Observer & Busness 5 May 2012 - Oman Daily Observer
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FLIGHT LIGHT SSCHEDULE<br />
CHEDULE<br />
ARRIVALS LS S — SATURDAY SSATURDAY<br />
Flight No Aircraft From/Via om/Via STA<br />
WY614 B737-8 Dubai 0005<br />
WY648 B737-8 Kuwait 0015<br />
WY682 B737-8 Riyadh 0015<br />
WY716 B737-8 Dar-es-Salaam 0015<br />
BG023 DC10 Dacca 0130<br />
TK858 B737-8 Istanbul 0130<br />
PK259 B737-3 Islamabad 0200<br />
QR170 A320 Doha 0315<br />
EY384 A320 Abu Dhabi 0350<br />
EK866 B777 Dubai 0355<br />
GF560 E190 Bahrain 0425<br />
MS930 B737-8 Cairo 0500<br />
WY146 A330-200 Malpensa 0605<br />
WY122 A330-300 Munich 0630<br />
WY114 A330-300 Frankfurt 0645<br />
WY652 E175AR Bahrain 0700<br />
WY662 E175AR Doha 0700<br />
FZ043 B737-8 Dubai 0740<br />
WY132 A330-200 Paris 0745<br />
WY632 ATR42 Abu Dhabi 0800<br />
WY914 B737-8 Salalah 0800<br />
WY674 B737-8 Jeddah 0800<br />
WY202 B737-8 Bombay 0800<br />
WY602 B737-8 Dubai 0825<br />
WY328 B737-8 Lahore 0840<br />
WY274 B737-8 Jaipur 0840<br />
WY322 A330-300 Karachi 0900<br />
WY102 A330-300 London Heathrow 0900<br />
WY286 B737-8 Bangalore 0920<br />
WY262 B737-8 Lucknow 0920<br />
EK862 B777 Dubai 0930<br />
QR166 A321 Doha 0950<br />
G9113 A320 Sharjah 0955<br />
EY382 A320 Abu Dhabi 1000<br />
9W530 B737-8 Trivandrum 1045<br />
PK191 ATR42 Turbat 1055<br />
WY604 E175AR Dubai 1100<br />
IX543 B737-8 Trivandrum-Cochin 1130<br />
IX337 B737-8 Calicut 1155<br />
WY916 E175AR Salalah 1200<br />
WY314 B737-8 Chittagong 1210<br />
WY3302 ATR42 Mukhaizna 1230<br />
GF562 E190 Bahrain 1235<br />
WY918 ATR42 Khasab 1315<br />
WY606 B737-8 Dubai 1330<br />
WY924 B737-8 Salalah 1440<br />
FZ045 B737-8 Dubai 1545<br />
WY664 E175AR Doha 1615<br />
WY654 E175AR Bahrain 1650<br />
WY204 B737-8 Bombay 1655<br />
WY638 ATR42 Abu Dhabi 1655<br />
WY326 B737-8 Islamabad 1710<br />
WY244 B737-8 Delhi 1710<br />
IX817 B737-8 Mangalore-Abu Dhabi 1725<br />
WY3304 ATR42 Mukhaizna 1730<br />
WY236 B737-8 Hyderabad 1730<br />
WY298 B737-8 Calicut 1750<br />
WY216 B737-8 Trivandrum 1805<br />
GF564 A319 Bahrain 1810<br />
WY930 B737-8 Salalah 1810<br />
G9117 A320 Sharjah 1905<br />
FZ047 B737-8 Dubai 2020<br />
WY620 E175AR Dubai 2020<br />
WY338 B737-8 Kathmandu 2100<br />
AI973 A320 Delhi 2125<br />
BA073 B777 London Heathrow-Abu Dhabi 2130<br />
WY616 B737-8 Dubai 2145<br />
WY926 E175AR Salalah 2155<br />
AI907 A319 Madras 2200<br />
WY406 A330-300 Cairo 2215<br />
WY381 A330-300 Male-Colombo 2215<br />
LH618 A330 Frankfurt-Abu Dhabi 2225<br />
EY388 A320 Abu Dhabi 2235<br />
LX242 A330 Zurich-Dubai 2235<br />
QR168 A320 Doha 2235<br />
WY228 B737-8 Cochin 2250<br />
WY656 B737-8 Bahrain 2305<br />
WY624 ATR42 Al Ain 2305<br />
AI985 A321 Ahmedabad-Bombay 2310<br />
WY928 B737-8 Salalah 2310<br />
WY668 B737-7 Doha 2310<br />
WY672 A330-300 Jeddah 2315<br />
WY636 B737-8 Abu Dhabi 2315<br />
WY686 B737-8 Dammam 2320<br />
9W534 B737-8 Cochin 2330<br />
WY816 A330-200 Bangkok 2335<br />
9W540 B737-8 Bombay 2340<br />
WY258 B737-8 Madras 2340<br />
KQ318 B737-8 Nairobi-Dubai 2350<br />
QUOTATIONS FOR TODAY<br />
As I look back over fifty years of ministry, I<br />
recall innumerable tests, trials and times of<br />
crushing pain. But through it all, the Lord has<br />
proven faithful, loving, and totally true to all his<br />
promises. — David Wilkerson<br />
Christine and I haven’t raised our children. A<br />
whole community of selfless Christians has<br />
contributed to helping them become faithful,<br />
competent adults. — Clayton Christensen<br />
CINEMA<br />
FILM INFORMATION<br />
www.citycinemaoman.net<br />
AL BAHJA CINEMA:<br />
24540856, 24540855.<br />
AL NASR CINEMA:<br />
24831358, 24831809 (after 3pm)<br />
AL SHATTI PLAZA:<br />
24607360, 24692656 (after 2pm)<br />
STARS CINEMA:<br />
24791641, 24792360<br />
Majlis A’Shura<br />
ADDRESSES<br />
Keep in touch with Majlis Ash’shura’s<br />
news.<br />
Log on to the Majlis’s website:<br />
www.shura.om<br />
and the Majlis’s<br />
e-mail: info@shura.om<br />
Or write to the Majlis’s postal address:<br />
P O Box 981<br />
Postal Code 111, Muscat<br />
Tel: 24510344 / 24521427/<br />
Fax 24510560<br />
INFORMATION<br />
MINISTRY WEBSITES<br />
Ministry: www.omanet.om<br />
<strong>Oman</strong> TV:<br />
www.oman-tv.gov.om<br />
<strong>Oman</strong> Radio:<br />
www.oman-radio.gov.om<br />
<strong>Oman</strong>i Centre for Traditional Music:<br />
www.octm-folk.gov.om<br />
OMAN RADIO<br />
6.00 Opening, Royal Anthem, The Holy Quran, Preview of<br />
Morning Programme, Weather Forecast and Pharmacies on<br />
Duty; 6.15 Morning Tea; 7.00 News Bulletin; 7.10 Morning<br />
Tea; 9.00 News Headlines; 9.02 Piano; 10.00 Instrumental<br />
Music; 11.00 Light Classical Music; 12.00 News Headlines,<br />
12.02 The Holy Quran; 12.15 Pioneers of Civilization; 12.45<br />
Slow Mix Music; 01.00 Top 10 (Laxmi) Repeat on Thursday<br />
5.30; 2.00 Let’s Talk Business — Nisham Repeat of Sat 3.00<br />
& Sunday 6.00; 2:20 Radio Station Jingles And Programmes;<br />
2.30 News Bulletin; 2.40 Forts and Castles of <strong>Oman</strong> — Laxmi<br />
Repeat of Monday 3.00 & Tuesday 6.00; 3.00 Short Stories<br />
(Judith) Repeat on Saturday 6.00; 3.20 Radio Station Jingles<br />
and Programmes; 3.25 Mix Music; 3.30 Women in Focus —<br />
Nisham Repeat on Tuesday 3.00 & Thursday 6.40; 03.50<br />
Radio Station Jingles and Programmes; 4.00 News<br />
Headlines; 4.02 Around The World Live; 6.30 News Bulletin;<br />
6.40 Words in Action (Judith) Repeat of Sunday 3.00 & Mon<br />
6pm; 7.00 Night Groove; 8.00 News Headlines; 8.02 Night<br />
Groove; 10.00 News Bulletin; 10.10 <strong>Oman</strong> in Focus (5 mins)<br />
<strong>Daily</strong>; 10.15 D J Rock Special; 11.15 Mix Music; 12.40 News<br />
Summary; 12.45 The Holy Quran; 01.00 National Anthem,<br />
Close Down.<br />
Flight No Aircraft<br />
DEPARTURES<br />
To / Via STD<br />
BA072 B777 Abu Dhabi-London Heathrow 0001<br />
AI986 A321 Bombay-Ahmedabad 0005<br />
9W539 B737-8 Bombay 0045<br />
WY601 B737-8 Dubai 0115<br />
WY631 ATR42 Abu Dhabi 0120<br />
WY261 B737-8 Lucknow 0125<br />
WY201 B737-8 Bombay 0130<br />
9W529 B737-8 Trivandrum 0130<br />
WY661 E175AR Doha 0130<br />
WY285 B737-8 Bangalore 0135<br />
WY651 E175AR Bahrain 0140<br />
WY327 B737-8 Lahore 0200<br />
WY313 B737-8 Chittagong 0200<br />
WY273 B737-8 Jaipur 0205<br />
WY321 A330-300 Karachi 0220<br />
TK859 B737-8 Istanbul 0220<br />
BG024 DC10 Dacca 0300<br />
PK260 B737-3 Islamabad-Lahore 0300<br />
EK867 B777 Dubai 0500<br />
EY385 A320 Abu Dhabi 0525<br />
QR171 A320 Doha 0550<br />
MS931 B737-8 Cairo 0600<br />
GF561 E190 Bahrain 0700<br />
WY603 E175AR Dubai 0800<br />
WY915 E175AR Salalah 0800<br />
WY3301 ATR42 Mukhaizna 0800<br />
FZ044 B737-8 Dubai 0820<br />
WY929 B737-8 Salalah 0825<br />
WY717 B737-8 Zanzibar-Dar-es-Salaam 1000<br />
WY243 B737-8 Delhi 1000<br />
WY823 A330-200 Kuala Lumpur 1005<br />
WY297 B737-8 Calicut 1005<br />
WY215 B737-8 Trivandrum 1010<br />
WY235 B737-8 Hyderabad 1010<br />
WY815 A330-200 Bangkok 1010<br />
WY381 A330-300 Male-Colombo 1030<br />
WY917 ATR42 Khasab 1030<br />
WY605 B737-8 Dubai 1030<br />
WY325 B737-8 Islamabad 1030<br />
G9114 A320 Sharjah 1035<br />
WY923 B737-8 Salalah 1035<br />
WY203 B737-8 Bombay 1040<br />
EK863 B777 Dubai 1045<br />
EY383 A320 Abu Dhabi 1050<br />
QR167 A321 Doha 1055<br />
PK192 ATR42 Turbat-Gwadur 1130<br />
9W533 B737-8 Cochin 1145<br />
WY337 B737-8 Kathmandu 1155<br />
WY113 A330-200 Frankfurt 1200<br />
WY663 E175AR Doha 1215<br />
IX542 B737-8 Trivandrum 1220<br />
WY653 E175AR Bahrain 1300<br />
WY405 A330-300 Cairo 1310<br />
GF563 E190 Bahrain 1315<br />
WY3303 ATR42 Mukhaizna 1333<br />
WY637 ATR42 Abu Dhabi 1345<br />
IX350 B737-8 Calicut 1355<br />
WY101 A330-300 London Heathrow 1400<br />
WY227 B737-8 Cochin 1445<br />
WY671 A330-300 Jeddah 1540<br />
WY257 B737-8 Madras 1545<br />
FZ046 B737-8 Dubai 1630<br />
WY619 E175AR Dubai 1715<br />
WY925 E175AR Salalah 1750<br />
WY615 B737-8 Dubai 1805<br />
IX146 B737-8 Amritsar 1815<br />
GF565 A319 Bahrain 1855<br />
WY927 B737-8 Salalah 1905<br />
WY347 B737-8 Kuwait 1905<br />
WY685 B737-8 Dammam 1905<br />
WY681 B737-8 Riyadh 1910<br />
WY655 B737-8 Bahrain 1915<br />
G9118 A320 Sharjah 1945<br />
WY667 B737-7 Doha 2000<br />
WY635 B737-8 Abu Dhabi 2015<br />
WY623 ATR42 Al Ain 2015<br />
WY613 B737-8 Dubai 2045<br />
FZ048 B737-8 Dubai 2105<br />
WY913 B737-8 Salalah 2245<br />
AI908 A319 Madras 2300<br />
AI974 A320 Delhi 2310<br />
EY381 A320 Abu Dhabi 2325<br />
QR169 A320 Doha 2335<br />
LX243 A330 Dubai-Zurich 2335<br />
LH619 A330 Abu Dhabi-Frankfurt 2350<br />
16<br />
INFORMATION/LEISURE SATURDAY, MAY 5, <strong>2012</strong><br />
PHARMACIES<br />
24-HOUR SERVICE<br />
Al Hashar ph, Ruwi 24783334<br />
Muscat ph, Ruwi, 24702542<br />
Al Sarooj, 24695536<br />
Scientific ph, Qurum, 24566601<br />
Ruwi, 24702850<br />
DAY DUTY<br />
Muscat Belqees 24540703<br />
Capital 24456760<br />
Atlas 24811715<br />
Al Hashar 24480838<br />
Sur Al Rawdah 25546454<br />
Buraimi Al Zaiyana 25694458<br />
Ibri Muscat 25689025<br />
Nizwa Muscat 25410235<br />
Salalah Muscat 23291635<br />
NIGHT DUTY<br />
Muscat StarCare 24557222<br />
Al Jabry 24420761<br />
Badr Al Samaa<br />
24799760<br />
Muscat 24497264<br />
Sur Medical 25540755<br />
Buraimi Al Naseem 25653070<br />
Ibri Al Hekma 25688177<br />
Rustaq Al Rustaq 26875045<br />
Barka Muscat 26885372<br />
Samayil Balsm 25351064<br />
Nizwa Al Hazfah 25431650<br />
Salalah Abu Al Dahab<br />
23291303<br />
KHOULA HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS<br />
Private & Other Wards<br />
Working Days: 16:00-18:00. Weekends & Public<br />
Holidays: 10:-12:00, 16:00-18:00<br />
ICU<br />
Working Days: 16:00-17:00. Weekends & Public<br />
Holidays: 16:00-17:00<br />
Special Care Baby Unit<br />
Working Days: Parents may visit at any time.<br />
Weekends & Public Holidays: Parents may visit<br />
at any time<br />
CROSSWORD<br />
CRYPTIC PUZZLE<br />
ACROSS<br />
8 First in, I turned tail (7)<br />
9 Abstain from taking, as<br />
you make your exit (2,7)<br />
13 Not absent from any<br />
whatsoever (2,3)<br />
14 An addict, if reformed, will<br />
stop (5)<br />
15 Then somehow mean to<br />
capture the wild animal (7)<br />
16 What the French call a<br />
“film noir”? (7)<br />
17 Said to look hard at what’s<br />
under the carpet? (5)<br />
18 Fruit drink with a pip in it I<br />
removed (5)<br />
20 Fly round at first, unsettled<br />
(5)<br />
22 Smart attempt to get a goal<br />
in (6)<br />
23 Laughed when one gave a<br />
warning (6)<br />
25 Is now out to get me?<br />
Charming! (7)<br />
27 Having swindled, did wrong<br />
in having run away (7)<br />
30 Has gone off, you know,<br />
very perturbed (6)<br />
31 Cooked one - disgusting -<br />
and that’s ample (6)<br />
32 Is very fond of, just the<br />
same, and prepared to<br />
return to (5)<br />
35 Now the chaps are coming<br />
in to change (5)<br />
36 Getting the key and<br />
opening is an occasion (5)<br />
37 Having entered the contest,<br />
with trouble lying ahead!<br />
(2,3,2)<br />
39 Bound to admit everything<br />
matched up (7)<br />
41 Object to: “Skinny, with a<br />
long tail” (5)<br />
42 The crest, or part on the<br />
head of the bird (5)<br />
43 Idea you jot when thinking<br />
of a white horse? (9)<br />
44 The insect on the burning<br />
bush? (7)<br />
DOWN<br />
1 Not just cloudy? (6)<br />
2 Smart, is concealing<br />
storage compartment are<br />
lovey-dovey (4,5)<br />
5 They haven’t been<br />
awakened for breakfast (7)<br />
6 Speak your mind? (5,5)<br />
7 Squashy food huskies go<br />
for (4)<br />
10 Show what’s often a blue<br />
picture (6)<br />
11 He’s out in front but unable<br />
to run freely (7)<br />
12 It’s the very devil when<br />
rain seeps in, chum! (6)<br />
19 Prepared to take time to get<br />
one in the clear (7)<br />
21 Copy it in a mite shakily<br />
(7)<br />
24 Aggressively healthy? (8,3)<br />
26 By stepping on it, you may<br />
break it! (5,5)<br />
28 In money, I have a spur (9)<br />
29 Shorten to: “A mutt to the<br />
last” (7)<br />
30 Strains to find cheap<br />
accommodation (6)<br />
32 Fed up, had done the wrong<br />
thing and put it off (8)<br />
33 A dolly on a chair? (6)<br />
34 Lengthen the skirt that’s<br />
singing voice (4)<br />
EASY PUZZLE<br />
ACROSS<br />
8 Hire (7)<br />
9 Of course (9)<br />
13 Wrong (5)<br />
14 Bag (5)<br />
15 Knife (7)<br />
16 Miner (7)<br />
17 Animal (5)<br />
18 Mercenary (5)<br />
20 Index (5)<br />
22 Flair (6)<br />
23 Author (6)<br />
25 Understanding (7)<br />
27 Fish (7)<br />
30 Stand (6)<br />
31 Country (6)<br />
32 Class (5)<br />
35 Anxious (5)<br />
36 Frequently (5)<br />
37 Cat (7)<br />
39 Flood (7)<br />
41 Complete (5)<br />
42 Nervous (5)<br />
43 Notes (9)<br />
44 Basket (7)<br />
everything and playing for<br />
time (8)<br />
proved to be a<br />
disappointment (7)<br />
DOWN<br />
3 As often as not, when in 38 Shoot a lot of bullets into 1 High-pitched (6)<br />
jail? (4,3,4)<br />
the screen (6)<br />
2 Standing (8)<br />
4 The crew members in the 40 Clown with a lovely 3 Heat (11)<br />
Hospital. . . . . . Board . . . . . . . Emergency<br />
Royal. . . . . . . .24599000 . . . .24590491<br />
Health Services Department<br />
Muttrah . . . . . .24797602<br />
Quriyat . . . . . .24845001 . . . .24845003<br />
SQH, Salalah .23211555 . . . .23211151<br />
Police . . . . . . .24603988 . . . .24603980<br />
Al Nahda. . . . .24831255 . . . .24837800<br />
Ibn Sina . . . . .24876322 . . . .24877361<br />
Nizwa . . . . . . .25439361 . . . .25425033<br />
Al Rustaq . . . .26875055 . . . .26877186<br />
Sumayil. . . . . .25350055 . . . .25350022<br />
Izki . . . . . . . . .25340033 . . . .25340033<br />
Haima . . . . . . .23436013 . . . .23436055<br />
4 Resolve (9)<br />
5 Trip (7)<br />
6 Found (10)<br />
7 Colour (4)<br />
10 Talisman (6)<br />
11 Seep (7)<br />
12 Vendor (6)<br />
19 Observes (7)<br />
21 Carriage (7)<br />
24 Larva (11)<br />
26 Owner (10)<br />
28 Thanks (9)<br />
29 Little money (7)<br />
30 Score (6)<br />
32 Perpetual (8)<br />
33 Deserved (6)<br />
34 Depict (7)<br />
38 Impede (6)<br />
40 Dance (4)<br />
WEDNESDAY’S CRYPTIC<br />
SOLUTIONS<br />
ACROSS: 4, Famous 7, Tea towel<br />
8, Opt-ic-s 10, Met-Al 13,<br />
H-O-ot 14, Poor 15, F-ads 16,<br />
Dab 17, S-h-un 19, Trad 21,<br />
Roundhead 23, Pans 24, La-r-d<br />
26, Boy 27, She’d 29, Ices 32,<br />
Ma-I-d 33, Coast 34, Retort<br />
35, Composer 36, Stitch.<br />
DOWN:1, Stamp 2, Can’t-O<br />
3, How-l 4, F-L-ood 5, Mutt<br />
6, Unc-lad 9, (four-)Poster 11,<br />
E-on 12, (p-)Arson 13, Handled<br />
15, Fun 16, Dad (rev.) 18,<br />
H-U.S.-sar 20, Radio 21, Ray<br />
22, Had 23, Po-tent 25, Yes 28,<br />
Hitch 30, Ca-u-se 31, Start 32,<br />
Mo-St. 33, Cop-e.<br />
WEDNESDAY’S EASY<br />
SOLUTIONS<br />
ACROSS: 4. Strive; 7.<br />
Transmit; 8. Attack; 10. After;<br />
13. Free; 14. Keen; 15. Tier;<br />
16. Sin; 17. Swig; 19. Edam;<br />
21. Purchased; 23. Tree; 24.<br />
Tsar; 26. Tay; 27. Tees; 29.<br />
Bail; 32. Scar; 33. Cycle; 34.<br />
Epochs; 35. Expedite; 36.<br />
Brutal.<br />
DOWN: 1. Steak; 2. Waste;<br />
3. User; 4. Stare; 5. Rite; 6.<br />
Victim; 9. Teresa; 11. Fez; 12.<br />
Ensue; 13. Fighter; 15. Tic; 16.<br />
Sad; 18. Wretch; 20. Derby;<br />
21. Pry; 22. Ass; 23. Tamper;<br />
25. Oil; 28. Easel; 30. Acrid;<br />
31. Level; 32. Scut; 33. Chew.<br />
YOUR STARS <br />
IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY: There are certain problems in the family which have been continuing for a while and<br />
the chances are that the coming year will bring a satisfactory solution to them. An unexpected turn of events<br />
could make all the difference, so don’t give up hope of finding a way out of your troubles.<br />
TAURUS<br />
(April 21-<strong>May</strong> 20)<br />
A direct question would<br />
be the best way to find out<br />
what your prospects are for the future.<br />
There is no point in putting all your energy<br />
into your work for little reward.<br />
GEMINI<br />
(<strong>May</strong> 21-June 21)<br />
You may have to haggle to<br />
obtain satisfactory terms<br />
over a purchase you wanted very badly<br />
to finalise, but the end results should<br />
make your effort well worthwhile.<br />
CANCER<br />
(June 22-July 21)<br />
Don’t stint when it comes<br />
to spending money on a<br />
piece of equipment that has to last a<br />
long time. Quality will be indicated by<br />
the price, so buy the best you can.<br />
LEO<br />
(July 22-August 21)<br />
You have the happy knack<br />
of getting others to do<br />
things for you without actually making<br />
any demands. Be ready to reciprocate<br />
or you may find things are<br />
changing.<br />
VIRGO<br />
(August 22-<br />
September 22)<br />
The health of a person very<br />
close to you will soon show a decided<br />
improvement and you will have good<br />
reason to hop hope for a full recovery.<br />
LIBRA<br />
(September 23-<br />
October 22)<br />
A surprise visitor will bring<br />
you cheerful news from a friend living<br />
abroad. You had feared all along that<br />
your friend had forgotten you.<br />
SCORPIO<br />
(October 23-<br />
November 21)<br />
A friend’s uncharacteristic<br />
action should not turn you against<br />
him. You don’t know his motives, and<br />
it may not be as serious as it looks at<br />
first.<br />
SAGITTARIUS<br />
(November 22-<br />
December 21)<br />
Think twice before taking<br />
on a job which you fear may be too<br />
much for you. You know your own<br />
strength and it would be foolish to<br />
overstrain yourself.<br />
CAPRICORN<br />
(December 22-<br />
January 20)<br />
An idea previously rejected<br />
will now find favour, and you will<br />
be rewarded for your perseverance.<br />
Look forward to increased security and<br />
promotion.<br />
AQUARIUS<br />
(January 21-<br />
February 19)<br />
A difference of opinion<br />
over a trivial matter is certainly not<br />
worth a serious quarrel. Shake hands<br />
and make up instead.<br />
PISCES<br />
(February 20-<br />
March 20)<br />
Experience should have<br />
taught you to put less trust in strangers.<br />
Treat them with kindness, but remember<br />
that not everybody is as honest as<br />
you are.<br />
ARIES<br />
(March 21-April 20)<br />
A stubborn person who<br />
refused to listen to reason<br />
cannot be helped. He must be left to<br />
fight his own battles if you don’t want<br />
to be accused of interference.<br />
OTHER HOSPITALS<br />
Sohar . . . . . . .26840022 . . . .26840099<br />
Al Buraimi . . . .25650855 . . . .25652319<br />
Sur . . . . . . . . .25440244 . . . .25461373<br />
Tanam. . . . . . .25499011 . . . .25499033<br />
Masirah. . . . . .25404018 . . . .25404018<br />
Ibra . . . . . . . . .25470533 . . . .25470535<br />
Adam . . . . . . .25434167 . . . .25434055<br />
Bidiya . . . . . . .25483535 . . . .25483535<br />
Ibri. . . . . . . . . .25491011 . . . .25491990<br />
Saham . . . . . .26854427 . . . .26855148<br />
Khasab . . . . . .26830187 . . . .26830187<br />
Dibba . . . . . . .26836443 . . . .26836443<br />
Burkha . . . . . .26828397 . . . .26828397<br />
Sinaw . . . . . . .25474338<br />
ACROSS<br />
1 Agitate (4)<br />
4 Equality (3)<br />
6 Ridicule (4)<br />
9 Boring-tool (3)<br />
10 Entire (8)<br />
11 Smack (4)<br />
14 Lump (3)<br />
16 Unsuitable (5)<br />
19 Seemed (8)<br />
21 Spree (5)<br />
23 Crippled (8)<br />
24 Stratum (5)<br />
27 Cover (3)<br />
31 Trial (4)<br />
33 Supplied (8)<br />
34 Born (3)<br />
35 Paradise (4)<br />
36 Aye (3)<br />
37 Otherwise (4)<br />
DOWN<br />
2 Implement (4)<br />
3 Mature (4)<br />
4 Ready (8)<br />
5 Stagger (4)<br />
M USEUMS IN OMAN<br />
FAISAL BIN ALI AL SAID MUSEUM,<br />
Tel: 24641650<br />
MUSEUM OF OMANI HERITAGE,<br />
Tel: 24600946<br />
CHILDREN’S SCIENCE MUSEUM.<br />
Tel: 24605368<br />
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM,<br />
Tel: 24641374<br />
NATIONAL MUSEUM, Tel: 24701289<br />
SULTAN’S ARMED FORCES<br />
MUSEUM, Tel: 24312646<br />
CURRENCY MUSEUM,<br />
Tel: 24796102<br />
MUSCAT GATE MUSEUM,<br />
Tel: 24739005.<br />
OMANI-FRENCH MUSEUM (Bait<br />
Fransa), Tel: 24736613<br />
BAIT AL ZUBAIR, Tel: 24736688<br />
BAIT A’NAMAN, Tel: 24641300<br />
SOHAR FORT MUSEUM.<br />
Tel: 26844758<br />
NAHKAL FORT, Tel: 26781384<br />
BAIT AL MAKHAM. Tel: 24641300<br />
BAIT ADAM MUSEUM, QURUM,<br />
Tel: 24605033, 24605013<br />
OIL AND GAS EXHIBITION<br />
CENTRE AND PLANE-TARIUM,<br />
Tel: 24677834.<br />
PLANETARIUM, Tel: 24675542.<br />
AQUARIUM at the Marine Science<br />
and Fisheries Centre (located next to<br />
Marina Bandar Rowdha, Sidab).<br />
SALALAH MUSEUM, Tel: 23294549<br />
CULTURAL CENTRE, Tel: 23294549.<br />
SUR MARITIME MUSEUM,<br />
Tel: 24541466.<br />
BAIT AL BARANDA, Tel: 24714262.<br />
QUICK CROSSWORD<br />
6 Stone-worker (5)<br />
7 Bird (3)<br />
8 Clutch (5)<br />
12 Waterway (5)<br />
13 Sprig (5)<br />
14 Fighting (3)<br />
15 Satan (5)<br />
17 Fish (5)<br />
18 Deal (5)<br />
20 Wishful (8)<br />
22 Youth (3)<br />
25 Correct (5)<br />
26 Consumed (5)<br />
28 Nimble (4)<br />
29 Blaze (4)<br />
30 Minus (4)<br />
CARTOONS<br />
ROYAL OMAN POLICE<br />
EMERGENCY 9 9 9 9<br />
DG of Passports & Residency, 24569603<br />
DG of Customs, 24714626<br />
Traffic offences, 24510227/228<br />
ROP Public Relations, 24569270<br />
Consumer Complaints Cell, 24817013<br />
Muscat Governorate Headquarters, 24560021<br />
Muscat, 24736611<br />
Wattayah, 24677990<br />
Ruwi, 24701099<br />
Muttrah, 24712211<br />
Bausher, 24600099<br />
Al Amerat, 24875999<br />
Qurayat, 24845555<br />
A’Seeb, 24420099<br />
Al-Athaiba, 24521099<br />
AI-Khodh, 24425012<br />
Directorate of the University Security, 24513999<br />
Directorate of Traffic Muscat, 24567898<br />
Al Batinah Headquarters, 26840096<br />
Al Rustaq Division, 26875099<br />
Al Dakhiliyah, 25425099<br />
Nizwa Division, 25425099<br />
Samayil Division, 25350099<br />
Al Sharqiyah Headquarters, 25545070<br />
Ibra Division, 25570100<br />
Al Dhahirah Headquarters, 25650099<br />
Al Buraimi Division, 25650199<br />
Ibri Division, 25689099<br />
Al Wusta Headquarters, 23436099<br />
Haima Division, 23436211<br />
Special Task Force, 24560088<br />
Coastguard Headquarters, 24714888<br />
Dhofar Governorate Headquarters, 23234599<br />
Salalah Police Station, 23290099<br />
Thamrait Division, 23279099<br />
Musandam Governorate Headquarters,<br />
26730299<br />
Khasab Division, 26731502<br />
ROP websites: www.rop.gov.om, www.ropoman.<br />
net and<br />
e-mail: ropnet@omantel.net.om<br />
32 Observe (3)<br />
WEDNESDAY’S<br />
QUICK SOLUTION<br />
ACROSS: 1, Proper<br />
5, Wither 8, Admitted<br />
9, Rage 10, Mob 12,<br />
Sober 15, Err 17, Ash<br />
18, Orb 19, Tot 20,<br />
Assay 21, Ban 22, Oar<br />
23, Ace 24, Run 26,<br />
Petal 29, Due 33, Pier<br />
34, Terrific 35, Sniper<br />
36, Wander.<br />
DOWN: 2, Radio 3,<br />
Pail 4, Ratio 5, Wedge<br />
6, Torn 7, Eager 10,<br />
Motor 11, Baton 12,<br />
Sharp 13, Beset 14,<br />
Royal 15, Ebbed 16,<br />
Range 25, Union 27,<br />
Enter 28, Arrow 30,<br />
Unite 31, Trip 32,<br />
Sign.<br />
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GARFIELD by Jim Davis<br />
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