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| Oil Boom |
 THE facts have changed, now we
must change too. For the past 10
years an unlikely coalition of
geologists, oil drillers, bankers,
military strategists and environmentalists
has been warning that peak
oil - the decline of global supplies - is
just around the corner. We had some
strong reasons for doing. |
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| THE WELCOME
HANDSHAKE |
 MAYBE Sarah Palin was
right. In the HBO movie
Game Change, about
the 2008 campaign,
John McCain's strategist
Steve Schmidt was appaled
when he realised that their vice
presidential pick thought Queen
Elizabeth, rather than the prime
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Saltimbanco steals the show IT was a memorable evening for
hundreds of Doha fans at Aspire
Dome on Wednesday. They were
treated to a wonderful performance
by Canadian-based Cirque Du
Soleil´s 20-year-old signature production,
´Saltimbanco´.
The show .
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mobile water
supply system |  THE Pearl-Qatar has
recently conducted training
sessions for staff in the use
of a hi-tech mobile water
supply system as part of its
commitment to safety and
security on the island.
High ranking officials
from the Civil Defense
authority took part in the
training sessions with team
members from Glitter and
The Shield, both fully
owned subsidiaries of
United Development
Company (UDC), developer
of The Pearl. The island´s
health, safety and environment
(HSE) officers also
took part in the exercise.
The advanced mobile
water supply system, developed
by Hytrans Fire System,
includes two Mercedes
Axor hook arm trucks, a
HydroSub 900, Powerfoam,
portable water supply
equipment and power
supply. It is ... | | | ´From Katara with Love´
raises funds for charity |  ´FROM Katara with Love´, the
three-day event aimed at promoting
Qatari arts and crafts
while contributing half of net
earnings to local charity,
ended on Saturday.
Speaking with Qatar
Tribune, Al Jazi Hassan,
Katara marketing and international
affairs coordinator,
noted that "its a fundraising
event by different Qatari talents,
and that´s why its called
´From Katara With Love´".
The word Katara was used
to refer to Qatar hundreds of
years ago.
"Exhibitors here showing
off their clothes, hand-made
products, food, and all kinds
of market wares are selling
them and 50 percent of what
they make will go to the
Sanad Charity", Hassan
explained.
Sanad is a local charity
founded in 2010 by local
youth. The organisation... | | | Mahindra Satyam opens office in West Bay area |  MAHINDRA Satyam, an Indian
IT services providing company,
opened its new premises in the
West Bay area of Doha on
Thursday.
Rohit Gandhi, senior vice-president
of Mahindra Satyam for
Asia Pacific, India, Middle East &
Africa, S Sankara Raman, senior
vice-president and head of India,
Middle East and Africa, Bobby
Gupta vice-president and head of
Middle East, North Africa and
Turkey, and Sudhir Yannawar,
regional manager, cut the ribbon
to mark the occasion.
Speaking to Qatar Tribune,
Gandhi said that the office
marked a new chapter in
Mahindra Satyam´s relationship
with Qatar and the region.
"With the large scale expansion
and development projects taking
place in the country, our company
will be... | |
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