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• Chinese folkshow at QatarNational Theatre

• New case of Sars-like virus shows person-to-person transmission

• A Minute With:Michael Haneke andthe story behind Amour

• Laws do not permitholding more than one residence permit in GCC

• Land Rover RangeRover LR2: From lofty heights, a nod to economy

• Learn commonlyused Arabic wordsand their meanings

insideTim Cook hints at ‘new’ iPhone format

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Local companies gathered their employees yesterday to celebrate National Sport Day with a wide variety of

events and activities, including bas-ketball, cricket, walking and races, among others.

Ministry of InteriorThe General Directorate of Civil

Defence organised the ‘2nd Challenge Championship for Fire Safety and Rescue Personnel’ at Aspire Park for two days. Twenty-nine teams repre-senting the Operations Department of Civil Defence, Internal Security

Force, Qatar Petroleum and UAE-based Asteco Company, participated in the championship. The challenge was organised with the aim of testing the physical fitness and preparedness of civil defence personnel and rescue officers.

Sidra Medical and Research Center

On the occasion of the second edi-tion of National Sport Day, Sidra launched its new Wellness at Work programme, ‘Bil Afia.’ This is a com-prehensive programme that consists

of initiatives that will help employ-ees improve general health and productivity, while creating a work-place culture focussed on long-term well-being. The motto is: Eat well, live well, be well for yourself and for others. The name reflects the fact that the programme will place a sig-nificant emphasis on nutrition. Sidra employees also took part in a five-kil-ometre walk along the Corniche and hosted employees and their families for breakfast at the Sheraton.

MowasalatMowasalat Sports Committee

organised several sports activi-ties, including a 3km run, followed by a relay and a friendly basketball match at the Karwa City premises. Entertainment was arranged for families and children. The company also announced the launch of its annual tournament titled Chairman’s Cup, under the patronage of Jassim Saif Al Sulaiti, Mowasalat Chairman and Managing Director.

VodafoneMore than 200 Vodafone staff,

family and business partners, including more than 1,400 mem-bers of the public, participated in the Vodafone-sponsored Doha Dash. The Lusail International Circuit played host to the event, which included a 5km and a 3km timed race, plus a ladies’ walk and a 1km Mini Doha Dash for children. Vodafone was also present in the Festival Village, where the com-pany hosted a number of Al Sadd football club’s players.

Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation also took part by sup-porting the Dolphin Energy Doha Dash at Lusail International Circuit.

W Doha was an official partner of Qatar’s first Dolphin Energy Doha Dash. The Dash, officially launched this year, comprised of 1km, 3km and 5km runs as well as a 1km ladies walk that took place at the Lusail Circuit.

Over fifty members of the W Doha team joined a run along with visiting 2012 Olympics Silver med-allist Samantha Murray of Britain.

Qatar sweats itout on Sport Day

Mawashi employees engage in a tug-of-war competition at the Markhiya Sports Club.

Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani) officials and staff.

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ictQatarThe Supreme Council of Information

and Communication Technology (ictQatar) and Malomatia’s employ-ees, together with their family mem-bers, celebrated the day at Park 65 in the Dafna Area. The activities began early in the morning, featuring walking and running in the park, followed by football matches between the ictQatar and Malomatia teams, plus many other entertainment activities for women and children.

Enterprise QatarEnterprise Qatar participated with a

creative booth at Katara under the slo-gan ‘Workplace Gym’. The booth raised awareness in hundreds of guests about the importance of having a healthy lifestyle, spreading an exercise culture in the workplace and eating healthy foods in order to increase productivity levels. The CEO of Enterprise Qatar, Noora Al Mannai, commented that owners of SMEs and Qatari entrepre-neurs understood that employees who enjoyed higher physical fitness levels were the ones with the highest rates of production due to the fact that “great minds come in healthy bodies.”

QAFCOAs part of its social responsibil-

ity towards the community and its belief in the importance of sports for a sound body and mind, Qatar Fertiliser Company stitched together a busy schedule featuring various sports activities. The celebrations began at the premises of the company’s clubs, Al Banush and Al Maha. The activi-ties included competitions in football, cricket, volleyball, table tennis, hand-ball and squash, in addition to child sports and entertainment games. At the end of the Sport Day celebration, participants were honoured with spe-cial gift items and awards.

Stephen Kelly, Oxy Qatar President and GM, leading his team members and family for a walk.

Winners with the trophy at the q.media event.

Retaj Hotels and Hospitality team.

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Regency The travel management specialist

that offers a range of travel and related services to individuals, corporate and government clients, was founded by Ibrahim Al Asmakh. The day for RTT began at its state-of-the-art head office, located at Suhaim Bin Hamad Street in Al Sadd area.

A brief on the importance and benefits of physical exercise through outdoor sports and healthy living and eating habits was delivered to all the employees, followed by a photo ses-sion. The company organised a friendly football match for its employees at the Mesaimeer Sports Club.

QtelAbout 15,000 people enjoyed Qtel’s

athletic activities at the Museum of Islamic Art Park. The activities included traditional sports like football and volleyball, and creative twists with oversized versions of baseball, bowling and American football.

Qtel also hosted a social media com-petition called ‘Play Like the Good Old Days.’ Participants submitted photos of themselves as children playing sports, and then recreated the scene at a spe-cial booth at the Qtel Sports Day. A panel of Qtel staff judged the best photo recreations, and the top five partici-pants won a range of prizes.

Promoting healthy lifestyles is one of

Regency Travel & Regency Travel & Tours team Tours team

The W Doha team with Samantha Murray at the entrance of the hotel.

the five pillars of Qtel’s ‘Hand in Hand for Qatar’ strategy for corporate social responsibility. Qtel is firmly commit-ted to encouraging sports and healthy lifestyles at both the grassroots and national levels through a variety of sponsorships.

TasweeqTasweeq held activities at the out-

door premises of the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Employees and their families engaged in diverse sports activities organised for different age groups. All staff boosted their energy with a start-ing Boot Camp session. Women joined private yoga and Pilates sessions, tai-lor-made for them. Children also had their share of specially-designed sports and fun activities in the Kids Area. Other adult activities included beach volleyball, mini-football and multiple competitions.

Kids having fun as part Kids having fun as part of the Qtel Sport Day of the Qtel Sport Day celebration.celebration.

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NDSQ and MawashiNakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar

organised sporting activities in Ras Laffan for 600 employees who took part in football, cricket, basketball and vol-leyball tournaments. The activities began at NDSQ’s residence camp in Ras Laffan with an opening ceremony. Almost 30 teams took part in the tournaments, which climaxed in finals that were watched by crowds of NDSQ employees.

Mawashi, the company for meat and livestock trading, wrapped up a series of friendly matches with Qatar Charity, Qatar Public Prosecution and Qatar Airways at the Markhiya Sports Club.

Retaj Hotels and Hospitality

Retaj Hotels and Hospitality had a big show on the road carrying the company’s flags and announcing the opening of the Retaj Royale Istanbul Hotel. The team didn’t forget the young children, distributing candy and chocolate while they were moving along the Corniche.

Q MediaThe event included several sporting

activities such as football, volleyball and tennis, as well as games for children. Yousif R Al Khater, Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Media Services, said: “The Sport Day gives great importance to health and well-being, and by that it conveys the mes-sage of health to the community.”

Al Khater added: “Without doubts, exercising the body is a critical activity to the health of human beings; there-fore we at q.media have encouraged our employees to exercise on a continuous basis, and not only on the Sport Day, in order to stay healthy and fit.”

MwaniQatar Ports Management Company

(Mwani) participated by marching and exercising beside the Corniche. Ahmed Yousef Al Mas, the company president, led the event, reminding employees that “a healthy mind is a healthy body. “

HSBCFor HSBC, Qatar National Sport

Day this year had a dual purpose — members of staff were active on the track and in the process raised funds for the Terry Fox Foundation for Cancer Research.

On Tuesday , more than 100 mem-bers of staff and their families repre-sented HSBC at the annual Terry Fox Run that was held at CNA-Q. The 5km run took place in a fun and engaging atmosphere with members of staff who also challenged each other to raise the most funds.

“The Qatar National Sport Day is a unique initiative to encourage

corporates to invest in the well-being of their staff, and the Terry Fox Run has always featured high on the pri-ority list for HSBC as a community activity. Combining these two events this year was a perfect opportunity to give our staff a day of enjoyment and support a worthy cause. The day also brings all members of the society, young and old, together while they participate in a variety of activities,” said Abdul Hakeem Mostafawi, CEO of HSBC in Qatar.

BinghalibEmployees of Binghalib engineer-

ing spent the day engaged in sports like basketball, volleyball, badminton, darts, table tennis and cricket. The day started with a warm-up exercise and concluded with prize distribution.

Imtiyaz Rahiman, general manager, and Saquib Raza Khan, commercial manager, congratulated the people of Qatar and thanked the leadership of Qatar for providing this sports day.

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Vodafone CEO Richard Daly signalling the Vodafone CEO Richard Daly signalling the start of the mini Doha Dashstart of the mini Doha Dash

Binghalib Engineering officials and employees on a Binghalib Engineering officials and employees on a short run to celebrate the Sport Day.short run to celebrate the Sport Day.

PLUS | THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2013 EVENTS / MARKETPLACE6

M Abdurahiman Harif, Chairman of Pharmacare Group, and Noufal Kattayat, Managing Director, with other staff during the inauguration of Relief Pharmacy at Al Khor Mall on Tuesday. Relief Pharmacy is the sixth outlet of Pharmacare Group in Qatar.

Fifty One East unveilsfirst 35mm full-frame handycam from Sony

Fifty One East and Sony announced the intro-duction of the Handycam NEX-VG900E in Qatar. The first handycam with a 35mm full-frame sensor to fully exploit the artistic

potential of interchangeable lenses offers supreme imaging quality and a host of creative options.

The handycam will be available at all Fifty One East outlets in Al Maha centre, City Centre Doha and Lagoona Mall, in addition to all Virgin Megastores at Villaggio and Landmark malls.

With a resolution of 24.3 effective megapixels, the Sony-developed Exmor CMOS sensor inside the NEX-VG900E is around 40 times larger than the equivalent in ordinary consumer camcorders. It is also more than twice the size of the APS-C sized sensor found in other interchangeable lens handy-cam models.

The sensor also allows the NEX-VG900E to shoot full-frame 24.0 effective megapixel still photos, with all the quality of a pro-class DSLR camera. Still images can be shot in RAW format for total post-processing freedom.

Beautiful, film-like results can be achieved by shooting video in 25p/24p progressive mode, with Cinema Tone Gamma and Cinema Tone Colour offer-ing precise control over cinematic colour grading effects. AVCHD version 2.0 standard 50p recording is additionally supported, maximising the range of crea-tive options for movie-makers to explore. A choice of new Picture Effect modes provides even greater flex-ibility, enabling easy creation of artistic ‘in-camera’

treatments for shooting HD video or stills.A ‘seesaw’ lever that allows smooth, polished zoom

control further enhances video shooting. The lever adjusts optical zoom when using compatible E-mount lenses that feature built-in zoom drive and controls electronic zoom when using the camcorder with fixed focal lenses for impressive creative results.

As an extra refinement, the NEX-VG900E switches automatically from full-frame operation to APS-C mode when an E-mount or A-mount DT lens is attached. This allows users to get the most out of their collection of DT lenses that are optimised for

cameras with a smaller APS-C image sensor.The camcorder also comes supplied with the

LA-EA3 adaptor that lets photographers use full-frame A-mount DSLR lenses at their designated focal length.

Serious videographers will welcome the detail-packed XGA OLED Tru-Finder that offers high-contrast image monitoring with superbly natural colour rendition. An adjustable XtraFine touch-panel LCD monitor with Sony’s unique technology for high contrast images with rich, deep blacks complements the Tru-Finder. The Peninsula

Chinese folk show at

Qatar National Theatre

The Joy of Spring Festival 2013 reached Qatar National Theatre with a performance

of Chinese folk songs and dances. The show is by My Beautiful Land Folk Music Ensemble under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage.

The group was founded in 2002 by several folk musical instrument players of the Chongqing Opera House. The group mixed Chinese traditional folk instruments, like Erhu, lute, flute and cymbalo with different skills and traditional and classical music with modern and diversified styles.

In 10 years, they have toured over 20 countries and performed over 200 times. They not only created original music and songs, but also adapted local classical music works. The show begins at 7pm today and is free. It includes perform-ances like Dance Happy Time in Red, Pipa Solo Spring in Tianshan Mountain, Female Dance Zhu Zhi Ci, Male Solo An Ode to Yangtze River, Group Dance Colorful Impressions of the Sichuan Opera, Trio Jasmine Flower, Chinese folk song and Quartet Four Seasons of A Year, among others.

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Relief Pharmacy inaugurated at Al Khor Mall

HEALTH 7

Health Tipsfrom DOCTOR

Sleep is an essential part of growth and devel-opment of all children. Sleep pattern varies from child to child and for different ages. Here

is the rough guideline but is not mandatory.

INFANTS (FIRST SIX MONTHS)During the first few months of babies’ life, it may

seem like they sleep all the time. Babies seems to sleep a lot, but in little spurts. This is because they are so used to their own schedule in the womb. As the baby grows older, say from four to five months onwards, you need to make a differentiation between day time and night. Some of the helpful steps being keeping the lights low, using soft whispers, and not engaging in ‘play’ activities.

AFTER SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEARAfter six months of age most babies start to

sleep for longer throughout the night. However, it is not unusual for the baby to wake up occasion-ally. This may be due to separation anxiety more than needs. Whenever your baby gets up at night, make sure that the diaper is not wet. A child around this age needs around 11 to 15 hours of sleep up until one year of age.

AGE ONE TO THREEAt the age of one to three

years old, your child is most likely getting about 10 to 11 hours of sleep. At this age, in most day-care centres they will put the children down for an afternoon nap for two hours. It is usu-ally not a problem to get these children to fall asleep for this nap. However, some children may find it difficult to nap for longer than an hour. If this is the case, pushing back the bedtime may do the trick of making sure your child gets enough sleep.

AGE THREE TO FIVEBetween the ages of three and five is when most

children start to fight the nap process. Most chil-dren are not napping anymore during the daytime at the age of five. However, they should still be get-ting 10 hours of sleep. If you cannot get your child to fall asleep for a nap during the day, some kind of ‘rest time’ may help.

SCHOOL AGE CHILDRENAs children go into school, their schedules get

very busy. Sleep should never be sacrificed. Starting at the age of seven up to the age of 18 your child will go from needing eight hours to 10 hours of sleep.

Sleep is essential for good health. Too often sleep is sacrificed to get more things done during the day. However, it is improper. As each child is different, some experimenting is needed.

Dr E V Kumar Specialist – Paediatrics

Healthspring World Clinic

By Kate Kelland

A third patient in Britain has contracted a new Sars-like virus, becoming the second

confirmed UK case in a week and showing the deadly infec-tion is being spread from person to person, health officials said.

The latest case, who is a member of the family of another patient, brings the worldwide number of confirmed infections with the new virus — known as the novel coronavirus or NCoV — to 11.

Of that total, five have died. Most of those infected had recently travelled in the Middle East and three have been diag-nosed in Britain.

NCoV was identified when the World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an international alert in September 2012 saying a virus previously unknown in humans had infected a Qatari man who had recently been in Saudi Arabia.

The virus belongs to the same family as Sars, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome — a coro-navirus that emerged in China in 2002 and killed about a tenth of the 8,000 people it infected worldwide. Symptoms common to both viruses include severe respiratory illness, fever, cough-ing and breathing difficulties.

The UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) said on Wednesday the latest patient, who is a UK resident and does not have any recent travel his-tory, is receiving intensive care treatment at a hospital in

Birmingham, central England.“Confirmed novel coronavirus

infection in a person without travel history to the Middle East suggests that person-to-person transmission has occurred, and that it occurred in the UK,” said John Watson, the HPA’s head of respiratory diseases.

He said the new case was a family member who was in close personal contact with another UK case confirmed on Monday and who may have been at greater risk of infection because of underlying health conditions.

Coronaviruses are typically spread like other respiratory infections such as flu, travel-ling in airborne droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

Yet since the new virus was first identified in September, health experts say evidence of person-to-person transmission of NCoV has been limited.

Watson said the fact it had probably taken place in the lat-est two cases in Britain gave no reason for increased alarm.

“Although this case provides strong evidence for person-to-person transmission, the risk of infection in most circumstances

is still considered to be very low,” he said.

“If novel coronavirus were more infectious, we would have expected to have seen a larger number of cases than we have seen since the first case was reported three months ago.

The WHO said on Monday that the confirmation of a new British case did not alter its risk assessment but “does indicate that the virus is persistent”.

The British patient con-firmed on Monday had recently travelled to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and is also receiving intensive care treatment in hos-pital, the HPA said.

Among the 11 laboratory confirmed cases to date, five are in Saudi Arabia, with three deaths; two are in Jordan, where both patients died; three are in Britain, where all three are receiving treatment; and one was in Germany in a patient from Qatar who had since been discharged from medical care.

The WHO reiterated on Monday that at this stage there was no need for any travel or trade restrictions, or for any special screening at border points. Reuters

New case of Sars-like virus shows person-to-person transmission

How many hours should your child sleep every day?

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SRM University plans to commercialise its US-patented herbal diabetic drug in around six months, said the private varsity’s vice chancellor.

Speaking to IANS, Vice Chancellor M. Ponnavaikko said: “We have incorporated a company called SRM Pharma Ltd. In another six months we may launch the drug. We can get the drug manufactured from a unit in north India.”

Last December, the US Patent office granted patent for an herbal formulation for prevention and management of type-2 diabetes mellitus and vascular complications associated with the disease.

A six-member team of researchers led by Govind Prasad Dubey and comprising Aruna Agrawal, Nirupama Dubey, Shipra Dubey, Rajesh Dubey and Samamtsan Mercy Deborah invented the drug and secured the patent

which was assigned to SRM University, said Ponnavaikko.

Type-II diabetes mellitus is a metabolic dis-order that is primarily characterised by insu-lin resistance, relative insulin deficiency and hyperglycemia, states the background notes on the invention. It is rapidly increasing in the developed countries and there is also evidence that this pattern will be followed in much of the rest of the parts of the world in coming years.

About 90-95 percent of all North Americans are suffering from type-2 diabetes and 20 per-cent of the population are over the age of 65 years.

According to Ponnavaikko, the university has already filed two more inventions for patent with the US patent office. “We will shortly file patent application for two more herbal drugs for menopause, cardiovascular and obesity prob-lems,” he said. IANS

Indian university to launch diabetic drug

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8-y

ear-o

ld

told

reporte

rs.

In t

he fi

lm, desp

air

, depress

ion a

nd u

ncontr

ollable

tears

are m

ixed w

ith

gir

lish

excit

em

ent

at

the p

rosp

ect

of

an im

pendin

g v

isit

from

Paul.

The p

lot

builds

up t

o t

heir

meeti

ng,

durin

g w

hic

h C

am

ille

begs

her

broth

er t

o free h

er.

But

the p

ious

and p

om

pous

Paul ig

nores

both

her a

nd

the h

ead o

f th

e a

sylu

m w

ho r

ecom

mends

she s

hould

retu

rn t

o n

orm

al

socie

ty.

Vie

wers

wonder w

heth

er C

am

ille

or P

aul is

the m

ore d

eranged.

Cam

ille

is

convin

ced p

eople

are t

ryin

g t

o p

ois

on h

er,

and b

lam

es

sculp

-to

r A

ugust

e R

odin

, w

ith w

hom

she h

ad a

long a

ffair

, fo

r r

uin

ing h

er lif

e.

Meanw

hile P

aul sp

eaks

of his

belief like a

man p

oss

ess

ed, bask

ing in s

elf

im

porta

nce a

nd y

et

impervio

us

to h

is o

lder s

iste

r’s

impass

ioned e

ntr

eati

es

to b

e s

et

free.

The a

cti

on s

eeks

to c

onvey t

he d

rudgery o

f life

at

the a

sylu

m, house

d

in a

n a

ncie

nt,

clo

iste

red b

uildin

g.

Cam

ille

is

allow

ed t

o m

ake h

er o

wn m

eals

— a

lways

a b

oiled p

ota

to a

nd

egg —

due t

o h

er p

aranoia

, and i

s a c

onst

ant

help

to t

he n

uns

who c

are

for t

he p

ati

ents

.A

t ti

mes

she is

at

peace, at

oth

ers

she w

eeps

in d

esp

air

.In

the e

nd s

he r

em

ain

ed a

t th

e a

sylu

m u

nti

l 19

43 w

hen s

he d

ied in h

er

late

70s.

She w

as

burie

d in a

com

munal grave, and n

o o

ne from

her fam

ily,

not

even P

aul, a

ttended h

er f

uneral.

Dum

ont

decid

ed t

o c

ast

dis

able

d p

ati

ents

to p

lay t

hem

selv

es

in t

he fi

lm,

and t

he s

iste

rs

carin

g f

or t

hem

were t

heir

real-

life

nurse

s. S

om

e w

ere

aw

are e

nough t

o g

ive t

heir

ow

n c

onse

nt,

and o

thers

had t

heir

fam

ilie

s do

so o

n t

heir

behalf

.T

he inte

racti

on b

etw

een t

hem

and t

he p

rofe

ssio

nal acto

rs

adds

sponta

-neit

y t

o t

he s

cenes,

as

does

the fact

that

much o

f th

e d

ialo

gue is

improvis

ed.

“I n

ever k

now

what’s

goin

g t

o h

appen, and t

hat’s

exactl

y w

hat

inte

rest

s m

e,” D

um

ont

said

of his

choic

es.

“E

ach t

ime I

say ‘acti

on’, s

om

eth

ing u

nex-

pecte

d w

ill happen, but

the u

nexpecte

d is

welc

om

e, it

’s e

ven n

ecess

ary in

this

kin

d o

f w

ork

.”

Reu

ters

By

Eri

c K

else

y

Au

stria

n

dir

ecto

r

Mic

hael

Haneke s

aid

his

sta

rk d

ram

a

Am

our,

whic

h h

as

score

d a

sur-

pri

sing fi

ve

Osc

ar

nom

inati

ons

incl

udin

g for

Bes

t P

ictu

re, w

as

insp

ired b

y h

is o

wn

experie

nces

dealin

g

wit

h a

n a

ged a

unt

faci

ng d

eath

.T

he un

flin

ch

ing ta

ke on

devoti

on

, grow

ing o

ld a

nd i

llness

has

als

o p

icked

up O

scar n

om

inati

ons

for B

est

Dir

ecto

r,

Best

Orig

inal

Screenpla

y, B

est

Foreig

n

Film

and B

est

Actr

ess

for E

mm

anuelle

Riv

a’s

perfo

rm

ance a

s bed-r

idden A

nne.

Haneke, w

ho is

als

o k

now

n f

or 2

001’

s T

he P

ian

o T

ea

ch

er

an

d 1997’s

F

un

ny

Ga

mes

and i

ts 2

007 H

ollyw

ood r

em

ake,

is t

he f

avourit

e t

o w

in t

he B

est

Foreig

n

Film

aw

ard for w

hic

h h

e w

as

nom

inate

d

in 2

010

for T

he W

hit

e R

ibb

on.

Haneke, 70, sp

oke from

Madrid

, w

here

he is

dir

ecti

ng t

he M

oza

rt

opera C

osi

Fa

n

Tu

tte, about

the fi

lm, w

hat

it w

ould

mean

to w

in a

n O

scar,

and h

is f

utu

re p

lans.

What

do y

ou m

ak

e of

som

e of

the

crit

ics

wh

o,

in t

hei

r pra

ise,

have

ca

lled

the

dra

ma a

horr

or

film

for

its

graphic

port

raya

l of

the

end o

f li

fe?

I believe t

hat

it h

as

been a

bit

exag-

gerate

d h

ow

the fi

lm h

as

been p

ortr

ayed.

The fi

lm i

s sh

ockin

g,

but

the t

ruth

is

alw

ays

shockin

g. It

’s n

o w

alk

in t

he p

ark

, but

it’s

dif

ficult

an

d s

erio

us,

an

d t

hat

makes

it c

onte

mpla

tive.

I ass

um

e t

hat

I have a

n a

dult

audie

nce

an

d t

hat

they’ll

un

derst

an

d t

he s

itua-

tion. T

he fi

lm s

hould

n’t

be a

dis

tracti

on

(from

lif

e)

— a

s m

any fi

lms

are —

but

the

film

is

als

o n

ot

meant

to s

hock.

Wh

at

inte

nti

on

s did

you s

et o

ut

wit

h?I

wante

d t

o m

ake a

film

about

how

we

deal w

ith t

he s

uff

erin

g o

f th

e p

eople

that

we love. I

could

’ve c

erta

inly

made a

film

about

a c

ouple

marrie

d for 4

0 y

ears

wit

h

a c

hild w

ho d

ies

of

cancer.

T

hat

would

only

be a

tragic

, si

ngula

r

case

and l

ess

represe

nta

tive. B

ut

we a

ll

grow

old

an

d n

early

all o

f us

get

sick

and t

hat

subje

ct

matt

er is

more g

eneral

and c

oncerns

nearly

everyone o

ne o

f us.

I’ve a

lso h

eard i

n t

he r

ecepti

on

to t

he

film

from

people

that

have s

aid

it’s

just

like w

hat

happened t

o m

e a

nd m

y fam

ily.

In

deed, th

at

cro

sses

genera

tions

as

young

people

liv

e t

hrough h

ow

their

grandpar-

ents

die

or

beco

me ill o

r si

mply

suff

er,

and

now

their

parents

are in t

he s

am

e s

itua-

tion. It

’s a

matt

er t

hat

aff

ects

everyone.

Did

you h

ave

an insp

irati

on f

or

the

film

?T

he s

tory a

rose

out

of

my f

am

ily. M

y

aunt

kille

d h

erse

lf a

t th

e a

ge o

f 93 a

nd

befo

re s

he d

id i

t sh

e a

sked m

e w

heth

er

or n

ot

I could

help

her.

I

loved h

er v

ery m

uch a

nd t

o w

atc

h

her s

uff

er w

as

very d

ifficult

, but

I cer-

tain

ly c

ould

n’t

help

her (

kill

herself

) because

I’d

be t

hrow

n in jail. Perso

nally,

I

don’t

believe I

could

’ve d

one it

anyw

ay.

Did

you e

xpec

t Am

our

to r

ecei

ve

five

Osc

ar

nom

inati

ons?

No, certa

inly

not.

I h

ad h

oped a

nd fi

g-

ured ... t

hat

one o

r a

noth

er n

om

inati

on

would

com

e o

ur w

ay b

ut

I w

as

natu

rally,

like m

any,

ple

asa

ntl

y s

urpris

ed.

How

wil

l it

be

to b

e a s

tar

of

sort

s at

the

Osc

ars

?S

tar? T

hose

who a

re i

nvit

ed a

re o

f course

sta

rs

(laughs)

... I

certa

inly

find

it d

elightf

ul to

get

dress

ed u

p w

ith t

hese

people

that

the e

nti

re w

orld

know

s and

to c

om

pete

alo

ngsid

e t

hem

. It

’s q

uit

e

enjo

yable

.

What

wil

l it

be

lik

e if

Am

our

win

s?I’

ll b

e h

appy. W

e’r

e h

appy a

bout

any

priz

e b

ut

you d

on

’t m

ake fi

lms

to w

in

aw

ards.

N

on

eth

ele

ss,

you’r

e certa

inly

quit

e

happy a

bout

the r

ecogn

itio

n.

For t

he

film

, it

als

o m

akes

it p

oss

ible

for m

any

more t

o s

ee it.

And e

ach p

riz

e p

iques

the

inte

rest

of m

ore p

eople

to w

atc

h t

he fi

lm.

How

much

longe

r do y

ou i

nte

nd t

o

kee

p m

ak

ing

film

s?A

s lo

ng a

s I

can

. I

don

’t k

now

that

answ

er.

I c

ould

drop d

ead t

om

orrow

or

fall s

erio

usl

y ill.

I’m

no longer 2

5 y

ears

old

but

I don’t

pla

n o

n c

allin

g i

t quit

s anyti

me s

oon

, and p

erhaps

that

annoys

som

eone s

om

e-

where.

Reu

ters

PLU

S |

TH

UR

SD

AY

14

FE

BR

UA

RY

2013

A M

inut

e W

ith:

Mic

hae

l H

aneke

an

d t

he s

tory

behin

d Amour

Th

e screenw

rit

er fo

r th

e m

ovie

L

incoln

h

as

con

ceded

tak

ing

som

e l

iberti

es

in i

ts p

ortr

ayal

of

a 1

9th

cen

tury v

ote

on

sla

very,

but

he s

aid

his

changes

adhered t

o w

idely

accepte

d s

tandards

for t

he c

reati

on o

f his

-to

ric

al dram

a.

A con

gressm

an

w

ho poin

ted out

the

flaw

, U

S R

ep J

oe C

ourtn

ey,

said

that

he

was

ple

ase

d s

creenw

rit

er T

ony K

ush

ner

acknow

ledged t

hat

Connecti

cut

congress

-m

en d

id n

ot

vote

again

st a

const

ituti

onal

am

endm

ent

outl

aw

ing s

lavery,

as

depic

ted

in t

he fi

lm. H

e s

aid

he h

opes

a c

orrecti

on

can

be m

ade b

efo

re t

he fi

lm i

s rele

ase

d

on D

VD

.“M

y e

ffort

from

the b

egin

nin

g h

as

been

to s

et

the r

ecord s

traig

ht

on t

his

vote

, so

people

do n

ot

leave t

he t

heatr

e b

elievin

g

Connecti

cut’s

represe

nta

tives

in t

he 3

8th

C

ongress

were o

n t

he w

rong s

ide o

f his

-to

ry,

” C

ourtn

ey s

aid

.A

fter w

atc

hin

g th

e m

ovie

over th

e

weeken

d,

Courtn

ey p

rais

ed t

he a

rti

stry

of

the fi

lm about

Presid

en

t A

brah

am

L

incoln

’s p

oliti

cal st

ruggle

to a

bolish

sla

v-

ery,

but

he t

ook i

ssue w

ith a

scen

e t

hat

show

s tw

o C

onnecti

cut

congress

men v

ote

again

st

the 1

3th

am

en

dm

en

t. H

e a

sked

the C

on

gressio

nal

Research

S

ervic

e to

invest

igate

, an

d i

t reporte

d t

hat

all f

our

Con

necti

cut

con

gressm

en

backed

the

am

endm

ent

in a

January 1

865 v

ote

.In

a lett

er t

o t

he fi

lm’s

dir

ecto

r, S

teven

Spie

lberg, th

e f

our-t

erm

Dem

ocrati

c c

on-

gress

man inclu

des

a t

ally o

f th

e 1

865 v

ote

by t

he s

tate

’s c

ongress

ional dele

gati

on a

nd

a p

ass

ionate

defe

nce o

f th

e s

tate

’s r

ole

in

em

ancip

ati

ng m

illions

of

bla

cks.

A s

pokesw

om

an f

or D

isney,

whic

h d

is-

trib

ute

d th

e D

ream

Works film

, had n

o

com

ment

on w

heth

er a

ny c

hanges

will

be

made t

o t

he fi

lm e

ither t

heatr

ically o

r i

n

DV

D f

orm

.K

ush

ner,

th

e screenw

rit

er,

said

in

a

state

ment

that

the fi

lm c

hanged t

wo o

f th

e

dele

gati

on’s

vote

s to

cla

rif

y t

he h

isto

ric

al

reality

that

the 1

3th

Am

endm

ent

pass

ed

by a

very n

arrow

margin

. H

e s

aid

the fi

lm

made u

p n

ew

nam

es

for t

he m

en c

ast

ing

the v

ote

s so

as

not

to a

scrib

e a

cti

ons

to r

eal

people

who d

id n

ot

perfo

rm

them

.“In

m

ak

ing

ch

an

ges

to

the

voti

ng

sequen

ce,

we a

dhered t

o t

ime-h

on

oured

an

d c

om

ple

tely

legit

imate

sta

ndards

for

the c

reati

on o

f his

toric

al

dram

a, w

hic

h i

s w

hat

Lin

coln

is.

I h

ope n

obody i

s sh

ocked

to l

earn t

hat

I als

o m

ade u

p d

ialo

gue a

nd

imagin

ed e

ncoun

ters

an

d i

nven

ted c

har-

acte

rs,

” K

ush

ner s

aid

.

Linc

oln

scre

enw

rite

r co

nced

es in

accu

racy

Kush

ner s

aid

he d

isagreed w

ith C

ourtn

ey’s

conte

nti

on t

hat

accuracy i

s “p

aram

ount”

in

his

toric

al dram

a a

nd s

aid

Connecti

cut

should

not

feel

as

though i

t is

defa

med i

n t

he fi

lm.

He a

lso s

aid

Courtn

ey w

as

incorrect

in s

ayin

g

Connecti

cut

was

“solidly

” pro-L

incoln

, sa

yin

g

he r

eceiv

ed 5

1.4 p

ercent

of

the s

tate

’s v

ote

in

the 1

864 e

lecti

on.

Cou

rtn

ey,

wh

o

rep

resen

ts

eastern

Connecti

cut,

said

there w

as

som

e local oppo-

siti

on t

o L

incoln

but

als

o n

ote

d t

he s

tate

lost

m

ore t

han 4

,000 s

old

iers

on t

he s

ide o

f th

e

Unio

n in t

he C

ivil W

ar.

“Their

sacrifi

ce e

mphati

cally d

em

onst

rate

s C

onnecti

cut’s

fidelity

to t

he s

truggle

to p

re-

serve t

he U

nio

n a

nd e

nd s

lavery,

whic

h i

s represe

nte

d i

n L

inco

ln d

ram

ati

cally b

y t

he

House

’s v

ote

on

the 1

3th

Am

en

dm

en

t. T

he

four m

em

bers of

Con

necti

cut’s dele

gati

on

reflecte

d t

hat

com

mit

men

t on

January 3

1,

1865, and t

hey d

ese

rved a

bett

er legacy t

han

the s

creenpla

y p

ortr

ayed,” C

ourtn

ey s

aid

.A

P

Acto

r A

jay D

evgn

has

begun

his

sh

ooti

ng s

chedule

for fi

lmm

aker

Prak

ash

Jh

a’s

n

ext

proje

ct

Sa

tya

gra

ha.

The p

oliti

cal

dram

a i

s bein

g s

hot

in

Bhopal

an

d A

jay w

ill

shoot

there t

ill

mid

-March b

efo

re c

om

ing b

ack f

or t

he

rele

ase

of

Sajid K

han’s

Him

ma

twa

la.

Sa

tya

gra

ha, w

hic

h a

lso s

tars

Am

itabh

Bach

ch

an

, K

areen

a

Kapoor,

A

rju

n

Ram

pal

and M

anoj B

ajp

ayee, is

sched-

ule

d t

o r

ele

ase

in A

ugust

.L

ast

seen

in

S

on

Of

Sa

rda

ar,

A

jay

is e

ven

gearin

g u

p f

or t

he r

ele

ase o

f H

imm

atw

ala

, a r

em

ake o

f th

e 1

983 h

it

of th

e s

am

e n

am

e. It

will hit

the s

creens

on M

arch 2

9.

Ajay

Dev

gn

star

ts s

hoot

ing

for

Saty

agra

ha

Bin

oche p

lays

B

inoche p

lays

tr

agic

sculp

tress

tr

agic

sculp

tress

C

laudel in

new

film

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udel in

new

film

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I am working in a private company and my employer is planning to shut down the division in which I have been working for the past 15 months. My job contract is for two years. They have given me the choice of moving to Saudi Arabia or going home. Since I am not interested in working in Saudi Arabia, I requested them to release me so that I can join a new firm (I have a job offer) in Qatar. They are not willing to release me. I think this is against the law and I am eligible to get release. Kindly provide me a solution.

Name withheld

Law No. 14/2004 says work contracts do not end if the company’s ownership is trans-ferred, it merges with another company or is attached to other body’s administration

for whatever reasons.The new owner of the firm is jointly liable with the

former owner in fulfilling all obligations, including workers’ rights, in the company.

As the questioner’s contract is for two years and he has worked for only 15 months, the new employer should compensate the employee for the remaining nine months or let him continue in his job. If neither happens, it would be a violation of the law.

I recommend that the questioner approach the labour administration at the Ministry of Labour and inform them, by producing relevant documents, that the company intends to close down his division.

He should ask for his dues for the remaining contract period of nine months, and other rights. If the employer fails to fulfil his obliga-tion, the employee should present the case to the labour court.

Resorting to the labour court will strengthen the employee’s position against the employer in getting a no objection certificate and his dues through a compromise.

If the dispute is not resolved by a compromise, the employee can have his sponsorship transferred without the consent of the employer if the latter is found to have abused the law.

Law No. 4/2009, which governs the entrance, exit, resi-dence and sponsor-ship of expatriates, says the Minister of Interior or his deputy can transfer an employ-ee’s sponsorship tempo-rarily or permanently at the employee’s request in case of a legal dispute.

If the employer wants to close the firm before the end of the contract

and is not willing to give him the NOC, or let him finish his contract, or compensate him, it is abuse of the worker’s rights.

Once a case is filed in a court, how much time does the court take to give a decision? Can the sponsor refuse to go to court for the hearing?

Name withheld

Labour Law No. 14/2004 says that all law-suits filed by workers or their heirs to claim rights arising from the provisions of the labor law or the employment contract shall

be decided expeditiously and be exempt from court fees.

Courts usually send a notification to the employ-er’s address mentioned in the contract, or to the company’s head office. If the address is not clear, the employee can inform the person in charge of sending court notifications of the address of his employer. If that is also not possible due to the company relo-cating or closing d o w n , the court

can reach the employer through the public security department, advertisements in newspapers or other means.

After receiving the notification, if the employer does not attend the proceedings or send a repre-sentative for the same, the court considers the case in his absence.

As for the time the court could take, it is mod-erate. The complainant should follow the case by attending all sessions and keeping in touch with the court recorder to respond to the court’s enquiries and demands to get a prompt decision.

Can one move to another GCC country while holding a Qatari residence permit? How impor-tant is it to cancel the Qatari residence permit before getting a residence permit in another GCC country?

RP

The GCC laws do not permit holding more than one residence permit in the GCC. For example, if the questioner has a residence permit for employment in Qatar, he can

stay in the UAE only on a visit visa, and cannot get a residence permit to work there unless he gets the Qatari residence permit cancelled. To get a residence permit for employment in another GCC country,

one should get the residence permit in Qatar cancelled.

The residence permit can be cancelled by filling the visa cancellation appli-

cation form, which is available on the website of the Ministry of

Interior.THE PENINSULA

Laws do not permit holding more than one residence permit in GCC

Legal corner

By Abdelaal A KhalilLegal Consultant

Please send your queries to: plus@pen.com.qa

Law No. 4/2009, which governs the entrance, exit, residence and sponsorship of expatriates, says the Minister of Interior or his deputy can transfer an employee’s sponsorship temporarily or permanently at the employee’s request in case of a legal dispute.

11WHEELS PLUS | THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2013

By Warren Brown

Four cylinders have replaced six in the new Land Rover Range Rover LR2 sport-utility vehicle.That might seem a mistake in

anything wearing a Land Rover badge. “Land Rover,” after all, is just another way of saying tough, rugged, go-anywhere. “Four-cylinder” usually translates to pave-ment wimp.

But times are changing, even for Land Rover, which is also perhaps the most luxury-oriented of SUV manufacturers. The turnabout is caused by government regulation and the profitable application of science.

Governments worldwide are demand-ing that makers of cars and trucks deliver more fuel-efficient vehicles that also pro-duce less in the way of tailpipe emissions.

Vehicle manufacturers worldwide, despite expensive lobbying efforts to thwart or delay government regulation, have decided to comply.

In complying, the car companies have discovered several things they are not willing to speak loudly about for fear of tarnishing their muscle-bound, high-horsepower images.

To wit:_If they reduce the overall weight of

their vehicles, they can reduce the size and fuel consumption of engines without undermining performance.

_They can use sensors and computers to

more efficiently do what cables and gears once did.

_Big petrol engines — V-12, V-8 and even V-6 models — are unnecessary at best and foolishly wasteful at worst in a world willing to kill for the next drop of oil.

None of this means that fuel-guzzling engines will disappear completely. As long as there is someone able and willing to buy a V-12, there will be someone to make and sell it. Logic in the automobile industry, as in almost everything else, inevitably yields to profit.

But big engines in the future will be the exception rather than the rule. The new Range Rover LR2 is the latest indication of that. Thanks to an increased use of high-strength, lightweight aluminium and other metals — and advances in engine design and computer controls — a smaller engine does not mean less fun for the driver in this case.

The base LR2, this week’s subject vehi-cle, sits at the bottom of the Range Rover line. It is equipped with a turbocharged (forced air) 2-litre in-line four-cylinder engine that develops 240 horsepower and 250 foot-pounds of torque. Compare that with the 3.2-litre in-line six-cylinder engine in the 2012 LR2, which delivers a maximum 230 horsepower and 234 foot-pounds of torque.

The new four-cylinder engine delivers more power and better fuel economy — 17 miles per gallon in the city and 24 on the highway, compared with 15 mpg in the city

Land Rover Range Rover LR2:

From lofty heights,a nod to economy

and 22 on the highway in the 2012 model.

The new engine also weighs 88 pounds less than its predecessor and produces 12 percent fewer carbon dioxide emissions.

The improved fuel economy is welcome, although neither set of mileage numbers is much cause for cheering.

But most people buying Range Rover vehicles in US, with prices ranging from $36,400 for the base LR2 to $75,645 for the Supercharged V-8 HSE, aren’t particularly concerned about fuel economy. They are attracted by the prestige of the marque, which apparently is a very strong sell-ing point.

For example, in the Washington area, Land Rover dealers are

struggling to keep up with demand for their products, espe-cially the high-end Range Rover HSE models and the new, com-pact Range Rover Evoque.

That could be a problem for the compact Range Rover LR2, slightly revised for 2013. It was not a hot seller with the old in-line six-cylinder engine. Better fuel economy may or may not do much for it with the new four-cylinder engine, especially when it’s lined up against the compact Range Rover Evoque, which shares the same engine.

The Evoque obliterates the LR2 in terms of exterior and interior styling — and at least the illusion of overall better perform-ance and handling.

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Bottom line: The LR2 is an excellent option for a Range Rover buyer who does not want to wait for an Evoque

or Range Rover HSE, and who wants to save money on purchase and fuel prices in the bargain.

Ride, acceleration and handling: The LR2 feels more like a nice station wagon in all respects — stable on roads and off, reliable, not especially remarkable. By comparison, the Range Rover Evoque looks and feels downright zippy.

Body style/layout: The LR2 is a front-engine, compact, unitised-body all-wheel-drive luxury sport-utility vehicle with four side doors and a rear hatch. There are three trim iterations — base, LR2 HSE and LR2 HSE Lux.

Engine/transmission: The new LR2 comes standard with a turbocharged 16-valve, 2-litre in-line four-cylinder gasoline engine with vari-able valve timing (240 horsepower, 250 foot-pounds of torque). The engine is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission that also can be operated manually.

Capacities: Pay attention when comparing

the LR2 and the Evoque in this category. Both vehicles seat five people. But the LR2, with its higher roof, offers more headroom (about five inches better) for tall folks. The LR2 also offers a larger maximum cargo space — 58.9 cubic inches, compared with nearly 51 cubic inches for the Evoque.

Safety: Standard equipment on the new LR2 includes ventilated front and rear disc brakes, four-wheel anti-lock brake protection, emergency braking assistance, electronic brake-force distribution, electronic stability and traction control, fog lights, and side and head air bags.

Pricing in US: Prices for the 2013 LR2 start at $36,400.

Note: The available HSE and HSE Lux packages can be expensive. For example, adding HSE Lux (premium leather seat cover-ings and carpeting, high-intensity-discharge headlamps, premium audio, and other options) can $5,100 to your price tag.

Nuts & Bolts

PLUS | THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2013 TECHNOLOGY12

HALF-INCH HEIST (FREE)More pixellated gaming goodness

on iOS with this title from developer Mutant Labs. It sees you trying to rob a priceless diamond back from nefarious villain Dr Puss, exploring retro levels and fending off a range of characterful foes. iPhone

TEEN VOGUE ME GIRL (FREE)

I can be an intern at Teen Vogue? Isn’t being a 35 year-old man a hindrance? Oh. This is very much a virtual internship opportunity at the teen-fashion mag, targeted at its young readers. It’s a “3D fash-ion game” where they take part in various magazine assignments, while customising their 3D avatar.

iPhone / iPad

JABRA SOUND (£2.99)This is an app from headset

brand Jabra, although it works with other corded and wireless headsets too. The idea: a music player using Dolby Digital Plus technology that lets you tweak your settings to suit your current genre and/or playlist.

iPhone / iPad

GRO BOOK (£1.99)This is a children’s storybook-

app with a heroine called Sophie the Sweater. No, she doesn’t have a medical problem: she’s an actual jumper, abandoned in a cloth-ing store until she gets taken on an adventure — including being recycled into various items of clothing and objects. As you may have guessed, there’s an ecological message here: “Consumption and reuse”, but with colourful visuals and an appealing story to ensure it’s not dry. iPhone / iPad

SKI JUMPING PRO (£0.69)Real Boxing gave sports fans a

thrill on iOS in 2012, but its follow-up is an altogether more wintery affair. Ski Jumping Pro sees you leaping off ramps through several tournaments and a fulfilling career mode, upgrad-ing items as you progress. As with Real Boxing, the graphics are very impressive. iPhone / iPad

KAIRO (£2.99)Kairo started life on desktop

computers, but has now made the leap to smartphones and tablets. It’s a combination of exploration and puzzle-solving in an eerie 3D world. iPhone / iPad

PUZZLE BY CHOCOLAPPS (£1.49)One final children’s app to

round off the week, from developer Chocolapps. This offers virtual jig-saw puzzles, with four modes to suit different ages and the option to use your own photos for new puzzles.

iPhone / iPad

Prices mentioned are for UKSuart Dredge / The Guardian

Apps of the DAYby Charles Arthur

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook (pictured) hinted that the com-pany could build a cheaper mobile phone that would “not

necessarily [be] a cheaper version of the cur-rent iPhone”, and called a shareholder lawsuit over the company’s giant cash pile a “silly sideshow” at the Goldman Sachs conference.

With pressure from pundits mounting on Apple to produce a phone with a 5in screen, like Samsung’s Galaxy Note, he also sug-gested that larger displays weren’t neces-sarily better, and that OLED displays (as used by South Korean rival Samsung) have “awful” colour saturation: “I’m not going to comment on what we’re going to do in the future, but it’s always broader than that which can be defined by a simple number,” he said.

He also said that Apple has paid out $8bn to developers from the App Store — a new figure that implies that Apple has taken in $11.4bn since opening the store in 2008. That is double the $4bn figure paid out by January 2012, and up $1bn in a month, suggesting rapid growth in payments by users.

With the physical stores, Apple will close 20 “and moving them and making them larger”, and adding another 30, with plans to add “lots more” in Greater China.

He said that 40 percent of all iOS device sales happened in 2012 — but that there was still huge potential to sell more: “the iPhone is really only available to about half of the subscribers in the world, so there is tons of opportunity to expand that.”

Speaking to a packed room in the Palace Hotel in San Francisco at a 7am start, Cook hit back at accusations made by Greenlight Investment over its hoarding of cash, say-ing that the company “doesn’t have a Depression-era mentality. Apple makes bold and ambitious bets on product and we’re conservative financially”.

On Apple’s plans for the iPhone, and for future products, Cook was — as Steve Jobs used to be before him — evasive. The smartphone market still had huge room for growth, he said: “When I zoom out and look at the smartphone market in particular, what I see is a market that is projected to double in the next few years. This is a huge market. On a longer-term basis, all phones will be smartphones and there’s a lot more people in the world than 1.4 billion (the estimated current total number of smartphone users), and people love to upgrade their phones very regularly.”

But he did acknowledge that the exist-ing iPhone range is out of reach for almost all pay-as-you-go (prepay) customers. “We wouldn’t do anything we wouldn’t consider a great product,” he said. “There are other companies that do that, and that’s just not who we are. That said, if you look at what we’ve done to appeal to people who are more price-sensitive, we lowered the price for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S — and in the December quarter (of 2012) we didn’t have enough supply of (the) iPhone 4.” He said Apple had been “surprised” by the level of demand for the latter in that period.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT?He then hinted that Apple might create a

quite different product, saying: “We are mak-ing moves to make things more affordable. When we came out with the iPod, it was $399. Today you can buy an iPod shuffle (which has no screen and half the storage of the original

iPod) for $49. Instead of saying ‘how can we cheapen this iPod to get it lower’, we said ‘how can we do a great product’, and we were able to do that. The same thing, but in a different concept in some ways.”

Similarly in looking at building a sub-$1,000 iMac — as in 2008 when Apple was being urged to offer a notebook — “we con-cluded we couldn’t do a great product, but we did do — we invented (the) iPad. Now all of a sudden we have an incredible experience and it starts at $329.”

He suggested that people were getting too distracted by specifications rather than the user experience, pointing to how the PC industry had become obsesses with “the larg-est drive and fastest processor”, and camera companies by megapixels, when “customers want that ‘a-ha’ moment, and that’s rarely a function of any of those things”.

He challenged people on the difference between specification and experience: “Do you know the speed of an AX processor? You probably don’t. You want a fantastic experience.”

500 MILLION IN USEHe said Apple now had 500 million iOS

devices in use, of which 40 percent were sold last year. He also pointed to China as a source of huge growth — with Apple having gone from “a few hundred million in revenue in one year to $3bn in the next to $13bn the next — we’re adding over $10bn every year”.

The tablet market, he said, “will be huge, it will be a huge opportunity for Apple”, and pointed to the company’s sales of 23m tablets in the previous quarter — compared to the 15m PCs sold by HP, the world’s biggest PC maker. There has been a sea change. We’re in the early innings of this game. The projection is that this is going to triple in four years — that’s 375 million, more than the number of PCs being sold around the world. The tablet is attracting people who have never owned a PC, and people who have owned [PCs] but it wasn’t great in the experience.”

To the figures reported by analysts show-ing Apple’s market share dipping below 50 percent in the fourth quarter, he retorted: “I have no idea what the market share is. We’re the only company that really reports the units we sell.” By comparison none of Samsung, Amazon, Barnes & Noble or other companies making tablets reports official quarterly ship-ment or sales figures.

EXPANDING BASEApple was still expanding its user base,

with 50 percent of iPad buyers in China and Brazil buying their first Apple product — which was linked to future purchases of Apple products, he said.

He insisted that Apple’s innovation was at its “strongest ever” and “in the DNA of the company” and that “the decisions we make are for Apple’s long-term health. Not the short-term 90-day clock [of the financial quarter].”

He also pointed to Apple having skills in three key areas: software, hardware and serv-ices. “The model of the PC industry [where separate companies specialise in each of those three areas], that model’s not working for what consumers want today. Consumers want an elegant experience where the tech-nology flows to the background. The real magic happens at the intersection of these.” He praised the skills of his “executive team table” of design chief Sir Jonathan Ive, hard-ware chief Bob Mansfield, supply chain chief Jeff Williams and others.

Asked whether Apple’s culture militates against large acquisitions — which could be another use for the cash pile — Cook said that “we have looked at large companies. In each case, it didn’t pass our test... we want to make great products. If a large company could help us, then that would be of inter-est.” Instead, Apple buys companies for its “really smart” staff, or its intellectual property: “We’ve averaged about an acquisition every other month” for the past three years.”

The Guardian

Tim Cook hints at ‘new’ iPhone format

COMICS & MORE 13

Hoy en la HistoriaFebruary 14, 1879

1994: U.S. manufacturers to pay a $4.75 billion settlement to women harmed by silicone breast implants 1995: The governments of Peru and Ecuador both claimed victory in a long-standing border dispute2005: Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was assassinated when a massive bomb struck his motorcade 2012: Over 300 people were killed as fire swept through a prison in Honduras

La Marseillaise was restored as France’s national anthem. It was written and composed by Rouget De Lisle in 1792 to rally soldiers to defend their homeland

Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS

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

ABAFT, ANCHOR, BALLAST, BEAM, BELOW, BINNACLE, BOOM,BRIDGE, CATAMARAN, CLIPPER, COMPASS, CROSSJACK,CUTTER, DECK, FELUCCA, GAFF, GUNWALE, HALYARD, HELM,HULL, JIGGER, KEEL, KETCH, KNOTS, MARINA, MAST, MIZZEN,MOORING, NAVIGATION, PORT, PORTHOLE, PROW, RIGGING,RUDDER, SAILS, SAILOR, SCHOONER, SEAFARER, SLOOP,SPARS, SPINNAKER, STARBOARD, STERN, TACK, VESSEL,VOYAGE, YACHT, YARDARM.

Baby Blues Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman

Zits by Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun

Hagar The Horrible Chris Browne

LEARNARABIC

The Four seasons’ names:As’saif Summer

Al Khareef Autumn

Ash’shita Winter

Ar’rabee’ Spring

Al Jaw Har Al yawm

Today is very hot

Al Jaw Barid Al yawm

Today is cold

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PLUS | THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY 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 Morning times, for

short 4 Come to pass 9 Chose, with “for”14 Vital fluid15 Hangman’s halter16 Bones below the tibia17 Top prize in the

Juegos Olímpicos18 Mosquito Magnets and

flypaper20 Snack chips made

from corn22 Loving to bits23 Campers’ lightweight

cover-ups26 Opposite of old, in

Germany27 Gathering clouds, e.g.28 Amo, ___, amat29 Whistles of relief31 Hump day: Abbr.32 Winter forecast33 Sermon server34 Eater of lean, in rhyme36 Like the bathroom

after a hot shower

39 Restaurant chain with syrup dispensers on every table

40 Gymgoer’s pride43 Tough guys44 Narrow cut45 One of several on a

French door46 Always, in sonnets47 Feature of a gladiator

sandal49 How some

professional services are offered

52 Modern sight on many an Indian reservation

53 Working components of an engine … or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 34- and 47-Across are?

56 ’60s teach-in grp.57 Missouri river to the

Missouri River58 Spirit of a culture59 French pronoun60 Gives a darn?61 “Likely ___!”62 Six-foot runner?

DOWN 1 At present 2 Words from an

aspiring fiancé 3 Bratty, say 4 Source of the headline

“World Death Rate Holding Steady at 100 Percent,” with “The”

5 Faithfulness 6 S.&P. 500 listings: Abbr. 7 Put into service 8 Quick summaries 9 ___ von Bismarck10 Catherine who was

the last wife of Henry VIII

11 Instructor’s charge12 Disney-owned cable

broadcaster of game highlights

13 Gross out19 Causes of end zone

celebrations, for short21 Big weight24 Wildly25 Nubby fabric derived

from a cocoon29 Shawl or stole

30 Batter’s datum32 ___ Club (Costco

competitor)33 Knight, to a damsel34 Binge35 Punxsutawney ___

(Groundhog Day celeb)36 Second wife, to the

hubby’s kids37 Bette Midler film

loosely based on Janis Joplin’s life

38 Old Volkswagen seven-seater

40 Coffeehouse server

41 Endlessly42 Withdrawal’s opposite44 ___.com (urban myth

debunker)45 Components of

scores: Abbr.47 Film director Lee48 Fresh, in an impolite

way50 Home of the Cowboys,

informally51 Individuals54 Lawyer: Abbr.55 Fraternity “P”

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

A P A R T D E B S S I SP R I E S A L A I L I M PP O R C H S W I N G E X P OS P Y R I N G M A T T E R

U R L S M A S H H I TP L A I T D U O P E GL I N T T U B U L E R O BA M Y B U L L R U N A B AY A O O G L I N G I D O L

L A Y E M S K N E E LM U D S L I D E M I DA N T H E M E A S Y W I NI L I E P I A N O S C O R ED I M S L O R D M A R K SS T E Y U K S E R N S 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

CINEMA / TV LISTINGS

09:30 Omni Sport

10:00 Uefa

Champions

League

Shakhtar

Donetsk V

Borussia

Dortmund

12:00 Serie A Show

15:30 English Sports

News

16:00 Atp Tennis

Magazine

16:30 Twenty 20

Cricket

Bangladesh

Premier League

Dhaka V

Chittagong

19:30 Total Italian

Football

20:00 Uefa Europa

League

Sparta Prague

V Chelsea

Tottenham V Lyon

08:00 News

09:00 Revolution

Through Arab

Eyes

10:30 Inside Story

11:00 News

11:30 The Stream

12:00 News

12:30 People &

Power

13:00 NEWSHOUR

14:30 Inside Story

15:00 Witness

16:00 NEWSHOUR

17:00 News

17:30 The Stream

18:00 NEWSHOUR

19:30 Viewfinder

Latin America

20:00 News

20:30 Inside Story

21:00 NEWSHOUR

22:30 The Stream

23:00 Revolution

Through Arab

Eyes

15:30 Auction Kings

16:00 Unchained

Reaction

17:50 Mythbusters

18:45 American Guns

19:40 How Do They

Do It?

20:05 How It’s Made

20:35 Auction Kings

21:00 Auction Kings

21:30 Magic Of

Science

21:55 Time Warp

22:25 Mythbusters

23:20 Mythbusters

12:00 Monster Fish

13:00 Triumph of Life

16:00 Salmon Wars

17:00 Dangerous

Encounters

18:00 Hunter Hunted

19:00 Fish Warrior

20:00 Dangerous

Encounters

21:00 World’s

Deadliest

Animals

22:00 I, Predator

14:30 Powerpuff Girls

15:20 Angelo Rules

16:35 Young Justice

17:20 Transformers

Prime

17:40 Johnny Test

18:00 Level Up

18:25 The Amazing

World Of

Gumball

18:50 Adventure Time

19:15 Regular Show

14:15 The Perfect

Catch

16:00 How Do You

Know

18:00 The Decoy

Bride

20:00 Bridesmaids

22:15 The Romantics-

PG15

15

13:20 Wildlife SOS

13:50 Wildlife SOS

14:45 Animal Precinct

15:40 Wildest Africa

18:25 Weird

Creatures With

Nick Baker

20:15 Bondi Vet

20:40 Safari Vet

School

21:10 Call Of The

Wildman

21:35 Escape To

Chimp Eden

22:05 Wildest Africa

12:50 Johnny Be

Good

14:15 Starcrossed

15:50 Driving Me

Crazy

17:15 The Calendar

Girl Murders

18:50 A Fish In The

Bathtub

20:25 How I Spent

My Summer

22:00 Fiddler On The

Roof

11:30 The Cabin In

The Cotton-

12:50 North By

Northwest

15:05 Gone With The

Wind

18:40 Kelly’s Heroes-

PG

21:05 Breakfast At

Tiffany’s

23:00 Death In Venice

13:00 Horrid Henry

16:00 Blue Elephant 2

18:00 Scooby-Doo!

Curse Of The

Lake Monster

20:00 Marley & Me:

The Puppy

Years

22:00 Horrid Henry

TEL: 444933989 444517001SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

MALL CINEMA

1 Lokpal (2D) (Hindi) – 2.30, 5.15, 8.00 & 11.00pm

2

Tad, The Lost Explorer (3D) (Animation) – 2.30 & 4.30pm

Murder 3 (2D) (Hindi) – 6.30pm

Gambit (2D/Comedy) – 9.00pm

Mama (2D/Horror) – 11.00pm

3

Saboba (2D/Action) – 3.00 & 5.00pm

A Good Day To Die Hard (2D/Crime) – 7.00, 9.00 & 11.15pm

ROYAL PLAZA

1

Gambit (2D/Comedy) – 3.00pm

Saboba (2D/Action) – 5.00pm

Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story (2D/Hindi) – 7.00pm

A Good Day To Die Hard (2D/Crime) – 9.30 & 11.15pm

2

Paranorman (Comedy) – 2.30 & 4.15pm

Mirror Mirror (Comedy)– 6.00pm

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (Hindi) – 8.00 & 10.45pm

3

Rise of The Guardians (Animation)– 2.30 & 4.15pm

Melancholla (Drama)– 6.00, 8.30 & 11.00pm

LANDMARK

1

Snowflake: The White Gorilla (2D) – 2.30 & 4.15pm

Murder 3 (2D) (Hindi) – 6.00pm

Lokpal (2D) (Hindi) – 8.30 & 11.00pm

2

Gambit (2D/Comedy) – 3.00 & 5.00pm

A Good Day To Die Hard (2D/Crime)– 7.00, 9.00 & 11.15pm

3

Safe Haven (2D/Romance) – 2.30pm

Saboba (2D/Action) – 4.30 & 6.30pm

Mama (2D/Horror) – 8.30pm

Zero Dark Thirty (2D/Thriller) – 10.30pm

PLUS | THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2013

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Rigoletto: The Met Live In HD When: Feb 16; 8.55pm-11pmWhere: Drama Theater, Katara What: Director Michael Mayer has placed his new production of Verdi’s towering tragedy in Las Vegas in 1960. In this production inspired by the antics of the Rat Pack, Piotr Bezcala is the womanising Duke of Mantua, Željko Lucic is his tragic sidekick, Rigoletto, and Diana Damrau is Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda.Ticket: QR50-QR100 available online and shops of Virgin Megastores

Forever NowWhen: Until March 31, 2013; 11am-6pmWhere: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art

What: Forever Now proposes new readings based on the works of five artists from Mathaf’s permanent collection. This exhibition unpacks new narratives that posit a unique understanding of five diverse artists: Fahrelnissa Zeid, Jewad Selim, Saliba Douaihy, Salim Al Dabbagh and Ahmed Cherkaoui. Free entry

The FamilyWhen: Until Feb 28; 10am-10pmFriday: 2pm-10pmWhere: Anima Gallery, The Pearl-QatarWhat: First Guiragossian family exhibition. Despair, separation, re-union, love... Life in all its forms is portrayed in the works of Paul, Emmanuel, Jean Paul and Manuella Guiragossian. Free entry

Tea with NefertitiWhen: Until March 31, 2013; 11am-6pmWHERE: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art WHAT: Offer a critical perspective on how to perceive an artwork, particularly in and from the Arab world. Free entry

Chamber Music at Museum of Islamic Art:Death and the MaidenWhen: March 7; 6pmWhere: Museum of Islamic Art Atrium

Encounter: The Royal Academy in the Middle East ExhibitionWhen: Until March 6; 10am-10pmWhere: Gallery 1&2 Building 19 and Katara Gallery Building 22 What: An exhibition featuring over 80 works of art in a wide variety of media by 25 Royal Academicians and 25 prominent artists from across the Middle East.Free entry

Events in Qatar MEDIA SCAN

IN FOCUS

• People are talking about some abaya shops using curtains to cover the front of the outlets so that passers-by do not stare at customers inside.

• There are complaints about crowding at the women’s hospi-tal, and ill-treatment of expect-ant mothers by nurses.

• Residents in some areas are complaining about stray dogs, common on internal roads, and saying that they attack and threaten pedestrians.

• There is a demand for the Consumer Protection Department to intervene and stop arbitrary hikes in food prices at Souq Waqif restaurants.

• People are demanding con-current school and university

vacations to reduce traffic jams and saying some private schools schedule vacations when it suits them.

• Citizens are discussing the deci-sion by the Supreme Council of Health to pay employees’ allow-ances for January and February, following a report in a local newspaper.

• People are highlighting the good organisation of National Sport Day activities and the variety of events held across the country.

• People have suggested separate areas for women to engage in sporting activities on National Sport Day.

• There are discussions on the Advisory Council’s approval of unifying school vacations.

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

A photo of birds taken by a Peninsula Plus reader.

by Nasrin Abdul Azeez

Emu heist baffles Australian park

The theft of a fully-grown emu from an Australian wildlife park this week has

left only a pile of feathers at the scene of the crime, and questions about the motive for snatching an ungainly bird with practically no cash value.

Operating under cover of dark-ness, robbers are believed to have lifted the flightless bird — second only to the ostrich in size and known for its speed, powerful legs and clawed feet — over electrified barbed wire atop a two-meter fence, eluding a guard and a security camera.

Police evidence suggests a geta-way vehicle was parked about 1 km away near a train line adjacent to the park, said Chad Staples, sen-ior curator at Featherdale Wildlife Park in Doonside, west of Sydney.

“It would have had to be car-ried the whole way and lifted over the fences twice,” he said. A grown emu can be as much as 2m tall and weigh roughly 37 kg, or a little more than an adult Labrador dog.

All that remained in the enclo-sure was a heap of feathers. A sec-ond emu was also in the area, but it escaped the thieves with minor feather loss.

Reuters

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