and, interestingly, among them have been India’s first Muslim President, Dr Zakir Hussain, and Pakistan’s first prime minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, and former Pakistani President, General Ayub Khan.

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Aligarh Muslim University in need of urgent uplift: Former registrar

Syed Mohamed Afzal

First Secretary of Embassy of India and ICBF CCO Sasikumar visited ICBF Al Khor unit and Al Khor community to review consular services at satellite places. He personally interacted with many visitors and discussed about bet-terment of consular services. Al Khor representative Vishal J Mehta explained various aspects of ICBF Help Desk. Consular services in Al Khor is sched-uled on third Friday of the month from 10am to 12 noon in Al Khor Community and 12.30pm to 1.30pm in Al Khor town in ICBF Help Desk. Embassy and ICBF officials are seen in the picture.

ICBF Al Khor unit visit

PLUS | SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012 5CAMPUS

Stephen Kelly, President and General Manager of Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd (Oxy Qatar),

announced support for American School of Doha’s (ASD) 25th Anniversary celebration.

Oxy Qatar has a long history of support for ASD, including volun-teer representation on the school’s Board of Trustees and Board of Directors. Kelly serves as a Trustee and Mike Starrett, Health, Environment and Safety Manager for Oxy Qatar, is a member of the Board of Directors. Oxy Qatar was one of the first corporations to sup-port the founding of the school.

ASD Director Dr Deborah Welch, welcomed Kelly and Starrett to ASD’s campus. She stated: “Oxy Qatar’s support of American School of Doha throughout our 25-year history is greatly appreciated. The recent donation will enable us to plan anniversary events that rec-ognise the accomplishments of ASD and the school’s contribu-tions to Qatar, and acknowledge the support of corporations such as Oxy that have been so vital to the school’s success and the future of our students”.

Kelly commented: “Oxy Qatar is proud of its longstanding support for ASD. Through the education of many of our employees’ children over the years, we have witnessed

and indeed benefited directly from the high-quality teaching and facili-ties offered by the school. As we celebrate 25 years of history, we also look forward to the future of ASD, which we are certain will continue to play an important role in serving the diverse communities of Qatar.”

Oxy Qatar’s most recent contribu-tion will support ASD’s 25th Silver

Anniversary celebration, which will take place in November 2013. Plans include honouring the Founders of ASD featuring a dedication of a Founders’ sculpture, PTA Gala, concert, establishment of The ASD Alumni Association, time capsule, Students Art Exhibition, golf tour-nament, and other special events.

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Oxy Qatar supports American School Doha’s 25th anniversary celebration

FROM LEFT: Stephen Kelly, President and GM, Oxy Qatar, Dr Deborah Welch, ASD Director, and Michael Starrett, HES Manager, Oxy Qatar.

Children learn how to grow up healthy at Al Muntazah health centre

Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) held a workshop for 52 kids from Al Salam School in Mamoura at the Al Muntazah Health Center about the importance of good

eating habits and its direct effects on health through consumption of a wide variety of food during child-hood. Students were reminded that established food preferences in childhood will last into adulthood and will contribute to their healthy growth.

Nayla Abdulraman, the Social Worker of PHCC’s Al Muntazah Health Center said: “Eating a healthy diet is a foundation of optimal growth and devel-opment from infantry through adolescent years. A nutritious diet contributes children reaching their maximum educational potential.”

Mourina Ali Abidi, the Maternal Child Health Educator, opened the workshop with explanation about the need of a basic knowledge of foods and the importance of learning about its benefits at early age. “It is known benefit from eating two or three pieces of fruit each day, while sweets should be eaten only occasionally,” she explained.

This workshop also underlined disadvantages of unhealthy eating habits explaining how bad food can affect our personalities by even causing frustrations, as well as overall mental energy slowdown.

Through this workshop PHCC encouraged stu-dents to cooperate with their families and underlined the importance of a food discipline within a family because the way in which parents consume food will influence their children.

“If the parents do not eat fruit, then the chil-dren will be unlikely to do so. Interventions should aim to influence parents’ habits because parents are the gatekeepers for much of the food entering the

family”, Abidi explained.Dr Waleed Emam, Dentist at PHCC Al Muntazah

Health Center, said, “Healthy food intake is also directly linked to the importance of oral and dental health in order to reduce the incidence of diseases and its overall consequences in our well-being.”

Dr Emam demonstrated the effects of a bad nutri-tion and possible dental damages through pictures.

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Georgetown SFS-Q organises ‘Justice in Palestine’ Week

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) held series of lectures and talks as part

of the entirely student led Justice in Palestine Week, from November 18-22 at SFS-Q.

The week-long student event was designed to give SFS-Q students the opportunity to learn crucial facts, hear informed opinions and have an open environment to foster discussion on the heavy debated Palestine issue.

The initiative was initially born out of SFS-Q student, Malik Habayeb’s previous internship in Palestinian refugee camps on the West Bank, and his desire to ensure that this experi-ence lived on after his time there had come to an end.

Habayeb, SFS-Q commented, “It all started once I returned from my two month internship spent in three Palestinian refugee camps, based in Ramallah, Bethlehem and Nablus. I was inspired and touched by my time, and being a student of International Politics didn’t want it to simply end when I returned home. I really wanted to make full use of many and varied resources available at SFS-Q, to turn my experience into something sustainable and hopefully impacting.”

Habayeb went onto say that he intends to set up a fully-fledged Palestinian Society at SFS-Q in order to create a continued and well informed dialogue on Palestine.

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PLUS | SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012 MARKETPLACE6

Continuing its aggressive global expansion plan, Consolidated Gulf Company (CGC) has opened its branch in Abu

Dhabi to cater to the UAE market. This is CGC’s fourth branch outside Qatar in line with its international business development strategy.

Anil Mahajan, Chief Operating Officer, CGC, outlined the company’s strategic business goals. “Establishing an office in the Middle East’s oil and gas hub and the UAE’s capital clearly demonstrates our aggressive growth plan. As on date, we have operations offices in Abu Dhabi and Columbia, besides running two branch offices in Indian cities – Hyderabad and Mumbai – through our fully owned subsidiary - CGC Converse Technology. Our future expansion plan includes opening offices in Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia. It is a testimony to our global aspirations, inspired by Qatar’s growing stature.

Our increasing business activities in the Middle East, India, the Americas and Europe signify that the company is consolidating on its foundations as the technology and engineering solutions and services provider.”

Mahajan further stated that “With a solid footing and expertise in Qatar, it was but natural to leverage on the company’s trained human capital, solid infrastructure and international net-works to explore opportunity overseas and strengthen our business horizon. With diversified interests and exposer in IT and ITeS, Extra Low Voltage, Security and Life Safety, Audio Visual, Building Automation, Telecom, TETRA, BPO, Engineering, Consumer Electronics and Mobile Telephony domains, we are already doing projects with several large enterprises in the region, besides implementing strategic projects in some other countries.”

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The Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, Qatar Chapter (affiliated to the Sri Lankan Embassy in Qatar) in conjunction with

Doha Bank hosted a seminar on “Global Economic Uncertainty” recently at the auditorium of Doha Bank’s new tower. President of the Chapter,

Rukshan Karunaratne addressing the audience, mentioned that “this was the first ever event organised, focusing on the Sri Lankan Professional community living in Qatar”. The guest speaker, Dr R Seetharaman, Group Chief Executive Officer of Doha Bank, elaborated vividly on the current

economic scenario in the middle east, first world and in emerging markets. The Sri Lankan Ambassador Jayantha Palipane was the chief guest. A large number of Sri Lankan chartered accountants, bank-ing professionals, teachers and other professionals graced the occasion. The Peninsula

Sri Lankan body organises seminar on ‘Global Economic Uncertainty’

The Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka – Qatar Chapter officials with the guest speaker Dr R Seetharaman and the Sri Lankan Ambassador Jayantha Palipane.

Charriol launches new collection

Coralie Charriol has launched a brand new collection called Divine and inspired by art and design, themes the designer

regularly comes across as a Creative Director in New York’s fashion world.

As a resident of New York, she has been both her muse and springboard for this new collection which takes root in the stars. “Stars have always been a very popular motif; this past year in fashion I saw them everywhere, so I decided it was time to create Charriol’s own unique star collection”, says the Creative Director who lends her talent to design pieces of jewelry as art.

The Divine collection is sober and clean and comprised of two necklaces, three rings, and two bangles. The prin-ciple structure of the rings and bangles is made with the distinct Charriol cable, maintaining the brand’s trademark note, whereas the necklaces are delicately composed of cables and chains for a bolder, more complex look.

There are also two different versions for the bangles and rings, which include one lengthened star, or several assembled conjoined stars as center-pieces. All the jewels are made of steel – a material that is lustrous, aiming to emulate the brightness and brilliance of the stars at night.

These creations are available in Qatar with Al Muftah Jewellery.The Peninsula

CGC opens new branch in UAE

CGC’s new branch in Abu Dhabi

PLUS | SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012HEALTH 7

Health Tipsfrom DOCTOR

Not every headache is the consequence of sinus and nasal pas-sage problems. For example, many patients visit an ear, nose, and throat specialist to seek treatment for a sinus headache and learn they actually have a migraine or tension headache.

SYMPTOMS OF SINUSITIS

Pain in the sinus area does not automatically mean that you

have a sinus disorder. On the other hand, sinus and nasal passages can become inflamed leading to a headache. Headache is one of the key symptoms of patients diagnosed with acute or chronic sinusitis. In addition to a headache, sinusitis patients often complain of:• Pain and pressure around the eyes, across the cheeks and the forehead• Achy feeling in the upper teeth• Fever and chills• Facial swelling• Nasal stuffiness• Yellow or green discharge

However, it is important to note that there are some cases of headaches related to chronic sinusitis without other upper respira-tory symptoms. This suggests that an examina-tion for sinusitis be considered when treatment for a migraine or other headache disorder is unsuccessful.

TREATMENT FOR A SINUS HEADACHESinus headaches are associated with a swelling of the membranes lining the sinuses

(spaces adjacent to the nasal passages). Pain occurs in the affected region – the result of air, pus, and mucus being trapped within the obstructed sinuses. The discomfort often occurs under the eye and in the upper teeth (disguised as a headache or toothache). Sinus headaches tend to worsen as you bend forward or lie down. The key to reliev-ing the symptoms is to reduce sinus swelling and inflammation and facilitate mucous drainage from the sinuses.

There are several at-home steps that help prevent sinus headache or alleviate its pain. They include:• Breathe moist air: Relief for a sinus headache can be achieved by humidifying the

dry air by using a cool-mist humidifier, steam from a basin of hot water, or steam from a hot shower.

• Alternate hot and cold compresses: Place a hot compress across your sinuses for three minutes, and then a cold compress for 30 seconds. Repeat this procedure three times per treatment, two to six times a day.

• Nasal irrigation: Some believe that when nasal irrigation or rinse is performed, mucus, allergy creating particles and irritants such as pollens, dust particles, pollutants and bacteria are washed away, reducing the inflammation of the mucous membrane. Nasal irrigation helps shrink the sinus membranes and thus increases drainage. There are several over-the-counter nasal rinse products available. Consult your ear, nose, and throat specialist for directions on making a home nasal rinse or irrigation solution.

• Over-the-counter medications: Some over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are highly effective in reducing sinus headache pain. The primary ingredient in most OTC pain relievers is aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, or a combination of them. The best way to choose a pain reliever is by determining which of these ingredients works best for you.

• Decongestants: Sinus pressure headaches caused by allergies are usually treated with decongestants and antihistamines. In difficult cases, nasal steroid sprays may be recommended.

If none of these preventative measures or treatments is effective, a visit to an ear, nose, and throat specialist may be warranted. During the examination, a CT scan of the sinuses may be ordered to determine the extent of blockage caused by chronic sinusitis. If no chronic sinusitis were found, treatment might then include allergy testing and desensi-tization (allergy shots). Acute sinusitis is treated with antibiotics and decongestants. If antibiotics fail to relieve the chronic sinusitis and accompanying headaches, endoscopic or image-guided surgery may be the recommended treatment.

We spend between a quar-ter and a third of our lives asleep, but that doesn’t make us experts on how

much is too much, how little is too little, or how many hours of rest the kids need to be sharp in school. Let’s tackle some popular myths:

1. You need eight hours of sleep per night.

That’s the cliche. Napoleon, for one, didn’t believe it. His prescription went something like this: “Six hours for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.”

But Napoleon’s formula wasn’t right, either. The ideal amount of sleep is dif-ferent for everyone and depends on many factors, including age and genetic makeup.

In the past 10 years, my research team has surveyed sleep behavior in more than 150,000 people. About 11 percent slept six hours or less, while only 27 percent clocked eight hours or more. The majority fell in between. Women tended to sleep longer than men, but only by 14 minutes.

Bigger differences are seen when comparing various age groups. Ten-year-olds needed about nine hours of sleep, while adults older than 30, includ-ing senior citizens, averaged about seven hours. We recently identified the first gene associated with sleep dura-tion — if you have one variant of this gene, you need more sleep than if you have another.

Although it’s common to hear warn-ings about getting too much sleep — and 80 percent of the world uses an alarm clock to wake up on work days — it’s not difficult to figure out how much sleep we need. We sometimes overeat, but we generally cannot oversleep. When we wake up unprompted, feeling refreshed, we have slept enough. In our industrial and urban society, we sleep about two hours less per night than 50 years ago. Like alcohol, this sleep deprivation significantly decreases our work performance and compromises our health and memory.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Benjamin Franklin’s proverbial praise of early risers made sense in the second half of the 18th century, when his peers were exposed to much more daylight and to very dark nights. Their body clocks were tightly synchronized to this day-night cycle. This changed as work gradually moved indoors, performed under the far weaker intensity of artifi-cial light during the day and, if desired, all night long.

The timing of sleep — earlier or later — is controlled by our internal clocks, which determine what researches call our optimal “sleep window.” With elec-tric light, our body clocks have shifted

later while the workday has essentially remained the same. We fall asleep according to our (late) body clock, and are awakened early for work by the alarm clock. We therefore suffer from chronic sleep deprivation, which we try to compensate for by sleeping in on free days. Many of us sleep more than an hour longer on weekends than on workdays.

My team calls this discrepancy between what our body clocks want and what our social clocks want “social jet lag.” This is most obvious in teenagers. Their tendency to sleep longer is bio-logical, not because they’re lazy, and it reaches its peak around age 20. Studies show that teenagers who sleep later and start school later exhibit improved aca-demic performance, higher motivation, decreased absenteeism and better eat-ing habits.

Yet, many cultures reward people who start work early, even if they’re operating on reduced sleep. As a result, many suc-cessful people are short-sleeping early-risers such as Margaret Thatcher and Bill Clinton. Fortunately for those of us who like to hit the snooze button, success is not restricted to early birds. Albert Einstein and Elvis Presley, for example, were late sleepers.

Exercise helps you sleep.Exercising may contribute to falling

asleep earlier, and it certainly helps us sleep soundly through the night. But it’s light, not physical activity, that proves the German proverb “Fresh air makes you tired.” Exercise often means being outside and getting more light — on average, 1,000 times more than indoor levels. Exposure to sunlight synchro-nises our body clocks with daylight.

Sleep is not only regulated by the body clock, but also by how long we were awake (also known as the buildup of “sleep pressure”). But not all waking hours are equal. We’ll get more tired skiing, for example, than sitting at a desk sending e-mail. This is one rea-son we sometimes lie awake at the end of a long day at the office despite utter

exhaustion.

Sleep is just a matter of discipline.

Most parents and teachers think that if teenagers are zombies in the morning, they just lack the discipline to go to bed early. Although it is true that exposure to computer and television screens late at night makes for late rising, early-to-bed teenagers will still have a hard time get-ting up at the crack of dawn.

Think of teenagers as early shift-workers who suffer the most social jet lag. They go to school at their biologi-cal equivalent of midnight with profound consequences for learning and memory. They suffer from sleep deprivation during the school week and certainly should be allowed to catch up on weekends. However, they should sleep with daylight coming into their bedrooms and should refrain from using light-emitting devices after 10pm.

Most couples have very differ-ent sleep habits.

We’ve all heard stories: A woman tries to sleep while her husband is reading. Or one spouse needs to sleep in, but the other wants to start the day. When I ask lecture audiences whether such scenarios sound familiar, I frequently see a majority of hands go up. But again, this is a matter of biology and genet-ics, not habits and personal preference. Women generally fall asleep earlier than men, who tend toward night owlishness. Women, however, tend to control the sleep times in a partnership. Husbands of women who work late shifts at night, for example, go to bed much earlier when their wives are at home than when their wives are working late, research has found. One finding that might be surprising, given how much time we spend in our beds: Men and women don’t seem to give any consideration to sleep patterns when choosing a mate.

Till Roenneberg is the author of “Internal Time: Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You’re So Tired.”

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r’s

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alm

ost

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bruis

ed left

eye in t

he fi

lm’s

post

er.

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lack a

nd w

hit

e p

ost

er f

eatu

res

the a

cto

r w

ith a

n i

nju

red f

ace,

reports

thesu

n.c

o.u

k.

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shot

from

the m

ovie

, th

e a

cto

r’s

clo

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lood-s

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walk

s th

rough a

forest

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nly

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ives

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crim

e t

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r d

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y N

icola

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indin

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efn

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osl

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lays

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ole

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rit

ish b

oxer-t

urned-g

angst

er,

who t

akes

part

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bruta

l bout

wit

h a

cop t

o a

venge t

he d

eath

of

his

broth

er.

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ovie

w

ill rele

ase

next

year.

Pop s

tar L

ady G

aga is

an “

incredib

le”

cook a

nd m

akes

her o

wn h

ealt

hy

soup t

o s

tay t

rim

, sa

ys

her p

erso

nal tr

ain

er.

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6-y

ear-o

ld, w

ho w

as

crit

icis

ed for g

ain

ing 2

5 p

ounds,

is

back

to h

er s

velt

e s

elf

and h

as

regain

ed h

er “

litt

le w

ais

t”, accordin

g t

o h

er t

rain

er

Harle

y P

ast

ernak.

“She loves

her b

lender a

nd h

er s

mooth

ies.

She loves

soups.

Pureed s

oups.

S

he is

an incredib

le c

hef!

She h

as

giv

en m

e r

ecip

es

that

I have u

sed,” c

on-

tactm

usi

c.c

om

quote

d P

ast

ernak a

s sa

yin

g.

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akes

incredib

le I

talian f

ood, in

credib

le J

apanese

food... S

he is

big

in

to s

tir-f

rie

s. S

he lik

es

usi

ng d

iffe

rent

grain

s fr

om

dif

ferent

cult

ures,

” he

added.

Sin

ger S

hakir

a h

as

been s

ued b

y e

x-b

oyfr

iend A

nto

nio

de l

a R

ua f

or

£63m

for n

ot

sharin

g t

heir

busi

ness

profit

wit

h h

im.

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file

d b

y t

he a

ccuse

r c

laim

the s

inger a

sked h

im t

o t

ake

over t

he b

usi

ness

behin

d t

he S

hakir

a b

rand. H

e s

ubse

quentl

y s

ecured h

er

a l

ucrati

ve d

eal

wit

h t

our p

rom

ote

r L

ive N

ati

on

, w

orth

aroun

d £

188m

, reports

thesu

n.c

o.u

k.

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g t

o R

ua, w

ho e

nded h

is d

ecade-l

ong r

ela

tion w

ith t

he s

inger

in 2

010

, S

hakir

a w

ent

back o

n h

er p

rom

ise a

nd d

id n

ot

share t

he p

rofit

they e

arned.

Rua h

as

file

d t

he c

om

pla

int

in M

anhatt

an c

ourt.

Gag

a is

an

incr

edib

le c

ook:

Tra

iner

by

Tro

y R

ibei

ro

Just

like th

e H

arr

y P

ott

er

fan

s,

Ste

phanie

Meyers’

Tw

ilig

ht

book

serie

s has

its

ow

n s

et

of

follow

-ers

who w

ould

chew

every b

it o

f th

is fi

lm.

Lik

e t

he e

arlier T

wil

igh

t film

s, w

hic

h

are fi

lled w

ith t

oo m

uch ‘dead t

ime’ and

bla

nk s

tares,

this

one s

tarts

out

prett

y

much t

he s

am

e w

ay b

ut,

luckily,

pic

ks

up q

uic

kly

.B

rea

kin

g D

aw

n -

Pa

rt

2 i

s a

perfe

ct

ble

nd of

sci-

fi an

d rom

an

tic dram

a,

involv

ing v

am

pir

es,

werew

olv

es

and h

alf

hum

ans.

This

specifi

c s

aga c

entr

es

on a

young c

ouple

- B

ella (

Kris

ten S

tew

art)

, w

ho i

s n

ow

a v

am

pir

e,

Edw

ard C

ullen

(R

obert

Patt

ison)

- and t

heir

daughte

r

Renesm

ee (

Mackenzi

e F

oy),

who is

still

half

hum

an

. R

en

esm

ee a

lso h

as

were-

wolf

Jacob (

Taylo

r L

autn

er)

for g

uard-

ian a

ngel.

Irin

a,

ow

ing t

o h

er h

atr

ed f

or B

ella,

info

rm

s th

e V

olt

uri, t

he r

uling v

am

pir

e

cla

ss,

that

Ren

esm

ee is

an

im

morta

l ch

ild.

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at

is w

hen

th

e fi

lm gath

ers

mom

en

tum

. T

he C

ull

en

s gath

er th

e

oth

er v

am

pir

e c

lans

in o

rder t

o p

rote

ct

the c

hild f

rom

this

fals

e a

llegati

on a

nd

peril.

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many a

s 27 v

am

pir

es

from

dif

fer-

en

t cla

ns,

the D

en

ali,

Egypti

an

, Ir

ish,

Am

azo

n a

nd R

om

ania

n, to

nam

e a

few

, gath

er for t

he g

reat

show

dow

n. T

he b

at-

tle o

f th

e v

am

pir

es

whic

h h

as

not

been

wit

ness

ed f

or c

entu

rie

s is

aw

ait

ed w

ith

an

ticip

ate

d g

lee.

This

secti

on

drags

as

we m

eet

and g

reet

new

characte

rs

wit

h

the ‘you s

how

me y

our p

ow

ers,

I’ll sh

ow

you m

ine’ att

itude.

Of

the

Tw

ilig

ht

serie

s,

this

on

e is

good a

nd t

he b

att

le s

cene i

s th

e s

avin

g

grace o

f th

e m

ovie

. S

crip

twrit

er M

eliss

a

Rose

nberg, w

ho u

sually s

ticks

to M

eyers

’ plo

ts a

s if

they w

ere h

oly

writ

, pulls

a

cle

ver s

wit

ch w

ith t

he c

lim

ax.

Readers

of th

e n

ovel m

ay n

ot

like t

his

, but

then, it

work

s fo

r t

he m

ovie

.T

he

ch

em

istr

y

betw

een

K

ris

ten

, R

obert

an

d T

aylo

r L

autn

er i

s n

atu

ral

and r

eal, m

akin

g t

he fi

lm p

alp

able

. B

ut

Mic

hael

Sh

een

as th

e vam

pir

e C

hie

f,

leadin

g

the

Volt

uri,

is

refr

esh

ingly

dif

feren

t; his

over-a

cti

ng is

defin

itely

prais

ew

orth

y a

nd d

raw

s a f

ew

laughs

as

well.

The m

usi

cal

score i

s definit

ely

a h

igh

note

, captu

rin

g t

he t

on

e a

nd t

hem

e o

f th

e fi

lm w

ell.

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nti

re b

att

le s

cen

e

when

the v

am

pir

es

stan

d o

n d

iffe

ren

t en

ds h

as an

en

ch

an

tin

g back

groun

d

score.

Un

fortu

nate

ly,

Con

don

overdid

the m

usi

c b

it w

hen h

e l

ayered i

t over

the d

ialo

gues,

makin

g it

dif

ficult

to h

ear

the a

cto

rs.

The c

inem

ato

graphy,

esp

ecia

lly t

he

aeria

l sh

ots

of

the m

ass

ive m

oun

tain

s and h

illt

ops,

as

well a

s th

ose

of B

ella a

nd

Edw

ard’s

scenes,

have r

eally h

ighlighte

d

Condon’s

str

ength

s. H

e d

efinit

ely

ste

als

a m

arch o

ver B

rea

kin

g D

aw

n -

Pa

rt

1.

Perhaps,

it

took h

im a

while t

o g

et

them

rig

ht.

What

makes

this

film

look t

acky is

the

weir

d jum

p-c

uts

or e

dit

s couple

d w

ith t

he

poor q

uality

specia

l eff

ects

. T

he m

on

-st

rous,

dig

ital w

olv

es

look b

izarre.

Bre

ak

ing D

aw

n -

Pa

rt 2

is

definit

ely

the

fin

est

of

Tw

ilig

ht

serie

s. B

ut

that’s

not

sayin

g m

uch.

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h i

t if

you l

ike t

o s

ee g

ood-l

ook-

ing vam

pir

es w

ith

n

o blo

od-c

hurn

ing

mom

ents

.

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: T

he T

wili

ght S

ag

a: B

reaki

ng

Daw

n -

Part

2D

irecto

r: B

ill C

on

do

nC

ast:

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en

Ste

wart

, R

ob

ert

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inso

n, P

ete

r F

acin

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ako

ta F

an

nin

g,

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n L

utz

, Ta

ylo

r L

au

tner, M

ag

gie

Gra

ce,

Ash

ley

Gre

en

e,

Nik

ki

Reed

, M

acken

zie F

oy

an

d M

ich

eal S

heen IA

NS

Sha

kira

sue

d fo

r £6

3m b

y fo

rmer

bea

u

BO

LLY

WO

OD

NE

WS

Kara

n en

joys

rol

e as

rea

lity

show

judg

e

Film

maker K

aran

Johar h

as

been

acti

ve o

n t

he s

mall s

creen

this

year,

and s

ays

he e

njo

yed p

layin

g judge o

n t

wo r

eality

show

s -

Jh

ala

k

Dik

hh

la J

aa

5 a

nd I

nd

ia’s

Got

Ta

len

t 4.

“It

is g

reat

that

in t

his

avata

r, I

got

to s

how

my t

ale

nt

as

a j

udge. S

o

this

year,

there w

as

a l

ot

of

judgin

g a

nd I

had a

lot

of

fun. I

thin

k l

ots

of

credit

goes

to t

he t

eam

and t

o t

he fellow

judges,

” th

e 4

0-y

ear-o

ld s

aid

here

Wednesd

ay a

t a p

ress

meet

of

Ind

ia’s

Got

Ta

len

t 4.

The s

how

’s g

rand fi

nale

will

be t

ele

cast

Nov 2

4 w

ith s

uperst

ar S

hah

Rukh K

han, A

nush

ka S

harm

a a

nd K

atr

ina K

aif

as

specia

l guest

s.K

aran s

ays

both

the s

how

s have b

een s

pecia

l.“T

here h

ave b

een t

wo r

eality

show

s fo

r m

e t

his

year,

Jh

ala

k D

ikh

hla

Ja

a

and I

nd

ia’s

Got

Ta

len

t. B

oth

were f

un in t

heir

ow

n s

pecia

l w

ay,

” he s

aid

.B

esi

des

Karan, actr

ess

Mala

ika A

rora K

han, K

irron K

her a

nd c

horeog-

rapher-d

irecto

r F

arah K

han w

ere t

he o

ther judges

on I

nd

ia’s

Got

Ta

len

t 4.

Acto

r J

ohn A

braham

has

join

ed h

ands

wit

h V

iacom

18 M

oti

on P

ictu

res

to c

o-p

roduce J

aff

na a

nd H

am

ara

Ba

jaj, h

is n

ext

proje

cts

as

producer.

John, 39, m

ade h

is p

roducti

on d

ebut

wit

h d

irecto

r S

hoojit

Sir

car’s

dir

ecto

ria

l V

ick

y D

on

or

this

year.

The m

ovie

was

a s

leeper h

it, and e

arned

rave r

evie

ws.

Sir

car is

als

o d

irecti

ng b

oth

Ja

ffn

a a

nd H

am

ara

Ba

jaj.

Vic

ky

Don

or

was

co-p

roduced b

y J

ohn a

nd E

ros

Ente

rta

inm

ent,

but

Sir

car

had e

xpress

ed h

is r

ese

ntm

ent

wit

h t

he p

roducti

on b

anner for n

ot

sendin

g

the m

ovie

for e

ven c

onsi

derati

on w

hen a

jury w

as

sele

cti

ng I

ndia

’s o

fficia

l entr

y f

or t

he O

scars.

If s

ources

are t

o b

e b

elieved, Jo

hn feels

Via

com

18 h

as

done just

ice t

o b

oth

big

budget

and e

ven s

maller b

udget,

concept-

base

d fi

lms

like K

ah

aa

ni, G

an

gs

Of

Wa

sseyp

ur

and O

MG

: O

h M

y G

od

!, w

hic

h h

ave d

one w

ell a

t th

e b

ox o

ffice.

Whe

n S

RK

act

ed in

gir

ls’ c

olle

ge

Bollyw

ood s

uperst

ar S

hah R

ukh K

han,

who w

ante

d t

o b

e a

sport-

sperso

n a

nd w

hose

pla

n w

as

spoilt

by a

back inju

ry,

sta

rte

d h

is t

ryst

w

ith t

heatr

e w

ith a

pla

y a

t a w

om

en’s

college.

Shah R

ukh, w

ho w

as

a s

tudent

at

Delh

i U

niv

ersi

ty’s

prest

igio

us

Hans

Raj C

ollege, first

perfo

rm

ed a

t th

e L

ady S

hrir

am

College.

Narrati

ng h

is j

ourn

ey t

o b

ecom

ing a

n a

cto

r, t

he 4

7-y

ear-o

ld s

aid

: “I

th

ought

I w

ould

be a

sports

man b

ut

I in

jured m

yse

lf. I

was

under o

bse

rva-

tion f

or s

even t

o e

ight

days

and b

edrid

den f

or a

month

and a

half

. I

had

hurt

my l

ow

er b

ack a

nd I

felt

very b

ad.

For s

ix t

o e

ight

month

s, I

was

extr

em

ely

depress

ed. I

starte

d g

oin

g b

ack t

o m

y s

chool.”

“My m

om

said

‘T

ry a

nd d

o s

om

eth

ing in t

he e

venin

g t

o fi

ll y

our s

pace’. I

st

arte

d d

oin

g t

his

pla

y c

alled A

nn

ie G

et

You

r G

un a

t L

ady S

hrir

am

College

- one o

f th

e a

ttracti

ons

bein

g t

hat

it w

as

a g

irl’s

college a

nd I

was

one o

f th

e f

ew

guys

who w

as

chose

n t

o a

ct

there -

eig

ht

boys

and 8

0 g

irls

.”S

hah R

ukh n

arrate

d t

he s

tory o

n B

IG C

BS

PR

IME

’s I

nd

ia’s

Pri

me I

con.

The e

pis

odes

featu

rin

g K

ing K

han w

ill be o

n a

ir F

rid

ay a

nd S

atu

rday.

This

Tw

ilig

ht

not

bri

ght

enough

Gosl

ing

’s

un

iden

tifi

ab

le

look in

new

m

ovi

e

John

tea

ms

up w

ith

Viac

om 1

8 fo

r ne

w

prod

uctio

ns

PLUS | SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012 HOSPITALITY10

by Isabel Ovalle

Triple Michelin starred chef Guy Savoy has opened a restaurant in Doha called Quisine and located in The

Pearl-Qatar. This is the first restau-rant owned by this French chef in the Middle East and it presents an entirely unique gastronomic experience.

This inventive and daring chef is renowned to the point of being fea-tured in Larousse Encyclopedia, which defines him as the “owner of a pres-tigious Parisian restaurant, who has also opened several bistros where more traditional dishes are served”.

This is only the gist of a 30 year career, which began with the opening of his first restaurant in 1980 in Paris, and comprises other restaurants in Las Vegas and Singapore, and the bestow-ing of the title of Officer other Legion d’Honneur by the president of France, among other milestones.

Cuisine is the art of instantaneously turning produce suffused with history into happiness. This is the premise behind the work of Guy Savoy. About his new restaurant in Doha, he said that “Qatar seemed like a natural choice. The country is booming and fast developing into the most happen-ing destination in the region and I’m truly delighted to be here. Guests to the restaurant can expect a dining experience unlike any they have expe-rienced before,” he added.

“From the minute our guests enter the restaurant they will be transported on a multi-hour journey of food, serv-ice, and décor unlike anything they have experienced before. The most important thing for me, and for my team, is that they have the very best time possible,” Savoy said.

The restaurant provides diners with a tempting menu offering a number of the chef ’s signature dishes, including the artichoke and black truffle soup, the crispy sea bass and the line-caught whiting with caviar while, in keeping with his surroundings, Guy Savoy has also incorporated hints of local flavours into his cuisine.

In addition, two tasting menus are available to allow diners to enjoy the very best of what Quisine by Guy Savoy has to offer, which will set you back by around QR1,000, but then you are eat-ing dishes created by a Triple Michelin chef. Guy Savoy will be working in his

kitchen in Qatar regularly along with his team of talented, hand-picked chefs from Paris who will always be in situ to ensure guests receive the same high standard and the ultimate Guy Savoy experience.

The venue has been designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and The Pearl-Qatar provides a grand location for Quisine by Guy Savoy.

Guests can book the chef ’s table which is situated in the kitchen, for diners to see how a kitchen works.

The restaurant seats approximately 45 and is open from 7pm Sunday through Friday. The Peninsula

Triple Michelin starred chef opens Quisine at The Pearl

Chef Somboon shares the recipe of his signature cheese cake with Pramod Prabhakaran exclusively for Peninsula Plus readers.

Oryx Rotana Executive Pastry Chef Somboon Tantanasarn has introduced his signature

cheese cakes at Sky Lounge and Cellar restaurant.

The signature cheese cakes come in four flavours – blueberry, cara-mel, mango and apple. Served in a nice bamboo container, they are as pleasing to the palate as they are to the eyes.

For QR25 its value for money (QR30 for take away) and they taste just right. The chef has got it perfect with texture of the base. Its not too crisp nor too chewy.

Rotana has plans to expand their pastry offerings. They will soon have a cake menu for people to choose from and Chef Somboon is busy

testing them.

Signature Blueberry Cheese Cake CREAM CHEESE MOUSSE:

175g caster sugar45g water90g egg yolk16g gelatin in sheets500g Cream Cheese600g whipped cream40g icing sugar5g liquid vanilla50g lemon juiceHeat the sugar and water to 121

Celsius. Pour over the egg yolks while whipping at high speed. Cool at speed 2.

When it is almost cool, and the gelatin dissolved in a bain marie. Add the Crème Cheese, the whipped cream and the lemon juice.SABLE CRUST:

265g butter245g flour135g almond powder135g sugar4g baking powderMake a sable dough with the

above, chill it. Roll out at 3m and bake at 180C. Crumble the dough in

the above coupe and press it into a desire ring.ASSEMBLY AND FINISH

1 In a form, spread a layer of the crumble from sable crust and press into ring form keep in fridge 1 hour.

2 Cover with the Cream Cheese to the level of the rim of the form and freeze.

3 Remove from the ring form and glaze with blueberry filling.

4 Move and put into mini Chinese basket.

5 Decoration with fresh blueberry and Rotana Oryx Chocolate Edible gold leaf. The Peninsula

Chef Guy Savoy giving final touches to one of his creations.

Chef’s special cheese cakesat Oryx Rotana

PLUS | SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012 11

In 1965 British author Graham Greene arrived in the Dominican Republic fresh from neighbour-ing Haiti where he witnessed

first hand the “unique evil” of Haiti’s brutal dictator, Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier.

Greene was met at the airport by an enterprising New Zealand-born journalist, Bernard Diederich, whom he had befriended in Haiti on previous trips a few years earlier.

“As I watched Graham’s tall, lean figure make its way through customs, his blue eyes cutting across the air-port with a hint of suspicion, I won-der if, indeed, he had the power to change Haiti,” Diederich wrote in a new book, Seeds of Fiction, Graham Greene’s Adventures in Haiti and Central America 1954-83.

“Could he bring down Duvalier? And, more to the point, would he write a book about Haiti?” Diederich said.

Greene was in the prime of his writing career and had already pub-lished another Caribbean novel, Our Man in Havana, set in Cuba.

Greene called Papa Doc a “mad-man” telling Diederich that he had “never felt such pervasive fear in a country as in Haiti.”

When he picked Greene up at the airport he was visibly shaking, Diederich recalled in an interview. “He had a terrible dread he wasn’t going to make it out.”

Greene had hidden his notes, writ-ten in tiny, almost illegible script, in a hardback Victorian novel. “I don’t know why he bothered to hide them because no-one could read his notes,” laughed Diederich.

For years later Greene still had nightmares about Papa Doc and his dreaded henchmen, the Tonton Macoutes, he added.

During the next week Diederich took Greene on a trip along the border with Haiti introducing him to more characters for his book, including at an insane asylum where hopelessly ill-equipped rebels were training to overthrow Duvalier.

The resulting book, The Comedians, is considered one of Greene’s master-pieces, and infuriated Papa Doc, who banned it. “It was his most political novel. He wrote it for a purpose. We were really at war with Papa Doc,” said Diederich.

When a movie came out the next year, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Alec Guinness, Duvalier banned that too. “Graham wrote the script. He told me it was another arrow at Papa Doc,” said Diederich.

Greene’s rage at Duvalier stemmed from his first visit to Haiti in 1954 during the Caribbean nation’s brief

heyday as a hip destination for the jet-set before the election in 1957 of Duvalier, a supposedly unassuming country doctor, who soon turned into a bloody dictator.

Greene arrived from Jamaica where he had been staying at Goldeneye, the coastal estate owned by Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond novels. In Haiti, Greene stayed with theater and film director Peter Brook who was working on a Broadway musical “House of Flowers,” based on a short story by Truman Capote.

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Diederich, who had been living in Haiti since 1949 and owned the English-language newspaper Haiti Sun, offered to help Greene on a return trip.

“Graham fell in love with Haiti the same way it collared me,” said Diederich. “He had just finished writ-ing The Quiet American and he told me Haiti reminded him of Indo-China.”

Greene returned in 1956 with Catherine Walston, the love of his life, and the trio spent a lot of time together, comparing copious notes they both took as they traveled interviewing possible characters for a book. Some of that material would later show up in the pages of The Comedians.

“The rest of our lives we were competing with notes. I was in awe of Graham and wanted to help him as well as I could and certainly learn from him,” said Diederich, the author of 15 books himself.

It was the beginning of a corre-spondence that lasted decades. In preparing his book Diederich drew on 132 letters from Greene, as well as dozens from Greene’s mistress, Yvonne Cloetta.

Throughout his career Greene was always at pains to protect his privacy and hide his methodology. He gave few interviews and the two small autobi-ographies he wrote were deliberately uninformative and revealed very little about him.

They got along in large part because Diederich respected Greene’s privacy. “He didn’t want to be recognised and liked to travel about incognito. I never stepped over the edge with him. I never pried,” he said.

“He was (Greene’s) guide and ena-bler,” said writer T D Allman, who introduced Diederich at a Miami Book Fair International reading earlier this week. “Greene had a genius in finding people who could tell him what was going on.”

Diederich and Greene remained close, getting together again in Panama in 1976 when it was under the rule of another dictator, General Omar Torrijos. Working as Time mag-azine’s bureau chief in Mexico City, Diederich had come to know the gen-eral well, and suggested that he and Greene would hit it off. “I told him you both have the same liberal compass,” said Diederich.

They did, prompting Greene to write one of his occasional non-fiction works, titled “Getting to Know the General.”

Greene and the general had some-thing else in common; both liked to drink, which Torrijos often did to excess. Greene was not one to wait for the sun to go down over the yardarm before having a tipple, said Diederich, though he never saw him inebriated.

Greene showed up for the first encounter to find Torrijos still in his pajamas so hung-over he could barely speak. He sobered up on a helicopter ride from Panama City to the island of Contadora where Greene interviewed him over rum punches on the beach under a palm tree.

“In no time at all they seemed to click. It was very animated, they talked and talked,” said Diederich.

Torrijos was briefly distracted by a Colombian beauty playing in the sand, said Diederich, and disappeared with her for 30 minutes before returning to continue the conversation with beads of sweat on his brow.

“It was like a scene out of a Graham Greene novel: a Central American strongman and an Oxford-educated Briton sat beneath a coconut tree on a tropical beach philosophizing,” wrote Diederich.

Reuters

Book gives up-close look at Greene’s political writing

Bryce Courtenaydies two weeksafter publishingfinal novel

Best-selling Australian author Bryce Courtenay, who wrote about the struggles of life in

Australia and South Africa, died at his home in Canberra, his publisher said, just two weeks after his latest novel was published.

His death late on Thursday came less than three months after he told fans he had stomach cancer. He was 79.

“We’d like to thank all of Bryce’s family and friends and all of his fans around the world for their love and support for me and his family as he wrote the final chapter of his extraordinary life,” his wife Christine Courtenay said in a joint statement with publisher Penguin Books.

Known for his dedication to work and prolific output, often writing for 12 hours a day, Courtenay sold more than 20 million books. He turned to writing in the late 1980s after a 30-year career in advertising.

His first novel, The Power of One, the story of a child growing up under apartheid in South Africa, was an instant hit, selling more than 8 million copies and later made into a movie.

Born into poverty in South Africa, Courtenay studied journalism in London and then settled in Australia with his first wife, Benita, in 1958.

In 1993, he turned to non-fiction with April Fool’s Day, a personal account of his son Damon’s death after he contracted the AIDS virus from a routine blood transfusion.

He usually wrote a book each year. His final novel, Jack of Diamonds, was published in early November, and fea-tured a farewell from Courtenay to his readers.

“It’s been a privilege to write for you and to have you accept me as a storyteller in your lives. Now, as my story draws to an end, may I say only, ‘Thank you. You have been simply wonderful’.”

Courtenay is survived by his wife Christine, and two sons from his first marriage. Reuters

Author Bryce Courtenay at a book signing ceremony of his latest book titled The Night Country.

BOOKS

PLUS | SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012 TECHNOLOGY12

Tech gift guide:

Phones

IPHONE 5Pro: Apple’s App Store and elegant designCon: Requires a new Apple cord (comes

with phone; an extra cord costs $20)Best for: Apple fans, those who like to

keep it simpleRetail price: Starts at $199 (all prices

mentioned in this article are for US market. Local prices may vary)

Apple’s latest smartphone is its thinnest and lightest ever but is, in some ways, playing catch-up with the rest of the industry. Apple increased the screen size on the phone to be better for Web browsing and video — follow-ing its competition, but kept it to a thumb-friendly four inches.

While Apple may be moving a little late in pumping up its display, the iPhone 5 is nearly unbeatable when it comes to quality. Its aluminum and glass construction is simply lovely. Its screen, while smaller than com-petitors, is crisp and bright. And there’s no arguing with the caliber and variety of apps that come with the phone.

It does have its weaknesses. For example, Apple customers who have become accus-tomed to keeping a spare cord around for all their iDevices will be sad to hear that this phone has a new dock connector and requires its own cord, or an adapter. The aluminum casing is also prone to scuffs and scratches, so users will probably want to buy a protec-tive case, too.

The iPhone won’t be the best choice for everyone, and is certainly most useful for people who already have Apple products. But it’s also a strong candidate for a first smartphone and worth an upgrade if you have one coming to you. For simplicity, quality and portability, the iPhone 5 is an easy choice.

(GOOGLE) NEXUS 4Pro: Fast and trendyCon: No LTE supportBest for: T-Mobile’s top customersRetail price: $199.99 and upGoogle’s Nexus 4 is the latest smartphone the

company has put out from its Google-branded line, meaning that it will be on the fast track for Google updates. Its screen is a generous 4.7 inches with a high-quality display that’s very nice for video. And even though it has a plastic body that doesn’t feel as polished as an iPhone, it still has a high-quality feel.

The quality in this phone, really, is in the soft-ware. It makes the most of Google’s latest version of its Android operating system. It’s very easy to customize, letting users change the home screen to feature the apps and updates that matter most to them at a glance. It charges wirelessly on a charging pad. And typing is a breeze on the phone, which lets you slide your finger from key to key instead of the hunt-and-peck-and-tap method necessary on so many on-screen keyboards.

It’s a bit bulkier than competing phones, though the heft may be more comfortable for those who don’t like their phones too light. It is a bit big to fit

in cozier pockets, however.Of course, it’s not a perfect phone. The biggest

flaw with the Nexus 4 is that it won’t run on the 4G LTE networks and therefore won’t appeal to the techies who like to be on the cutting edge.

SAMSUNGGALAXY S III

Pro: Beautiful screenCon: Can be a bit too bigBest for: Video nutsRetail price: $199.99 and upThe Galaxy S III is Samsung’s main com-

petitor to Apple’s iPhone and has worked to outpace the phone with a few key features.

The most noticeable difference is the smartphone’s 4.8-inch screen, which is fantastic for video. Samsung clearly took advantage of its roots in making screens when it designed this phone. It’s also speedy and powerful, so its users shouldn’t have to spend too much time waiting for their phones to think.

The phone’s big screen can be a little too big and it’s probably not ideal for people with smaller hands — though its super-slim profile makes it feel much smaller than it really is. It also runs through a fully charged battery fairly quickly, so users should remember to keep a spare cord around. The phone has a voice-recognition programme similar to Apple’s Siri, though users may find themselves repeating the occasional command. It’s still early in the voice-recognition game.

The phone also has some neat features such as the ability to share information through a technology called “near-field com-munication,” meaning that playlists, photos and other files can be swapped by tapping two Galaxy S III phones together. Overall, the S III will appeal most to serious mobile Web-surfers and video-lovers who like to have great viewing options in their pockets.

NOKIA 920Pro: Great cameraCon: App storeBest for: The business-mindedRetail price: $99.99 and upThe Nokia Lumia 920 is a Windows Phone,

meaning that it’s running Microsoft’s dark-horse operating system, Windows Phone 8.

That distinction comes with a couple of shopper caveats. For one, Microsoft’s mobile app store isn’t nearly as comprehensive as Apple or Google’s. Secondly, while certain phone apps will communicate with the apps on your computer or Windows tablet, not all will.

As for the phone itself, the Nokia Lumia 920 looks a lot like its predecessor the Lumia 900 — a colourful plastic slab with sharper edges and corners than the curvy iPhone or Galaxy S III, but still comfortable to hold. The 920 is a very solid-feeling phone, well-built around its 4.5-inch screen. It is a bit heavy compared to its pencil-thin competition, but is by no means too heavy for comfortable use. It also comes with wireless charging, which is nice for those

of us who a hate rat’s nest of cords. The camera is a major selling point here — Nokia has put a top-of-the-line sensor in this phone that takes great snapshots.

Microsoft has improved its sys-tem, making it easier for users to organize and customize the main screen of the phone. And the system has greater integration with the company’s newest systems for computers and tablets, making it a

good choice for people who manage Office files across their devices.

HTC 8XPro: Great speakersCon: Has a limited app store, for nowBest for: Music fansRetail price: $99.99 and up, depending on carrierAnother Windows Phone, the HTC 8X is available on

Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, making it a much more avail-able phone. Well-designed and distinctive, the phone’s bright colours and sleek form will likely make you want to show it off.

The 8X is also a powerful phone, designed to run smoothly and to handle several tasks without breaking a

proverbial sweat. That’s great for Microsoft’s target audi-ence of folks who want a device that can work and play.

And play it does. The fact that the 8X is made by HTC means that it comes with speakers from Beats Audio, a point the company is quick to point out to potential buyers. The audio quality on the phone combined with the 4.3-inch screen make it ideal for watching video as well.

The 8X also comes with all the features and weaknesses of Windows Phone 8. It, too, has a limited selection of apps to choose from, though it also has the great customization options that let Windows Phone users show a bit more personality. WP-Bloomberg

PLUS | SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012 COMICS

Baby Blues Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman

13

Hoy en la HistoriaNovember 25, 1952

1835: Andrew Carnegie, American steel industrialist and philanthropist, was born1882: Iolanthe, one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s hugely popular comic operettas, opened 1952: Agatha Christie’s murder mystery The Mousetrap, the world’s longest running show, opened in London2009: Dubai World, the state-owned real-estate and ports giant, asked for a moratorium on its $59 billion debt

Imran Khan, former Pakistan cricket captain turned politician, was born; he was defeated in his bid to become prime minister of Pakistan in February 1997

Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS

ALL IN THE MIND Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

ACCOMPLICE, ALIBI, ARREST, BAIL, CHARGE, CLUE, COPS,CRIME, CRIMINAL, CROOK, DETECTIVE, EVIDENCE, EXTORTION, FELON, FINE, FORGERY, FRAUD, FUGITIVE, GANGSTER, GUILTY, HOMICIDE, HOODLUM, ILLEGAL, INNOCENT, JAIL, JUDGE, JURY, LARCENY, LAWYER, MOBSTER, OFFICER, OUTLAW, PATROL, PENALTY, PERPETRATOR, POLICE, PRISON, PRIVATE EYE, PROOF, ROBBER, SHERIFF, SLEUTH, SUSPECT, THIEF, WITNESS.

Zits Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Hagar The Horrible Chris Browne

Blondie Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun

Slylock Bob Weber

PLUS | SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012

HYPER SUDOKU

CROSS WORD

CROSSWORDS

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku

Puzzle is solved

by filling the

numbers from 1

to 9 into the blank

cells. A Hyper

Sudoku has

unlike Sudoku

13 regions

(four regions

overlap with the

nine standard

regions). In all

regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear

only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is

solved like a normal Sudoku.

ACROSS 1 Gulp from a flask 5 Classic sci-fi terror,

with “the” 9 Began a triathlon13 College in New

Rochelle, N.Y.14 Running behind15 Afghanistan’s Karzai17 What the annual Dove

Awards are awarded for

19 “The Hot Zone” virus20 Source of T-bones21 Like winter in Siberia23 Game with Skip and

Reverse cards24 Baseball card fig.26 Followers of lambdas27 “The Crow” actress

___ Ling28 Song title for both

Fleetwood Mac and Starship

30 Kind of aerobics32 Phyllis’s never-seen TV

husband

33 Open to suggestion36 Coming-clean words38 Indicators of age …

and a hint to this puzzle’s theme

40 Sweet filling, in commercial names

42 Inviting a blessing?46 Sing a paean to47 Pursuers of the

Sopranos, for short49 Drop ___ (start to

disrobe)50 “Newhart” setting51 Tre + tre52 City of Kyrgyzstan55 Tricky turn56 One at a crime scene59 Take illegally61 Noir or comedy62 Place for iodine65 Perfumer’s compound66 “Horrors!”67 Accelerator particles68 Drunken spree69 Staph-caused irritation70 Cherub at Notre Dame

DOWN 1 Autograph: Abbr. 2 Ian who won the 1991

Masters 3 Yet to come 4 Act starstruck, say 5 Words on a jacket 6 Chorus syllables 7 Ear-related 8 Look good on 9 Gets rid of10 Indiana river11 Sights on slides12 President Fillmore16 “The Persistence of

Memory” and others18 Name for a bull22 Wolfish23 Team ___25 Trinidad or Tobago29 Chipped in31 Like telegrams,

typically32 “Hungarian

Rhapsodies” composer34 Part of a slot machine

35 Any of the “Stayin’ Alive” singers

37 Apparel abbr.39 ___ uncertain terms40 “Gold Digger” rapper41 Chance upon43 “Suppose so”44 Having chips, say45 NASA’s Grissom46 Feudal subject48 Rifle problems51 Dog in the funnies

53 Classic Bogart role54 ___ polloi57 Palm smartphone58 Army NCO60 1998 Sarah

McLachlan hit63 Scotland’s Firth of

___64 Mao ___-tung

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

T I T L E A M I D C O R P A G H A ST O M E I M A G I A B E L M A I N EO N I O N R O L L S L E G A L I S T I CP I N S A U C E R L I A N A S S S TS A U R P R O S E I S L E T A B E S

S E T S L I P G A I T P R OH A Z E R S M A A R N A F A C T O RE Z E K I E L S I T A T H O R A T I OE U R O P E A N R I P P E T E R O S EP R O F E S S O R C H R O M O S O M E

L O Y Y E AG E N E R A T I O N A C T O K N I F E

G A N Y M E D E S U M H A V E A T I TO R D A I N S B E N I N T I M B A L EA P O L L O R E M S O R S A B L E S

F A Y R E N I S T A R L E IS R A S E A T I T H A Y E D D A V ET A N E N T I C E A B S C A M N A GE N E M Y L I N E S P O P E M O B I L EP U R E E N O T A E V E N L O C O SS P A N S G L O M N E X T E X E R T

How to play Kakuro:The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number.Within each collection of cells - called a run

- any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

14

EASY SUDOKUEasy Sudoku PuzzlesPlace a digit from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so everyrow, every column and every 3x3 box contains allthe digits 1 to 9.

Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

PLUS | SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012 CINEMA / TV LISTINGS

SHOWING AT CITY CENTER09:30 Omni Sport

10:00 Real Nba

Magazine

11:00 Rugby

International

Friendly

England V

South Africa

13:30 Stars Ronaldo

14:00 Spanish League

Espanyol V

Getafe

16:00 French League

Montpellier V

Bordeaux

18:00 Champions

League Magazine

18:30 Dutch League Fc

Twente V Zwollw

20:30 Spanish League

Atletico V

Sevilla Levante

V Barcelona

02:00 Basketball

Nba Boston @

Orlando

08:00 News

10:30 Inside Syria

11:30 Talk To Al

Jazeera

12:00 News

12:30 Fault Lines

13:00 NEWSHOUR

14:30 The Climate

Question:

Degrees of

Change

15:00 The Fight for

Amazonia

17:00 News

17:30 Listening Post

18:00 NEWSHOUR

19:30 101 East

20:00 News

20:30 Inside Story

21:00 NEWSHOUR

22:00 News

22:30 The Climate

Question:

Degrees of

Change

23:00 Witness

13:40 How It’s Made

14:10 How It’s Made

14:35 Scrappers

16:25 Scrappers

16:55 Border Security

19:10 Earth 2050

20:05 Mythbusters

21:00 Dynamo:

Magician

Impossible

21:55 How We

Invented The

World

22:50 Curiosity

23:45 Body Invaders

12:00 Wild

Mississippi

14:00 Planet

Carnivore

18:00 Big Cat

Odyssey

19:00 Wild

Mississippi

20:00 Monster Fish

21:00 Planet

Carnivore

22:00 Animal

Intervention

13:15 The Marvelous

Misadventures...

14:30 Young Justice

16:35 Powerpuff Girls

17:00 Angelo Rules

18:50 Johnny Test

20:30 Ben 10

21:20 Level Up

21:45 Grim

Adventures Of...

22:10 Courage The

Cowardly Dog

12:00 Last Holiday

14:00 Happy Gilmore-

16:00 Desperately

Seeking Santa

18:00 Big Fat

Important

20:00 The Royal

Tenenbaums

22:00 The Joneses

15

13:50 Queens Of The

Savannah

15:40 Swarm

Chasers

16:35 Rescue Vet

17:30 Too Cute!

18:25 My Cat From

Hell

19:20 World Wild Vet

20:15 Gator Boys

21:10 Killer Whales

22:05 Wild France

23:25 Shamwari: A

Wild Life

23:55 Killer Whales

12:25 Who Was Geli

Bendl?

13:55 Mannequin

15:25 In The Time Of

The Butterflies

16:55 Mgm’s Big

Screen

17:10 The Mechanic

18:50 Eddie And The

Cruisers

20:25 Cadillac Man

22:00 Texasville

13:00 Show Boat-

FAM

14:50 Never So Few-

PG

16:50 Little Women-

FAM

18:45 Summer Stock

20:35 The Dirty

Dozen

23:00 What’s Up,

Doc?

13:00 Micropolis

14:30 The Wild

Thornberrys

16:00 The Nimbols: I

18:00 Cats Don’t Dance

20:00 The Adventures

Of Tintin

22:00 Lucky Dragon

23:45 The Nimbols: I

GULF CINEMA

1

Thuppakki (2D/Tamil) – 2.00, 7.30 & 10.45pm

Podaa Podi (2D/Tamil) – 5.15pm

2

Son Of Sardaar (2D/Hindi) – 2.00 & 11.15pm

Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2D/Hindi) – 4.45 & 8.00pm

MALL CINEMA

1

Paranorman (Comedy) – 3.00 & 5.00pm

The Dragon Pearl (Adventure) – 7.00pm

The Keeper (Action) – 9.00 & 11.15pm

2

Cinderella (3D/Animation)– 2.30, 4.15 & 6.00pm

The Man With The Iron Fist (2D/Action) – 7.45 & 9.30pm

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2 (2D/Adventure) – 11.15pm

3

Argo (2D/Drama) – 2.30 & 7.00pm

Silver Linings Playbook (2D/Comedy) – 4.45pm

Twilight Saga 2: Breaking Dawn 2 (2D/Adventure) – 9.15pm

Grabbers (2D/Comedy) – 11.30pm

ROYAL PLAZA

1

Cinderella (3D/Animation)– 3.00 & 4.30pm

Grabbers (2D/Comedy) – 6.00pm

The Man With The Iron Fist (2D/Action) – 7.45 & 11.30pm

Twilight Saga 2: Breaking Dawn 2 (2D/Adventure) – 9.30pm

2

Ice Age 4: Continental Drifts (Animation – 2.30pm

Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2D/Hindi) – 4.00, 7.15 & 10.30pm

3

Safe (Action) – 2.30 & 6.45pm

Hunger Games (Thriller) – 4.15 & 8.30pm

Battleship (Action) – 11.15pm

LANDMARK

1

Cinderella (3D/Animation)– 2.30, 4.00 & 5.45pm

Al Anessa Mammy 2 (2D/Arabic) – 7.30 & 9.30pm

Silver Linings Playbook (2D/Comedy) – 11.15pm

2

Grabbers (2D/Comedy) – 3.00 & 7.15pm

Silver Linings Playbook (2D/Comedy) – 5.00pm

Twilight Saga 2: Breaking Dawn 2 (2D/Adventure) – 9.15 & 11.30pm

3

The Man With The Iron Fist (2D/Action) – 2.30, 7.00 & 11.15pm

Argo (2D/Drama) – 4.30 & 9.00pm

PLUS | SUNDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2012 POTPOURRI16

Today in Qatar

Kimiko Yoshida When: Till Dec 1, 10am - 10pmWhere: Katara Gallery 1, Building 19 What: Japanese photographer Kimiko Yoshida studied photography in Japan as well as in France, where she lives and works since 1995. For the Katara Galleries exhibition the curator has selected works where the artist features her interpretation of Middle Eastern, Arab and North African traditional dress and accessories.Free entry

“Elizabeth Taylor in Iran, 1976” Firooz Zahedi WHEN: Till Nov 30, 10am - 10pmWHERE: Katara Gallery 1, Building 19 WHAT: Firooz Zahedi was a personal friend and confidant of Elizabeth Taylor, as a 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

Constantin Boym Exhibition : Learning From MabkharaWhen: Till December 1, 10am-10pmWHERE: 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, 2013Friday 3pm to 9pmWHERE: QMA Gallery, Bldg 10 WHAT: Curated by Francesco Bonami, this exhibition profiles three types of history-makers and highlights the power of painting as a medium for recording historical events. Free entry

Ibrahim El-Salahi: AVisionary ModernistWhen: Till Nov 27, 10am-10pmWHERE: Katara Gallery, Building 22 WHAT: The first museum retrospective of acclaimed Sudanese artist, Ibrahim El Salahi. Free entry

MEDIA SCAN

IN FOCUS

• Visitors to primary health centres in Mughalina, Al Muntaza and Al Assiri are complaining about the lack of adequate parking facilities at the centres.

• There is a discussion in social media net-works about the change of director at the Institute of Education under the Supreme Education Council (SEC).

• People are calling for a law to promote competition and free trade in Qatar and abolish monopolies.

• The electronic media is dominated by dis-cussion about the decree given by Egyptian President Mohamed granting himself more powers. People are reacting to the decree and expressing their views.

• People are asking why the government is not naming an audit firm which is under investigation for corruption.

• Employees in government offices are discussing the proposed human resource development law and its impact.

• Residents are continuing to react to

an illustration given in the arithmetic book of a foreign school in Qatar which has used the example of wine bottles to teach division. They are asking why there is no mechanism to monitor these books.

• The second case of Sars virus has been reported in Qatar and residents have urged the Ministry of Health to find out the reason behind this and announce the results to the public. Why in Qatar, is the question asked by people.

• Several people are complaining about the long delays and overcrowding at the chil-dren’s hospital in Al Sadd. They have urged the Minister of Health to make a surprise visit to the health centre to check the facts and also to other health centres which will help improve their functioning.

• Visitors have urged the officials of Museum of Islamic Arts on the Corniche to extend the working hours of the Museum Park and close it at 1am instead of 11pm.

A summary ofissues of the daydiscussed by the Qatari communityin the media.

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Gangnam Style becomes YouTube’s most watched video

South Korean pop sensation Psy’s Gangnam Style yester-day became YouTube’s most-

watched video of all time, registering more than 803 million views to over-take Baby by Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber.

The 34-year-old rapper has rocketed to fame since his Gangnam Style video -- in which he performs his now famous horse-riding dance -- became a world-wide hit following its release in July.

Earlier this month the song ousted Jennifer Lopez’s dance hit On the Floor from second place on YouTube, and yesterday it overtook Bieber’s hit. In the evening, it had racked up 803,761,928 views against 803,658,345 for “Baby”.

Psy’s song, which is a tribute to an upmarket neighbourhood in Seoul, has topped charts from Britain to Australia and has been name-checked by global notables including US President Barack Obama and UN chief Ban Ki-moon.

It has spawned numerous trib-ute videos and been imitated by an impressive roster of big names, including Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei and London Mayor Boris Johnson.

AFP

by Alfredo Aldai