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GULF TIMES
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2011
Mushy
about
mushing
Sled-dog racing is Shannon
Miller’s all-consuming
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Sled dog racer Shannon Miller demonstrates harnessing dogs on a line that pulls a 4-wheeler (far right) for training
runs, in Palmyra Township, Ohio.
Cover photograph: Shannon with her sled dog Yeti at her home. She attends several races in a year.
‘It is
beautiful
chaos’
Cover
Story
Ohio native Shannon Miller lives for sled-dog
racing. By Jim Carney
I
f anyone is ready for the snow
and cold in Northeast Ohio,
it is Shannon Mugrage Miller
and her Alaskan huskies.
Many people know Miller
as a 39-year-old photographer,
videographer and writer who owns
Shannon Miller Creative.
But Miller’s consuming passion
is sled-dog racing. “Mushing is
summed up best as like trying to
hook 10 very strong, meat-eating,
high-octane preschoolers to a line
and expecting them to behave,”
Miller said of her love of mushing,
the name given to leading a team of
sled dogs in a race.
“And believe it or not, this is
one of my favourite things about
mushing. Most days it is beautiful
chaos.”
Miller, her husband, two
daughters, 20 dogs, a dozen chickens
and three cats live on 7 acres in rural
Portage County, Ohio, a place she
calls the Lazy Husky Ranch.
After she graduated from Ellet
High School in 1991, she attended
the University of Akron, where she
earned an English degree with a
minor in history. She was working
on her master’s in English but was
diverted to a place that changed the
direction of her life.
She moved to Wyoming in 1997
to work at an Audubon Society
Ecology Camp and met a woman
who worked for Frank Teasley, an
eight-time Iditarod racer.
“He had 180 dogs, and the
interview was to go walk through the
dog yard. That was it,” she said.
Teasley, she said, could tell from
that walk that Miller had good
chemistry with the dogs.
“He can read how well you deal
with the dogs by walking through,”
she said.
She was hired at Jackson Hole
Iditarod Sled Dog Tours and moved
to a one-room cabin and began
taking care of the dogs. Miller soon
found herself enchanted with sled
dog racing.
“It was so addicting,” she said. “I
swore that I would someday have my
own team of dogs.”
She remained in Wyoming for
a few years, then moved back to
Ohio and finished her master’s
at the University of Akron. She
taught there and later worked as a
health educator at Akron Children’s
Hospital for seven years.
In 2005, she bought her first two
Alaskan huskies, a hybrid with a
base of northern breeds, Alaskan
Inuit dog/Siberian husky, combined
with other breeds.
Miller started racing
recreationally and took part in her
first official race in 2009 at the
Tahquamenon Country Sled Dog
Race, a 28-mile course in Michigan’s
Upper Peninsula.
“I did horrible,” she said of her
first race. Racing with six dogs
she finished 23rd out of 26 racers,
covering the course in 3 hours, 43
minutes.
“It seemed like forever,” Miller
said. She met some friends from
Northern Michigan and began
taking her dogs there several times
a year for training. She still spends
two weeks a month from October
through December in Michigan
training.
In February 2009 she raced in
the Jack Pine 30 in Marquette,
Michigan, and finished in sixth
place. She finished second at the
Punderson Classic Sled Dog Race
in Newbury, Ohio, in January 2010,
then raced the Jack Pine again in
February, finishing last.
She raced the Tahquamenon
Country again in 2011, finishing
eighth.
Because her mailing address is in
Diamond, Ohio, she calls where she
keeps her dogs the Diamond Dogs
Racing Kennel.
She practises with her team on the
farmland where she lives by having
the dogs race with her riding on a
four-wheel Yamaha ATV.
The dogs cannot race in
temperatures above 55°, so training
occurs in the cooler temperatures of
autumn.
By the time she races in the new
year, she hopes to have put 700
miles of training on the dogs.
“I’ve always been an outdoors
person,” said Miller, who once
worked as a zookeeper at the Akron
Zoo.
Being outdoors with the dogs, she
said, is the best.
“There is something really, really
cool about watching them work,”
she said. “They are such amazing
athletes.”
Her husband, Chris Miller Jr, said
that while dog sled racing is too cold
for him, he can see how the sport is
addicting and exhilarating for his
wife.
“It takes a unique breed of person
to enjoy being in the cold,” said
Miller, director of the Akron Digital
Media Center and a community
investment officer for the Akron
Community Foundation.
“She likes the culture of dog
sledding,” he said. “She has always
been a determined person. It is
overcoming obstacles. ... It has to
be in your blood. The dog musher is
such a unique person.”
Shannon Miller’s racing
endeavours are expensive — the
family spends $300 to $400 a month
on dog food alone, and even more
in training season — but it teaches
her about dealing with adversity
and other important life lessons,
she said.
One such lesson is adaptation, she
said, citing the way animals adjust
to changes in temperature. Others
are the importance of teamwork,
leadership, following through and
dedication.
Racing sled dogs also teaches
calmness, because “losing your cool
won’t get you out of a jam,” she said.
“Mushing is something that is in
you,” she said. “You either get it, or
you don’t; there’s no in between.”
There is also something
wonderful about being outside in
the cold winter months.
“People complain about winter,
never venturing outside to see the
amazing winter activities taking
place every day, thereby shutting
themselves off from a whole season
of beauty,” she said. — Akron Beacon
Journal/MCT
Japan town embraces volunteer
who stayed after tsunami
By John M Glionna
T
he slender woman in a puffy black ski hat
and camouflage trousers hurried among
the crowd at the opening ceremony for
a new vegetable market here, carrying
a rolled-up events schedule like an
architect with a set of building plans.
Her cell phone never stopped ringing. Between
smoking breaks, never finishing an entire cigarette,
she dragged tables and ran to consult village elders,
playing co-ordinator.
Chizuru Nakagawa isn’t a resident of Ogatsu.
Rather, she’s the volunteer stranger who came and
stayed.
“She’s more involved than most real residents,”
merchant Yorio Takahashi said at the opening
ceremony, marking the first commerce in Ogatsu
since a tsunami wrecked buildings and swept 300
people to their deaths. “She knows what needs to
be done.”
For months, the 36-year-old Tokyo resident has
worked 18-hour days to help rebuild a town she
didn’t realise existed until the March 11 earthquake
and tsunami.
She’s among the legions of volunteers who
have responded to Japan’s worst natural disaster,
swarming the stricken northeastern coast to clean
up wreckage and pound nails into new homes,
carrying word that outsiders care about what
happens to people here.
There’s the Japanese-American who sponsored
a summer baseball league in the tsunami-hit area;
the Tokyo photographer who takes family portraits,
turning them into postcards that survivors can send
to loved ones; and refugees from Myanmar and
Uganda who want to assist the residents of their
new homeland.
“Many have been politically persecuted back
home. They know what crisis is,” said Shiho Tanaka,
a spokeswoman for the Japan Association for
Refugees. “They want to show that even though
they’re not Japanese, they can help their new
society.”
In recent years, many younger Japanese,
especially those labouring long hours in the big
city, had lost their tasuke-ai no kokoro, or spirit of
helping, some say. March 11 changed all that.
“The event woke up many young people to
the old ways,” said Shuken Hatayama, who met
Nakagawa after leaving a Tokyo chef’s job to
volunteer in Ogatsu. “Especially when you see
the support that the rest of the world has offered
Japan, you know you have to do something for your
own people.”
Yet few have shown more altruistic zeal than
Nakagawa. Rather than just donate weekends, she
moved her life to Ogatsu.
Along the way, she has negotiated the oftendifficult inner workings of small town life, dealing
with jealousy, power struggles and personality
differences as she tries to make a difference.
An admittedly impulsive woman and career
volunteer who works part-time jobs to pay the bills,
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she says she does not regret the sometimes heavy
personal toll her lifestyle brings.
Nakagawa, who is single, for years inhabited
a small apartment in Tokyo, supporting various
causes — funds for Chernobyl descendants or
memorials to the Holocaust — working for pay only
when she had to.
Asked why she never married, had children
and settled into suburbia, she paused and finally
acknowledged with a sigh, “Yes, that would be
nice.”
Ogatsu represents Nakagawa’s biggest challenge
yet. She intends to remain here for two years, until
the town gets back on its feet.
She knows that will mean many lonely nights,
smoking cigarettes in front of her computer,
connected to her life and friends in Tokyo only
through cyberspace.
“I have a simple calculation for life,” she said,
lighting up another cigarette. “When you see people
in need, you have two choices, either you help or
you don’t. I have to help.”
It began in late March when Nakagawa
approached several Ogatsu men shoveling mud. She
had been helping out at local emergency shelters
when she heard about overlooked Ogatsu.
The village was still littered with piles of
wreckage, where fewer than 1,000 of its 4,300
residents remained, the others having either died
or fled. Although some communities drew so many
volunteers that many had to be turned away, Ogatsu
— isolated by forested mountains, reached only by a
twisting, turning road — was left on its own.
Nakagawa asked the men what they needed.
When one said they hadn’t eaten a hot meal in
weeks, she canvassed nearby restaurants for
donations and soon served up a warm dinner. The
men’s faces spoke their thanks.
With so few buildings left in Ogatsu, Nakagawa
slept in a city hall meeting room in an adjacent
town. She showed up at dawn each day with her
sleeves rolled up high, asking what she could do.
She also displayed initiative. She met Hatayama
and the two decided to set up a delivery service
called “Talking and Tea,” visiting newly built prefab
units to draw people outside to drink tea and discuss
their problems.
“If you ask a person from the countryside if they
have troubles, most retreat under a shell and say
they’re fine,” she said. “But when they open up to
talk to you about real issues, that’s the sign that they
trust you.”
Even Hatayama, whose father is a local monk,
was amazed by Nakagawa’s influence. “She’s a
peacemaker who wants to make everyone better in
their own way,” he said.
Most folks here now know her by name. The
stranger feels welcome, and feels at peace with her
plans to stay for at least two years, until private
donations have helped residents rebuild their
homes, a hospital, town hall and small businesses.
But Nakagawa has set another, more personal,
goal: “I want to help show residents how to walk
on their own two feet again, so they can become
inspired to help someone else.” — Los Angeles
Times/MCT
Chizuru Nakagawa works from her borrowed home in the Arahama district of Ogatsu, Japan. Nakagawa has
pledged to spend the next two to three years of her life helping the recovery of a town decimated in the March
11 tsunami.
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healthy living
Retrain your taste buds
By Alva Carpenter
Early detection of pulmonary
hypertension is important
By Nicola Menke
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A ballet barre is used for balance and strength building during
exercises at Align Pilates in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Co-owner Emily Easton, far right, and studio manager Danielle DeRemer, second from right, share a laugh during class.
Barre workouts
creating a buzz
By Aimee Tjader
A
ballet-inspired
“barre” workout has
been sweeping the
nation.
Its popularity is
driven by women wanting to
achieve a dancer’s physique and
strength — with or without tutus
and ballet slippers.
At Align Pilates in Minneapolis,
noses drip with sweat, muscles
quiver with exhaustion, and
Beyonce blares from the speakers
as class instructor Adrienne
Fitzmaurice affirms what everyone
is thinking:
“Yes, this is hard!” she hollers,
encouraging the women to pulse
— or make tiny movements — and
hold each pose for just three, five
or 10 more seconds. “Especially
if this is your first class ... you
probably think this is crazy!”
Crazy hard, anyway. That’s the
verdict reached in the dressing
room following the 60-minute
class where a combination
of Pilates, yoga and ballet
movements, along with bursts
of cardio and the use of a ballet
barre for support and resistance
provides a high-energy, full-body
workout.
“Everyone’s been talking about
getting their butts kicked in
barre class,” said Sarah Pepin, 35,
Minneapolis. “I’ve never worked
every muscle that way before. I
could hardly walk the next day.”
Barre is abuzz in the US, but the
idea originated in London 50 years
ago with famous German dancer
Lotte Berk. The method was
refined in the US in the 1970s, and
since then, fitness enthusiasts on
the East and West Coasts, as well
as celebrities like Madonna have
caught on.
In the last year alone, at least
a half-dozen barre programmes
have launched in the Twin Cities,
mostly by women who experienced
the workout elsewhere. Rachel
Warford wanted to move back to
the Midwest, but was unable to
find the barre classes she had loved
in New York. So in November, she
and sister-in-law Paula Warford
opened the Barre in downtown
Wayzata, Minnesota.
The same month, Tina Dunlap
opened Balanced Barre and Pilates
just a block away.
Dunlap, an avid marathoner
and triathlete, had her first
barre experience last January in
California and became “addicted.”
“It was the most challenging
exercise I’ve ever done in my life,”
she said. “I’d planned on running
home from class and had to have
my husband pick me up because I
was so exhausted.”
Several national franchises in
the US have formulated barre
workouts, but independent studios
often follow the original Lotte Berk
Method or create their own. Some
are more cardio-based, while others
focus more on dance elements, but
the principles are the same.
Barre class typically starts
with stretching and a warm-up
on a yoga mat to get the heart
rate up, then incorporates a
combination of Pilates, yoga and
ballet movements to sculpt and
tone every muscle in the body.
It’s basically a series of tiny
isometric movements that cause
the muscles to shake to the point
of exhaustion.
Oh, yeah, and close attention
must be paid to your posture and
alignment, which the instructor
often checks during class.
At Align Pilates, cardio is added
to the barre workout, making it
the most rigorous class offered,
and the most popular. The classes
are heavily populated with women
in their 20s and 30s, but the men
who show up are usually surprised
by how challenging the workout is.
“I was a sweaty mess by the
end,” said Ryan Brown, 32,
Minneapolis. “Pro athletes use
ballet to work on their strength,
balance and core, so I thought I’d
give it a try.”
For people who are less fit,
it’s easy to make modifications
while keeping up with the class.
Participants are encouraged to
work at their own pace.
Yoga attire is suggested for barre
class, or other form-fitting clothes
so that the class instructor can
check for correct body position.
Class participants wear socks or
go barefoot, but serious dancers
prefer to wear ballet slippers and
leotards in some classes.
Ballet Royale in Lakeville,
Minnesota, has added barre
fitness classes to cross-train ballet
students and adults — mostly
moms of students — who want
to learn the basics of ballet. The
classes incorporate core Pilates
exercises, but the focus is on proper
ballet techniques. Classical music
plays and everyone wears ballet
slippers.
The YWCA-Uptown also offers
a dance-centric barre class.
Participants range from 18 to 70
years old and many are former
dancers. “I used to dance as a
kid and I get to relive those days
in barre class,” said Tivi Radder,
35, Minneapolis. “It makes me
nostalgic for my childhood. It’s a
really great workout, too. That’s
the icing on the cake.” — Star
Tribune/MCT
E
xperiencing shortness of breath at the
slightest exertion is not necessarily a sign
of being out of shape.
It is also a possible symptom of many
disorders, including arteriosclerosis and
asthma as well as pulmonary hypertension, a rare
disease that often remains undetected and can
drastically lower life expectancy.
“Blood is pumped from the right ventricle of the
heart through the pulmonary arteries (in the lungs),
where it is enriched with oxygen. Then it flows into
the left ventricle, which transports it into the body’s
circulatory system,” explained Ralf Ewert, head of the
Pulmonology Department of Germany’s Greifswald
University Hospital, describing a normally
functioning heart.
Ewert said the average pressure in the blood vessels
between the right and left ventricles in a healthy
person was about 15 millimetres of mercury (mmHg).
A pressure of 25 mmHg or more is considered
dangerous and known as pulmonary hypertension.
Pulmonary hypertension has a number of possible
causes, on the basis of which it is divided into
various groups. “The disease model is idiopathic
pulmonary arterial hypertension. There’s a genetic
predisposition to it, and it hasn’t yet been linked to a
definite trigger,” Ewert said.
Along with the primary form of the disease are
several other, more common, forms, all of which are
of a secondary or associated nature. For example,
blood pressure in the lungs can become elevated as
a result of chronic lung disorders such as smoker’s
bronchitis, connective tissue diseases such as
scleroderma, and pulmonary embolisms.
Common to all forms are abnormal changes in the
pulmonary arteries. “Vasoconstriction occurs, which
means the arteries narrow. In addition, blood clots
increasingly form and the arterial walls restructure
themselves and thicken, which causes further
narrowing,” Ewert said. This makes it harder for
blood to flow through the lungs, which raises pressure
in the pulmonary arteries.
If pressure rises further, blood flow in the lungs is
impaired and the body is supplied with insufficient
oxygen.
“Fighting the high pressure, the right ventricle
becomes increasingly overworked and its pumping
performance gets weaker,” noted Michael Barczok,
spokesman for the German Association of
Pulmonologists. This, he said, could eventually lead
to right ventricular insufficiency and heart failure.
Pulmonary hypertension manifests itself in very
unspecific ways.
“The main symptom is shortness of breath not
commensurate with the degree of physical exertion,”
Barczok said. Other symptoms are fatigue, circulatory
problems and extreme weakness. “At an advanced
stage, there are sometimes additional symptoms such
as fainting spells and chest pressure.”
Because these symptoms can also be caused by
other diseases, pulmonary hypertension is often
detected quite late.
“For many people who have it, there’s a gap of
several years between the first clinical symptoms and
the diagnosis,” said Ekkehard Gruenig, head of the
Pulmonary Hypertension Centre at the Heidelberg
Thorax Clinic.
The insidiousness of the disease, its rareness and
the undifferentiated symptoms make a diagnosis
difficult. Gruenig said it was essential to heed the
warning signs, however, and advised people who
displayed them to visit a pulmonary hypertension
centre. “An untreated case of pulmonary
hypertension can lead to death within a few years,
and in six months if it has progressed to a very
advanced stage,” Gruenig warned.
A variety of examinations help to make a diagnosis,
including an electrocardiogram, a chest X-ray and an
echocardiogram.
To make a definite diagnosis, a right heart
catheterisation is necessary, Ewert said. It is the only
way to detect high blood pressure in the pulmonary
vascular system.
Treatment depends on the form of the disease.
When pulmonary hypertension has been caused by
an illness, then the underlying illness is treated first.
If the treatment proves effective, blood pressure
drops somewhat. There are also many medications
used to treat primary pulmonary hypertension.
“They only work symptomatically, though, and
can’t effect a cure,” Barczok said. Nevertheless, they
substantially stabilise and prolong life expectancy in
most cases, he added.
Besides drug therapy, a number of auxiliary
measures can have a positive effect on the course
of the disease, including the administration of pure
oxygen and special breathing and exercise therapy.
— DPA
People say that we should change what
we eat and eat less but how exactly do you
do that?
Since time began man has had a natural
craving for fat, salt and sugar but we
now eat far too much of these things in
snacks and ready-made meals causing
massive weight gain. We live in an affluent
environment where we can pick and
choose to eat the most desirable foods
from all over the world, ready-made. Is it
any wonder that with this temptation we
want to pick and choose food that tastes
good and make us feel good?
Food manufacturers want us to buy more
of their foods so they often add high levels
of sugar, fat and salt to their ingredients so
that we enjoy them more and buy more.
The result is that we become sugar- , fatand salt tolerant and then need even more
of these ingredients for food to continue
to taste good. Over the last 20 years
our tastes have changed and due to the
marketing of ready-made foods sweets,
chocolate and fizzy drinks, our taste buds
have learnt to desire and crave food high
in salt, fat and sugar.
This is a very natural desire but we have to
find a way to control our eating habits. The
fact is: keep our bodies healthy and strong
and protect them from modern diseases
such as diabetes we need to control
our craving for food high in salt, fat and
sugar. If we do not find a way to control
our desire for these foods we will end
up overweight or clinically obese. Being
overweight causes illness and suffering
that will shorten our lives and diminish our
pleasure in the wonderful world that we
live in. Women working means they have
less time for cooking and ready-made
meals have become highly popular with
families.
What is the sweet problem of sugar?
According to a Harvard University
study, the average American consumes,
on average, 20 teaspoons of sugar per
day. In a 2011 study, researchers in the
United Kingdom found that if you drank a
sweetened drink for a month you would
then crave sugar in your diet. Many people
say, “I have a sweet tooth and that’s my
excuse for eating sweets, desserts and
chocolate”.
But can you really control that desire and
retrain your taste buds; or will you always
crave sweet things? The answer is yes: you
can retrain your taste buds.
Throughout my years of running a
slimming club I have found that making
gradual changes is the key to success.
For example, if you suddenly cut out all
sugar you will probably feel withdrawal
symptoms such as headaches, dizziness
and an excessive craving for sugar; and
this will possibly make you want to indulge
more. But if you cut down gradually your
body will accept gradual changes. A good
way to start cutting down on sugar is to
start by cutting sugar from your tea and
coffee.
Many people enjoy a cup of tea with sugar
and a biscuit or chocolate routine. This is
their reward. This is how they relax. But if
you are doing this 3 and 4 times per day
you are taking in too much sugar and
putting on weight. Drinking tea with sugar
6 or 7 times per day is not a treat but an
unhealthy habit causing weight gain and
tooth decay.
Becoming ‘sugar tolerant’
People who routinely eat lots of sugar
become ‘sugar tolerant’. This means they
need more and more sugar in food and
drinks before they can taste it. People
who don’t eat much sugar can taste it
in relatively small amounts and find big
amounts too sweet and sickly. This means
the more sugar you eat the more sugar
you crave. You need to ‘retrain taste buds’.
The first step is to convince your brain
that giving up sugar in your tea is a good
idea. I remember giving up sugar in tea
and coffee for a month and for the first
few days they tasted pretty awful; but
gradually I began to come to like the real
taste of the drink. Now if someone gives
me tea with sugar by mistake I find it so
sweet I cannot drink it. It is the tea I want
to taste.
If you need to lose weight it is a good start
to cut down on sugar (rather than cutting
it out all together which will probably
give you cravings). Sugar is instrumental
in triggering the overproduction of
insulin that leads to peaks and trough in
energy levels which cause you to want to
consume more sugar.
The retraining of your taste buds can also
work with salt: if you stop putting salt on
the table or in your food for a month you
will start to enjoy the real taste of your
food without salt and in time you will not
miss the salty taste. Studies have shown
that people who eat a low salt or sodium
diet for several months wind up preferring
less salt in their food.
You can also retrain your taste buds to
desire less fat. I have found many people
in the Middle East have a taste for fat and
they tell me that if there is no fat the dish
has no taste. But by adding less fat you
soon begin to enjoy the food more. You
can also bake food and add lemon and
herbs for taste.
Everything in moderation is the key.
Cutting down gradually leads to success.
If you cut down gradually you will enjoy
your food with less fat.
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“@AlvaCarpenter”.
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cuisine
Ingredients
8 ounces shaved bittersweet chocolate or
chocolate chips
½ cup cream
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Toppings: finely chopped nuts of choice;
diced dried cranberries mixed with orange zest;
coconut
Method
Preheat oven to 325°. Blend together butter,
flour, sugar, salt and vanilla. Add walnuts and
mix well. Shape into 1-inch balls. Bake for 25
minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet. Remove
from oven and let cool. Roll balls in cocoa
powder. Store flat — not stacked on top of one
another.
Instructions
Place chocolate in a large bowl. Heat the
cream until bubbles form around the outside
edge. Pour cream over chocolate and whisk
to combine as it melts. Add the butter and
continue to whisk until smooth. (Add the
orange extract, if using). Cover and refrigerate
overnight.
Place toppings on plates. Scoop the
chocolate with a small ice cream scoop or a
teaspoon and roll in the palms of your hands to
form balls. Roll the balls in the toppings until
coated and place on parchment paper-lined
cookie sheet.
Refrigerate the truffles until firm. They will
store in refrigerator for up to two weeks or in
the freezer for up to two months.
Snowballs
Note: For orange truffles, add 2 teaspoons
orange extract.
Almond Macaroons
Makes 14 large cookies
This recipe is from Baking Style: Art — Craft
— Recipes, by Lisa Yockelson (Wiley, $45).
Ingredients
8 ounces almond paste (see recipe below)
½ cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
Pinch salt
1 large egg white plus 1 tablespoon egg white
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ teaspoon almond extract
2/3 cup sliced almonds, for rolling
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From left are Snowballs dusted with unsweetened coconut, Black Walnut Balls dusted with cocoa powder and Almond Macaroons.
Great gift confection ideas
By Sharon K Ghag
W
e had a ball making these
little confections and learned
something important along
the way. Gifts from the kitchen
don’t have to take a lot of time
or effort. All these treats are round and rolled.
Some are baked, most are not. One requires
only three ingredients.
You can make one recipe and roll the
finished confection in a variety of coatings,
from powdered sugar to nuts to crushed
candy. Or you can make a few for an intriguing
combination of tastes. Either way, they’ll look
decadently inviting packaged in a pretty box and
tied with a ribbon. The recipient will thank you.
Peanut Butter Bonbons
Makes about 7 dozen
This recipe is from Southern Living: 1001
Ways to Cook Southern (Oxmoor House,
$34.95).
Ingredients
1 (18-ounce) jar creamy or chunky peanut
butter
1 cup butter, softened
1½ cups finely crushed graham cracker
crumbs
4 cups powdered sugar
1½ cups finely chopped roasted peanuts
Method
Beat peanut butter and butter at
medium speed with an electric mixer
until creamy; add graham cracker crumbs,
beating until blended. Gradually add
powdered sugar, beating at low speed until
blended. Shape into 1-inch balls and roll
in peanuts. Cover and chill one hour. Store
in refrigerator.
Truffles
Makes about 30
This recipe is from Bee entertainment
editor Pat Clark. Said she, “I saw Michael
Symon prepare these truffles on The Chew;
they’re super easy. Symon used a variety
of great toppings to roll the truffles in,
including lime zest, bacon and coconut.
Looking for something a little different and
more Christmassy, I added orange extract
to half my chocolate and rolled some in
dried cranberries mixed with orange zest.
Yum.”
Method
Place almond paste in the work bowl of a
food processor fitted with a steel blade and
process until reduced to moist crumbles.
Turn the paste crumbs into a medium mixing
bowl and add all the remaining ingredients
except the sliced almonds. Beat ingredients
on moderately slow speed for two minutes,
scraping down the sides of the bowl frequently
with a rubber spatula, until a sticky dough is
formed.
Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerator for
three to eight hours.
Preheat oven to 350°. Line rimmed baking
sheet with parchment paper. Place sliced
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 20 to 25
minutes Serves: 6
This recipe is also from The Art of French
Baking (Phaidon Press, $45). These cookies need
no adornment, so consider skipping the step
with the apricot preserves and coconut coating.
almonds in a shallow bowl. Divide dough into
14pieces, roll into balls and roll the balls in
the sliced almonds. Place 2½ inches apart on
prepared cookie sheet. Bake 20 to 25 minutes,
or until set, baked through and slightly
medium golden on top.
It’s essential that the dough is chilled and
kept chilled before baking and the egg whites
are measured accurately.
Almond Paste
Prep time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
2½ cups ground almonds
1¼ cups superfine sugar
3 egg whites
Method
Pound the almond meal with the sugar and
egg whites in a mortar to form a smooth paste;
this also can be done in a food processor.
Black Walnut Balls
Makes about 3 dozen
This recipe is from Bee copy editor Christine
Kosko.
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
1¼ cups sugar
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups finely chopped walnuts
½ cup cocoa powder, sweetened
Ingredients
7 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, plus
extra for greasing
2/3 cup superfine sugar
1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 tablespoons apricot preserves, warmed and
strained
Generous 1 cup shredded coconut
Method
Preheat oven to 350° and grease baking
sheets with butter. Beat butter and sugar
in a bowl until pale and creamy. Stir in the
egg and vanilla. Mix the flour and baking
powder in a separate bowl, then stir them
into butter and sugar mixture. The dough
should be fairly thick. Knead briefly until
smooth. Break off walnut-size pieces of
dough, shape these into balls, and place
on the baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25
minutes, increasing the oven temperature to
400°after 10 minutes. When the snowballs
have cooled, roll them in the apricot
preserves and then in the shredded coconut.
If especially thick, the preserve can be
thinned with 2 tablespoons of hot water
when warming it.
Sandwich Cookie Truffles
Makes about 4 dozen
Ingredients
1 (1-pound) package sandwich cookies (like
peanut butter)
12 ounces cream cheese
2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 pounds, chocolate flavoured candy coating,
melted
Method
Line a rimmed sheet with parchment paper
and set aside.
In the bowl of a food processor, process
cookies until finely ground. Add cream cheese,
confectioners’ sugar and teaspoon vanilla. Roll
mixture into 1-inch balls and place on prepared
baking sheet. Freeze for 15 minutes. Store in
the refrigerator. Using two forks, dip balls in
melted chocolate to cover. Place on prepared
sheets and let stand until coating sets.
White Chocolate Clusters
Makes 1 dozen 1-inch balls
Ingredients
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup white chocolate chips
½ cup sprinkles/hundreds and thousands,
for rolling
Method
Toast walnuts, if desired, at 350° for seven to
10 minutes or until fragrant.
In medium bowl, microwave white chocolate
chips according to package directions. Add
walnuts and cranberries. Roll into balls and
then roll balls into candy sprinkles. Work fast,
because the chocolate dries quickly.
Chocolate-Coffee Snowballs
Makes about 4 dozen
This recipe is from Southern Living: 1001
Ways to Cook Southern (Oxmoor House,
$34.95). We rolled some in powdered sugar, some
in chopped almonds.
Ingredients
1/3 cup coffee concentrate
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
1 (9-ounce) package chocolate wafer cookies,
finely crushed
¾ cup sifted powdered sugar
¾ cup chopped almonds, toasted
Powdered sugar for rolling
Method
Combine concentrated coffee, corn syrup
and instant coffee granules. Let mixture stand
five minutes. Stir until granules dissolve.
Combine cookie crumbs, ¾ cup powdered
sugar and chopped almonds and stir well.
Pour coffee mixture over crumb mixture,
stirring well. Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in
powdered sugar twice to coat well. Store in
airtight container for up to one week. — The
Modesto Bee/MCT
tv listings
23/12/11
*
Kelsey Grammer ... his Boss role was comeback of the year.
*
Emily Van Camp ... delicious and deadly in Revenge.
Killers, Kimmel and cuteness
all stuck out in 2011 TV
By Neal Justin
I
f TV can make room for an
“adorkable” gal, a dwarf Lothario and
a Joan Crawford impersonator, why
can’t it be more open to minorities?
In compiling my favourite
performances of 2011, I struggled to find
actors of colour — only one made the list
— at a time when executives keep patting
themselves on the back for embracing
diversity. If there’s one bright spot, it’s that
the year’s best sitcom, Community, is also
one of TV’s most progressive when it comes
to casting.
With that shortcoming in mind, let’s
celebrate what did work this past year and
wish for a more diverse 2012. This year’s
standouts, in alphabetical order:
Zooey Deschanel, New Girl: The
sitcom hasn’t lived up to its promising pilot
episode, mostly because the male characters
are unremarkable, but Deschanel’s quirky
charms are irresistible.
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones: His
Shakespearean-trained skills are put to
towering use, playing a dwarf warrior who
makes up for his lack of size with wit and
romance. Bradley Cooper has nice hair, but
for my money, Dinklage is the sexiest man
alive.
Giancarlo Esposito, Breaking Bad:
Esposito gave to TV’s best drama what John
Lithgow provided to Dexter two years ago: a
formidable, unpredictable villain who gives
you goosebumps every time he saunters into
a scene. His final moments gave me more
nightmares than the Kardashian wedding.
Kelsey Grammer, Boss: Thank goodness
Grammer’s last couple of sitcom attempts
went belly-up. If they hadn’t, the former
Frasier star might not have rolled the dice on
this hard-hitting political drama and earned
our comeback of the year award.
Jimmy Kimmel’s not-ready-forprime-time players, Jimmy Kimmel Live:
When Kimmel told me years ago that he’d
be using his Uncle Frank on his upcoming
talk show, I responded with pessimism. I
just didn’t buy that a sweet, ordinary soul
could provide laughs. Kimmel has proved
me wrong time and time again with a
supporting cast that includes belligerent
Aunt Chippie, inept celebrity photographer
Yaya, jittery filmmaker Kyle Mooney and the
Hollywood Chewbacca. Uncle Frank may
have passed away this year, but his spirit
lives on.
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story:
It’s easy to forget that Lange is one of our
finest actors — until she creeps into a scene
on this fright factory and nails the kind of
chilling, over-the-top character that Bette
Davis and Joan Crawford did in their later
years. Whatever happened to Baby Lange?
She got better, that’s what.
Nick Offerman, Parks & Recreation: His
wife, Megan Mullally, was the not-so-secret
weapon on Will & Grace. Now it’s hubby’s
turn. In a rich cast, Offerman’s Ron Swanson
has turned out to be the series’ most bizarre,
complicated yet loveable standout.
Oliver Platt, The Big C: Last year, I called
Laura Linney’s work in this underrated series
a signature performance from one of our
generation’s greatest actresses. This year, it’s
time to praise her acting partner for the kind
of hilarious, heartbreaking turn we’ve taken
for granted from Platt. Time to finally give
the big guy an Emmy.
Emily Van Camp, Revenge: The fact that
the former Everwood star has a good-girl
smile makes her all the more delicious and
deadly, a conniving force who could destroy
an entire town with an innocent giggle and a
flip of her hair.
The women of Boardwalk Empire: If last
year was all about men behaving badly, this
one was for the females, most notably Kelly
Macdonald, Gretchen Mol and Julianne
Nicholson, all delivering mesmerising,
double-barrelled performances. No wonder
the second season exceeded the first. — Star
Tribune/MCT
*
Peter Dinklage’s Shakespearean-trained skills
were put to towering use in Game of Thrones.
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case files
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Claudine Longet and Vladimir ‘Spider’ Sabich in happier days.
*
The Aspen, Colorado home shared by the jet-setting couple.
Getting away
with murder?
French actress and best-selling singer Claudine
Longet claimed she didn’t mean to shoot dead her
live-in lover, ski champion Vladimir ‘Spider’ Sabich,
but not many were convinced ... By Willard Roper
T
hey gathered in the small
Catholic church in the
fashionable US ski resort
of Aspen, Colorado on
a bright spring morning
in 1976, to remember a young man
taken in the prime of his life. But if
they thought they would be allowed
to mourn undisturbed, they were
sadly mistaken.
TV camera-crews, press
photographers and reporters from
the world’s media outnumbered
the mourners in the tiny church in
the shadow of the Sierra Nevada
mountains, for this was a hot news
story which had everything.
In the plain wooden casket in
the church aisle was the body of
31-year-old Vladimir “Spider”
Sabich, Olympic star twice world ski
champion and one of sport’s most
charismatic figures. Mourning him
were stars of the magnitude of Andy
Williams, John Denver, and Jack
Nicholson, sitting among Olympic
athletes and childhood friends.
But they were not the main focus
of attention. That was reserved for
a tiny 34-year-old woman, sitting
sobbing in the corner of the church,
studiously ignored by Spider
Sabich’s family.
She was French actress and
best-selling singer Claudine Longet,
former wife of pop superstar Andy
Williams and for the past four years
Spider’s live-in lover.
It was Claudine Longet who was
the real star of the tragic drama
now unfolding: on the cold grey
afternoon of March 21, 1976 the gun
she was holding shot Spider Sabich
in the stomach in the bathroom
of their Aspen chalet. He died on
the way to hospital with Claudine
holding his hand.
She said it had been an accident
but friends and family were not so
sure. Nor were the police, although
it would take them nearly a year
to decide to prosecute Claudine
Longet and one of the decade’s most
riveting celebrity spectacles came to
its dramatic conclusion.
The couple had met in 1972 while
both participating in a celebrity ski
race and quickly became an item.
Claudine and her three children by
Williams, whom she had divorced
two years earlier, moved into
Spider’s lavish stone and glass
chalet in Aspen’s most exclusive
neighbourhood. Jack Nicholson and
John and Annie Denver were close
neighbours.
No one doubted that the couple
were in love. Later Andy Williams
would testify that his ex-wife was
a gentle and loving mother of their
children. But he was also heard to
say off the record: “She’s always
been a reckless chick who drives too
fast, skis too fast and takes too many
risks.”
Born in Paris, Claudine arrived
in America when she was 19 and
became a dancer in Las Vegas
before winning a Hollywood
record contract. Her meeting with
Andy Williams was, she said, like
something out of a Hollywood
musical.
Returning home after appearing
at a nightclub her car broke down
and Andy Williams, walking back
to his hotel, recognising a damsel in
distress, called out a garage and got
her a taxi. They met for a date the
following night and a few months
later embarked on a marriage which
was to last nine years.
During the first three years of
their marriage, Claudine put her
career on hold and enjoyed domestic
life in a luxury mansion overlooking
the beach at Malibu. Then in 1964,
with her husband’s blessing, she
decided to return to show-business
and appeared in numerous TV
shows before landing a lucrative
record contract.
Claudine admitted to friends that
having a world-famous singer as
a husband didn’t actually hurt her
chances of success, but her first two
albums, Claudine and The Look of
Love, both went high in the charts
and were hailed by critics as some of
the best of the year.
Regular guest-spots on the peaktime Andy Williams TV show didn’t
harm Claudine’s career prospects
either but in fact her career down
Moon River was coming to an end.
After receiving a generous divorce
settlement, Claudine met Spider
Sabich, then at the height of his
fame and the real-life role model for
Robert Redford’s movie Downhill
Racer.
Everything was going right for
Claudine Longet. She released the
two most successful albums of her
career — We’ve Only Just Begun and
Let’s Spend the Night Together - and
she and Spider became the darlings
of the Aspen jet-set.
Then on March 21 everything
changed. The day was cold and grey
and Claudine set out for the ski
slopes and then changed her mind.
Instead she visited the fashionable
Centre Bar where she met friends
and had several glasses of white
wine.
Around 4pm she drove home
and Spider, who had been skiing,
returned a short while later.
Claudine would tell police that while
selecting a sweater from a drawer
she came across Spider’s .22 Luger
pistol.
In a statement she said: “I took
it to the bathroom where Spider
was getting dressed after having
a shower, and said that as he was
soon going away on a promotional
tour, leaving me alone in the house
with the children, I perhaps should
know how to use the pistol to protect
myself. I was handing it to him when
my finger slipped on the trigger and
it went off.”
But not everyone in Aspen bought
the story and police were soon
hearing rumours that the couple’s
four year relationship was rocky and
sometimes violent and that Spider
had asked his lover and her children
to find somewhere else to live. “He
was fed up with having kids in his
house,” said one informant.
Claudine Longet was charged
with murder but it was almost a
year before she stood trial at Pitkin
County Courthouse in Aspen,
pleading not guilty to murder. The
climax to what Time Magazine called
“the trial of the year” was when
Claudine, sobbing and shaking, was
guided gently through her evidence
by her attorney Ron Austin.
Speaking in little more than a
whisper in the tense and silent
court, she told the jury: “We were
probably everything a man and
woman should be to each other. We
loved each other so much. He was
my best friend.”
Asked to describe what happened
on that fatal afternoon, Claudine
said: “I picked up the gun and
walked towards Spider saying:
“I would like you to tell me about
this gun. Is it safe?’ He said that
the safety catch was on and that it
couldn’t be fired. But at that instant
the gun went off.”
Weeping in the witness box,
Claudine described how Spider
Sabich staggered against a wall,
holding his stomach. “He lost
consciousness. I shouted to my
children to call an ambulance and
then I tried mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation but I didn’t know how
to do it properly.”
Prosecutor Frank Tucker claimed
that Spider Sabich had been killed
after a violent row and that Claudine
had threatened him with the gun
which then went off. “It was a
violent end to a violent relationship,”
Frank Tucker told the jury.
After a four-hour deliberation,
the jury found Claudine Longet
guilty, but only of criminal
negligence and she was sentenced
to 30 days in gaol and two years
probation by Judge John Lohr who
told her she could serve her term
“at a time of her own choosing,
presumably when her children were
on summer vacation.”
Soon after coming out of gaol
Claudine ran away with defence
lawyer Ron Austin who abandoned
his own family to live with her.
They later married and still live in
Aspen.
Not everyone was happy with
the outcome of the sensational
case. Spider’s father filed a $1.3mn
wrongful death civil lawsuit against
Claudine but settled out of court
and Prosecutor Frank Tucker said
recently: “I’ve always known she
shot Spider Sabich and meant to do
it. Justice certainly wasn’t served in
this case.”
Now a still-glamorous 64,
Claudine does occasional concerts
and recently re-recorded some of
her early hits. But mainly she keeps
a low profile in the town where her
name still provokes strong feelings.
Like those of Spider Sabich’s
brother Steve who said recently:
“Spider accomplished so much in
his life. Claudine accomplished only
two things: marrying Andy Williams
and getting away with murder.” —
Tony James Syndication
weekend • Friday, December 23, 2011 • Page 13
Birthdays from December 17-23, 2011
Monthly Winner
Weekly Winner
Mythily Vinod
17.12.2004
G N Alekhya
19.12.1999
Ridhima Lalwani
21.12.2007
Belated
Belated
Ammar Danis Fardan
Sutrisno
11.12.2007
Lino Mendonca
11.12.2007
M
Is your birthday coming up soon? If so, we’ll help you
celebrate with a cool collection of presents and prizes.
Send us your picture with your name address, date of birth and
plus
• We’ll send you a coupon to save your money at McDonald’s
• 25 kids each week will win a McDonald’s collectible
• Each week, we’ll give away a coupon for four Happy Meals and
four value Meals.
And one lucky club member each month will win a
FREE BIRTHDAY PARTY at McDonald’s for up to 15 people
(This one includes Happy Meals, invitation cards party hats,
guest giveaways, a birthday gift from McDonald’s, a birthday
cake, name-badge stickers, character appearance, video
coverage and loads of fun!)
All winners will be chosen by draw.
So if you’re under 18 and your birthday’s in the next few weeks,
fill in the form, put in an envelope with your picture and send it
in to Young Gulfers Birthday Club, P. O. Box. 2888, Doha or drop
it in at the advertising counter just inside our C Ring Road office.
Name:...............................................................................................................
Date of Birth: ...........................................................................................
Address: ......................................................................................................
Phone:.....................................
(Don’t forget that picture!)
any happy returns of the day to all the Young
Gulfers who have celebrated their birthdays this
week. We hope to add a little to the cheer with
great prizes and giveaways, courtesy of McDonald’s.
Congrats to monthly winner Mythily Vinod and weekly
winner GN Alekhya. The weekly winner gets coupons for
four Happy Meals and four Value Meals from McDonald’s.
The monthly winner can host a free birthday party for up
to 15 guests at McDonald’s. The coupons can be collected
from the McDonald’s head office, from Ms Mayeth.
(Tel:44360031/32).
The winners of McDonald’s collectibles for this week
are: Ridhima Lalwani, Ammar Danis Fardan Sutrisno and
Lino Mendonca.
For further details, contact McDonald’s Restaurant at
Suhaim Bin Hamad St on Friday, between 6-6.30pm.
Please submit coupons by Sunday. Entries without
the coupon will be disqualified.
Mcdonald’s Head Office: 44360031/32
Fax No.:
44360021
Delivery Service No.
4407 - 6666
McDonald’s Outlets
Al Suhaim Bin Hamad
44355431
Al Rayyan
44815779
The Mall Shopping Complex 44678111
Airport
44655846
Markhiya
44860353
The Landmark Shopping Mall 44865243
City Center Mall
44834706
Al Asmakh
44360741
Ras Abu Aboud
44356808
Villaggio Mall
44507296
Al Rayyan 2
44814945
Dukhan
44711840
AlMana Petrol Station
44514325
Muaither
44503557
Abu Hamour Petrol Station 44215244
Wakrah
44645778
Tebah Petrol Station
44218879
Al Khor
44720462
Page 14 • weekend • Friday, December 23, 2011
Wordwatch
Prognathous (PROG-nuh-thuhs, prog-NAY-thuhs)
Meaning
Adjective: 1. Protruding outwards; 2. Having a jaw that
protrudes outwards.
Origin
From Greek pro- (before) + gnathos (jaw). Ultimately from
the Indo-European root genu- (jawbone, chin), which is
also the source of chin and Sanskrit hanu (jaw). Hanuman
(literally, having a large jaw) was the name of a monkey god
in Hindu mythology. Earliest documented use: 1836.
Usage
“Nature had given Smith an enormous prognathous jaw. It
was wide and heavy, and protruded outward and down until
it seemed to rest on his chest.”
Jack London; White Fang; Macmillan; 1906.
comics
Pooch Cafe
Nodus (NOH-duhs)
Plural nodi (NOH-dy)
Meaning
Noun: A complicated situation or problem.
Origin
From Latin nodus (knot). Ultimately from the Indo-European
root ned- (to bind), which is also the source of node, noose,
annex, connect, ouch, nettle, and denouement. Earliest
documented use: before 1400.
Usage
“The CPC project is a nodus of interests. A half of its
stock belongs to the governments of three states: Russia,
Kazakhstan, and the Sultanate of Oman. The remainder is in
private hands.”
Public-and-private: Easier Said Than Done; The Times of
Central Asia (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan); March 31, 2006.
Gordian (GOR-dee-uhn)
Meaning
Adjective: Highly intricate; extremely difficult to solve.
Origin
In Greek mythology, King Gordius of Phrygia tied a knot
that defied all who tried to untie it. An oracle prophesied
that one who would undo this Gordian knot would rule Asia.
Alexander the Great simply cut the knot with one stroke
of his sword. Hence the saying, “to cut the Gordian knot”,
meaning to solve a difficult problem by a simple, bold, and
effective action. Earliest documented use: 1579.
Usage
“The Gordian complexity of Afghanistan continues to
confound Washington’s top military and political strategists.”
Patience, Perseverance Best Options in Afghanistan; The
Dallas Morning News (Texas); December 27, 2010.
— wordsmith.org
Hagar
Jokes
Carrier landings
Flying into a Middle East airport, my co-pilot and I reviewed
our flight plan for the trip back to the USS Enterprise. We were
to pick up a Navy captain, and experience had taught me
that even seasoned vets turn white-knuckled during carrier
landings.
Once the captain was strapped in, I turned around to welcome
him aboard. “Sir,” I asked, “will this be your first carrier landing?”
Looking at me with disdain, he opened his inflatable vest to
display gold wings above five rows of ribbons. “Son,” he said, “I
have over 500 carrier landings in jet fighters.”
“That’s good to hear,” my co-pilot said, winking at me, “because
this will be our first.”
Pet bills
While waiting at the veterinarian’s office, I overheard two
women chatting about their dogs.
“What’s your dog’s name?” asked the first woman.
“Well, we used to call her Lamb Chop,” answered the second
lady. “But after the vet bills we’ve had for her, we now call her
Filet Mignon.”
Seatmate choice
The plane was only half-full. When an attractive young woman
asked if the seat next to mine was free, my male ego soared.
Soon we were chatting pleasantly, and she told me it was her
first flight. “Mom said to sit next to someone I thought I could
trust,” she confessed nervously. “And you look just like my dad.”
Under the bed
Because of back problems, each night I lie on the floor and do
exercises.
Once when we stopped at a motel, as I started my exercise,
something under the bed caught my eye. It was a card, on
which was written, “Yes, we do clean under here, too.”
Garfield
weekend • Friday, December 23, 2011 • Page 15
puzzles
Sudoku
Colouring
Sudoku is a puzzle based on
a 9x9 grid. The grid is also
divided into nine (3x3) boxes.
You are given a selection
of values and to complete
the puzzle, you must fill the
grid so that every column,
every row and every 3x3 box
contains the digits 1 to 9 and
none is repeated.
horoscopes
ARIES 21 Mar - 20 Apr
CANCER 22 Jun - 22 Jul
LIBRA 24 Sep - 23 Oct
CAPRICORN 22 Dec - 20 Jan
You may not be that popular at home but you
should be able to shine at social gatherings.
You need to clear up some important personal
documents before the end of the year. You’re in
the mood for love.
Someone you live with may feel totally neglected.
Taking on too much won’t help the situation. You
will have a productive day if you organise yourself
well at work. Spend some time with people who
can shed some light on your personal situation.
Try not to get backed into corners. If you take on
too much of a financial burden you may make
yourself ill. Put some energy into getting back
into shape. Listen to reason. Try to deal with it
quickly; don’t dwell on past regrets.
Difficulties at an emotional level may be likely.
Put your energy into money-making ventures.
New romantic relationships will develop through
group activity related to sports events. Don’t
make large purchases.
Lucky day: Tuesday.
Lucky day: Monday.
Lucky day: Wednesday.
Lucky day: Sunday.
TAURUS 21 Apr - 21 May
LEO 23 Jul - 22 Aug
SCORPIO 24 Oct - 22 Nov
AQUARIUS 21 Jan - 19 Feb
You are best to be discreet. Think about starting
your own small business, Do not make rash
decisions about your personal life. Make any
necessary changes to your insurance policy. Be
cautious and use your head wisely.
Take the day to relax and pamper yourself. You
will also encounter individuals who can help you
further your goals. Social events may lead to a
romantic interlude. Be sure to take time for old
friends or relatives you don’t get to see that often.
Look for something entertaining to do. You’ve got
that competitive edge. Take the time to do your
job correctly or you may find yourself looking for
a new one. Your ability to help others will win you
points. Avoid purchasing expensive items.
You may get some opposition. Personal changes
will be to your benefit. You are best to get out of
the house this week. Traffic will be busier than you
anticipated, so try to get a head start if you have
made plans to travel. Your partner’s a little jumpy.
Lucky day: Tuesday.
Lucky day: Monday.
Lucky day: Thursday.
Lucky day: Sunday.
GEMINI 22 May - 21 Jun
VIRGO 23 Aug - 23 Sep
SAGITTARIUS 23 Nov - 21 Dec
PISCES 20 Feb - 20 Mar
Stress may cause minor health ailments. Travel
and communications will not run as smoothly
as you had hoped. Discuss your problems and
complaints if you wish to rectify them. Hard work
will bring rewards.
Changes regarding your image will bring you
greater confidence. Drastic changes regarding
your personal attitude are evident. Your heart
is telling you to spend time with someone you
recently met.
You may find that your documents are not in
order. Don’t volunteer private information about
yourself unless you’re prepared to be talked
about behind your back. Emotionally you won’t
see things accurately.
Don’t believe everything you hear. Give everyone
in the house a physical chore that will help burn
off some of the excess energy. Hard work will not
go unnoticed. You must be extremely careful not
to let friends interfere in your personal life.
Lucky day: Saturday.
Lucky day: Thursday.
Lucky day: Friday.
Lucky day: Thursday.
Page 16 • weekend • Friday, December 23, 2011
puzzles
Quick Clues
Cryptic Clues
Yesterday’s Solutions
QUICK
Across: 1 Pick; 3 Complain;
8 Ruin; 9 Studious; 11
Embarrassing; 13 Strive; 14
Proper; 17 Evil-speaking;
20 Attended; 21 Dare; 22
Relieved; 23 Less.
Down: 1 Perverse; 2 Climber;
4 Outlaw; 5 Pedestrian;
6 Acorn; 7 Ness; 10
Prevalence; 12 Progress; 15
Private; 16 Sphere; 18 Vital;
19 Fair.
CRYPTIC
Across: 1 Fast; 3 Probable;
8 Tour; 9 Estimate; 11
Labyrinthine; 13 Treble; 14
Answer; 17 Preciousness;
20 Approval; 21 Idle; 22
Mildewed; 23 Hero.
Down: 1 Futility; 2 Stubble;
4 Rising; 5 Brightness; 6
Brain; 7 Eyes; 10 Frolicsome;
12 Prospero; 15 Wheedle; 16
Donate; 18 Repel; 19 Maim.
Down
1. Antiquated (9)
2. Clumsy (9)
4. Wander (4)
5. Onward (5)
6. Oral (6)
7. Frank (4)
9. Command (5)
11. Trap (5)
12. Greedy (9)
13. Moderate (9)
17. Happen (5)
19. Leave off (6)
22. Amulet (5)
23. Tie (4)
24. Unite (4)
Across
3. Sort of chap to avoid in winter!
(9)
8. A sign I left on (4)
9. Nice trait, but somehow
puzzling (9)
10. In a European it is courteous
(6)
11. Offspring is a girl (5)
14. Woman unaffected by
reversals (5)
15. Head cook may make it (4)
16. Investment for ploughing
back? (5)
18. Night without end - almost (4)
20. Come to a similar conclusion
(5)
21. A common plant (5)
24. Put down on outstanding
achievement (6)
25. Local date incorrectly given
out (9)
26. Churchman converts a Dane
(4)
27. With which one suffers a lack
of balance (9)
Prayer Time
Help Line
Mumtaz Post (24hr)
Fajr 4.54am
Shorooq (sunrise) 6.16am
Zuhr (noon) 11.33am
Asr (afternoon) 2.30pm
Maghreb (sunset) 4.51pm
Isha (night) 6.21pm
Is drinking a problem for you or
someone you love?
Call Alcoholics Anonymous:
55605901
Across
3. Abundance (9)
8. Genuine (4)
9. Subdue (9)
10. Scanty (6)
11. Encourage (5)
14. Concise (5)
15. Title (4)
16. Proportion (5)
18. Empty (4)
20. Embrace (5)
21. Instruct (5)
24. Younger (6)
25. Pointer (9)
26. Corrode (4)
27. Assertion (9)
Down
1. A run to clinch the match (9)
2. It gets into hot water before
reaching you (6,3)
4. Put on edge (4)
5. Ornithological frolics (5)
6. Gaol sounds hair raising!
(4-2)
7. I take round a thank-you
letter (4)
9. Wrong times for pieces of
news (5)
11. Far from pleased, I indulge
in abuse (5)
12. Not hard cash? (4,5)
13. One kept - in suspense? (9)
17. Hesitantly stated a colour
and was wrong (5)
19. Part of the day in which
there’s no glory (6)
22. It may be trodden on in
flight (5)
23. East European not quite in
bondage (4)
24. A knotty problem for the
ship’s navigator (4)
Scribble Pad
Information
Doha Zoo
Open from 8am to 12 noon and
3pm to 8pm daily. Thursdays are
reserved for women. Fridays and
Saturdays for family only.
Hospitals
VISITING HOURS:
Hamad General Hospital,
Women’s Hospital and Rumaillah
Hospital: 6am to 7.30am, 4pm to
8pm.
Useful Numbers
Consumer Complaints
(Food control department)
Head of dept
44347633
55570888
Deputy head of dept
55555296
Central operator
44347777
Food consultant
44347540
Police, Fire, Ambulance
HMC
Women’s (Rumaillah)
HMC (Emergency)
Veterinary
Water & Electricity
Flight Inquiries
Doha Seaport
Museum of Islamic Art
999
44392222
44393333
44393507
6653083
991
44622999
44457457
44224444
44415566
44432211
(Car)
44483555
Ship Phone Service
44864444
Ministry of Interior main
switchboard
44330000
Public Department
for passports,
nationality and residence 44882882
Capital Security Dept 44444420
Criminal Info Dept
44477477
Boundaries and Coasts
Security
44414488
Civil Defence
Department
44413666
Rescue Service
44682888
Doha Zoo
44682610
The Grand Cinecentre 44839064
Cinema Palace
44320938
The Mall Cineplex
44678666
Cinema Land
44881674
Gulf & Doha Cinema
44671811
Qatar National Theater 44831246
DVD, Video releases
ENGLISH: Midnight In Paris
(Owen Wilson); Colombiana
(Zoe Saldana); Final Destination
5 (Nicholas D’Agosto); Warrior
(Joel Edgerton); Captain America:
The First Avenger (Chris Evans);
Margin Call (Zachary Quinto); The
Debt (Helen Mirren); Cowboys &
Aliens (Daniel Carig); Rise Of The
Planet Of The Apes (James Franco);
Dolphin Tale (Harry Connick Jr);
Kung Fu Panda 2 (Animation);
Into the Blue 2: The Reef (Chris
Carmack); The Hangover Part II
(Bradley Cooper); One Day (Anne
Hathaway); The Lion King Diamond
Edition (Animation); The Smurfs
(Animation); Attack the Block (John
Boyega); Spy Kids: All The Time in
the World (Jessica Alba); Super 8
(Joel Courtney); Larry Crowne (Tom
Hanks); Beginners (Ewan McGre-
gor); Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows: Part 2 (Daniel Radcliffe);
Cars 2 (Animation); Shaolin (Andy
Lau); Mr Popper’s Penguins (Jim
Carrey); Marely and Me (Owen Wilson); Monte Carlo (Selena Gomez);
S Darko (Daveigh Chase); Father of
Invention (Kevin Spacey).
HINDI: Tere Mere Phere (Vinay
Pathak); Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge
(Saqib Saleem); Hum Tum Shabana
(Tusshar Kapoor); Mere Brother Ki
Dulhan (Imran Khan); Bodyguard
(Salman Khan); Tees Maar Khan
(Akshay Kumar); Bbuddah Hoga
Terra Baap (Amitabh Bachchan);
Love U Mr Kalakaar (Tusshar);
Ready (Salman Khan); Band
Baaja Baarat (Anushka Sharma);
Chalo Dilli (Vinay Pathak); Game
(Abhishek Bachchan); Naughty @
40 (Govinda).