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Issue 48, December 2013

Ahmed AlRashid A truly gifted graphic designer

Linda Hazell Givenchy's Brand Manager

5 Facts about Laughter

Wala’a Al Muhaiteeb's The Color Recipe

In The Living Room with KINDA

Vision Problems?

Another Reason to Quit Smoking

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Time flies when you’re having fun, and here at CityPages we find ourselves all excited producing the last issue of this year. Yes, with this issue we also complete our fourth successful year in print.

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I'm very thankful to you the reader for hopefully sharing this publication with your friends and family, but more importantly for enjoying what we work so hard together to produce each month only deeming that people will find it interesting, entertaining and engaging.

It's definitely time for me however to dedicate this letter specifically to those who contribute to, and show support for the publication because no amount of hard work is ever enough without an incredible team of loyal and like minded people. It's with a great sense of happiness that I get to see those who are a part of this journey surprising themselves at how far they've come, or what they're capable of, or simply discovering the fact that they actually love something that before now they'd never had considered partaking in.

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Its been four years since I first met with the talent behind CityPages, at the The year is at the verge of change, leaving so many memories behind that are worth remembering.

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kicking and screaming. In the meantime I wish our pride and joy a happy fourth birthday and look forward to many more exciting issues to come.

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FOOD

INTERVIEW

42 Diary of a Nutritionista

AUTOMOTIVE 90 GALPIN FORD GTR1

HEALTH

ART

20 Naughty or Nice?

22 Some Cold & Flu Remedies for Your Kids

19 Vision Problems?

37 Know the ARTROnauts

BEAUTY

47 We are what others Smell

26 Dr. Rania Alrajabi 38 Linda Hazell 40 Assad Khan 44 Yousef AlQabandi

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50 In the Living Room Lounge with KINDA 52 Blogger of the Month 70 Ahmed AlRashid 74 Street Chic!

88 Michael Feldt

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KIDS

112 Kids Pages

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BUSINESS

34 5 Tips for Starting your Projects

26 ENTERTAINMENT

60 December Movie Releases 63 Top Music Charts

LITERATURE

64 Fame in the Adriatic by Nada Faris 66 December Book Releases 67 CP BookClub by Nada Soliman 69 Short Stories by Nadia AlHassan

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FASHION

REGULARS

76 KENZO 78 Fashion Update 86 Louis Vuitton - SS 2014 Shoes PreCollection

92 Asnan Live 94 Events 108 Press 114 Horoscopes

FEATURE

16 Be Still to Be Productive!

24 5 Facts About Laughter 32 State of the Animals 2013 35 Typical Meem - Feeling Home Sick 48 Know Your BirthStone

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118 Homework for Grown-Ups

61 Actual Jobs - Before they were Stars

TECHNOLOGY

62 Ten Christmas Movies

56 Cool New Gadgets

68 Top Books that Made into Movies in 2013

58 2013 ‫أقوى اختراع لعام‬

FITNESS

28 Break-up with Your Gym...

30 Eating...

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FEATURE

Zahra Taqi

Certified Professional Coach President of Milestones Coaching

Be Still to Be As always, I would love to hear back from you so please feel free to drop me a line on my email: zahrataqi@gmail.com or find me on FB: http://www.facebook. com/MilestonesCoaching or twitter: @ MilestonesCoach

Productive!

Imagine a glass full of water scooped up from a puddle in a field. If you are looking at that glass what you will see is this: mud swirling around, full of activity and messiness, rather like our daily lives! Now imagine putting that glass of water down and letting it sit for a while, what will happen now? It will clear itself out! The stillness will allow all that dirt to settle down to the bottom of the glass and all you will be able to see is the clear water on top! Now imagine our busy lives as the mud swirling in that cup, and what happens once we sit still? You got it! All that hustle and bustle of our every day life settles down and you are able to see more clearly, just like that cup of water.

essential to MAKE the time to sit still, to pause and reflect. When our brains are quiet we can see past all that clutter; we can decide what we need to do and where we need to go with our lives. In this moment of stillness we allow our brains to adapt to life and to handle all the things we want to do and help us reach the heights we aspire to. So next time you find your self frantically preparing your habitual to-do list, take a minute to pause, take 5-10 breaths, before you go on again.

Being productive is more than constantly working and doing. One thing that many people overlook or forget is that we also need to relax and be still to be productive.

In fact, to be the most productive we need to take a few minutes to pause, be still and allow our thoughts to clear out. We need to reflect on where we are and where we want to go and how to get there, but if we do not stop to do all of that then we cannot move to the next level.

-Take some time between your tasks and appointments; -Pause at the breaks between your personal life and work life; -Have a short break when you get your cup of coffee or tea; -Try meditating or try my all personal favorite, Yoga!

Life is busy, we get caught in an abundance of choices and activities every day.

Even routine, every day activities have choices attached to them, like what to have for breakfast? Read or watch TV? What to wear today? Our brains are constantly buzzing with so many thoughts, we get distracted, we loose focus and life is constantly just happening around us. Because of all of that, it becomes absolutely

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Need more ideas on how to find stillness? Try one of those tips:

“Wisdom requires the discerning, the listening to, the acknowledgement of nudges and notions, of senses and sensations, of the minute and we often mistakenly assume is the mundane. Wisdom means listening to the still, small voice, the whisper that can be easily lost in the whirlwind of busyness, expectations and conventions of the world.� ~ Jean M. Blomguist

ENTERTAINMENT

November 2013

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ENTERTAINMENT

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HEALTH

Erika Habig

Vision Problems?

Another Reason to Quit Smoking

Erika Habig is an optometrist and contact lens specialist at International Optique. She studied at the Beuth University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Optometry and Dispensing Optics.

For more information contact International Optique. Tel: 25714007 – 97234787, www.intoptic.com – info@intoptic.com, Instagram: @intoptique

As the single largest preventable cause of illness and premature death, the reasons to quit smoking are countless. Cigarette smoking is responsible for several diseases, such as cancer, long-term respiratory disease and heart disease. But exposure to tobacco has a significant effect on our eyes and vision too.

A cataract is the clouding of the eye’s natural lens which causes blurred and decreased vision. Although it often develops as part of the eye’s natural ageing process, smoking doubles the risk factor of cataract development. The risk and severity of cataracts increases the more you smoke. If left untreated, cataracts can eventually lead to complete vision loss.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects the macula, the central area of the retina responsible for sharp, central vision. AMD leads to the formation of scotomas, so-called “blind spots”, which severely impair central vision. Although peripheral vision is not affected by AMD, the loss of central vision can hinder daily activities such as reading and driving. Smokers are three times more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration in comparison to non-smokers.

Smoking can raise your chances of getting diabetes. It also makes managing diabetes more difficult for those who already have it. Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication associated with diabetes in which the blood vessels that supply the retina are damaged by high blood sugar levels. The damaged blood vessels leak fluid or blood and cause scar tissue growth. As a result the images the retina sends to the brain become distorted. Since tobacco also damages blood vessels, the development of this condition can increase by smoking.

People suffering from Dry Eye Syndrome have insufficient amounts of tear film,

which is needed to keep the eyes lubricated and healthy. This lack of tears can lead to eye irritation, scratchy eyes and a burning sensation of the eyes. Tobacco smoke is a known eye irritant that worsens Dry Eye Syndrome, particularly for contact lens wearers. Even second-hand smokers often complain of eye irritation when exposed to cigarette smoke.

Smoking during pregnancy, including passive smoking, can potentially harm the unborn child as dangerous toxins are transmitted to the placenta. Children born to women who smoke during pregnancy are more prone to fetal and infant eye disorders such as strabismus (squinting) and underdevelopment of the optic nerve.

Premature birth is another common side effect and premature babies are at risk for retinopathy of prematurity, a potentially blinding disease.

Nearly every organ in our body is in some way harmed by smoking. Even passive smoking causes the same diseases as active smoking, although at a reduced risk.

Unfortunately, public awareness about the risk of eye diseases associated with smoking is relatively low.

It’s never too late to quit smoking. Quitting at any age can reduce the risk of many threatening health conditions. Healthy habits ultimately lead to healthy eyes.

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HEALTH

Naughty or Nice?

Let’s Check Twice!

Are you struggling to help your little ones get off the naughty list? Wishing for better-behaved children this New Year? Well, wishing won’t make it so, but maybe a few parenting tips will help! This month, BirthKuwait met with Positive Parenting Educator, Dina Khalifa, and asked her how to help us with some of our parenting woes.

BirthKuwait: How can we get our children to behave?

Dina Khalifa: For many of us, misbehavior is something we cannot digest easily, especially when it comes from our own children. We feel challenged, defied and sometimes maybe even defeated. For years, we have been brought up to believe that it is not acceptable socially to misbehave; to keep in mind what people think of us and to act accordingly. And when we were attacked with questions to why have we done that, most of the time we had no answer; except “Sorry.” And the result could have created individuals struggling with their own self-worth or self-esteem.

How many of us ever paused to think why children misbehave in the first place?

What is it inviting? What are children trying to tell those around them? I personally

never asked myself these questions until I came across a statement that invited me to stop and think? “A misbehaving child is a discouraged child.”

BirthKuwait: Many of us were brought up to believe that misbehavior was a personality trait, that those children were simply stubborn and wouldn’t listen. So you are saying this isn’t the case?

Dina Khalifa: No, misbehavior is not a character trait. The fact is, “misbehavior” is the result of a child’s lack of effective communication skills or knowledge of appropriate behavior. This is what we mean when we say that a child is just acting their age. For us to empower our children with good behavior skills, we need to involve them respectfully in matters that will enable them to be responsible decision makers. The more we react to our children as young ones who seem incapable of handling new challenges, the more we actually are to robbing them of opportunities for independency.

BirthKuwait: So how do we do that? How do we teach our children to be responsible decision makers?

Dina Khalifa: First you have to examine your own motives and behavior as a parent. The better we understand our behavior as well as children’s the more

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To learn more about Positive Parenting register for parenting workshops at BirthKuwait every Saturday from 11am-1 pm by emailing: thepositiveparent@gmail.com or info@birthkuwait.com or visit our website, www.BirthKuwait.com for a list of resources and affiliates.

Sarah Paksima

Sarah Paksima is a Board Member of BirthKuwait and a Doula, Childbirth Educator.

BirthKuwait is a non-profit organization operating as part of The Voluntary Health Association.

For more information, visit their website: www.birthkuwait.com or Instagram: @birthkuwait

effective we can be. Rudolf Dreikurs, a child psychiatrist who believed that “A misbehaving child is a discouraged child”, discovered four common traits children adopt when they feel discouraged; referred to as “Mistaken Goals” based on mistaken beliefs about how to achieve belonging and significance.

1. Undue Attention: “I belong only when I have your attention.”

2. Misguided Power: “I belong only when I’m the boss.”

3. Revenge: “I don’t belong but at least I can hurt back.”

4. Assumed Inadequacy: “It is impossible to belong. I give up.”

When we choose to rethink things, and try to understand why the misbehavior is happening, we will have better luck connecting with our children. We will become better listeners to their needs and help them feel and achieve significance and belonging.

BirthKuwait: Perhaps examining all of these frameworks would be beyond the scope of this article. However, would you share with us one of the most common obstacles to effective positive parenting?

Dina Khalifa: Sure. One of the most annoying obstacles that parents may experience when handling misbehavior is Social Pressure. You may be tempted to use punishment as a quick solution to misbehavior just to satisfy the needs of those observing you. I have recently come to terms with handling a misbehavior and social pressure; I simply ignore all those comments being thrown at me. I simply deal with the misbehavior according to my own definition of what my child is trying to tell me. And what we could learn from it.

BirthKuwait: Any more tips for struggling parents?

Dina Khalifa: Yes. Remember that making amends is one of the best ways to help turn misbehavior into a motivation. Helping children understand that when we make mistakes, we are opening windows for learning. We can start over. And the more mistakes we make, the more opportunities we experience in learning.

We all want to feel significant and achieve a sense of belonging in the circle that we are in, whether in our homes, school, or with relatives, friends, colleagues or even our spouses. Children do too. They want to belong, they want to feel significant, and so, we have to break the code. Teach your children to know the value of their own self-worth, to understand their responsibility towards themselves and those around them. And to know that respect is the key to achieving all. “You belong, when you work on becoming an effective contributor to your family and those around you.”

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HEALTH

Dr. Nazia Nausheen

lot of energy, after all, to fight infection. That's why sleep is so important. It's very restorative.

Attention If there's ever a time to bask your child in attention, it's when they're sick. They're relying on you to listen to their complaints, or monitor their behaviour, and make them feel as comfortable as possible. Sometimes that just means being there.

Fluids Keeping a sick kid hydrated is a constant battle. Kids who often don't eat well when they're sick must be kept well hydrated. If they aren't touching water, try Pedialyte, juice, and even sports drinks.

Dr. Nazia Nausheen is a Certified Medical Doctor. She also holds a Masters Degree in Business, Specializing in Sales and Marketing. Disseminates valuable information in her extensive medical seminars and workshops. Readers should look forward to her regular articles on women health and other general health related issues.

Some cold and flu remedies for your kids Honey With natural anti-bacterial properties andimmune boosters, honey is nature's medicine. But thankfully, to kids, honey is also nature's candy — more like a treat than a treatment. For most kids, it's not a stretch to get them to take a spoonful.

Honey can, of course, also help sooth a cough or an irritated throat. Honey, however, is only recommended for kids over one year of age.

Pain-relievers Paediatricians are leery about giving cough and cold medications to children. In fact, health authorities in many countires recommend that children under six should not use over-the-counter cough and cold medication at all. Experts suggest they weren’t working as well in children less than 6 years old as they do in adults. Talk to your pharmacist about these products, and other helpful options for your kids.

Anti-inflammatories Similar to pain-relievers, anti-inflammatory drugs can help ease some of the symptoms of a cold or flu, from headaches to fevers. A child who isn't in pain is a lot more likely to cooperate in other efforts to treat their illness. If a child feels better after having [ibuprofen] and that's helping them eat or drink or sleep better, that's a reasonable thing to do. However, pain relievers and anti-inflammatory drugs shouldn't be a parent's first response. "Low grade fevers aren't harmful,". Parents often worry about temperature and think it can cause seizures and brain damage but we know that fever is part of the way our body responds to infection. But if your child is particularly uncomfortable with a fever, then it's worth trying. Like pain-relievers, anti-inflammatory drugs also come in flavoured chewable and liquid forms.

Warm Baths While it won't cure them, a warm bath is a calming way to help soothe a child's aches and pains before bed.

Rest There's no question about it: getting sick can wear your little one out. It takes a

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Saline Nasal Drops/Sprays If your baby or toddler is having trouble breastfeeding because of a stuffed nose, try using saline nose drops or a saline nose spray to help break down the mucus.

This, of course, isn't something they'll be too happy about at first but their attitude is bound to change as soon as they start to feel the results.

Lightweight Clothes Managing your child's temperature is especially important when they have the flu.

Make sure they're dressed in lightweight clothes that allow their bodies to breathe.

FEATURE

5 Facts about Laughter Laughing 100 times roughly equals 15 minutes on exercise bike! Vigorous laughter increases the heart rate deepens the breathing rate and uses muscles in the face, stomach and diaphragm.

On average, children laugh about 400 times a day. Adults laugh an average of 15 times a day. The message? Find your innter child and start laughing--it's good for you!

Researchers found after watching an hour-long video of slapstick comedy that the "natural killer cells", which seek out and destroy malignant cells, more actively attacked tumor cells in test tubes.

And these effects lasted up to 12 hours"

The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.

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One pioneer in laughter research, William Fry, claimed it took ten minutes on a rowing machine for his heart rate to reach the level it would after just one minute of hearty laughter. Don't ditch the treadmill just yet, though. It would take 12 hours of concentrated laughter to burn just one pound of fat.

INTERVIEW

Dr. Rania Alrajabi B.D.S, PhD.

Specialist in Cosmetic Dentistry The German Smile Center at the Boushahri specialized Polyclinic is the latest member of the Boushahri polyclinic family. This unique dental center is the first and only German accredited state-of the-art dental center in Kuwait. As its name states this newly established center offers the latest German quality techniques in aesthetics in a professional environment. The focus of the center is to satisfy patient's needs and provide them with beautiful smiles through our competent team with international expertise in Germany, Switzerland and Kuwait. The German Dental Center applies the standards of the European Dental Council, and we are committed to providing our patients the highest standards of personalized dental care in a gentle, efficient, and professional manner. Our consultants are not only well known for their professionalism and the unique Hollywood smiles they create but also for their thorough post-operative care and outstanding customer service.

Nowadays, traditional dental procedures have changed, about a decade before patients used to visit the dental office only to treat tooth decay or to replace missing teeth. However, recently a vast majority of patients in Kuwait are aesthetically more demanding and would like to have the most attractive Hollywood smile which is no longer limited to Hollywood stars.

In general, there are various cosmetic treatment alternatives to solve patient's aesthetic concerns.

A thorough clinical examination and individualized accurate treatment planning are mandatory.

Among these treatment options are; Lumineers: which are a very conservative and non-aggressive treatment option to correct minor shape and color discrepancies. The main advantage of this technique that it doesn’t involve any reduction of tooth surfaces.

Veneers: which are very thin shells of durable, tooth shaped ceramics that are custom made by a professional dental laboratory. Minimal tooth preparation is needed. Veneers are bonded with special cement onto the front of teeth to create a beautiful and attractive smile.

Veneers can completely reshape teeth and makeover smiles. In many cases, veneers are an ideal and excellent alternative to conventional full coverage crowns.

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INTERVIEW

When ceramic veneers are recommended?

Ceramic veneers are mainly recommended to create beautiful attractive smiles by means of straightening teeth with minor mal-alignments, to mask dark discolored root-canal treated teeth, to close spaces between teeth, to make smaller teeth look larger or larger teeth look smaller, as well as they are ideal to repair chipped or worn out teeth. In many cases veneers can be an excellent alternative to the braces.

What does getting Ceramic veneer involve?

The technique is simple. Two visits are usually needed. In the first one, teeth are minimally prepared to receive the thin veneer shells, then accurate measurements of the teeth are done. To insure optimum aesthetic outcome and harmony of the new smile, a precise chair-side 3D shade (color) selection is done. At this stage, patients can state their preferences concerning tooth color, shape and overall smile design.

In the second visit, veneers are cemented. In order to insure long term success, special instructions are given to the patient which include proper brushing and flossing techniques. Patients are scheduled for follow ups on regular basis.

Tooth whitening (Bleaching): Tooth whitening has become the most

commonly requested procedure in modern cosmetic dentistry. In general there are two types of bleaching;

In-Office Teeth Whitening: which is an effective, but can be a time consuming and somehow painful procedure. Currently, the most popular dental in-office bleaching procedure is known as laser bleaching. It uses halogen, LED, or plasma arc systems, with halogen providing the best results according to clinical studies.

Furthermore, patients are usually required to repeat the procedure every 6 months to maintain a good result. Patients are advised to refrain from smoking and avoid certain beverages such as coffee, tea, red wine etc. since these might eventually affect the color of the whitened teeth.

Home Teeth bleaching: is nowadays as effective as dental office treatments,

in addition to being less expensive and more convenient to the patients.

The technique consists of applying a whitening gel into a customized tray made from a mold of your own teeth. The gel is applied at night for a couple of hours depending on the type of whitening system that is purchased. A beautiful whiter smile can be attained after four to five applications.

Finally, it is important to mention that to obtain a high quality and lifelong healthy attractive smile makeovers it is crucial that these technique-sensitive cosmetic procedures should be performed only by highly qualified professionals.

German Smile Center Boushahri specialized Polyclinic Tel: +965- 25666652.

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FITNESS

Reshmi Revi

Certified Professional Trainer

Reshmi Revi is the Education and Personal Training Manager for MultiWorks and an IFBB Bikini Competitor. A Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), Reshmi holds a Bachelors of Communication Studies Degree from the Auckland University of Technology. A fitness enthusiast, she welcomes your queries and comments at rrevi@multiworks.net. Follow her on Twitter & Instagram @Q8MissFit.

Sometimes a break-up with your gym will benefit your body better

And this Christmas, will be, a very special Christmas for me…

It’s the last month of 2013 and with the New Year looming by, most of my Kuwaiti clients will be out and about from the country, most probably celebrating the festivities in good ol Londontown (call it a hunch if you will).

My piece of advice to them?

Take the week off from training.

Yes, you heard right.

I advocate that my clients take a week or 2 off from training simply to recharge themselves- mentally, spiritually and physically.

Look we’re not machines. If you’ve been training steadily throughout the year with hardly any rest in between, your body at some point will tell you it has had enough.

As a trainer, I myself at times may be a tad stubborn to heed my own advice cause psychologically, I feel the need to train when simply a short rest period would benefit me better than hitting the gym.

Here are some indicators that a rest period may be needed: n

When training feels like a chore rather than an activity you’re looking forward to

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You’ve hit a plateau in reaching your fitness goals no matter how hard you train

You’re suddenly besieged with injuries even when executing the simplest exercise

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You’re moody, irritable and/or angry at the thought of having to train

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You’re tired from start to finish of your workout

You don’t complete your workout, cutting out some exercises in order to flee from training

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Getting emotional at the thought of achieving your fitness goal and worse, binge eating in your emotional state

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Justifying why you can’t train today

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Procrastinating and putting off training

Good ol Arnie (Schwarzenegger that is) once professed, “Bodybuilding is much like any other sport. To be successful, you must dedicate yourself 100% to your training, diet and mental approach.”

If you have said yes to any of the indicators above; then really, you’re not giving 100% towards achieving your goals, are you?

Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of having time off from the gym is recharging your immune system. A suppressed immune system is one of the major side effects of overtraining. So if you’re constantly hitting the gym and are constantly sick, then yes, it’s time to take a break from training.

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Besides having a week off from the gym won’t subject your physique to muscle atrophy. Your body will recharge, repair and recover itself. You should however still maintain your healthy nutritional habits in your time off.

Self-help author Stephen Richards states, “Before aligning the mind, body and soul… first one has to straighten their mind out.”

Perhaps the biggest benefit of having a time-out from training is recharging your mental willpower. Training 3-4 times a week, 52 weeks a year, can be horribly draining. One needs to look forward to their training sessions. You need to put 150% in when you’re at the gym. If you’re mentally drained, how can you kill it in your workouts if there’s no mind-body connection?

Your training facility should be your safe haven where after a hard day’s work, you can emotionally vent via your workouts. The last thing you want to do is be mentally burnt-out and frustrated at the gym. Because instead of positive changes, your gym experience then becomes a negative one.

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Eating….

Not to say that this is a guide to the best restaurants or a food guide of Kuwait, by no means do I consider myself an expert in cuisine in Kuwait; however I do find that when I discuss nutrition with people I slowly start to watch their eyes glaze over, from boredom that is!

It has become interesting watching people and their eating habits here in Kuwait.

You see the young teenage kids hanging out at your local fast food eatery, while your college kids heading to the latest trendy burger/sushi spot, and the older crowd less of a going out for a meal type and more let’s meet for a coffee type of gathering. So what do you do if you’ve got a food allergy or a food intolerance?

Simple, you work around the system.

Being gluten intolerant, it’s been very difficult adjusting to my new dietary requirements. Gluten, a protein found in most wheat products such as barley, rye, durum, spelt, eikorn, faro, graham, kamut and semolina is more common than we may think. After several months of educating myself on what is required of me to remove this protein from my diet, like everyone else I started to get bored with eating at home and wanted more options. My sweet tooth kicked in and started to make me crave having that sweet piece of cheesecake that I’ve been dreaming of,

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but I knew that there would be a consequence to that action, a consequence I’m not willing to accept, so naturally I opted out. That in turn pushed me to venture out and experiment how willing restaurants and chefs are to accommodate my intolerance, and if in fact they had any clue what I was talking about to begin with.

And so the journey began.

At first, I found that there was much difficulty explaining to the waiters what I was asking, i.e does the soup contain flour? Can I have that tabouleh without the burghul? In some instances I was pleasantly surprised, while in others I was utterly disappointed in what the response was. Two years later, I found that now restaurant owners are more concerned with their client’s health and have spent more time educating their team on how to be more accommodating to people with food intolerances. So when out and about having a healthy meal in Kuwait is now a possibility and not such a far fetched idea! Seeing the emergence of more and more healthy options for going out, its great to see that their numbers have increased only making it more evident that people have decided to take their health into their own hands. I won’t bore you with the details of cholesterol, saturated fats and good quality protein, I can see that your eyes are glazing over already!

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A monthly article contributed by John Peaveler and Ayeshah AlHumaidhi of K'S PATH

State of the Animals 2013

At the beginning of every month, my wife and colleague Ayeshah Al-Humaidhi and I start discussing what subject to write about for our CityPages spread. For December, we decided that 11 months of searching for a topic is quite enough, so for that, and a few other reasons, we have decided to start an annual ‘State of the Animals’ review. Every December, for as long as we write for CityPages, we will conduct this review to give you, our readers, a brief update on the various categories of animals in Kuwait. This will mean good news and bad, but for better or worse, here is your year in review.

Companion Animals

2013 for companion animals in Kuwait has been much the same as the previous couple of years. We continue to see an increase in dog, cat, and bird ownership.

Importation of purebred dogs from Eastern European countries continues to rise and in general, purebred animals in Kuwait continue to suffer from a variety of congenital defects stemming from poor genetic diversity. Veterinary care has not seen much change this year and K’S PATH still recommends Royal Animal Hospital as offering the highest and most trustworthy standard of care.

Pet services have continued to expand with new grooming, boarding, training, and day care options. Availability and selection of toys, treats, and other accessories continues to improve. K’S PATH is still proudly sponsored by Animal Care Company.

K’S PATH Shelter

At our shelter in Wafra this year, as in every year prior, we have seen a steady increase in the number of animals surrendered. Cat adoptions have crept steadily upward while dog adoptions have remained relatively low. We have seen a slight increase in the number of rabbits surrendered and more or less steady numbers of turtles and tortoise.

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This year we were able to raise enough money to finally build a permanent stable building for our horses and donkeys. We expect the building to be operational by the beginning of January, 2014.

Animal Control

Our animal control program has seen major set backs this year. Our contract with Saudi Arabian Chevron ended in October and was not renewed with no reason given. This means a year worth of work will be undone within a few months.

Additionally, 50% of our contract with Kuwait Oil Company was taken back after our agreed upon method of cat control was rejected for taking too long to resolve the over population problem. That leaves us with only one person and one vehicle to handle all dog and wildlife complaints on 72% of Kuwait’s landmass. We are quickly getting overwhelmed. What began as an effort to design and implement animal control in Kuwait has unraveled this year, and we are not likely to continue this program beyond our current commitment to KOC. Meanwhile, in response to two feral dog attacks upon children this year, the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources (PAAFR) has commissioned two new programs to control stray dogs. The first is a contract for animal control.

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Unfortunately, that program’s budget is less than 30 thousand KD for one year and, by the time the contract had been sent to tender was primarily a labor contract for 9 laborers and several used trucks. The efficacy of the program is questionable, but we hope it might be a first step to a larger, humane dog control program.

PAAFR’s other new program was to release land for animal sheltering. The land in question is located in Kebd and cannot have a built area of more than 20% meaning that the dogs must be kept outdoors. PAAFR will not provide any funding at all including for the building itself, and any companies that bid must conduct animal control on their own with no funding and must euthanize ALL dogs within 10 days of capture. Dogs may not be relocated from the shelter site to any other place.

These requirements do not coincide with effective sheltering programs around the world, so the purpose of this program and its rigid, inhumane terms is highly questionable.

Native Wildlife

The Abdaliya Nature Preserve in KOC’s Western operations area has been nearly doubled this year, but that project, like the other preserves in Kuwait, continues to be underfunded. Poaching and illegal grazing inside the preserve was a major issue until an anti-vehicle fence could be installed running the entire 20k fence line. Winter camping, severe overgrazing, and poaching continue to be reasons for dire concern in all unprotected areas of Kuwait. Overgrazing is the primary cause of desertification in Kuwait and will continue to contribute to the increasingly severe sand storms we endure throughout the summer. Poaching, particularly of birds, remains prolific throughout much of the Middle East. Experts say migratory routes are changing as a result of massive poaching because birds will begin finding new places to rest during migration. It is still quite common to see several hunters driving around the desert with shotguns shooting quite literally every creature that moves. I have personally observed this practice both in the desert and in densely populated residential neighborhoods. K’S PATH receives several shot eagles per year.

Illegal Wildlife

The trade in illegal wildlife in Kuwait continues, as it does around the world.

Globally, the illegal trade in animals and their derived products is a multi-billion dollar industry, third only to drugs and guns. Several months ago the discovery of a lion on the loose in a residential neighborhood resulted in a declaration by authorities that illegal wildlife would be confiscated. It is as of yet unclear if authorities have taken any action, but there are still regular sightings in Kuwait of lions, cheetahs, and baboons, as well as a wide assortment of other animals, in possession as pets. The

K’S PATH sanctuary receives at least two baboons per year, and we would like to remind the public that wildlife is illegal to buy, sell, or own in Kuwait. Kuwait is also a signatory to the CITIES convention and as such is required to provide adequate protections, enforcements, and regulation of wild animals and their products. No such mechanisms are adequately in place at this time.

Farm Animals

Farm animals, as always, are one of the largest bodies of animals in Kuwait (insects and fish both being larger). However, very little is being done in the country to ensure proper standards for health and welfare. Sheep and goats living in desert herds have a very high mortality due to inadequate veterinary care and ingestion of plastics. Chickens live primarily in battery cages for egg layers and in intensive, large group confinement for meat. Natureland eggs are the most notable exception and consumers may find other egg products with labels that are free-range, cagefree or humane, though a label does not necessarily guarantee humane living conditions. Some consumers may have access to eggs produced on private farms that are free range. However, the majority of chickens live in near-total misery in Kuwait, as they do in most countries. Kuwait continues to be one of the largest importers of live animals in the world, taking the form of nearly one million sheep from Western Australia. Sheep coming from pastureland in Western Australia must undergo tremendous suffering including long-distance transport by truck, inadequate veterinary care, up to 5 weeks on a congested ship, long periods in extreme heat, exposure to disease, rough handling, and horrific slaughter practices.

None of these elements meet Halal standards or minimum humane standards.

Several undercover investigations conducted by the non-profit Animals Australia in the last few years have resulted in tremendous pressure upon Australian authorities to improve standards in the trade. The result of their efforts so far has been to make observing the market much more difficult while in reality changing very little.

Our own investigations this year have shown that Australian sheep are still available for sale to individual owners—a key violation of trade agreements. At K’S PATH we recommend a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. For those that are looking for an ethical source of meat, we recommend meats from New Zealand that is exported chilled or frozen.

This is your state of the animals for 2013. Kuwait faces tremendous challenges for animals, but K’S PATH is here working hard every day. While the outlook seems bleak on the surface, we who are on the frontlines fighting animal cruelty issues do see progress, albeit slow progress. There are many good people in Kuwait working hard to make improvements, and all of us working together really can make a difference. Please visit www.kspath.org to find out how you can help.

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5 Tips For Starting Your Projects When you're starting a new project, it can be a confusing time. Everyone is trying to set priorities and get the work moving. It doesn't have to be hard if you follow these...

Tip 1: Develop the Project Charter

The Project Charter is a document that includes high level information about the project including key milestones, an overview of the budget and of course, the aims and objectives of the project. You will be key in preparing the document, but it should be owned by the project sponsor who takes responsibility for the project overall. Oh, and if you haven't already, make the time to meet your project sponsor! Ideally you should work on the Charter together so that you have a common understanding of what is to be done.

Tip 2: Identify Stakeholders

Who is going to be involved on your project? The project initiation phase is the perfect time to identify everyone who will have an input to your project or who can influence the work. The Charter gives you a starting point as it will help you see which areas of the business are going to be affected by the new project. You can also talk to your project sponsor to make sure that you don't miss anyone out.

Tip 4: Check the Business Benefits

Why is this project being done? It's important to understand the benefits and the rationale behind doing this project. Talk to your project sponsor if you aren't sure.

Understanding the ‘why' will help you explain it to the other team members. You'll find that the team is more motivated if they understand why they are working on something and how it contributes to the business strategy and plans overall. If you can share a common understanding of the project's objectives this is a major step towards getting everyone on board.

Tip 5: Get started!

The next thing you need to do is to get some team members to work with! Think about the skills you will need in order to be able to complete the different project tasks. Most projects need a variety of different skills from subject matter experts.

Then match these requirements to the skills of the available individuals and put together your team.

Now the preparation work is complete, you can get started working with your team and putting together your project schedule. Create a list of all the tasks that need to be done (with input from your team) and then add dates and milestones to form your schedule. You can then allocate tasks to the people who will be doing the work and instruct everyone to get started! Remember to set up your processes for monitoring and controlling the project work too so that you can keep on top of project status at any time.

If you don't know how to start selecting suitable candidates you can ask other project managers or line managers for their advice about who would be able to contribute to the project.

Starting a new project can be a hectic time. However, it doesn't have to be difficult.

If you are clear about the roles and responsibilities of the project manager during this time, you can start your project off perfectly.

Set up your team members in ProjectManager.com. Then give them access to the

Setting up a new project and managing the team is easy.

Tip 3: Select the Project Team

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Feeling Homesick When we go to school, we are taught how to read, and write. When we fall and get injured, we go to the doctor to get healed. When we want to relax, we usually go to the spa or take a nap. Its funny how every feeling we go through or stage in life there is a solution, but what about when you miss your family? How do you deal with that? Life doesn’t give us an instruction book on how to stop missing your family. There are no steps or rules when it comes to family.

As a student that studies abroad, living alone has been one of the hardest decisions I have ever made in my life. As much as I wanted to pursue my goals and leave home, part of me could never adjust to the fact that I will wake up in the morning not hearing the sound of my dad telling me to pray or my mom telling me not to leave home without breakfast. Or listening to my younger siblings arguing.

However, I have found ways to help make it easier.

1. Home is where the family is:

I strongly agree wherever family is this where home is, the love, the care, the strength and safety. Home is a feeling and not a building.

We live in a world full of technology ! Download all the apps that you need to contact them easily. While walking to university call one of your family members, through Tango, Viber, or Skype!

2. Feel comfy:

The way I lift up my spirit is through shopping and decorating! Treat yourself every once in a while, you are not gone forever, you are here for a reason, to get a degree and to make your family proud. Go to the mall , treat yourself with a new

pair of shoes! And go to the home décor section and start getting some items for your apartment. The more comfy and cozy your place looks the more you will start adjusting to your place as yours.

3. Pray and Have Faith:

Sometimes it gets so hard I know, I have been there, and I wouldn’t call any of my family members because I don’t want them to feel bad, worried, or ruin their day. Whenever my dad visits me, we would usually have a long talk the day before he leaves, and he would always say for you to contact us you would have to use viber, tango, skype, and you would have to see if we are free and check the time difference. But Allah is always there for you, 24/7, you don’t need a specific timing.

So just whatever you go through, pray and have faith. Having faith takes you to places you would never imagine.

4. Socialize:

Surround yourself with people whether they are from back home, or from your own course, get to know different cultures, by socializing you will start to develop a life here and have your own zone.

5. Occupy yourself:

Don’t fill your head with negative thoughts, and don’t remind yourself about the distance and how lonely it gets, instead develop a routine where it helps you to take your mind off of things. Go to the gym. Start a studying schedule, discover your town, travel!

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KNOW The Artronauts Khuram S. Bhatti ARTronauts is a group of young and energetic members, which have passion for art. Each member tries to come up with new and innovative idea. This is the reason which made me like the group more and joined it. In every meeting we do brain storming on upcoming events which not only help us in creating something new but it also help me in my work. Group members Jena, Alia, Lamia, Alaa are very co-operative, helping and surprises me with their thinking and idea.

Most importantly the groups mentor Professor Roma, cleaver and quick decisions made by her always lead us to a positive track.

He likes to travel and capture the beauty not only through his eyes but through his camera as well. A year back he joined ARTronauts group, which is a young platform for emerging artists. It has given him a platform to show his art work in form of photography and boost his skills. He joined them during ongoing group exhibition at museum of modern art. And this year he took a step forward and photographed his colleagues at recycling exhibition organized by KISR, held in Feb’12. Later in Ramadan visiting artist, live art event held at West Elm, Grand Avenues.

Khuram is a 27 year old Architect, born and brought up in Kuwait. Since childhood he had interest in Art, which became easy for him to choose his career.

Khuram belong to Pakistani family being resident in Kuwait since 50 years. Started early education in Kuwait and later did his graduation in Architecture from Lahore, Pakistan, and now pursuing his master’s degree in Architecture Project Management. He has a passion for Architecture and Interior which made him to do a few interior and graphic design courses.

currently with a lot of opportunities. People are now being more modernized and upgrading their living standards which could be seen through buildings even.

Country is represented by its architecture and Kuwait is getting a new identity. In coming decade there will be surprising new buildings that would compete the buildings world. Currently he is working full time as a Project Architect in a private company.

He is now prepared to exhibit his photography in upcoming exhibitions.

He started his career during his bachelor’s degree.

He used to visit Kuwait in summer vacations and used to work in consulting offices which made his familiar with Kuwait building law and regulations and client’s demands. After completion of his studies he decided and chooses to work in Kuwait.

According to him Kuwait is a young and growing

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Linda Hazell is a young Parisian living in Kuwait and currently working as Brand Manager for the Internation Luxury Fashion brand - Givenchy. We caught Linda recently during the Givenchy AW 2013 collection launch at the Givenchy store at the 360 Mall and had the opportunity to know more about her and the way Givenchy sees Kuwait. Here is our brief and quick interview for you.

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Please introduce yourself to our readers:

I am French and a pure product from Paris; I was born and raised in Paris so I love to say “ I am Parisian” before saying I am French. I have 14 years’ experience in fashion and enjoying my job in Kuwait.

How long have you been working with Givenchy?

It has been a year now! It feels like I joined the Kuwait team yesterday! It goes so quickly! Every day is a new adventure.

What it's like to work with Givenchy?

It feels like I am on a voyage everyday with lots of surprises! I love discovering the new collections and Givenchy Kuwait is always seeking to choose every piece that Kuwait will love! I feel very lucky to be part of the Givenchy Journey. Our Artistic Director, Riccardo T. has really propelled Givenchy to new level of luxury and I am really honored to be representing his talent in Kuwait.

What are the Givenchy brand values?

I would classify some of its designs as hip, embedding street style to a lot of its outfits. I would say Tisci focuses a lot on the cut of the pieces created, making the outfits a statement in fashion rather than just “style.”

How would you describe the new collection?

Winter 2013/14 collection is Rock and Gothic chic clean cut but unstructured. What I really love in the collection is that there is a touch of poetry and romance. The menswear fit to new modern men where elegance is now standing with sneakers and sweaters! Womenswear has the masculine fit that all women have been secretly waiting for.

What is the general perception of the Givenchy brand in Kuwait?

Kuwait is Les gens l adore, Givenchy is an international luxury brand, known worldwide for its Haute Couture and ready-to-wear collections for men and women People like the idea of owning luxury, having exclusive items that can make a person feel special. Progression is key, quality is key, being innovative is key, feeling elegant is key. This forward thinking approach to fashion combined with high quality product construction, design and fabrication is the main attraction people buy into the brand and believe in it.

Where can our readers find Givenchy in Kuwait, besides this store in 360Mall?

We have 2 other boutiques! 1 in Al Thuraya mall in Salmiya and 1 at Salhyia shopping center.

What are some of your future plans?

We are working to open a new website coming soon…

Your message for our magazine?

I would like to thank your magazine for interviewing me and featuring Givenchy.

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ASSAD KHAN CEO & Founder Bubbleology Ltd. As far as career changes go, leaving the equities trading floor at JP Morgan for a Taiwanese tea café is quite a drastic move. But founder Assad Khan clearly believed bubble tea – a tea-based soft drink made with chewy tapioca balls – had a bright future in the UK. So far, his instincts have been proved correct and just three months after opening Bubbleology’s first bubble tea café, in Soho, in mid-Spring of 2011, he launched a café concession in Harvey Nichols and a branch in Notting Hill the next year. Assad was in Kuwait for the launch of his first Bubbleology store in Kuwait. CityPages had the opportunity to meet with him and know more about him and his passion for bubble tea.

PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO OUR READERS I’m a former Investment Banker, having spent an eight year career at JP Morgan on the Equities Trading floor, both in London and New York. I left Investment Banking in 2010 to launch Bubbleology.

WHAT EXACTLY IS BUBBLE TEA? It is fruit flavoured Tea, with Tapioca balls inside, which are sucked up through a fat straw. The Tapioca is chewy, almost like a flavoured gummy bear, with the tea being fresh Jasmine or Assam.

HOW DID YOU FIRST COME ACROSS BUBBLE TEA? It was in 2005 when I first went to New York as part of a JP Morgan secondment. As soon as I drank it, I knew straight away that there was an opportunity to create a Global Premium brand that consumers from across cultures could identify with.

WHERE DID THE PHENOMENON BEGIN AND HOW DID IT BECOME SO BIG? The drink originated in Taiwan in the 1980’s, and quickly took hold across the country. In the late 1980’s it spread across the rest of Asia, and in the 1990’s the drink went to North America and Australia. The popularity of the drink is in it’s combined drinking and chewing, and it’s new and exciting take on Tea – we call it the Teavolution !

WHERE AND WHEN DID YOU OPEN THE FIRST BUBLEOLOGY STORE? Our first store opened in April 2011, in one of Londons most famous, trend setting destinations – Soho. Due to its location and reputation as one of the city’s most fashionable crowds, it was a choice we thought would fit the brand perfectly.

HOW WAS THE RESPONSE INITIALLY? The initial response was tremendous! We sold over 8000 drinks within the first two weeks after our grand opening, attended by the Taiwanese Ambassador. We had queues around the block of people all wanting to try us out.

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HOW DID THE IDEA OF ASSOCIATING THE BRAND TO SCIENCE KIND OF LOOK AND FEEL? There is actually a lot of science behind the making of a great tasting Bubble Tea. Exact measurements must be used, exact quantities and perfect Mixology, hence the inspiration behind the Brand. Our staff are expert Bubble Tea mixologists, hence our unique term for our heros on the frontline – Bubbleologist.

HOW MANY FLAVOURS ARE AVAILABLE AND WHICH ONES ARE THE BEST SELLING? We have 14 flavours, in addition to specials, hot or cold, which can be mixed with each other in any number of combinations that the consumer would like. In addition, each of these drinks can be mixed with popping boba (flavoured balls that explode in the mouth), as well as other jellies. With the different flavours and jellies, the number of potential drink combinations counts in the tens of thousands ! In terms of most popular, it really depends on the country. In Europe, the most popular flavours are taro and passion fruit. However, in Kuwait, we have found that honeydew and strawberries & cream are quite popular, in addition to passion fruit.

WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE OF INTRODUCING A NEW FLAVOUR? We like to respond to what our customers want.

If there is a sudden call for a certain flavor, we will try our best to eventually introduce it. Our team of Bubbleologists love to concoct new recipes!

HOW WAS THE CONCEPT FOR KUWAIT'S STORE INITIATED? We wanted to give Kuwaitis the authentic cult experience of Bubbleology, and so the design, look and feel share the same Brand DNA as the original London units.

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM THE INITIALL DISCUSSIONS TO THE OPENING OF THE STORE? About 18 months, which is longer than the norm.

But this was an intentional strategy, as the initial focus

opening in Czech Rep, Slovak Rep, Switzerland, and Russia first.

WAS ANY RESEARCH CONDUCTED FOR KUWAIT BEFORE THE STORE WAS OPENED? Naturally there was plenty of research into the local Kuwaiti market, but what really gave us an indication of the success of Bubbleology in Kuwait was the Harvey Nichols Knightsbridge shop. We have many Kuwaitis visit Bubbleology at Harvey Nichols, where a lot of customers asked the –“When will you open in Kuwait?” – this validated our research.

HOW MANY STORES CURRENTLY OPERATE AND WHERE ALL? We currently have 35 stores open worldwide operating in seven countries, with plans to increase to 100 within 12 months. We are set to expand into multiple new territories around the Middle East and South America.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE INITIAL RESPONSE FROM KUWAIT? The response is exactly what we imagined – its been amazing. We have been seeing Kuwaitis coming into our London store locations telling our Bubbleologists that they have been to Bubbleology Kuwait and loved it !

WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS? Our mission statement is to bring Bubbleology Bubble Tea to all corners of Kuwait. There is certainly a long way to go, but it is an exciting journey.

YOUR MESSAGE FOR THE PEOPLE OF KUWAIT Join the Teavolution, and try your first Bubbleology Tea !

YOUR MESSAGE FOR US AT CITYPAGES MAGAZINE? The same message as the people of Kuwait - join the Teavolution !

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Sanaa Abdul Hamid

Masters of Clinical Dietetics (University of Queensland) Accredited clinical dietitian at Hadi Hospital Blogger: www.fit-n-fancy.com Instagram: sanaa_dietitian

Baking Tips And Tricks

For The Holiday Season Hello Loyal Readers The Holiday season is just around the corner. People all over the world share festive moments with family, friends and colleagues, which basically comes down to eating lots and lots of food especially baked goods. And by baked, I don’t mean ‘healthy’. On the contrary the complete opposite. Even though baking is considered a healthy cooking technique, when our favourite cookie or cake recipe calls for butter, white sugar, heavy cream, chocolate, white flour etc., it all adds up when you stand on your bathroom scale at the end of the holiday season.

I am well aware that it can be tricky celebrating the holidays without your favourite baked goods. However you can enjoy these treats by swapping unhealthy ingredients with healthier ones.

These are some of the swaps I often use while baking.

1. Butter/Margarine for Apple sauce: If a recipe calls for 1 cup Butter, I replace half the amount of butter with unsweetened apple sauce. So instead of 1 cup butter I will use ½ cup butter + ½ cup Apple sauce.

1 cup butter = 1600 calories vs 1 cup Apple sauce = 100 calories. This works well for making banana bread or other cake-like recipes without having to compromising the texture or flavour.

2. Butter/Margarine for Canola oil: if a recipe calls for melted butter, you may swap it for canola oil. For every 1 cup of butter, use 10 tablespoon Oil. This swap helps cut down on salt, saturated fat and

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cholesterol. I have done this when making cookies and works perfectly.

3. Butter/Margarine for Greek Yoghurt: I have previously added Greek yoghurt to a cake-like recipe. I am able to half the amount of butter that recipe calls for by swapping it with Greek yoghurt.

So for instance, instead of 1 cup butter I would use 1/4 cup Greek yoghurt and 1/2 cup butter. Greek yoghurt is not only high in protein, but it lower in sodium and calories (3/4 cup of greek yoghurt has 100 calories).

4. Cream Cheese (full fat) for Cream cheese (Fat free). I use Philadelphia fat free cream cheese.

300gm full fat cream cheese = 740 calories vs. 300 calories in fat free cream cheese.

5. Full cream milk for Low fat milk / Almond milk / Soy milk. Replace the exact amount. Swap 1 cup full cream milk with 1 cup low fat milk or almond milk (unsweetened version).

6. White Sugar for artificial sweetener / maple syrup / stevia: If a recipe calls for 1 cup sugar, I go with 1/2 cup brown sugar and add zero- calorie sweeter to adjust. Or you also get the Splenda/Brown sugar blend at your supermarket which is half the calories vs. 1 cup Brown sugar. Adding a little vanilla essence or cinnamon also goes a long way to satisfy that sweet tooth minus

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the calories. If you can get your hands on Authentic Maple syrup, that works well (but watch the calories). Alternatively you can also use stevia which is an all natural sweetener and is great if you want a zero calorie sweetener.

7. Unsweetened chocolate chip: I just watch my portions here, Instead of using 1 cup I use ½ cup. When I was living in Australia I was able to get my hands on cacao nibs which work perfectly. There are a few online stores in kuwait that supply cacao powder.

8. White flour for oatmeal flour/ whole wheat flour: If a recipe calls for 1 cup white flour, I would use 3/4 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup white flour or I would use 3/4 cup oatmeal flour and 1/2 cup white flour. This helps to boost the fibre of the recipe while cutting down on the processed ingredients.

Almond flour also works well on its own if you want a gluten free option.

9. Heavy Cream for evaporated milk: 1 cup heavy cream has 821 calories while evaporated milk has 338 calories.

10. Chia seeds instead of eggs: Soak 1 tablespoon chia seeds in 3 tablespoon water for 10 – 15 minutes until it forms into a gel. Use it in place of 1 egg. This not only bumps up the fibre but is also super rich in calcium and magnesium

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Yousef AlQabandi General Manager Metal Products Company Kuwait

“Having a family business is a blessing and it is just one of those things that you need to eventually catch up “the train” with”. These were the words of talented Yousef AlQabandi who in his sitting with CityPages briefed about his career path and success secrets. Arizona University graduated Yousef AlQabandi is now handling his family business but his journey to this business is not only interesting but also versatile and inspiring. Yousef, who graduated in Marketing and spent ten years in Finance field has witnessed many uprises and downfalls in Kuwait Market until ultimately he adopted his family business. CityPages hopes that the readers will enjoy the ride into the life of this multitalented personality.

Kindly introduce yourself to our readers: My name is Yousef AlQabandi, I am from Kuwait. I am a managing director of Metal Products Company. I graduated in Business marketing, I’ve worked for more than 10 years in the financial world before joining the family business. My hobbies are playing drums, composing music and playing sports.

Tell us about your educational background?

I Graduated High school from AIS, went to the USA to pursue my studies in business. I obtained my Bachelors degree of science in marketing from Arizona State University in the year 2000.

What motivated you to move into Finance after graduating in Marketing?

While I was studying at ASU one of my internship classes was working at Merrill Lynch. I really enjoyed working in the financial environment, so I tried to seek different opportunities to get into the financial world.

Tell us about your work experience?

After leaving the states and coming back home, I joined Kuwait Investment Authority’s (KIA) Training program, which lasted for a year and a half. It’s pretty much equivalent to taking your master in finance. At the same time I had worked as an intern with Goldman Sachs, a top leading international financial company in London UK. After finishing the program from KIA, I got the opportunity to work with one of the leading financial companies in Kuwait.

You have 10 intensive years of experience in finance field in Kuwait?

Yes, I have joined several financial companies for the last 10 years and I must say it was one hell of a ride. I started working in the asset management department and focused on the local stock market as a portfolio manager, and eventually moved up to a fund manager. I have experienced the best of two worlds which is the peak of the market in 2005 to 2007 and the shocking crash of 2009 which I believe we are still trying to recover from.

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What made you decide to take over your family business eventually?

Having a family business is a blessing and it is just one of those things that you need to eventually catch up “the train” with. It was the perfect time for me to join the business, especially having some corporate experience and knowing that the company is growing bigger.

What is the main difference working for other companies and managing your own family business?

The main difference is family business is your own asset and you have a huge responsibility to nourish it and to make it grow. It is a lot of hard work and tons of stress. On the other hand, working for a company is a fun environment, but you can only grow so much.

What is your family business? Please tell us more about it.

Metal Products Company is a manufacture located in sabhan and we produce Aluminum and Galvanized steel profiles for ceiling and partition systems. We also produce gysum and metal ceiling for commercial buildings. Our production lines are based on American and European standards. So in a nutshell all the walls and ceilings that interior designers need we got.

What are your hobbies and do you get any time for them?

My main hobby is playing music which I do every day and I also like to play some sports whenever I can with friends.

I get to know that you like to play music? What instrument do you play?

I started playing drums when I was 6 years old and after so many years, I learn to play guitar, bass, and some piano. I play with friends every week to release all the stress we get from work. The style that we play is rock n roll and boy does it sound good!

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What is your favorite travel destination and why?

My favorite place to travel is California, because the weather is perfect the place is stunning and my kids bug me to take them to Disneyland, universal and the whole nine yards.

Who has been your greatest inspiration as a leader?

I know that this might sound a little corny but my parents are my greatest inspiration. I have learned a lot from them and hopefully could pass it on to my kids.

How can a qualified and charismatic impact the organization according to you?

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Motivation and aspiration are one of the driven factors to push you to excel and work hard to grow a company. Also being organized and setting up goals, positively impacts the performance of the company.

What are your keys to success?

Dare yourself, use your will, Determination, Excellence, Vision and this should reach to success.

What are your future plans for your company?

My plans for the company is to continue to grow locally and internationally and be very aggressive in our sector. I also wanted to get into the food and beverages business which might happen pretty soon.

Your advise do you have the aspiring new students entering the field of marketing or business?

I really recommend them to learn as much as they can from their work environment and for them to have a strong goal to accomplish. These days the work environment is just getting harder and more challenging to everyone. Also I recommend them to try to choose a job that they are interested in versus just having a job.

Your message for us at CityPages magazine?

I would like to thank you for the opportunity and I wish you the very best and the continued success to your magazine.

BEAUTY

The creative method gave ASAMA Perfumes the time and the opportunity to craft fragrances while working with the highest quality ingredients in a bottle and using Arabic and Western scents as a unique concept point for the fragrances. They welcome your comments at pr@ asamaforever.com. Follow them on Instagram and Twitter @ASAMAPerfumes

We Are What Others Smell Has it ever come to your mind what do we really smell like after wearing our own perfume?

We tend to have a certain image of our favorite essence and how it may feel like when it hits the others, especially when after it reacts with the skin. Other people may not like rich smell, claiming that it gets disturbing and sometimes allergic, and prefer something light. In other words it differs from one to another.

Seriously though‌ Your friends or family can tells you about your smell, knowing that your smell can be a tricky thing! For that reason we live with ourselves and our nose is very fast adapted to our own odor. So far, if other people are suggesting that you're a bid odorous, or you're simply worried that you might be, fixing it out for yourself needs some thought about your usual habits and cleanliness practices.

Therefore, it is better to smell your clothes after removing them. Take a break first having a

shower or watching TV, then gather the clothes and give them a sniff, especially around anywhere you sweat profusely. If you find an odor that is unlikable, then that may be an indicator that you have a body odor problem that is leaching into your clothing. Our own odor can be augmented by the fabric of materials we wear, with non breathable clothes (manufactured with synthetics fabrics) being at the top of the list for enhancing bad odors. And stinky clothing always needs immediate wash.

Here are some good tips for a day fulfilled with beautiful smell sprouting from you: Spray the perfume(s) you like onto a clean towel that you are planning to dry yourself with n Wear your perfume on your wrists and the back of your neck, then on your clothes that you are wearing n Apply body lotion n Wear your clean clothes n Use Bakhoor (smoke perfume) on your clothes n Carry gum n

Finally, make sure about the parts of your body that most effected with moisture, like anywhere potential for skin folds (between toes, under the arms‌etc.) can be a source of odor if bacteria gets the opportunity to increase. As a result to avoiding the source of musty odor is better to always to dry the skin fold areas carefully.

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ENTERTAINMENT FEATURE

By: Oussama T. Hussein Having finished his studies in computer science in mid 90s, he discovered that he also has a great passion for diamonds and jewelry. Osama decided to go to America where he studied gemology in one of the highly recognized university in terms of gemology GIA. He obtained 8 diplomas throughout his gemology study itinerary and he was lucky enough to immediately work for a pioneer of jewelry in the Middle-East, Mr. Robert Mouawad in Saudi Arabia. His career at Mouawad lasted for around 5 years during which he learned that passion and ambition are the only ways to succeed in the world of jewelry. He moved after that to Qatar and then to Dubai where he had the chance to work in one of the biggest companies of jewelry and watches --Swatch Group International.

Osama was appointed as the Regional Brand Manager for MENA and India region of a unique brand called Leon Hatot, an exclusive diamond brand that made a lot of success. He moved to Kuwait a couple of years ago, where he was once again lucky to work with Kallista Holding Company which is in fact one of the biggest Joailliers in Kuwait and practically amongst few jewelers that have their own factory and make their own designs.

He is the brand manager at Kallista Holding and takes care of developing existing products and new products as well in addition to his managerial role that is to maintain the great image of the company in all ways and to get its customers better services.

The jewelry and diamond field is a very sophisticated yet exigent and demanding, it necessitates a lot of hard work and ambition and great skills to keep update with everything going around you and to give your customers the perfect product that will just make them feel special and unique.

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DECEMBER BIRTHSTONE IS TURQUOISE Hello Friends! Happy December! Here is a fun little snack of knowledge for you! Especially for your friends with a December Birthday, or a loved one born in December…

Turquoise is the accepted birthstone for December and is the accepted anniversary gemstone for the 11th year of marriage.

Colors in Turquoise range from sky blue (most desirable color) to blue green and apple green.

The name means “Turkish stone” because the trade route that brought it to Europe used to come via Turkey. The best qualities are found in northeast Iran (Persian turquoise). However, the United States southwest is now the world leader in production of Turquoise.

Turquoise was found in Siani as early as 4,000 BC. At that time the stone was used for jewelry, amulets and in the preparation of cosmetics. During the 16th century Turquoise was used as currency by the Southwest Indians. They believed the gemstone could bring spoils to the warrior, animals to the hunter, and happiness and good fortune to all.

Although large quantities of beautiful untreated Turquoise are readily available, today’s turquoise is commonly stabilized with plastic to improve its color and durability. Chalky varieties of turquoise are normally impregnated with oil or wax to enhance color. This color change may not be permanent.

Care should be taken to protect it from scratches, sharp blows, hot water, and household chemicals. To clean your Turquoise jewelry, do not use a home ultrasonic machine.

Because of the unique nature of June’s gemstone, Blue Zircon and Tanzanite have become recognized as additional alternatives for the December birthstone, especially for those who prefer faceted stones.

Zircon occurs in a wide range of colors, but today the most popular color December’s is Blue Zircon. Most Blue Zircon comes in pastel blue shades, but some exceptional gems have a bright blue color. The other colors of Zircon are green, dark red, yellow, brown, orange, and colorless. Zircon is mainly found in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Australia.

In the middle ages, Zircon was said to aid sleep, bring prosperity, and promote honor and wisdom in its owner.

Although Zircon is relatively hard and a heavy stone, extra care should be taken to protect it from scratches and sharp blows.

Tanzanite is one of the rarest gemstones and found only in Tanzania. Tanzanite is a more recently discovered gem but has increased in popularity over the past few decades because of it’s beautiful blue hues and purple fire. Some of the less coveted but still beautiful varieties fall in the light violet-blue color range.

Tanzanite has become associated known as a gem meant for a prestigious wearer, the perfect gift for the woman who exudes confidence and individuality.

Tropical zodiac Sign

Dates

Stone

Aquarius

21 January – 19 February

Garnet

Pisces

20 February – 21 March

Amethyst

Aries

22 March – 20 April

Heliotrope

Taurus

21 April – 21 May

Sapphire

Gemini

22 May – 21 June

Agate

Cancer

21 June – 22 July

Emerald

Leo

23 July – 22 August

Virgo

23 August – 22 September

Carnelian

Libra

23 September – 23 October

Chrysolite

Scorpio

24 October – 21 November

Beryl

Sagittarius

22 November – 21 December

Topaz

Capricorn

22 December – 21 January

Ruby

Onyx

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Photography by: Mohammed Nairooz T-Shirt from: Fanilla Couture

KINDA

Color, how do we love thee let me count the ways. How many of us wake up on a dreary morning and decide that if we were to throw on something bright, our day may take a turn for the best? How many have stared out onto a blue ocean or marveled at the multi colored skies at susnset and felt in awe and at peace?

Well, Wala Al Muhaiteeb will agree one hundred percent, and has marvelously turned the idea of color into an almost tangible meditative and healing experience with her newly formed The Color Recipie.

I interviewed her for this issue of our magazine in honor of the beautiful colors we are witnessing at the change of season taking place in Kuwait.

Tell me a little bit about Wala’a Al Muhaiteeb, the person (what you want us to know and a little bit more).

I’m twenty-five years old, I’m from Kuwait and I’ve been living in Qatar for seven years. I graduated from VCU-Qatar, as an interior designer who fell in love with colors form the first class at university. I was always curious about environmental psychology and color effects on us, and that curiosity grew with me as an interior designer.

I’m also a yogini I’ve been practicing yoga since I was 14 and I can say that yoga is one of the major things that kept me balanced through the craziness of starting a business.

How has color affected you?

Color helped me expand my self-knowledge, discover my true talents, passions and strengths. Color also helped me make peace with my weaknesses and turn obstacles to motivations.

What started your journey into the idea of color and yoga after that?

My curiosity for color and my quest for a design with a meaning drove me to study color consultations and color therapy while I was living in Tokyo.

When I came back from Japan ready to share my ideas I found that people here didn’t know much about it. They didn’t believe that color had any effect, or that color energies exist.

So I developed The Color Experience program, which aims to introduce people to color energies and the power of color by exploring colors hands on; through Color Meditation and Color Yoga classes. I offer those classes at The Six Senses Spa at Sharq, Village and resort, Doha, Qatar.

You lived in Japan for a while, how did the Japanese culture influence you? Did living there have any bearing on what you are currently doing with the CR? The Japanese culture influenced me tremendously it made me question many things about my life, my openness to other cultures and ideas, Even though I considered myself quite open to others and other cultures at the time; Tokyo was so extreme that it shook me to my core and forced me to look deeper.

The Color Recipe was born in Japan. I remember walking in Harajuku and looking at all the different colors in fashion, interiors and businesses I believe this is what triggered me to further explore colors and color effects. Why do I keep hiding with black? Why can’t I wear color?

This made me realize that my fear of speaking and living my truth made me hide with black. Colors helped me come out of that shell.

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Tell us a little bit about how you built your business?

I started The Color Recipe from home. I didn’t go about it in the usual business planning way, to be honest that way never worked for me. I’m a person who bores easily so I began with the bigger picture of The Color Recipe, I developed a menu and put it on facebook. In the beginning people were not responding the way I wanted them to which made me ask myself how do I make people want it.

This question took me back to the core values and why The Color Recipe came about which was to serve by helping people find their true potential through color. The purpose of The Color Recipe which is to design color infused programs that aim to unleash true potential by illuminating ones inner colors.

That led me to creating “The Experience Color program”, which allows people to explore color energies through Color Meditation and Color Yoga classes. This program allows me to get feedback from my clients to develop ways to improve my services.

What were your challenges in doing so?

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The obstacle for me was letting go of what others and I believed to be the right business model and to explore options that work for me.

The Color Recipe is a new concept for this region so I had to educate people about it in order for people to see the benefits and how color can change peoples lives.

Getting the idea out the door was one of the hardest things I had to do, but once it was out and people started falling in love with it I just want to give more.

Do you have any plans to expand in Kuwait?

Yes. Kuwait has a great market for color, people are curious and love to explore with color.

What are your loves in life besides color?

I have two dogs and they are my world outside work, with them I find my joy and remember that unconditional love is the most beautiful thing in the world.

I love traveling, reading and learning new things everyday.

What countries do you like visiting and where do you want to go?

Malta is one of my favorite places to go. It's a small island with a lot to offer. I would love to visit Bali, Africa, I love traveling so put me on a plane and take me anywhere.

What is your one message to young women trying to find their way in life and in business (especially in our culture)?

Be true to yourself, speak, and live your truth in life and in business don’t do what people expect you to do, do what you love doing. Focus on service and how your business is to serve and your passion to serve will take you to places you never thought you’d go.

Never ever give up.

What would you do differently if you had the chance again?

I believe in the process I feel that I learned from all the mistakes and the different directions that I went through and still going through. I believe that without all the ups and downs The Color Recipe wouldn’t be where it is today.

Check out more about The ColorRecipe at: Facebook.com/Thecolorrecipe Twitter: @thecolorrecipe website: www.thecolorrecipe.com December 2013

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Please introduce yourself and let our readers know a little bit about where you’re from and say a few words about how you got started in the online world.

We are Sarah and Fatemah from Kuwait. We started our blog in January 2013. After living abroad for over 6 years we decided to catch up with the new updates by starting to discuss them on our own blog

What do you find most challenging about blogging?

In your view, why do most bloggers fail?

In our opinion, the most challenging thing about blogging is keeping up with everything going on in Kuwait while having the time for our family and career.

There is no such thing as failing. There is giving up and doing something for the wrong reasons

Is there a special meaning behind the name of your blog?

We just put initials of our names together along with our major and it came out quite catchy.

Are you part time blogger or a full time bloggers?

We are Engineers by day and part time bloggers by night.

How much time do you spend on your blog daily and weekly?

If we would add up our daily hours, I would say 5 hours a day, which is about 30 hours a week. So we do spend a fair amount of time working on the blog.

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What is the biggest blogging mistake you have done?

No Mistakes, We like to call them lessons. The biggest blogging lesson that we've learned is not to judge a person by his/her instagram/twitter account.

There are too many #PrettyPeople both inside and out that are misjudged out there.

What methods do you use to make money from your blog?

So far we're not using any methods to make money out of the blog only minor advertisements that require us to make a trip and make an entire photo shoot.

What methods do you use to drive traffic to your blog?

There are no methods really, just being ourselves and doing what we love. Sarah loves everything new in the fashion world and Fatemah loves to write, put the two passions together and it gives you FENGS BLOG. We like to make everything personal, everything in the blog is our own experience, our daily life and stuff we're interested in.

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Can you please give few blogging tips for our readers to build a better blog?

Umm Ok some tips;

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*be yourself *Keep doing it ONLY if you love it. *organize your time *make it personal. *Be more active

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Your message for our magazine?

A Huge thank you to the CityPages Magazine for having us in this month's issue and for choosing us as 'blogger of the month', we are couldn’t be more flattered. Our message to the CityPages is to keep doing the good that CityPages is known for and to keep up the creativity that the CityPages is famous for. We would also like to say how great the magazine has been in supporting local talent and the fact that its mostly run by youths and people of our age makes it that much more inspiring. Keep up the good work.

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TECHNOLOGY

Cool New Gadgets To Add To Your Wishlist The best gaming laptop and more!

Jam Fusion With a set of Fusion headphones, two people can listen to the same song on the same device. The headphones pair with each other and a media player via Bluetooth.

MirrorCase With the MirrorCase, an iPad can shoot photos or video while horizontal, something it can’t ordinarily do. An adjustable mirror on the case directs light to the camera. An app then flips the images, which are received upside down.

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SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive

Up to eight gadgets can sync with the Connect Wireless media hub for fast file transfers. The 64-gigabyte server can also stream five different HD movies at once over Wi-Fi.

Energizer Ultimate Lithium Batteries

The Ultimate Lithium AA has the longest shelf life of any battery: 20 years. An aluminum oxide film at the cathode prevents oxidation damage. And Energizer makes the batteries in a special dry room, which reduces the watertriggered reactions that degrade a cell's ability to store power.

Jawbone Mini Jambox The six-inch Mini Jambox can produce the sound of a much larger speaker. The Mini's extruded aluminum exterior pulls double duty—as both the speaker's skin and its internal acoustic chamber— to cut heft.

BioLite KettlePot To reduce camping bulk, BioLite designed the KettlePot, a first-of-its-kind combination. Made from stainless steel, the 1.5-liter piece of cookware can sit on any stove, including the BioLite stove, which fits inside for traveling.

TECHNOLOGY

Digital Storm Veloce The Veloce 13.3" gaming laptop has both an Intel Haswell processor and a 1080p screen—a first. It also includes a Nvidia GTX 765M graphics card and eight gigabytes of memory, making it the most powerful laptop in its class.

Toro 24V Max 12" Cordless Trimmer To change the length of the line on a weed eater, users typically have to take apart the tool to spool more out.

The process is easier with the battery-powered Toro Max, which has a dial on the grass shield for making adjustments.

LG Optimus G Pro With its latest software update, the LG Optimus G Pro plays video only when someone’s paying attention.

The phone uses its front-facing camera and eye-tracking software to determine when you’re looking away and then pauses the video.

DrawAFriend

Canon Legria Mini

Windcatcher Air Pad

Canon’s newest handheld cam is a compact box of tricks to tickle the fancy of any vlogger or narcissist.

Its ultra-wide f/2.8 lens offers a 160-degree viewing angle and shoots in 1080p, with effects such as time lapse, slow-mo and 4x fast motion. The 2.7-inch variable angle LCD and kickstand are perfect for selfrecording, while Wi-Fi lets you upload the results to your YouTube empire at speed.

The Windcatcher inflates faster and with less effort than any other sleeping pad. When a user blows into the pad's one-way valve, the low-pressure airstream draws in surrounding high-pressure air, augmenting each breath. The six-foot-long pad fills in 13 seconds on average.

The DrawAFriend app fixes the "fat finger" problem when writing or drawing on a touchscreen. Based on an algorithm, it modifies a stroke to more accurately reflect what you were trying to do. If incorporated by other developers, the feature could be a boon for many other apps.

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‫‪Faisal Ben Dhofari‬‬ ‫‪General manager / Owner‬‬ ‫‪Click integrated Media Solutions‬‬

‫أقوى اختراع لعام ‪2013‬‬

‫هل توقعت يوما ً من األيام أن تستخدم التلفاز باشارات يدك بدال ً عن رميوت‬ ‫التلفزيون! هذا ما صنعته شركة سامسوجن لهذا العام وهو بالنسبة لنا أروع‬ ‫اختراع في عالم التكنولوجيا الرقمية ‪ ،‬ولقد أصبحت شركة سامسوجن أقوى‬ ‫شركة في صناعة أجهزة التلفاز حاليا ً وتعتبر أكبر شريك لشركة جوجل‬ ‫العاملية في األجهزة اللوحية واجلوالة ‪.‬فهو تلفزيون ذكي جديد مزود بإضافات‬ ‫تلفزيون جوجل‪ ،‬حيث يحتوى اجلهاز على سوق التطبيقات ‪Play Store‬‬ ‫ومتصفح كروم‪ ,‬وكذلك اليوتيوب اخلاص بنظام التلفزيون ‪ ،‬ويدعم اللغة‬ ‫العربية وجودة فائقة للصور واألفالم ‪ ،‬ومن الناحية الشكلية فهو مصمم‬ ‫بشكل راقي وأنيق من الواجهة ‪ ،‬ونحيف جداً‪ .‬وبامكانك تصفح االنترنت‬ ‫والدردشة مع اصدقائك فهو باختصار جهاز شبيه مبوبايلك اخلاص ‪.‬‬ ‫وطبعا ً تصدرت أجهرة التلفاز الذكية لشركة سامسوجن بقائمة التطور‬ ‫واجلمال للجهاز‪.‬‬ ‫لفت انتباهي مبوقع سامسوجن االلكتروني بكيفية ربط حياتك بجهاز التلفاز‬

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Available at: www.menkind.co.uk October 2013

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DECEMBER Movie Releases HOURS

47 RONIN

THE LAST DAYS ON MARS

SAVING MR. BANKS

Director: Peter Guillermo del Toro Director: Jackson

Director: Carl GoreErik Verbinski Director: Rinsch

Director:Ruairi JamesRobinson Wan Director:

Director: John Robert Director: LeeSchwentke Hancock

Starring: Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Aidan Turner

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Tadanobu Asano, Ken Watanabe, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rinko Kikuchi, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Starring: Liev Schreiber, Olivia Williams, Romola Garai, Elias Koteas,

Starring: Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Rachel Griffiths, Annie Buckley

Genres: Thriller, Drama

Genres: Fantasy, Drama, 3D

Synopsis: Set during the aftermath of

Synopsis: The Hobbit: The Desolation of

Genres: Fantasy, Action, Adventure Synopsis: The outcast Kai joins a group of

Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi Synopsis: On the last day of the first

Director: Eric Heisserer Starring: Paul Walker, Genesis Rodriguez, Kerry Cahill, Yohance Myles

Hurricane Katrina and follows a father's desperate attempt to keep his newborn daughter alive in the wake of the storm's destruction.Nolan Hayes arrives at a New Orleans hospital with his pregnant wife, Abigail, who has gone into early labor. What should be one of the happiest days of Nolan's life quickly spirals out of control when the birth goes tragically wrong and Hurricane Katrina ravages the hospital, forcing an evacuation. Nolan and his newborn baby are soon cut off from the world by power outages and rising flood waters. With his baby completely dependent on a ventilator Nolan faces one life-and-death decision after another, fighting to keep his daughter alive, as minute by agonizing minute passes... becoming unimaginable hours.

Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellan) and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.

Ronin, led by Kuranosuke Oishi, who seeks vengeance on Lord Kira for killing their master and banishing the group. The Ronin embark on a journey whose challenges would defeat most warriors.

After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honor to their people. Driven from their homes and dispersed across the land, this band of Ronin must seek the help of Kai-a half-breed they once rejected—as they fight their way across a savage world of mythic beasts, shape-shifting witchcraft and wondrous terrors. As this exiled, enslaved outcast becomes their most deadly weapon, he will transform into the hero who inspires this band of outnumbered rebels to seize eternity.

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manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life.

On the eve that the crew of the very first manned expedition to Mars are about to return to Earth, they make an astounding discovery—fossilized evidence of life on Mars. Oscar®-nominated and visionary filmmaker Ruairi Robinson, along with an extraordinary special effects team including the people behind District 9, X-Men: First Class and Avatar, introduce us to a terrifying new landscape, where the scientific discovery of life might be the death of us all.

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twenty-year pursuit of the film rights to P.L. Travers' popular novel, Mary Poppins, and the testy partnership the upbeat filmmaker develops with the uptight author during the project's pre-production in 1961.

When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ “Mary Poppins,” he made them a promise—one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine. But, as the books stop selling and money grows short, Travers reluctantly agrees to go to Los Angeles to hear Disney’s plans for the adaptation.

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Stallone star as old boxing rivals who come out of retirement for one final match. De Niro and Stallone play Billy “The Kid” McDonnen and Henry “Razor” Sharp, two local Pittsburgh fighters whose fierce rivalry put them in the national spotlight. Each had scored a victory against the other during their heyday, but in 1983, on the eve of their decisive third match, Razor suddenly announced his retirement, refusing to explain why but effectively delivering a knock-out punch to both their careers. Thirty years later, boxing promoter Dante Slate Jr., seeing big dollar signs, makes them an offer they can’t refuse: to re-enter the ring and settle the score once and for all.

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Diego’s top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy

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house and care for his reclusive mother Adele

escapes his anonymous life by disappearing

new and unique dinosaurs that are more real

while confronting all the pangs of adolescence.

into a world of fantasies filled with heroism,

back for more are Ron’s co-anchor and wife,

than ever before and put moviegoers in the

On a back-to-school shopping trip, Henry

middle of a thrilling prehistoric adventure,

and his mother encounter Frank Chambers,

romance and action. When his job along

Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), weather man Brick Tamland (Steve Carell),

where an underdog dinosaur triumphs against

a man both intimidating and clearly in need

man on the street Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd)

all odds to become a hero for the ages.

(Will Ferrell), returns to the news desk in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Also

with that of his co-worker (Kristen Wiig) are

of help, who convinces them to take him

threatened, Walter takes action in the real

and sports guy Champ Kind (David Koechner)

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“Days of Thunder” was Nicole Kidman’s American movie debut.

But, before she played a young doctor in the racing flick, Kidman paid the bills as a massage therapist in Australia.

James Franco’s known for his role in high profile flicks like the “Spider-Man” Trilogy and “127 Hours”, but long before the days of Academy Award nominations, he flipped burgers at an LA McDonald’s.

Before Megan Fox’s good looks took Hollywood by storm, the model/actress used to wear a banana costume to attract customers to a smoothie shop in Florida.

George Clooney is the quintessential movie star, but during his high school days, baseball was on the brain. He tried out to play professionally with the Cincinnati Reds. Lucky for Hollywood, he wasn’t offered a contract.

Picture Iron Man in a tutu. While living in England, Robert Downey Jr. began studying classical ballet at the age of 10.

Before Rod Stewart rocked his way onto the music scene in the 70s, he was rocking players on the field as a professional soccer player with England’s Brentford Football Club.

In 1978, Madonna dropped out of college and moved to New York City with only $35 in her pocket. To pay the bills, the Material Girl worked as a waitress at Dunkin’ Donuts.

Long before the days of Captain Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp dropped out of high school to become a rock musician. At this year’s MTV Movie Awards, he jammed alongside the Black Keys.

Jennifer Lopez can act, sing, and dance. But did you know she can file? After graduating from high school, she briefly worked in a law office.

Tom Cruise is Hollywood’s highest paid actor, but prior to “Taps” and “Risky Business” this leading man briefly attended a Franciscan seminary and aspired to become a Catholic priest.

Before she became a household name, Sandra Bullock supported Before Katy Perry became everyone’s favorite “California Girl,” her acting ambitions in New York by working as a cocktail waitress, she was singing gospel music in her parents’ church every Sunday.

December 2013 bar tender and coat checker.

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Ten Christmas Movies That You Didn’t Know Were Christmas Movies

For every Santa-strewn sugarsweet family movie set at Christmas, there is an alternate film which uses the season as little more than a familiar backdrop. It’s not all about peace, love and goodwill to all mankind. Sometimes, even at Christmas, there is fighting and bullets and gritty dramatic themes. Here are ten movies set at this time of year that really have nothing to do with the holiday spirit.

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10. The Shop Around The Corner Adapted from a Hungarian play, Ernst Lubitsch’s eternal romantic comedy is set in a leather goods shop in Budapest during the Great Depression, at Christmastime. The director, whose wry sense of humour and deft romantic touch came to be known as the “Lubitsch Touch”, crafts a charming story of two shop employees (James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan) who mutually despise each other while maintaining a secret pen-pal relationship, during which they fall in love.

If all that sounds a bit familiar, Nora Ephron used the idea as the basis for her 1998 romantic comedy You've Got Mail, in which one of the characters owns a bookshop named The Shop Around The Corner.

9. The Long Kiss Goodnight Before Jason Bourne, there was Geena Davis. In Renny Harlin’s unfairly overlooked 1996 spy thriller, she plays a hired killer who loses her memory and forgets all about her previous life, becoming instead a sedate suburban housewife.

Then, one Christmas, her past catches up with her. Davis, who has since semi-retired from acting, is a member of brains-club Mensa and a talented archer, who almost made the US archery team for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

8. Coquelicots In Philippe Blasband 2007 drama, three people find themselves spending Christmas day in a Belgian beauty parlour, through accident or design, boredom or loneliness.

Her parents believe she is studying at university, but Rachel has found work as a call girl. She has come to the attention of the reptilian Fabrice, a pimp who is always on the lookout for new talent. The last of the three is Xenia, a nervous, agitated young woman who doesn’t want to talk about her past, even though she wears every painful moment of it on her face. As the rest of the world celebrates, in one way or another, these three have to face up to difficult truths about their wasted lives.

7. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Shane Black’s 2005 comedy film noir, titled after an Italian translation of a James Bond movie, stars Robert Downey Jnr. as a petty criminal who travels to LA for an unlikely acting audition at Christmastime. He doesn’t get the job, but together with Val Kilmer’s bitchy private eye and Michelle Monaghan’s party-girl, he does become embroiled in an extremely complicated murder mystery. The film might have been Black’s directorial debut but he had previous form with unexpected Christmas movies, having written the aforementioned Long Kiss Goodnight and Lethal Weapon(which ends on a scene where a family swap presents around a Christmas tree.)

6. Salvage A bare-bones exercise in claustrophobic terror set, naturally, in ordinary family homes on Christmas Eve, debut director Laurence Gough’s horror sees the residents of a quiet cul-desac plunged into a nightmare when a group of heavily armed military personnel take over their street and confine them to their homes. Is it a terrorist attack, or something worse?

The seasonal setting doesn’t distract from Gough’s assured handling of his heart-shredding story, filled with genuine scares.

5. Behind Enemy Lines In John Moore’s 2001 Bosnian war film, Owen Wilson plays an American jet-fighter pilot who gets shot down over the embattled country on Christmas Day and lands in the middle of a genocidal campaign the Bosnian Serb army are conducting against the local Muslim population. Lost in a strange country and chased by the enemy soldiers, Wilson’s terrified pilot has to make his way to safety, helped by Gene Hackman’s commanding officer. Irish director Moore was almost killed in a scene where a tank bursts through a wall.

Standing in the wrong place, he was pulled out of the way at the last minute by a stuntman.

4. The Ice Harvest Somewhere between a crime thriller, an indie drama and a cynical Christmas movie, Harold Ramis’ underrated 2005 noir comedy tells the story of John Cusack’s crooked lawyer, who steals millions from his gangster client on Christmas Eve and is stopped from escaping by a wintery blizzard. Director Ramis turns the seasonal locations, Christmas trees and tinsel into a nightmarish backdrop from which, it seems, there is no escape.

3. Brazil Tis the season to be paranoid. Terry Gilliam's dystopian masterpiece has an ordinary, everyday man, a cog in a massive bureaucratic machine, start to live very dangerously when he meets the woman of his dreams. The Christmas setting allows Gilliam to indulge his extravagant tastes in production design while allowing a few cutting digs at the extent to which the holiday season has fallen prey to materialism and crass commercialisation.

2. Kisses Irish writer and director Lance Daly's irresistibly charming drama has two Dublin kids run away from their suburban home at Christmas and spend a single night of wonder and terror on the streets of the inner city. Although the twinkling lights of the city at Christmastime make for a magical backdrop, Daly’s film is more concerned with ideas of character and journey than making simple, heart-warming messages about the season of goodwill.

1. Die Hard You might not realise that John McTiernan’s classic 1980s action movie is set at Christmas, what with all the bullets and explosions and Bruce Willis in a bloodsoaked vest. But it is, for no good reason other than to provide Alan Rickman’s terrorist with a convenient office party to crash - and kidnap all the guests - and wisecracking Willis with a compelling reason to want to spend some time with his estranged wife, played by Bonny Bedelia. The same teddy bear that Willis carries as a present for his young daughter makes an appearance at the start of McTiernan’s next film, The Hunt For Red October.

Watch this one and it may give you a certain sense of fulfilment in its own humble way.

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Fame in the Adriatic “Seasoning the dinner.”

Chapter Ten “No, no. Just water.” I cry underneath the desk. Damn the slave. How can she be so cunning if she didn’t have a soul?

I can hear Elana’s footsteps leaving my room. I breathe a sigh of relief. I pull out my blue dress and the dried ground boar penis falls out and crashes on the ground.

Wonderful! If I now get the malady, I am sure it will be incurable. I look up at the ceiling. Universe, I think the word, for I dare not even whisper it out loud, I then shake my head disappointedly.

Elana comes back later and helps me into my attire. I tuck my basket safely underneath my desk again. Mother greets me with the greatest smile, filling my heart with comfort, for it means that Elana has not exposed me. We walk side-byside, mother and I, Elana of course remains at home, then we stand in front of the Pellegrino’s door.

I hold my breath, then knock.

“Welcome.” Luciano’s father, the frigid iceberg from this morning, smiles as he ushers us inside. Mother thanks Signor Geovani de’Pelligrino, I merely nod.

The house is decrepit. Most of the furniture is wooden. They need to buy carpets from the Ottomans and curtains too for their windows are naked without, but in true noblemen fashion, the house is littered with candle holders that occupy lit wax, illuminating the house for nighttime. The poor just sleep at night, having no use for expensive candles, but Luciano’s family—Luciano’s name means light in fact—apparently can’t handle the dark.

The sun completes its descent as we enter.

The smell of cooking wafts around us. “I apologize for the smell,” says Luciano’s mother, who joins her husband at the front door to greet us both. Mother and I lean in for a cheek-to-cheek but Signora Alessandra Dondolo waves us off then shakes our hands like a gentleman. “We try not to kiss like the lower classes,” she says. “It spreads maladies.”

I roll my eyes and follow her through a corridor toward the dining room.

Luciano is nothing at all like his mother who is pearly white with golden hair and pale grey eyes. She is, furthermore, skin and bones whereas the Pelligrino men are muscular with broad shoulders. When Luciano joins us at the table, his attire catches my attention because it resembles my father’s doublet with pink sleeves, only Luciano’s is black with pistachio colored sleeves instead. His scallop shell heirloom and the knife at his hip add upon him a sinister glint reflecting off the candlelight, not like a halo, but rather, like the fake glitter of plated gold, which catches your attention but leaves you questioning its authenticity. His mother and father, on the other hand, are wearing cloaks, the mere sight of their blue and purple with white and black cloaks draws a heat wave over my body. Nobles would do anything to stand out, even when they invite their neighbors over for dinner, even if it burns them alive.

As soon as we sit—Signor Geovani on the head of the table, facing his son, mother and I on one side, facing Signora Alessandra, and Luciano to my right—the adults talk among themselves. I do not pay attention to their repartee because I feel it to be fake pretentious drivel that is primarily concerned with the concealment of

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real thoughts, opinions, and desires. There are two pies on the table. I skip the appetizers and main dish and head directly to the pie, however, when I gobble a spoonful I almost retch. I had not known it was filled with lampreys! Who puts baby eels in a pie? Oh God. Tears threaten to exit my eyes as I force myself to swallow the fishy lump. Ugh. That is revolting. Yuck, yuck, yuck.

Luciano almost smiles. He has been avoiding my gaze since appearing in the dining room, sitting quietly, arms below the table, eyes on his plate. His plate was filled by his mother. Signora Alessandra cut him a large chunk of the sweet and sour pork that seems to be diminishing in size even though Luciano’s arms are hidden under the table and his lips are grey and dry.

I cut myself a piece and squeeze a slice of lemon over. Finally, food. Finally. I had a large breakfast before heading to Father’s grave this morning, and barely nibbled on dry bread at the Ottoman’s. This meal satiates my hunger, balancing my humors. It makes me question whether I might’ve been edgy all day for lack of nutrition! Fancy that, hating Giuseppe, Caterina, my mother, Elana, and Luciano, all because of hunger. I smile to myself and peer back at Luciano.

No pork.

His plate is empty.

My eyebrows knot together.

“Is the pork to your satisfaction?” I ask tauntingly.

The adults stop talking and glance at Luciano’s empty plate.

“Oh! Luciano! You ate it all. I am so happy,” his mother says.

“Don’t coddle the boy, Alessandra,” his father snaps back before turning to my mother and continuing his speech about the Portuguese slave trade and its ramifications on the Venetian market.

All of a sudden, their wild mare begins to whine and rattle his chains. I look at my plate as I add another chunk of sweet and sour pork with extra lemon zest. I, who have eaten in the morning, nibbled on a piece of bread at the Ottomans, hydrated my throat on more than one occasion, had been on edge all day, easily irritated and peeved; what of this poor man who has been starved, beaten, and confined since dawn without a drop of water to wet his lips? I convince myself with extreme difficulty that the slave lacks a soul.

I mustn’t displace my human emotions on a soulless creature for it is contrary to Christ’s bidding.

The clunking crescendos with no intermissions, coupled with the black man’s cries.

“Argh! Argh!” I am unsure whether he speaks a coherent language that is foreign to my ears, or whether his words are mere animalistic calls for help.

Luciano shifts in his seat. His father fixes him with his own penetrating gaze.

“Don’t you dare.” His father points a fork in his son’s direction.

Luciano purses his lips, leveling his gaze back at his father. My head snaps back and forth from one madman to the next, from one penetrating gaze to the next, from one Pellegrino to the next.

The wild mare stops crying. The atmosphaera grows heavy with tension. Luciano then slides his chair backwards and stands.

“Luca!” cries his mother.

“You take one step away from the table and you will be out on the street. Haven’t you put us through enough with your disobedience?”

“Father,” Luciano begins before his father interrupts him.

“Sit!” Mother and I hold our breaths in unison. I would’ve sat down had my father ripped me with his gaze, especially if we had people coming over and I was intending to trick their daughter into wedlock. Luciano doesn’t. He remains standing for some time, his hands, which are turned into fists on either side of his hips, shake. I picture Luciano pulling out his onyx knife and flinging it across the table at his father.

When the slave’s clanking resumes, Luciano bows down ostentatiously. The tip of his nose almost dips into the lamprey pie. “Signor Geovani, the food that your wife prepared with generous benevolence has disturbed my stomach. Would you really hold me at the table against my will, against your Christian duty toward cleanliness, and humiliate your only son in the presence of guests? And what for? To teach me obedience? You are my father, and I already apologized for my… negligence in Venice, despite the wealth and prosperity it proffered upon the family. So please, allow me to depart if only for some time as I defeca—” Luciano doesn’t get the chance to complete the word which shocked us all! Our eyes are dilated, our jaws almost dislocated, and his mother utters a breathless shriek.

“Luciano! Sit down this instant you impudent good-for-nothing!”

“Good-for-nothing?” Luciano answers back, his cheekiness replaced with downright discourtesy, “I was fourteen when I began to rebuild the Pellegrino fortune that you had squandered in your youth. Four years, father, is all it took to make you more money and prestige than your wildest imagination!”

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Signor Geovani drops his fork and leaps to his feet. “You will shut your mouth this instant!”

“Or what?” Luciano retorts, “You will chain me to a wall, starve me, beat me? How does it feel knowing your wild mare didn’t succumbed? Three days you’ve starved the man, and three times he managed to escape, twice on the ship! You can’t tame him anymore than you can tame me!”

Signora Alessandra stands as well—mother and I only share sideway glances—and tries to placate her family members, who will not bend to one another like men touched by Hybris, the Greek Goddess of arrogance, instead of Jesus Christ.

“Get out! Get out! I have suffered you long enough, and in this hell-hole at the end of the world no one will care that you are not under my roof!”

Luciano’s smile is filthy. He looks at me before he nods to his father, his gaze sending shivers up my back. “That is all I’ve been asking for.” He leaves, and his mother totters behind him.

Mother, myself, and madman senior remain on the table. He snatches the fork that he discarded out of anger, stabs his pork, rips a large chunk out of it, then stuffs it in his mouth. I nudge mother who jumps from fright, and motion to her that it’s time to leave. She concurs, but not before asking if the Pelligrinos still want me as a daughter-in-law.

Ugh. * Back at home, my mother is somber. She calls Elana to massage her feet and get her ready for bed. She will narrate dinner’s events to the little slave, which in my opinion is inconsiderate, because mother will have to mention the wild mare again who frightens Elana. Inconsiderate or not, however, it is no longer one of my concerns. I grab some fruit from the pantry and then head to my chambers.

I close my door and wait until the coast is clear then I light a candle. I pull out my runaway basket to make sure that everything is in place. When I pull out the silver box, I decide against taking it, and settle on leaving it behind for Mother. It’s the least I can do.

I take out my father’s stationery and dip the quill in black ink. “Mrs. Botticelli” I begin then scrunch out the paper and write on a new sheet: “Dearest Mother, “I love you more than you can imagine, but life in Corfu is no longer bearable. Rest assured that I will never sully your good name. I will put all of Father’s education into good use by becoming the first Italian female to receive a university degree. I leave tonight with a sad heart at our parting. Don’t ever forget me.

“Your Obedient Daughter, “Maria Leonardo Botticelli.”

I blow out the candle, remove my blue dress, fold it into my basket, and then I slip into a pale pink nightgown and under the covers, where I stare out of the open window into the black blanket of the sky, waiting for first light. Oddly enough, I don’t feel anxious or afraid. My heart is filled with peace, serenity, despite our dinner at the Pellegrinos. I nibble on an apple in bed and hum Vincenzo Capirola’s “Paduana Descorda.” And wait. * My eyes almost shut. I slap my cheeks and shake my head. I light a candle every once in a while to check the clock. About an hour before first light, I wear my father’s clothes, folding the tips of my pant legs a number of times so they stay above my ankles. I wear the leather pianelles instead of my black dress shoes with white ribbons because I feel like they’ll handle the wear and tear of travel better. I tip toe out of my chambers to wash my face with water, grabbing two more apples from the pantry, stuffing them in my basket, then sneak out of my house for the last time.

I walk and walk. The streets are dark and empty. I pass the Church, remembering Giuseppe strolling in the cemetery half-dressed, and Vittoria’s transformation at Church, her enviable audacity to expose her back and the way her hair poured over it like melted gold. I pass the Ottomans’ house, the street where the Pellegrinos beat their slave into oblivion, and finally reach the Well of Knowledge where my Galen rests within. I draw the bucket out and fill in my flasks, and as I drink to repletion, I recall my meetings with both Giuseppe and Luciano on this spot, then, when I am done, I trudge the paved pathway, between the holey trees where the kids did not in fact sing sings about my stains.

The path is darker than the streets because the trees, whose leaves entwine in an arch, block the sliver of moonlight. I trudge slowly, humming “Paduana Descorda” under my breath.

Somewhere on the pathway, I hear the faint echo of footsteps. It stops me in my tracks. I look around. It is too difficult to see in the darkness, the moon is but a crescent, its rays barely can slither between the leaves to light my path, and just when I thought that a stranger in the middle of the night was following me, it starts to drizzle. The sound of the echo increases, but because of the paved streets, it

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appears from different places, causing me to swirl. I do not want to call out. I do not want to bring attention to myself and allow the fiend hiding behind the trees to locate me from my voice. I feel that I am making too much noise already by my frantic movement. When the footsteps become even louder and speed up, indicating a sprint, I start to yell, “Who goes there! Show yourself! Show yourself!”

I only see him when he is on top of me covering my mouth with his hand, his deep, blue, penetrating eyes sparkling even in the dead of night. “Shhhh,” he whispers, pinning me to the ground with his muscular build.

I feel him.

On me.

Between my parted legs.

I squirm and he tightens his grip. “Don’t move, Maria,” he commands me, but I move and wriggle. His mysterious eyes betray fear. Fear! He is afraid of me! The thought gives me strength. I continue writhing on the ground, which is getting slippery as the drizzle turns into a shower. If the weather gets even worse, as August is sometimes accredited with random storms, Giuseppe and Arturo are bound to be heading back up this path to wait it out in the village. And I will have help!

“Mmmm!” I mouth below his hand.

“Shhh!”

“Mmmhhhh!”

“Maria, I beg you.”

Beg me?

“Mmmhhhheeeeelp!” When I finally break out of his grasp I roll away, and yell and yell because my life is depending on it, I call Giuseppe’s name and Arturo’s and take a few steps backward from the Venetian nobleman.

Then I hear the growl of an angry man, a man who has been starved, beaten, and tortured for days, a man who concealed by the darkness, holding a silver knife whose handle matches the color of his skin.

Luciano faces his father’s slave, who glares at him with menace, waving the silver knife in front of him. Luciano takes two steps backwards and stands in front of me, he wraps his left arm around me, pressing me against his back then mumbles, “I tried to warn you, Maria, I tried.”

I don’t get the chance to justify my noncompliance for the slave charges toward us!

Luciano let’s go of me and yells “Runnnnn!”

I run in the direction of the port as I hear the most heart-wrenching scream behind me. I swerve and find Luciano on the ground, yelling “My eye!” repeatedly, as he rolls in the dirt. I hold my breath for it is not the only sound I hear.

I also hear the footsteps of the wild mare running toward me.

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DECEMBER Book Releases Hope you add some of these to your collection.

Madison Square Tragedy: The

Murder of Stanford White

Rick Geary

Stanford White is one of New York’s most famous architects, having designed many mansions and the first Madison Square Garden. He had a taste for budding young showgirls on Broadway, even setting up a private apartment to entertain them in, including a room with…a red velvet swing. When he meets Evelyn Nesbit, an exquisite young nymph, cover girl, showgirl he knows he’s on to something special. However, Evelyn eventually marries a young Pittsburgh decadent heir with a dark side who develops a deep hatred for White and what he may or may not have done to her, setting up the most scandalous murder of the time.

In the Night of Time

Antonio Munoz Molina translated by Edith Grossman

October 1936. Spanish architect Ignacio Abel arrives at Penn Station, the final stop on his journey from war-torn Madrid, where he has left behind his wife and children. Crossing the fragile borders of Europe, he reflects on months of fratricidal conflict in his embattled country, his own transformation from a bricklayer’s son to a respected bourgeois husband and professional, and the all-consuming love affair with an American woman that forever alters his life.

Shoot the Woman First: A Crissa Stone

Brown Dog, a bawdy, reckless, down-on-his-luck Michigan Indian, has earned cult status with readers of Jim Harrison in the more than two decades since his first appearance. For the first time, BROWN DOG gathers all the Brown Dog novellas, including one never-published one, into one volume --- the ideal introduction (or reintroduction) to Harrison’s irresistible Everyman.

My Venice and Other Essays Donna Leon

In MY VENICE AND OTHER ESSAYS, Donna Leon writes over fifty funny, charming, passionate, and insightful essays that range from battles over garbage in the canals to the troubles with rehabbing Venetian real estate. She shares episodes from her life in Venice, explores her love of opera, and recounts tales from in and around her country house in the mountains. With pointed observations and humor, she also explores her family history and former life in New Jersey, and the idea of the Italian man.

The Apartment

Greg Baxter

A half million dollars in drug proceeds, guarded by three men with automatic weapons. For Wallace Stroby's determined heroine, professional thief Crissa Stone, and her team, stealing it was the easy part.

But when the split goes awry in a blaze of gunfire, Crissa finds herself on the run with a duffel bag of stolen cash, bound by a promise to deliver part of the take to the needy family of one of her slain partners.

One snowy holiday morning in an old European city, an American man leaves his shabby hotel to meet a local woman who has agreed to help him search for an apartment to rent. Greg Baxter's clear-eyed first novel tells the intriguing story of these two people on this single day, across a blurry, frozen, illogical city into a past the man is hoping to forget.

The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams Ben Bradlee

Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. During his 22 years with the Boston Red Sox, he electrified crowds across America --- and shocked them, too. His notorious clashes with the press and fans threatened his reputation and his ferocity came to define his troubled domestic life. While baseball might have been straightforward for Ted Williams, life was not. citypageskuwait.com

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Brown Dog: Novellas

The Collector of Lost Things Jeremy Page

The year is 1845 and young researcher Eliot Saxby is paid to go on an expedition to the Arctic in the hope of finding remains of the by-nowextinct Great Auk, a large flightless bird of mythical status. Eliot joins a hunting ship, but the crew and the passengers are not what they seem.

Caught in the web of relationships on board, Eliot clings to what he believes in, but is irrevocably drawn back into a past that haunts him—and a present that confronts him with a myriad of dangers.

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Nada Soliman

BOOK CLUB

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Meet Nada, our team member is simply a book savvy. Every month Nada picks her favourite book and shares with you its review. Please feel free to contact Nada to discuss your opinion or ask her opinion on your favourite book or author.

The Wrong Bride This month book review is special to me, why? Because it is one of the early books I fell in love with when I started my quest in reading. Not only that, I have enjoyed those pages over and over again until I reached the magic twentieth time, and when I lost it after a while, I bought myself a new fresh copy to enjoy even more.

Just recently I have enjoyed reading it for the twenty first time. The Wrong Bride (2001) is an intriguing title for a very intriguing story, written by author Sussana Carr; she

is an American author famous for writing contemporary romance novel, she has received many awards and her books got translated into different languages. The Wrong Bride is her first published novel, as she used to write novels since she was a school girl. She written known titles such as: Confessions of a "Wicked" Woman (2005), Ex, Why and Me (2006) and Secrets of a Bollywood Marriage coming out in 2014.

The story talks about sexy, hunk, Australian businessman Devlin Hunter who wants to close a deal with Tracey Parks to become a CEO of her stepfather company by marrying her. Tracey has an identical twin, Jessica. Tracey asks her sister for a favor for the first time ever; that she takes her place in the rehearsal dinner one day before her wedding as she has to go away on a business trip but promises to be back in time to marry Devlin. However, Jessica isn’t sure she can pull it off as her and her twin are total opposites in personality, yet, Tracey reassures her just to act like a witch and Devlin wouldn’t know the difference. When Jess appears at the Wedding rehearsal Devlin immediately knows she is not Tracy. Not only is Devlin on to the switch, he knows where Tracy is and what she is up to. He arranges to stop her efforts to return in time for the wedding and Jessica is forced to go through with the sham marriage in order to protect her family. Will they stay together? What will happen afterwards? You have to read that book to be able to find out the exciting details about this story.

Engaging and well-drawn, Devlin and Jessica ignite the story with their chemistry. THE WRONG BIDE is a sensual, sensitive and satisfying read that, at only 217 pages, author Sussana Carr has packed with enough intrigue and romance to keep the reader turning pages all the way to the end.

Beethoven: The Man Revealed John Suchet

Beethoven scholar and classical radio host John Suchet has had a lifelong, ardent interest in the man and his music. Here, in his first full-length biography, Suchet illuminates the composer’s difficult childhood, his struggle to maintain friendships and romances, his ungovernable temper, his obsessive efforts to control his nephew’s life, and the excruciating decline of his hearing.

Next Month...

Next month I will review one of the unpublished works of great Author Paulo Coelho called The Way of the Bow. The tale tells the story of Tetsuya, the best archer of the country, who conveys his teachings to a boy in his village. Throughout the story, several thoughts are reflected; daily efforts and work, how to overcome difficulties, steadfastness, courage to take risky decisions, etc.

Warsaw 1944: Hitler,

Himmler, and the Warsaw Uprising

Alexandra Richie In 1943, the Nazis liquidated Warsaw’s Jewish ghetto. A year later, they threatened to complete the city’s destruction by deporting its remaining residents. As Soviet soldiers turned back the Nazi invasion of Russia and began pressing west, the underground Polish Home Army decided to act. Taking advantage of German disarray and seeking to forestall the absorption of their country into the Soviet empire, they chose to liberate the city of Warsaw for themselves.

WARSAW 1944 tells the story of this brave --- and errant --calculation.

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Top Books THAT Made into Movies in 2013 Movies Based on Books Wondering what books will be made into movies in 2013? Here's the scoop on some of the biggest movies based on books.

Safe Haven

The Host

Nicholas Sparks' movies often draw new fans to his books. The books and movies are often romantic and sad with a sense of morality. Safe Haven is the story of a woman with a dark past who arrives in a smallNorth Carolina town and intends not to form close relationships. Of course, love ensues and the past catches up with her. Safe Haven was released in February 2013.

Twi-hards don't need to despair in 2013! There may not be anotherTwilight movie, but Stephenie Meyer's book, The Host, was converted into a film that was released in March 2013.

Carrie The original movie of Stephen King's debut novel, Carrie, came out in 1976 and is a classic. Carrie tells the story of a teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is an outcast with a deep need for revenge. The remake came out in October 2013.

Ender's Game Orson Scott Card's 1985 novel, Ender's Game, is finally being adapted into a movie. There are some changes to the novel -- the actor is supposed to be 12, not 6 -- but the director says he is a big fan of the book and kept much of it intact. Ender's Game stars Harrison Ford and hit theaters November 1.

Catching Fire When I saw The Hunger Games in March 2012, the thought of waiting a year and a half for another movie was almost unbearable. I think many other fans will be thrilled to see how the film adaptation of this saga continues in Catching Fire.

The movie was released in November.

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Nadia AlHassan

Don’t Be Afraid To Get On The Train

Nadia Al-Hassan is a student in Ireland, studying Journalism. She is passionate about writing stories and poetry. Nadia loves helping people with her stories. She believes that words are beautiful and powerful.

It was a cold evening, snowflakes were falling from the sky and everybody couldn’t wait to go back home and sit in front of the fireplace. It was one of those magical nights though, with Christmas lights everywhere and people strolling along the street shopping. “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,” a group of carol singers were playing Christmas songs and I stopped to listen while I waited for the train to come.

The third person that I approached was a man in his 50s. He had such a sad look on his face and his mind was miles away. He told me about his wife that had died a couple of months ago and he couldn’t seem to get back on his feet again, or even visit her grave yet. He said he was too heartbroken and everyday he would come to the train station so that he could go visit her grave but then he would back out.

He told me his heart was in a million pieces. “I miss her,” he cried.

A lot of things were going on around me. A mother was cradling her baby and trying to keep the baby warm. A man had his arms wrapped around his wife under mistletoe and she kept giggling every time he kissed her forehead. Two teenagers were gossiping about what had happened that day in school.

I felt so sad for them, this train station was full of stories.

But what really caught my eye was four particular people, all sitting on their own.

One man had his head buried in his hands and he was sobbing, but very quietly. I went to sit beside him, he still had his face hidden away and I watched, as his tears would hit the ground, one by one.

We were all waiting for the train to come, but we all had a different destination to go to.

This young man was there for a very long time and had no intentions of going anywhere, so why was he sitting at the train station?

“Sir, what is the matter?” I asked. “What are you waiting for?” He told me about his story, how he and his wife had separated and he wanted her back but was too scared. He told me how he would sit at the train station everyday but never got on the train. “I love her,” he whispered.

The fourth person I spoke to was a man in his late 20’s. He stood there with a single suitcase and waited anxiously. “What are you waiting for?” I asked. He gave me a smile and said, “Nothing. Just for the train to come. I know life is filled with ups and downs and I know it can be a scary place to be in. But, we as human beings are strong. We must learn to face our fears, move on and live in the moment. If you want something, go and get it. If you are scared of change, don’t be. You will never know until you try. And, if you miss somebody and you are grieving, it is okay to do so. But also remember all the beautiful memories you once shared with that person, cherish it and slowly move on. Your loved ones would want the best for you. They would want you to be happy. I am waiting to get on the train and explore the adventures that await me.”

He got on the train and waved goodbye.

Life is full of rides and full of stories. But don’t ever be afraid to get on the train and go to where you want to be. Life is too short.

As I approached the second person, I noticed she had a worried look on her face.

When I asked her what was the matter, she kept her head down. “I got an offer to work at this place, but it is so far away and I am scared. It’s been two weeks now and I still haven’t made up my mind on whether I want to go or not. Change scares me, so I come here everyday trying to see if I can get the courage to hop on the train and go. But I never do.”

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Ahmed AlRashid It was almost two years ago when we first interviewed Ahmed for CityPages and if you are a regular reader of CityPages, you may also remember the amazing cover design he did for our second anniversary.

Here we bring you Ahmed again when his recent collaboration with Starbucks middle east is making quite a buzz.

Ahmed AlRashid is best at composing art design on objects. His name is well known for creating vibrant, attractive designs.

His flicker account serves as the gallery for his artistic accomplishments, a wide range of items he has been commissioned to design for important clients. For one of the leading establishments namely Kuwait Finance House, he has designed a Hummer, calendars, Ramadan gift boxes, real estate brochures and even their advertisements. The Saudi Kuwaiti Finance House logo has sprung from his imagination as well as the banners for the Dubai International Bowling Tournament. There are other numerous other assignments he has dabbled in, and they carry his signature, innovative and modern view on design.

Ahmed is originally from Kuwait and has completed his Bachelors in Management from Kuwait University. His interest began 13 years ago and since then, he has pursued his chosen vocation voraciously. Having completely invested in himself, he undertook a variety of jobs from different companies and studied fervently to hone his talents.

Ahmed is an inspiration to many Kuwaiti designers, who admire his talent and drive in the quest for excellence. “A package should have looks, brains, and personality to attract, convince, and start a relationship�. It is what he believes is that has given him the status he has today. CityPages caught up with the graphic designer to chat about his exciting profession.

Hi, for those who did not read your first interview with CityPages, please introduce yourself?

I am Ahmed Al Rashid, simply an art and grapic designer. I completed my Bachelors in Management Degree from Kuwait University.

How did you get your start in logo designing?

It wasn’t something intentional. A friend of mine was in the process of starting a company. He liked one of my designs and felt that it was relevant to his company. So he asked me to develop it further for him and it took off from there.

When did you first realize that designing was inside you?

Since I was a child, I was very fond of colours, and I always preferred buying colouring sets instead of toys. When I was in high school, I used to draw on every wall in the school, which made my peers wonder who was behind those drawings that were signed under a fake name. This is when I realized that I need to hone my talent.

Who inspired you to get into designing?.

A number of designers in Britain.

How can you describe your unique style of designing?

Simple, bold, and a strong combination of colors in different shades.

Can you recall any logos that presented a challenge?

A car rental company in the UAE that had a large fleet of around 6000 cars and 20 branches, called Super Price, was in the process of rebranding. There were many companies considered for the job and I was selected. Being selected in itself was a challenge, since this company has many competitors, some of which are multinational companies, in the same field. With the grace of Allah, I managed to meet this challenge, and the company was very pleased with my work.

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I usually hold a meeting with the company in the beginning to get some answers. Then, I follow that up with more questions in order to be certain of the company and its field of business. After that, I sketch what’s on my mind and select 3 or 4 options. Then I develop the options selected further on designing programs to present them to the client.

Where do you take your inspirations from?

I get my inspiration from music and traveling.

When I am working on a big project, I travel during the weekend to a quiet place to refresh my mind and prepare for the job.

Tell us of a project that you are proud of?

I can’t pick one per se, because I feel that every project is important in its own way and has contributed to my development. Each had its own challenges that helped me grow.

I am eager to know of your collaboration with Starbucks Middle east, can you explain us more about it?

Starbucks Middle East asked me to design ten paper cups in my own way to use them in an ad campaign in the Middle East and all the branches of the company. I made the designs, and I was keen to leave my print because I like the Starbucks brand. The people at Starbucks highly appreciated my work so did their customers. I would like to thank Starbucks for the collaboration, and I look forward to working with them again.

What are designing?

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My hobbies are traveling, cycling, speed sports, and reading.

Do people copy your work? What is your message for such people?

I do not know if there are people who copy my work.

As they say, imitation is a sincere form of flattery. If there are any, my message to them is to not waste their time imitating me or others, but rather to work on having their own style and identity in their work.

Do you like reading books?

I enjoy reading when I have the time to do so. I mostly read when I travel.

Your message for aspiring graphic designing students?

My message is actually a quote that left a profound impact on me. ‘A design is not finished, until someone is using it’ - Brenda Laurel.

Your message for CityPages magazine?

I would like to thank CityPages, especially Mr. Jameel, for interviewing me in this unique magazine that I always read. I wish you best of luck.

Tell us of other interesting projects that you have completed.

I worked on many projects; the latest was with Level Shoe District at Dubai Mall. It was a live event where I drew on shoes from international brands for a specific number of VIP clients. It was my first time to perform in such a way. The show was great and greatly received.

Tell us of your proudest moment?

I’m always proud when any of my work is recognized.

Anything in the pipeline? What can we expect next from Ahmed?

I have several proposals that I am currently studying in addition to other projects that are being finalized in terms of agreement. Soon I will be working on projects and collaborations in Kuwait and abroad and I hope that you will be pleased with what you will see.

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What is your creative process? How steps are involved in completing a logo from scratch to finish stage?

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Introducing Jameela Ross About Yourself: I am 21yrs old, Graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. I have quite a passion for food as well as good adventures. I love travelling, Shopping and freelance writing.

The Outfit: Top - H&M Shirt - H&M Wedges - Bershka Pants - Zara

Accessories: Necklace: H&M Earrings: @De_Lusso Bracelet: @De_Lusso

Favorite Designer: Alexander McQueen

Favorite place to shop in Kuwait: Avenues mall

Favorite Brand: Zara

Must haves this season: Tall leather Boots & Big Scarves

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Introducing Abdullateef Al-Saleh About Yourself: I am 20yrs old, currently studying at the Australian College of Kuwait (ACK). I am passionate about music and sports.

The Outfit: Jacket - Pull and Bear Vest - Gant Shirt - Zara Jeans - Roberto Cavalli Shoes - Pedro

Favorite Designer: No one in particular

Favorite Brand: Massimo Dutti

Favorite place to shop in kuwait: Avenues Mall

Must haves this season: Boots, Boots and Boots December 2013

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The Body Shop announced the launch of luxurious; special-edition collections that are here to spice up the holidays so every woman can spoil herself each and every day. Evoking the heart-warming spirit of this season, these decadent delights are bursting with natural ingredients, sumptuous textures and the gorgeous gourmand scents: zingy Ginger Sparkle; fruity Cranberry Joy; and indulgent Vanilla Bliss.

Vanilla Bliss: It offers a unique, top-to-toe experience with wonderfully indulgent Vanilla Bliss.

Enriched with vanilla extract and a host of richly decadent Community Fair Trade ingredients, the lavish collection has a delicious gourmand fragrance.

Time for some delicious me-time!

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Ginger Sparkle: With lavish, textures and a warm, spicy fragrance, this ginger-infused Special Edition collection is a feast for the senses. It contains body polish, shower gel, hand lotion, hand wash, shimmer lotion and body butter.

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Cranberry Joy: The much-loved, delectable Cranberry Joy collection is back for the holidays.

This rich line-up of bath, body and home fragrance treats containing cranberry extract and a raft of skinbeneficial Community Fair Trade ingredients has a mouth-watering fruity fragrance.

PLAYING WITH THE DEVIL, was created, as many of my previous scents, with perfumer Calice Becker. This fragrance is part of the "In the Garden of Good and Evil" collection, all composed around the idea of "forbidden fruits."

PLAYING WITH THE DEVIL is a fruity animal fragrance built on a set of contrasts and oppositions to express the wink expressed in the name.

In the opening, an overdose of fruity notes - Blood Orange, Blackcurrant buds, White Peach and Lychee - combined with hot spices – Black Pepper from Madagascar and Pimento Berries – bring the olfactory "forbidden fruit" The heart is a woodsy accord - Cedar, Sandalwood, Patchouli - dressed by the femininity of the Rose of May and the more sensual femininity of the Jasmine Sambac from India.

In the dry down, Cistus and Ambrarome were overdosed in a classic oriental accord - Tonka Bean, Benzoin, Vanilla - to bring out the animalic sensuality.

Calice Becker describes PLAYING WITH THE DEVIL as "a summer walk in the woods at dusk".

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Holiday 2013 Gap is excited to announce the launch of its Holiday Collection for 2013. Both the men and women’s collections draw from the rich color palettes of country woods, Alpine chalets and spectacular jeweled tones, while continuing to incorporate its signature heritage trademark of 1969 denim. Encapsulating Gap’s heritage, the ‘1969’ collection continues to be a key focus with Straight, Skinny, Slim and Standard cuts in a variety of colors including Smoke, Riviera and Southside cementing Gap’s presence in the market.

Bracelets for MEN & WOMEN

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Look and feel your best in this physique improving, game changing seamless undershirt by SPANX. Designed with cooling features that will keep you comfortable during the summer months, the undersshirts compression zones transform the torso and chest, making you look sharper, stand taller, and feel stronger. Available in a crew neck and v-neck style at K-Lynn Lingerie.

Season’s key trends highlighted this Autumn Winter’13 at Centrepoint

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Ralph Lauren PJ's for women available at K-Lynn, Avenues Mall

Steve Madden launches its exclusive Fall 2013 collection for men and women

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Mamas & Papas Winter Collection 2013 Wrap your little ones up this winter in the Mamas & Papas Winter 2013 collection. Mixing soft, touchable knits, thick, durable trousers and fun, feminine princess dresses, the latest collection will ensure that your tots are cozy and comfy, but look oh-so-cool throughout the cooler months!

Combining old school, distinguished soft shirts, stylish boys’ blazers and waistcoats with comfy corduroys and incredibly soft knit cardis, paired with fun gentlemen’s hats and soft knit beanies to complete the look. Tweed blazers, classic duffel coats and an array of knitted scarves tie up the boys’ collection, ensuring that we have pieces to suit every budding fashionista’s taste and style!

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The Holiday season is all about fun, fresh pops of color, traditional holiday patterns and cozy cups of cocoa as you cuddle up with your loved ones and enjoy the cooler weather. The Gap Holiday Collection is inspired by Swiss Lodges, Starry Nights, Cherries Jubilee, Snowballs and Enchanted Forests and has something to suit every little girl and boy!

Gap Kids and babyGap Holiday Collection 2013

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The new H&M Sport

an expanded concept with focus on performance, fit and function

H&M is proud to announce the evolution and growth of its H&M Sport concept in January 2014. The new H&M Sport will offer greater choice and new designs for more sporting activities, reflecting the increasingly active lifestyles of women, men and children. The new H&M Sport collection has been designed with input from world-class professional athletes from the Swedish Olympic team, placing the emphasis on performance, with a natural instinct for fashion. As well as a new visual identity, H&M Sport will also get its own dedicated area in selected stores. The expansion confirms H&M’s long-term commitment to H&M Sport, and its rapidly growing engagement with the world of sports.

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LOUIS VUITTON - SS 2014 Shoes Precollection

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Bene meets Middle East

Showroom in Kuwait shines anew On Tuesday, 26 November 2013, Moath AlMuhalhel, Bene’s exclusive distributor in Kuwait, opened his new showroom in the presence of numerous guests, customers and friends. The distributor for the international office expert is demonstrating what first-class office solutions look like over 370 square metres and two floors: the office is presented as a living space that offers an interaction between zones for concentrated work, communication and collaboration, as well as high-quality executive offices.

Bene has been represented in Kuwait since 2006 by Moath AlMuhalhel as its exclusive distributor. The showroom has now been renovated and the new space shows a rich diversity of different office zones and areas. It is a living office that enables interested visitors and customers to see Bene’s office worlds in action. “We are pleased to be able to present our ideal office solutions in such a generous way in the redesigned showroom”, said Michael Feldt, Management Board member responsible for Sales & Marketing at Bene AG.

Choose the place you need The showroom fits Bene’s forward-looking office worlds perfectly: Today, the office is a vibrant living space – much like an urban landscape with many different zones and areas that accommodate the different activities of its users. With its “Choose the place you need” office concept, Bene is responding to the new demands of the modern work environment and, as a one-stop provider, offers its own product portfolio with an emphasis on design and expands it with a balanced assortment of leading brands.

First successes after the renovation Kuwait’s leading telecommunications company, Wataniya Telecom, is furnishing its headquarters in Kuwait with an order of Bene products and solutions worth 700,000 euros. Wataniya Telecom was looking for a new call centre solution with an emphasis on noise reduction, privacy, an unmistakable design and a novel office system in line with the colour concept of its corporate identity. The new product family, DOCKLANDS (design by PearsonLloyd, London) – workspaces that can be used on a temporary basis in the Open Office – were perfect for all of Wataniya Telecom’s requirements: Bene equipped the telecom company with 135 workplace islands, the Dock-In Bays. Furthermore, Bene provided classic workplaces and executive offices from the P2 portfolio.

The latest Bene products are on display in the new showroom – to touch and experience: portfolios for classic workspaces and team workstations such as CUBE_S, PARCS for communication and collaboration, and DOCKLANDS for privacy and concentration, as well as the successful executive lines, P2 and AL.

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Is this your first visit to Kuwait?

Yes, this is my first visit to our partner in Kuwait

How long has this partnership been with Kuwait?

We entered the Kuwait market in 1996. We met with Moath for the first time during ORGATEC which is a large furniture fair in 2004 and that was when we entered into a formal partnership and ever since then we grew and developed the Kuwait business together and today is a big step and milestone for this cooperation.

What are you celebrating today?

Today we are celebrating this new location as it is a big step forward and an investment in the market and a strong sign that we are very interested in the future and that we believe in the Kuwait market, and also for the customers and clients who are open to ours and Moath 's project, this is a very good place to come and see, and feel, and touch and understand our philosophy.

Can you briefly tell us about the brand itself?

Bene is a very old family business from Austria. It was started sometime in 1776 and it has turned into an office furniture maker in the early 19th century and it then constantly grew in the world markets. Even today our supervisory board is with the Bene family members.

It has very traditional routes of this very little town Waidhofen. still manufacturing almost everything at Waidhofen.

Is the focus today still on Office furnishing?

Yes, we are an office furniture maker and focus on the modern and trend oriented community.

How often do you come up with new designs? Is it yearly? or seasonally?

There is not a real rhythm to it and don't have a fix time to bring out a new collection. We have a pretty big research and design unit that follows the trends in the market, how the office work develops and grows and tries to develop future trends and Bene is very much a trend setter in introducing new concepts. We have a constant product development and every year we bring out a lot of new furniture and adapt the existing furniture.

How many outlets do you have other than Kuwait and Austria?

We have a total of 82 locations in total and if you subtract the 9 locations in Austria, we have 73 locations out of Austria and 72 without Kuwait.

Apart from Austria, which are your other big markets?

In terms of volume, the next big market is Germany and the Russian market is also very big. We are one of the two or three big companies in the UK and then its the Middle-east market which is very important for us. We have branches or partners in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and one of the bigger one is this one in Kuwait.

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What is your main differentiating factor that sets you apart?

We differentiates ourselves in understanding how people work in a particular environment as there are different people doing different jobs within an organization with different work habits and routines and understanding all these and translate this into furniture and try to build the right place for everybody in the company.

Who is your ideal customer? What size of an organization?

Basically, our concepts starts for organization with 30 to 40 employees and maybe 20 is the lowest. But we focus on large customers such as BMW, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, google, facebook and you name it.

Do you offer any customized solutions or do you only offer ready-to-use solutions?

Our standard product portfolio has over 400 Million different possible opportunities so mostly the customer's needs are always met in the existing range of products. However, we do a lot of customization depending on the needs of the customer but usually they find within our product range what they desire.

Can you name some of your prominent clients from Kuwait?

Yes, we have Wataniya telecom. We are currently doing a big project for Kuwait Social Security, we recently completed a big project in the KIPCO tower and many others.

Michael Feldt Photographer: Abdulaziz AlShayji

COO, Bene

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Mohamed Al-Sharrah

GALPIN FORD GTR1 Crazy about car racing and tuned sport cars, a photographer and loves traveling.

Follow Mohamed on twitter @alsharrah E-mail alsharrah@me.com

THE GTR1 EMBODIES THE ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE AND EXCLUSIVE, BESPOKE DETAILS FOUND ON A SUPERCAR

Galpin is proud to introduce its first coach built supercar- the Galpin Ford GTR1.

Continuing Galpin’s 60-years legacy of customizing vehicles, the GTR1 is based on the Ford GT and an interpretation of what it may have looked and performed like had it continued its evolution. The GTR1 boasts a powerplant capable of an estimated 1024 HP and 739 ft-lbs of torque, generated from a twin turbocharged 5.4L V8 engine that is mechanically capable of speeds in excess of225 mph- making it a truly modern and bold American Mid-Engine Supercar.

While designed by Galpin by Galpin Auto Sports, the hand crafted all aluminum body was widened 5 inches compared to the Ford GT, and constructed by renowned concept car builder Metal crafters. It features 20 inch forged aluminum knock off wheels, Pirelli P-Zero tires, 6 piston breaks with full carbon rotors, jeweled headlamps and tail lamps and carbon fiber accents. The interior features a machined aluminum instrument cluster, a McIntosh sound system and luxurious hand fabricated leather trimmed seats, dash, door panels and headliner.

Designed with a vision of how the Ford GT may have developed had it continued its evolution, the GTR1 embodies the ultra-High performance and exclusive,

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bespoke details found on a supercar. Encapsulating all of the necessary supercar components, this timeless design gives off the raw brutality of a supercar that can compete with the world’s best and fastest.

Power is derived from Ford’s proven 5.4 L V8 engine found in the Ford GT, twinturbocharged to obtain 1024 HP and 739 ft lbs to torgue. This enormous increase in power helps produce a supercar which is mechanically capable of a 0-60 MPH time in 3.1 seconds and a top speed in excess of 225 MPH. The GTR1 also features full carbon-carbon rotors with six piston brake calipers that are typically found in Formula One race cars and the latest military and civilian aircrafts.

The body of the GTR1 is fabricated by world-renowned concept car builder, Metal Crafters, who for decades have built carbon fiber bodies for multiple professional racing teams and the aerospace industry. The most advanced materials available are used during construction including aluminum, carbon fiber and the finest Bridge of Weir handcrafted leather.

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THE GTR1 IS BASED ON THE FORD GT AND AN INTERPRETATION OF WHAT MAY HAVE LOOKED AND PERFORMED LIKE HAD IT CONTINUED IT’S EVOLUTION.

THIS TIMELESS DESIGN FOVES OFF THE RAWBRUTALITY OF A SUPERCAR THAT CAN COMPETE WITH THE World’s best and fastest.

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Asnan Tower SPONSORS THE NUKS EXHIBITION IN USA #AsnanDream

#AsnanComedy

The exhibition at NUKS, California promoted to help students in following their dreams as they seek a position in today's labor market.

Dr. Eissa AlEissa presented inspiring words of how the youth can face all the difficulties and challenges throughout their journey in order to build a career. His intellectual mentality was very charismatic through out his speech and obvious in many statements he used such as "Word hard, work smart". These four words inspired so many members of the audience.

Furthermore, a comedy show was held at NUKS by Bader Saleh and Saleh AlAmiri to entice the audience. Also, the very creative idea of the "Dream tree" was presented which was all about people writing small notes about their future dreams. The Dream tree's purpose was to try to bring about a sense of awareness and it served as the first step for people's future goal development.

Finally, there was a booth at the event that allowed students to apply for their dream jobs. It was all super exciting. At the end of this spectacular event, everybody was grateful for Asnan as they always provide the best of the best to keep everybody smiling.

By sponsoring and holding events like this just to see the beautiful smiles of people from the inside-out, and allowing them to take a step forward and closer to their dreams. Asnan always looks ahead of their fans needs and wants and this is why they always look for the best to hand it to the best.

Dr.Eisa Al-Eisa receive thanks trophy from NUKS

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Dr. Eisa Al-Eisa doing a checkup at Asnan both

Bader Al-Eisa Marketing & PR Manager give advices for the students

students write the dreams and put it on the tree #AsnanDream

Bader Al-Saleh at the comedey show

the tree of the dreams at Asnan both

Dr. Eisa Al-Eisa presented inspiring words of how the youth can face all the difficulties and challenges

how students sharing thier dreams

Dr. Eisa, Bader, Hamad Qalam

Hamad Qalam write his dream

Students filling the job application Asnan both

Dr. Rasha Al-homood , his execelence the ambassador of Kuwait & Dr. Saad Al-ZAMEL AT ASNAN BOTH

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CityPages magazine has launched a new section ‘Asnan Live’ in collaboration with Asnan Tower to keep its readers updated with events and social activities organized

by Asnan Tower regularly.

Asnan Tower SPONSORSTHE "life experts" CONFERENCE

Asnan Tower, being the biggest dental center in the Middle East, supports the social and cultural life in Kuwait. Hence, its very natural that it organises and sponsors variety of events on a regular basis.

You will enjoy exploring the exciting life of Asnan Tower and this section will enable you to be a part of Asnan family.

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Mr Farouq AlZouman was the first Saudi to climb the Everst.

As soon as he came on the stage, he showed his pride of being the first Muslim who said the prayer and held the Quraan on the Everst hump. Its not strange for such a man with a young soul to go through such an inspiring and full of obstacles adventure and succeed, he made it clear that what made him who he is the positive thinking, sticking with his plan, being patient and never giving up.

He said every person has a talent inside him but needs to work hard to explore and believe along with teamwork in order to reach what ever the aim(dream) is.

The whole conference was about that every person has a talent deep down and should use it in the right time and right place, its all about the "How" word. Eventually this energy has an important reflection in the community specially the youth people who will carry us into a brighter and shining future. Keep the good work people and don't forget to smile "bright future with a shinny smile".

Asnan dedicated its time and efforts in order to introduce its staff to the amazing Mr. Farouq AlZouman.

It also motivated and taught people how to work hard for a brighter future.

Asnan Family with the certificates of the session

Asnan Family

The organizers of the session "life experts"

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Lawwyla Harmony in the luxurious The Venue Residence Hotel To be closer than ever to the society's elite ladies Inspired by Kuwait's authentic touch, thinking, trend and professionalism; "Leyla Harmony" was launched in 1998 to provide the elite ladies of Kuwait's society with an integrated range of beauty services that cover, Bridal Arrangement, Manicure & Pedicure, Make-up, Hair, Facial & Body Care, and beauty products of leading brands.

At the outset, "Leyla Harmony" launched its first specialized Beauty Center equipped with Kuwaiti beauty specialists, supervised by the beauty expert Leyla Al-Aradi, in Salmiya.

Then, the brand expanded to cover strategic areas in Kuwait and the region. A step that earned Leyla Harmony a great respect and appreciation .

Afterwards, "Leyla Harmony", triggered by a great interest in growth, opened a specialized Training Center, where participants experienced programs developed in co-operation with global beauty expertise.

Soon, the Training Centre was followed by the inception of Leyla Harmony's biggest Beauty Centre in the Middle East at Al-Shaab area where all necessary beauty needs for the elite and elegant women are satisfied.

Moreover, Leyla Harmony crowned its achievements with the launch of its brand inside Crowne Plaza Hotel in Farwaniya.

Today the brand celebrates its success with relocating its Fintas branch to Mahboula at the luxurious The Venue Residence Hotel to boast a specious area of 600 sq.m. with full, comprehensive and integrated beauty services.

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The Magic of Exceptional Customer Service by Doug Lipp

Chill by the Pool Side at Crowne Plaza Hotel

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Porsche Centre Kuwait announces the arrival of the new Panamera

TURKISH Exhibition at 360 Mall

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Fantast World - The Ultimate Combat Creatures Battle

Amouage Opens First Standalone Shop In Kuwait

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Wataniya Telecom Event Celebrating The Upgrading Of Its Network

PRO EXPO AT 360 MALL

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Calvin Klein and Behbehani Group Launch the Calvin Klein Impulsive Watch and Jewelry in Kuwait

New Swarovski Secret Treasure - Fall/Winter 2013 Collection Launch

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BUBBLEOLOGY CELEBRATES THE LAUNCH OF FIRST STORE IN KUWAIT Bubbleology, the popular London-based bubble tea brand, today celebrated the launch of its first store in Kuwait and the Middle East at Sanabil Tower with its local partners, Evolution Affiliates, Bubbleology Founder Assad Khan, and many bubble tea lovers.

Guests were taken through a bubble-bursting event with an open-tasting session of more than 30 flavors of both hot and cold tea-based to milk-based drinks.

Alaa Hassan, Evolution Affiliates Managing Partner said: “Bubbleology has been a go-to place for many Kuwaitis that have spent many summer vacations in London. The launch of Bubbleology in Kuwait brings people closer to this refreshing drink that they’ve been accustomed to and introduces many others to a unique and delicious option to add to their gatherings, outings and even study sessions.”

Bubbleology was founded in the heart of trend-setting London, on Rupert Street, Soho in April 2011 by Assad Khan, who was originally a banker. Bubbleology serves authentic bubble tea with original recipes from the master tea makers in Taiwan.

Assad Khan, Bubbleology Founder said: “I used to drink bubble tea all the time during the time I lived in New York, and when I moved back to London, I thought I would be able to easily get my bubble tea fix, but I struggled to find authentic bubble tea anywhere. That was my eureka moment, and knew I spotted a gap in the market, and because New Yorkers loved it, I knew Londoners would too, so I decided to bring it to the city.”

“Starting today, even Kuwaitis will be able to enjoy authentic bubble tea and it will be a short car ride away. I know that Kuwait will love Bubbleology just as much as Londoners do.”

Vivolite – The strongest,lightest luggage collection from American Tourister American Tourister redefines travel with launch of Vivolite – the strongest, lightest luggage collection. Modern, innovative travel luggage offers ultra-strength and sustainability American Tourister, the provider of durable family travel solutions, has announced the launch of Vivolite – the strongest and the lightest luggage collection by the company. The latest luggage line offers unmatched comfort, ultra-strength, flexibility, durability and convenience to suit the demands of travellers across the region .

The American Tourister Vivolite is made with PressProTM Technology, the new generation of polypropylene luggage. As a result of this technology, a high-tech press forming process gives the luggage increased strength and lightness which helps them to absorb more force and become more sustainable to impact even in sub-zero temperatures.

Vivolite comes with a protection film which is laminated on top of the polypropylene sheet to give it a glossy, diamond-like finish which not only improves the strength on the surface but also makes it less prone to scratches.

The new collection comes with an ergonomic contemporary design which is hugely inspired by nature – the ridges depicting the swell lines caused by the waves along the coastal lines. Besides adding to the look and feel, the ridges also add extra strength to the luggage.

ADIDAS UNVEILS BRAZUCA: THE OFFICIAL MATCH BALL OF THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL™ adidas unveiled brazuca, the official 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ match ball. The ball was revealed with a spectacular 3D light projection launch event held at the iconic Parque Lage in Rio de Janeiro. brazuca was named back in September 2012 following a public vote in Brazil involving 1 million football fans; the name “brazuca” is an informal local term which means “Brazilian”, or to describe the Brazilian way of life. The colours and ribbon design of the ball panels symbolise the traditional multi-coloured wish bracelets worn in the country (fita do Senhor do Bonfim da Bahia), in addition to reflecting the vibrancy and fun associated with football in Brazil. brazuca went through a thorough testing process over a two and a half year period involving more than 600 of the world’s top players and 30 teams in 10 countries across three continents, making it the most tested ball ever by adidas and ensuring that it is suited to all conditions. Clubs involved in testing included AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Palmeiras and Fluminese. Players involved in the process included global football stars Leo Messi, Iker Casillas, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Zinedine Zidane. The ball has already been tested in competitive international matches at the FIFA U-20 World Cup™ with a different print design, and was also used in a friendly match between Sweden and Argentina in February 2013.

‫مستشفى دار الشفاء يحتفل بحصوله علي اإلعتماد الكندي "البالتينيوم" في مجال الرعاية الصحية‬ ‫احتفل مستشفى دار الشفاء بحصوله على جتديد شهادة اإلعتماد الكندي "البالتينيوم " من اجمللس الكندي إلعتماد املستشفيات وذلك وفقا ً لنظام اإلعتماد اجلديد‬: 2013 .2010 ‫ باجلودة والسالمة في الرعاية الصحية و في عام‬2007 ‫ بعد ان حصل على شهادة االعتماد الكندي في العام‬،‫) ليضيف شهادة متيز جديدة لسجل اجنازاته‬Qmentum( ‫ وأعضاء مجلس اإلعتماد الكندي وعلى رأسهم السيد سبستيان أوديت املدير الدولي‬،‫وقد حضر احلفل كالً من فخامة السيد دوغالس جورج السفير الكندي لدى دولة الكويت‬ ‫للمجلس الكندي إلعتماد اخلدمات الصحية ومن مستشفى دار الشفاء حضر كال من رئيس اللجنة العليا السيد طالب جراق وأعضاء اللجنة العليا السيدة نرجس اليوسفي‬ ،‫والسيد بدر جراق باألضافة الي السيد أحمد نصر اهلل املدير التنفيذي والعاملني في املستشفى من أداريني و الطاقم الطبي من أستشاريني وأطباء وفنني وطاقم التمريض‬ .‫وعدد كبير من الشخصيات العامة من مختلف مجاالت العمل في الكويت‬ ‫ حيث صرح من خاللها أن هذا اإلجناز ميثل دليالً واضحا ً على اإلميان‬،‫ وعقب ذلك كلمة ألقاها السيد طالب جراق رئيس اللجنة العليا‬،‫هذا وبدأ احلفل بالترحيب بالضيوف الكرام‬ ‫ وهو االمر الذي‬،‫الراسخ للمستشفى إدارة وموظفني بأهمية العمل الدائم لتطوير نظام اجلودة ومواكبة آخر املستجدات العاملية لأللتزام باجلودة في مجال الرعاية الصحية‬ . ‫ لنعكس سلسة اجنازات مستشفى دار الشفاء على مدى اخلمسون عام‬،‫ميثل وسيلة لتعزيز مستوى اخلدمات املقدمة لعمالئنا اضافة الى توفير بيئة آمنة للعناية بهم‬

Julphar and FT Forum Highlights the Need for Biotechnology Investments and Regulations The MENA region will need to allocate more funds by both the public and private sectors and develop a robust, relevant regulatory framework in order to build a world-class biotechnology and biosimilars industry, concluded participants at the Biotechnology Forum held today by Julphar (Gulf Pharmaceuticals Industries) and The Financial Times, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, at the Address Down Town – Dubai.

Attended by representatives of governments from the region and local and global industry leaders and investors, the Forum discussed the necessary path which the region should take to establish a vibrant biotechnology sector. The panel discussions stressed on the role of the private sector and encouraged private investors in the region and worldwide to seize the huge and promising opportunities a thriving MENA biotechnology sector can offer.

The Forum also emphasized the urgency of a clear and stringent regulatory regime that would facilitate and control the growth of the nascent industry.

Learnings from developed markets’ experiences and how their regulatory regimes are developing were tackled by the participants.

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For the first time in the Middle East a breakthrough non-surgical solution for weight loss by Bader Sultan & Brothers Company Bader Sultan & Brothers Company (BSBC) recently hosted a seminar for the leading bariatric surgeons in Kuwait which shed the light on the latest innovative non invasive weight loss technology “OBALON”. Well renowned Prof. Alfredo Genco – Chairman of the Department of Surgical Science – Surgical Endoscopy Unit, Multidisciplinary Centre for the treatment of morbid obesity policlinico umberto / Hospital –Sapienza University, Italy, conducted the seminar and discussed the advantages, safety and simplicity of OBALON, the noninvasive weight loss treatment which will be available in December.

Prof. Genco highlighted how this novel non-surgical, fully-reversible device for weight loss will offer a new and different approach for people who have struggled with dieting in the past but haven’t succeeded in losing weight. He also highlighted how this device works, what it consists of and how easy it is to insert and remove the Obalon after the desired weight is reached.

Prof. Genco explained that Obalon balloon consists of a capsule containing a balloon that is swallowed and then inflated and as such it will occupy the upper space in the stomach to create a feeling of fullness to help people eat less. Additional balloons can be swallowed and inflated during the treatment period depending on the response of the patient. At the end of the treatment period, the balloons are removed through a short endoscopic procedure.

OSN Partners with NBK to reward cardholders OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, has partnered with National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) to reward credit and debit cardholders with exclusive packages and deals on new OSN subscriptions.

The exclusive deal, which starts from 17th November, reinforces OSN’s commitment to widen its reach in Kuwait through premium partnerships providing more value and convenience to subscribers.

Maaz Sheikh, Chief Sales and Operations Officer, OSN said: “Kuwait is one of our fastest growing markets and demand for premium entertainment is growing. With nearly 140 channels, OSN has something for everyone. Our exclusive content coupled with state-of-the-art technology and award-winning customer service, makes OSN a leader in the television industry.

“Our partnership with National Bank of Kuwait serves as the ideal platform to reach out to potential customers in OSN’s key market of Kuwait at the same time providing great value to viewers.”

Ahmed Al Khader, NBK’s Assistant General Manager, Consumer Banking Group said “NBK is committed to providing its customers with the best offers and promotions. Our cardholders will have the opportunity to enjoy exclusive packages and deals on new OSN subscriptions. NBK’s leadership has been established by consistently delivering superior value to our customers.

“This effort also extends to our partnerships as we always strive to develop promotions that are relevant to our client base,” Al Khader added.

As part of the special offer, NBK cardholders who subscribe to OSN will receive free installation and the latest OSN hardware, so viewers can watch thousands of hours of exclusive content at the touch of a button.

Charles Nahas appointed as General Manager for Microsoft Kuwait Microsoft today announced that Charles Nahas has been appointed as General Manager Microsoft Kuwait. Charles will lead Microsoft Kuwait in enabling and supporting our ongoing partnership with the Kuwait government, our customers and our valued partners. An eight-year veteran of the company, Charles was previously the Business Group Director for Microsoft’s Office division in Middle East and Africa and earlier General Manager, Eastern Mediterranean and Pakistan.

Charles will drive Microsoft’s strategy of Devices and Services by working with our Kuwait team, supported by regional and corporate resources, to develop Microsoft’s business while enabling Kuwait’s ICT development as a key socio-economical pillar that aligns with the aspirations of Kuwait’s leadership and people. Charles will continue to focus on enabling ICT development in Kuwait and supporting the infrastructure for IT modernization while also building the capacity and capability of our partners.

Welcoming Charles Nahas to the new role, Samer Abu-Ltaif, Microsoft Gulf Regional General Manager, said “Charles appointment signals our strong commitment to the Kuwait market and to our valued customers and partners where he will closely work with key stakeholders in the country. Kuwait continues to be a promising destination for Microsoft investments and innovation. We are very proud of our long term partnership with the country and the value we have been driving over two decades now through collaboration with both government and private sectors leading with IT services, Education enablement and Citizenship.

Burgan Bank inaugurates state-of-the-art branch at the Avenues Burgan Bank recently unveiled a first of its kind Smart Banking branch, conveniently located at the Avenues Mall. The new branch showcases technological innovation that offers a customer-centric environment and a clear distinction from that of a conventional branch. The opening ceremony was officially inaugurated by the bank’s Chairman, Mr. Majed Essa Al-Ajeel, along with members of the senior executive management.

The new branch features the use of digital technology including display panels forming video walls of interactive touch-screens, and “Video conference” banking facilities for visual interactions with the customer service center at the bank’s branch. In addition, the branch provides for other innovations including e-applications for customers to apply to any of Burgan Bank’s products or services.

Moreover, the branch is equipped with enabling tools that puts information at the fingertips of customers and leverages cutting-edge technology. Designed around the customer’s needs, Burgan Bank’s smart branch promotes customer engagement at all levels.

Mr. Majed Essa Al-Ajeel, Chairman of Burgan Bank said, “The face of retail banking is changing as customer needs evolve. Burgan Bank’s smart branch is at the forefront of this change across Kuwait. It is carefully designed using technology that firmly puts the customer experience at the lead of our efforts to deliver the best banking services.”

“The opening of this branch affirms our commitment to our customers and is also a testament to our continued investments towards using highly advanced groundbreaking technology to provide a seamless banking service,” added Al-Ajeel.

The inauguration of the event included a live show of a customized, branded, motorized ATM machine that distributed receipts to share details of the branch and others. Attendees were also treated to a raffle draw where a wide range of prizes were distributed.

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Kids Pages a)89

b)90

c)91

2. Kai buys a pair of shoes for £31 and a shirt for £67. How much does he spend altogether?

a)£90

b)£98

c)£108

3. Work out the answer. 68 - 29 = ?

a)29

b)31

c)39

4. A bike normally costs £260. Its price is reduced in a sale by £90. What is the sale price of the bike?

a)£170 b)£190

c)£260

5. Work out the answer. 32 x 30 = ?

a)96

b)900

c)960

6. A box holds 22 apples. How many apples are there in 20 boxes?

a)440

b)420

c)400

7. Work out the answer. 490 ÷ 7 = ?

a)7

b)60

c)70

8. For a school show, 660 chairs are arranged equally in 30 rows. How many chairs are in each row?

a)220

b)33

c)22

9. A function machine changes 49 to 98 and changes 26 to 52. What function is the machine carrying out on each number?

a)Adding 49 b)Adding 26

c)Doubling the number

10. What number fills the gap? 35 x ? = 105

a)3

b)4

ANSWERS: 1.c, 2.b, 3.c, 4.b, 5.c, 6.a, 7.c, 8.c, 9.a, 10.a

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1. BDE 2. NOSO 3. RIDT 4. DUMR 5. YEE 6. CEDK 7. CBAR 8. KIPN 9. RFY 10. PUAM 11. NEVT 12. HMAR

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Mental maths Quiz 1. Work out the answer. 45 + 46 = ?

use to cultivate food.

•The sweet potato is a root vegetable and is not closely related to the potato.

•Cutting onions releases a gas which causes a stinging sensation when it comes into contact with your eyes. Your body produces tears to dilute the irritant and remove it from your eyes.

•China is the largest producer of garlic, producing over 10 million tons in 2008 and accounting for over 75% of world output.

•Around 8% of children and 2% of adults have some kind of food allergy, this occurs when the body’s immune system incorrectly assumes a certain food protein is harmful and attacks it. Common examples of food allergies include reactions to peanuts, gluten and shellfish.

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Horoscopes It's been an incredible year of twists and turns, but there could still be upsets in the routine as three of the lunations in December fall in Mutable Signs. Uranus, the planet of the unexpected, turns direct midmonth. Riding on the tail of what could be sudden news is a versatile Gemini Full Moon on December 17. Don't be caught spreading yourself too thin at this time. Week after week, the possibility looms of a minor or major surprise. The cosmos lets up on you in the last days of the year with a Quarter Moon in the compromising sign of Libra on December 25. You feel bold and a little reckless, and you walk willingly into the new circumstances with a smile on your face.

ARIES

LEO

(March 21 - April 19)

(July 23 - August 22)

Look for a work opportunity around the New Moon on December 2. You may be called upon to lead or teach a group, so be ready.

The Full Moon on December 17 brings you many pleasures at home and a few more pressures at work. Just maintain your balance and things will be fine. Restlessness and serious dissatisfaction may be problematic around December 24, so be good to yourself and stay calm. Tomorrow will be smoother. Be willing to overlook minor friction with your partner or friends and enjoy an exciting and fun New Year's Eve.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20)

There will be endless opportunities to expand your mind, learn, and improve your perspective this month. The Full Moon on December 17 shines brightly on you and your friends, and promises cozy times at home. Make the most of this while holiday preparations heat up. A secret relationship or arrangement might blow up around you shortly before Christmas, but charm and good luck can save the situation.

Stay calm and unfazed. The last few days of the year could get wild, so play it safe and sweet. Spend time visualizing things in the New Year that you want to make happen.

A dream love appears in the first week. Enjoy the fantasy, if that's what you decide it is. You might be surrounded by people, friends, and prospective lovers at the Full Moon on December 17. If it's too much, the noise is too loud, or you're not in the mood, respectfully bow out and don't get overloaded. Money may come and go and come again around December 23 and December 24 if you stay alert and remain willing to listen. Arguing will work against you. New Year's Eve is another overload opportunity, so keep a low profile, if you can, and enjoy a great good time.

GEMINI

LIBRA (September 23 - October 22)

A long-overdue improvement at home could happen around the New Moon on December 2. This doesn't spell greater expenditure, however. In fact, friends might provide whatever you need. The Full Moon on December 17 shines on workplace and home alike, so let others provide the drama and you provide the quiet and safe space.

Be sharp on December 24 and December 25. Don't be drawn into any unnecessary battles. You could win, but things may not be pretty.

A brief health or safety scare could add a sudden thrill to New Year's Eve. Be alert and sensible, and prevent any real problems.

Quick, clear thinking is your friend early in the month when the New Moon shines on money matters (December 2). The Full Moon on December 17 could bring helpful people with answers to a problem you didn't even know you had. Being more socially available to casual friends can be helpful as well as comforting. Avoid unpleasantness with people at home and at work around December 23, when everyone may seem short-tempered and oversensitive. Volunteering to help in little ways won't take much effort. Think "holiday spirit."

Accept an invitation and enjoy the huge warm, heartfelt glow on New Year's Eve.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19)

The New Moon on December 2 could bring some time for self-reflection and show you ways to calm down in a hectic month. The Full Moon on December 17 may bring true love - or simply many temporary admirers.

Enjoy the flattery and don't take it to heart, unless it sincerely and deeply touches you. Take the initiative on December 24 and step in to defuse any additional stress with friends and family. You can do this with soft-spoken but firm authority. People will listen to reason if you don't shout at them.

A spiritual door opens to a profound personal change on New Year's Eve.

AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18)

The New Moon on December 2 could motivate you and set you off at a hectic pace. Be good to yourself and don't burn out. The Full Moon on December 17 brings you extra authority and respect in the world. Be true to the "you" in the mirror, and then do good things for others. Be respectfully cautious with money around December 24 and you'll have resources at hand if you decide to help someone out.

Be realistic about your own strengths, too. Don't overstress either your health or peace of mind. Enjoy a deep, dream-filled New Year's Eve.

CANCER

SCORPIO

PISCES

(June 21 - July 22)

(October 23 - November 21)

(March 21 - April 19)

A relationship or partnership could change around the New Moon of December 2. Be flexible. It shouldn't be a surprise. You own the Full Moon on December 17, so shine and take on all comers with a smile. You might get tossed into the spotlight between Christmas and New Year's Eve. React with energy and eagerness to do whatever is appropriate. Don't argue for or against anything and you'll come out ahead and looking good. Romance is also heavy in the air. New Year's Eve is intense and full of desires and offers, and it could sweep you away if you aren't careful. citypageskuwait.com

VIRGO (March 21 - April 19)

(May 21 - June 20)

People (and your daydreams) keep you busy when the Moon is new in the first week. Others may try to burden you with their problems or expectations around the Full Moon of December 17, so pay attention and be kind, but don't get run over. You may also crave more social excitement, which is fine if things don't get out of hand. Don't let old habits cost you the chance to see something new and learn some new tricks on Christmas Eve. Love might follow you home after that last New Year's Eve party, if you encourage it.

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Support and good wishes come with the New Moon on December 2, although you might not immediately recognize them. Don't be lured into being self-absorbed or suspicious. Let good people be good to you. Take care about expenses during and immediately after the Full Moon on December 17, however. Avoid misunderstandings, as any disagreement could turn needlessly nasty. Suspicion could return on December 24, but don't let it rule the day. There may be a few misunderstandings with partners, too, so use your golden soft touch. New Year's Eve brings a blast of fun times and the temptation to overdo everything.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21)

Swap favors and generosity at work in the first week, and have goodwill that lasts all month. Everyone is stressed and will appreciate any kindness. The Full Moon on December 17 brings something or someone exotic into your home or circle of friends. A few sparks might fly socially around December 24, but stay low-key and let things blow over on their own. A surprising new partner or teammate - if not a knight on a white horse - could appear. New Year's Eve is intense, with an offer that sounds too good to be true but turns out to be surprisingly real, at least in part.

New work assignments, or merely more of the same, may come with the New Moon on December 2. If need be, you can recruit help or delegate - you don't have to do everything yourself. In any case, you aren't alone. The Full Moon on December 17 promises good times and warm feelings with friends and family. Cherish every minute in this busy holiday season. If tempers flare around you on December 24, step out of the line of fire and quietly appeal to calmer heads who are also trying to lay low. Raise a toast on a mellow, lighthearted New Year's Eve.

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REGULARS

HOMEWORK FOR GROWN UPS EVERYTHING YOU LEARNED AT SCHOOL... BUT CAN YOU REMEMBER? General Knowledge Quiz 1. Who is the lead singer of British rock group The Arctic Monkeys?

2. In 2012, what was the annual fee in pounds sterling for a UK American Express Gold Card?

Test Your Vocabulary fancy means to: a) capture b) estimate

3. The comedy play ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ was written by which 18th

c) purchase

Century Irish author?

d) desire

4. Which publisher of children’s books is named after an insect?

liking or desire for.

ANSWER:

d) Fancy is a verb that means to have a fancy or particular

5. The poem ‘Funeral Blues’ by W H Auden is popularly known by what name?

7. Who sang the title song for the 2002 James Bond film ‘Die Another Day’?

8. The Sejm is the lower house of parliament in which European country?

9. What was the name of the first wife of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s husband Denis?

10. Doge’s Palace is in which European city?

11. Who played the role of Vin in the 1960 film ‘The Magnificent Seven’?

12. Which British haulage company has a long tradition of naming its trucks after females?

13. What is the name of the cat of cartoon character Minnie Mouse?

14. Bulent Ecevit was Prime Minister of which country from 1999 to 2002?

WORD TARGET How many words of four letters or more can you make from the letters shown here? In making a word, each letter may be used once only. Each letter must include the centre letters, and there must be at least one nine letter word in the list. No plurals or verb forms ending in "s"

C A I T I D E DV Good - 18 Words, Very Good - 26, Excellent - 35 Words

Dodger’s real name?

ANSWERS:

6. In the novel ‘Oliver Twist’ by Charles Dickens, what is The Artful

15. In anatomy, malar relates to which part of the body?

16. In which Australian state is the seaport of Bunbury?

17. What is the name of the cockerel in the UK television series ‘The

JUMBLED WORDS

Good Life’?

R U J O R

18. The ‘Upper Pool’, part of the Pool of London, lies between which two

H U N L C

bridges?

19. Which drink originated from the Arabic word ‘qahwa’?

20. ‘The Appliance of Science’ was the advertising slogan for which electrical goods brand?

M E D C O Y N Y S I N K C R O T A F

Lenin, 18. London Bridge and Tower bridge, 19. Coffee, 20. Zanussi Margaret, 10. Venice, 11. Steve McQueen, 12. Eddie Stobart, 13. Figaro, 14. Turkey, 15. Cheek/cheekbone, 16. Western Australia, 17.

ANSWERS: 1. Alex Turner, 2. 125, 3. Oliver Goldsmith, 4. Ladybird, 5. Stop All the Clocks, 6. Jack Dawkins, 7. Madonna, 8. Poland, 9.

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ANSWERS: 1. JUROR, 2. LUNCH, 3. COMEDY, 4. SKINNY, 5. FACTOR

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