Observer & Busness 24 Jun 2012 - Oman Observer
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FLIGHT LIGHT SSCHEDULE<br />
CHEDULE<br />
ARRIVALS ALS S — SUNDAY SSUNDAY<br />
Flight No Aircraft From om / Via STA<br />
WY614 B737-8 Dubai 0005<br />
WY648 B737-8 Kuwait 0015<br />
WY682 B737-8 Riyadh 0015<br />
WY717 B737-8 Zanzibar-Dar-es-Salaam 0015<br />
WY648 B737-8 Kuwait 0015<br />
WY8<strong>24</strong> A330-200 Kuala Lumpur 0100<br />
NL771 B737-2 Peshawar 0130<br />
IX141 B737-8 Amritsar 0140<br />
PK223 A310 Sialkot-Peshawar 0230<br />
KU677 A320 Kuwait-Dubai 0230<br />
QR170 A320 Doha 0315<br />
EY384 A320 Abu Dhabi 0350<br />
EK866 B777 Dubai 0355<br />
FZ041 B737-8 Dubai 0415<br />
GF560 E190 Bahrain 0425<br />
RJ600 A319 Amman 0505<br />
WY662 E175AR Doha 0700<br />
WY114 A330-200 Frankfurt 0725<br />
FZ043 B737-8 Dubai 0740<br />
WY632 ATR42 Abu Dhabi 0800<br />
WY602 B737-7 Dubai 0800<br />
WY914 B737-8 Salalah 0800<br />
WY202 B737-8 Bombay 0800<br />
NL669 B737-2 Sialkot 0830<br />
WY274 B737-8 Jaipur 0840<br />
WY238 B737-8 Hyderabad 0850<br />
WY102 A330-300 London Heathrow 0900<br />
WY254 B737-8 Madras 0920<br />
WY262 B737-8 Lucknow 0920<br />
WY218 B737-8 Trivandrum 0925<br />
WY2<strong>24</strong> B737-8 Cochin 0925<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 />
WY3302 ATR42 Mukhaizna 1045<br />
IX549 B737-8 Trivandrum 1050<br />
WY604 E175AR Dubai 1100<br />
WY336 B737-8 Kathmandu 1140<br />
GF562 E190 Bahrain 1235<br />
IX337 B737-8 Calicut 1255<br />
WY918 ATR42 Khasab 1315<br />
WY606 B737-8 Dubai 1330<br />
WY9<strong>24</strong> B737-8 Salalah 1440<br />
WY3<strong>24</strong> B737-8 Karachi 1440<br />
WY3304 ATR42 Mukhaizna 1445<br />
MP097 B747F Amsterdam 1600<br />
WY654 E175AR Bahrain 1615<br />
WY204 B737-8 Bombay 1655<br />
WY638 ATR42 Abu Dhabi 1655<br />
QR164 A321 Doha 1735<br />
WY608 B737-8 Dubai 1740<br />
WY298 B737-8 Calicut 1750<br />
WY664 B737-7 Doha 1800<br />
WY284 B737-8 Bangalore 1800<br />
GF564 A319 Bahrain 1810<br />
WY3306 ATR42 Mukhaizna 1845<br />
TG507 A330 Bangkok-Karachi 1900<br />
G9117 A320 Sharjah 1905<br />
WY374 B737-8 Colombo 1905<br />
WY316 B737-8 Chittagong 1910<br />
WY620 E175AR Dubai 2020<br />
FZ047 B737-8 Dubai 2020<br />
WY1<strong>24</strong> A330-300 Munich 2030<br />
WY142 A330-200 Malpensa 2040<br />
KL449 A330 Amsterdam-Abu Dhabi 2045<br />
WY134 A330-200 Paris 2045<br />
AI973 A320 Delhi 2125<br />
BA073 B777 London Heathrow-Abu Dhabi 2130<br />
WY616 B737-8 Dubai 2145<br />
AI907 A319 Madras 2200<br />
LH618 A340 Frankfurt-Abu Dhabi 2215<br />
QR168 A320 Doha 2235<br />
EY388 A320 Abu Dhabi 2235<br />
LX<strong>24</strong>2 A330 Zurich-Dubai 2235<br />
GF566 B737-7 Bahrain 2250<br />
WY6<strong>24</strong> ATR42 Al Ain 2305<br />
WY656 E175AR Bahrain 2305<br />
WY668 B737-7 Doha 2310<br />
AI985 A321 Ahmedabad-Bombay 2310<br />
WY672 B737-8 Jeddah 2315<br />
WY636 B737-8 Abu Dhabi 2315<br />
WY686 B737-8 Dammam 2320<br />
WY423 B737-8 Beirut-Amman 2325<br />
9W534 B737-8 Cochin 2330<br />
WY816 A330-200 Bangkok 2335<br />
9W540 B737-8 Bombay 2340<br />
QUOTATIONS FOR TODAY<br />
Leadership is a matter of having people look at<br />
you and gain confidence, seeing how you react.<br />
If you’re in control, they’re in control.<br />
— Tom Landry<br />
Honesty is the cornerstone of all success,<br />
without which confidence and ability to perform<br />
shall cease to exist.<br />
— Mary Kay Ash<br />
CINEMA<br />
FILM INFORMATION<br />
www.citycinemaoman.net<br />
AL BAHJA CINEMA:<br />
<strong>24</strong>540856, <strong>24</strong>540855.<br />
AL NASR CINEMA:<br />
<strong>24</strong>831358, <strong>24</strong>831809 (after 3pm)<br />
AL SHATTI PLAZA:<br />
<strong>24</strong>607360, <strong>24</strong>692656 (after 2pm)<br />
STARS CINEMA:<br />
<strong>24</strong>791641, <strong>24</strong>792360<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: <strong>24</strong>510344 / <strong>24</strong>521427/<br />
Fax <strong>24</strong>510560<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 />
06.00 am Opening, Royal Anthem, The Holy Quran,<br />
Preview of Morning Programme, Weather Forecast,<br />
Pharmacies on Duty; 06.15 Good Morning <strong>Oman</strong>;<br />
07.00 News Bulletin; 07.10 Good Morning <strong>Oman</strong><br />
(Sat-Wed); 10.00 News Headlines; 10.02 Piano;<br />
11.00 Instrumental Music; 11.30 Light Classical<br />
Music; 12.00 News Headlines; 12.02 Artist of the<br />
Day (<strong>Jun</strong>e); 12.07 Mid Day Edition - <strong>Jun</strong>e; 02.30<br />
News Bulletin; 02.40 Behind The Wheel (Laxmi);<br />
04.00 News Headlines; 04.02 <strong>Oman</strong>esque (Laxmi);<br />
06.30 News Bulletin; 06.40 Out in <strong>Oman</strong>; 07.00<br />
Premium League (Murtadha) Live; 08.00 News<br />
Headlines; 08.02 The Oasis (Frank); 10.00 News<br />
Bulletin; 10.10 Euro Hits; 11.00 Selector Part 1<br />
(Repeat); 12.00 Selector Part 2 (Repeat); 12.40<br />
News Summary; 12.45 The Holy Quran; 01.00<br />
National Anthem, 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 />
WY113 A330-300 Frankfurt 0045<br />
9W539 B737-8 Bombay 0045<br />
KQ318 B737-8 Nairobi 0050<br />
WY253 B737-8 Madras 0115<br />
WY601 B737-7 Dubai 0115<br />
WY217 B737-8 Trivandrum 0115<br />
WY237 B737-8 Hyderabad 0120<br />
WY223 B737-8 Cochin 0120<br />
WY631 ATR42 Abu Dhabi 0120<br />
WY261 B737-8 Lucknow 0125<br />
WY661 E175AR Doha 0130<br />
WY<strong>24</strong>1 B737-8 Delhi 0130<br />
WY201 B737-8 Bombay 0130<br />
9W529 B737-8 Trivandrum 0130<br />
WY123 A330-300 Munich 0200<br />
WY141 A330-200 Malpensa 0200<br />
WY273 B737-8 Jaipur 0205<br />
NL668 B737-2 Sialkot 0215<br />
IX816 B737-8 Abu Dhabi-Mangalore 0220<br />
WY133 A330-200 Paris 0230<br />
WY335 B737-8 Kathmandu 0235<br />
PK2<strong>24</strong> A310 Peshawar-Sialkot 0330<br />
FZ042 B737-8 Dubai 0500<br />
EK867 B777 Dubai 0500<br />
EY385 A320 Abu Dhabi 0525<br />
KU678 A320 Dubai-Kuwait 0540<br />
QR171 A320 Doha 0550<br />
GF561 E190 Bahrain 0700<br />
WY3301 ATR42 Mukhaizna 0715<br />
RJ601 A319 Amman 0715<br />
WY603 E175AR Dubai 0800<br />
FZ044 B737-8 Dubai 0820<br />
WY315 B737-8 Chittagong 0900<br />
NL772 B737-2 Peshawar 0930<br />
WY373 B737-8 Colombo 1000<br />
WY297 B737-8 Calicut 1005<br />
WY815 A330-200 Bangkok 1010<br />
WY283 B737-8 Bangalore 1015<br />
WY323 B737-8 Karachi 1020<br />
WY605 B737-8 Dubai 1030<br />
WY917 ATR42 Khasab 1030<br />
WY923 B737-8 Salalah 1035<br />
G9114 A320 Sharjah 1035<br />
WY203 B737-8 Bombay 1040<br />
EK863 B777 Dubai 1045<br />
EY383 A320 Abu Dhabi 1050<br />
QR167 A321 Doha 1055<br />
WY3303 ATR42 Mukhaizna 1115<br />
9W533 B737-8 Cochin 1145<br />
IX554 B737-8 Cochin-Trivandrum 1150<br />
WY653 E175AR Bahrain 1215<br />
WY823 A330-300 Kuala Lumpur 1300<br />
WY423 B737-8 Beirut-Amman 1310<br />
WY405 B737-8 Cairo 1310<br />
GF563 E190 Bahrain 1315<br />
WY663 B737-7 Doha 1330<br />
WY637 ATR42 Abu Dhabi 1345<br />
IX350 B737-8 Calicut 1355<br />
WY101 A330-300 London Heathrow 1400<br />
WY607 B737-8 Dubai 1440<br />
WY3305 ATR42 Mukhaizna 1515<br />
WY671 B737-8 Jeddah 1540<br />
WY619 E175AR Dubai 1715<br />
MP097 B747F Sharjah-Hong Kong 1800<br />
WY615 B737-8 Dubai 1805<br />
QR165 A321 Doha 1840<br />
GF565 A319 Bahrain 1855<br />
WY685 B737-8 Dammam 1905<br />
WY647 B737-8 Kuwait 1905<br />
WY681 B737-8 Riyadh 1910<br />
WY667 B737-7 Doha 1910<br />
WY655 E175AR Bahrain 1915<br />
G9118 A320 Sharjah 1945<br />
TG508 A330 Karachi-Bangkok 2005<br />
WY927 B737-8 Salalah 2010<br />
WY635 B737-8 Abu Dhabi 2015<br />
WY623 ATR42 Al Ain 2015<br />
WY613 B737-7 Dubai 2045<br />
FZ048 B737-8 Dubai 2105<br />
KL450 A330 Abu Dhabi-Amsterdam 2200<br />
WY817 A330-300 Bangkok 2205<br />
WY913 B737-8 Salalah 2<strong>24</strong>5<br />
AI908 A319 Madras 2300<br />
AI974 A320 Delhi 2310<br />
EY381 A320 Abu Dhabi 2325<br />
LX<strong>24</strong>3 A330 Dubai-Zurich 2335<br />
QR169 A320 Doha 2335<br />
GF567 B737-7 Bahrain 2345<br />
LH619 A340 Abu Dhabi-Frankfurt 2355<br />
CRYPTIC PUZZLE<br />
ACROSS<br />
1 Those all pulled out with<br />
arresting effect? (5)<br />
6 A well balanced game (5)<br />
9 The realistic viewer has<br />
no such illusions! (7)<br />
10 Without a happy woman,<br />
the thing doesn’t work<br />
(2,3)<br />
11 Bird-like fielder? (5)<br />
12 Many a target will make<br />
demands (5)<br />
13 Money going inland? (7)<br />
15 Catch coming back from<br />
the bank (3)<br />
17 Water with a pronounced<br />
odour (4)<br />
18 Ridicule makes one stare<br />
wildly around! (6)<br />
19 A basis for footwork (5)<br />
20 Was rude to a busman!<br />
(6)<br />
22 Carry a note into a bar (4)<br />
<strong>24</strong> Harlesden boy? (3)<br />
25 Put down by a puzzler?<br />
(7)<br />
26 She takes as much as she<br />
can hold on the Fourth of<br />
July (5)<br />
27 This subject comes first, I<br />
see (5)<br />
28 Secondary highway, but<br />
wide (5)<br />
29 An old-fashined rotter (7)<br />
30 Men consume half a loaf<br />
with fruit (5)<br />
31 It grows shaky when<br />
there’s a wind (5)<br />
DOWN<br />
2 The flute player did so<br />
also, Edward (6)<br />
3 It’s worse when the rope<br />
tangles round the back of<br />
tractor (6)<br />
4 Look soppy without work<br />
(3)<br />
5 A passage in Paisley (5)<br />
6 Even without Al, it would<br />
still be wonderful (7)<br />
7 Almost a lump of<br />
chemical (4)<br />
8 Low place where some<br />
fellows go in a car (6)<br />
12 No longer terribly crude?<br />
(5)<br />
13 Sort of jelly for boys (5)<br />
16<br />
INFORMATION/LEISURE SUNDAY, JUNE <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><br />
PHARMACIES<br />
PHARM<br />
<strong>24</strong>-HOUR SERVICE<br />
Al Hashar H h ph, h Ruwi <strong>24</strong>783334<br />
Muscat ph, Ruwi, <strong>24</strong>702542<br />
Al Sarooj, <strong>24</strong>695536<br />
Scientific ph, Qurum, <strong>24</strong>566601<br />
Ruwi, <strong>24</strong>702850<br />
DAY DUTY<br />
Muscat Muscat <strong>24</strong>456344<br />
Al Hashar <strong>24</strong>714687<br />
Crown <strong>24</strong>542118<br />
Scientific <strong>24</strong>480230<br />
Sur Ibn Al Nafees<br />
25544779<br />
Ibri Muscat 25689025<br />
Buraimi The Modern<br />
25650755<br />
Nizwa Basmat Nizwa<br />
25431060<br />
Salalah Al Eman 23290170<br />
NIGHT DUTY<br />
Muscat Scientific <strong>24</strong>451195<br />
Apollo <strong>24</strong>787766<br />
Muscat <strong>24</strong>535977<br />
Muscat <strong>24</strong>485740<br />
Sur City Centre 25542965<br />
Ibri Al Hekma 25688177<br />
Buraimi Fajr Al Khaleej<br />
25654321<br />
Barka Scientific 26883673<br />
Rustaq Bader Al Jashm<br />
26875798<br />
Samayil Belquees 25352186<br />
Nizwa Badr Al Samaa<br />
25447777<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 />
14 The Romans imagined<br />
her to be heavenly (5)<br />
15 Cold-hearted but getting<br />
better (5)<br />
16 Hirsute poet out East (5)<br />
18 She wants, say, about<br />
fifty quid (5)<br />
19 A flier (“Big Bill”) to<br />
help you across the road<br />
(7)<br />
21 Earlier, minced beef<br />
containing a certain<br />
amount of pork (6)<br />
22 Stays on the stage? (6)<br />
23 Give the water treatment<br />
(6)<br />
25 Loud musical instrument?<br />
(5)<br />
26 If upset, act like a dog!<br />
(4)<br />
28 Big-headed artist many<br />
women have a use for (3)<br />
EASY PUZZLE<br />
ACROSS<br />
1 Once more (5)<br />
6 Surrenders (5)<br />
9 In name only (7)<br />
10 Scottish landowner (5)<br />
11 Drip hot fat over (5)<br />
12 Glossy fabric (5)<br />
13 Fuss (7)<br />
CROSSWORD<br />
15 Weaken (3)<br />
17 Among (4)<br />
18 Rubbish (6)<br />
19 Celestial body (5)<br />
20 Black eye, informally (6)<br />
22 Info (4)<br />
<strong>24</strong> Nevertheless (3)<br />
25 Burial (7)<br />
26 Step (5)<br />
27 Country (5)<br />
28 Pointer (5)<br />
29 Local language (7)<br />
30 Place of safety (5)<br />
31 Not these! (5)<br />
DOWN<br />
2 Boy’s name (6)<br />
3 Incursion (6)<br />
4 Signal agreement (3)<br />
5 Cheroot, say (5)<br />
6 Furniture item (7)<br />
7 Style and vigour (4)<br />
8 Crowd actors (6)<br />
12 Spanish man (5)<br />
13 Plant (5)<br />
14 Restrict (5)<br />
15 Sucrose (5)<br />
16 Of the foot (5)<br />
18 Happen again (5)<br />
19 Sure (7)<br />
21 Rupture (6)<br />
22 Scarcity (6)<br />
Hospital. . . . . . Board . . . . . . . Emergency<br />
Royal. . . . . . . .<strong>24</strong>599000 . . . .<strong>24</strong>590491<br />
Health Services Department<br />
Muttrah . . . . . .<strong>24</strong>797602<br />
Quriyat . . . . . .<strong>24</strong>845001 . . . .<strong>24</strong>845003<br />
SQH, Salalah .23211555 . . . .23211151<br />
Police . . . . . . .<strong>24</strong>603988 . . . .<strong>24</strong>603980<br />
Al Nahda. . . . .<strong>24</strong>831255 . . . .<strong>24</strong>837800<br />
Ibn Sina . . . . .<strong>24</strong>876322 . . . .<strong>24</strong>877361<br />
Nizwa . . . . . . .25439361 . . . .25425033<br />
Al Rustaq . . . .26875055 . . . .26877186<br />
Sumayil. . . . . .25350055 . . . .25350022<br />
Izki . . . . . . . . .25340033 . . . .25340033<br />
Haima . . . . . . .23436013 . . . .23436055<br />
Sohar . . . . . . .26840022 . . . .26840099<br />
23 Claws (6)<br />
25 Young female horse (5)<br />
26 Flank (4)<br />
28 Perform (3)<br />
YESTERDAY’S<br />
CRYPTIC SOLUTIONS<br />
ACROSS: 3, S-tea-l 8, Ar-<br />
Ray 10, Nahum 11, Oil 12,<br />
Craig 13, Ex-plain 15, Metal<br />
18, Bit 19, Marina 21,<br />
Cod-ic-I-L 22, AI-Ry. 23,<br />
Cert <strong>24</strong>, Merited 26, Stamen<br />
29, M-EN 31, Y-UK-on 32,<br />
Panties 34, Ratel 35, Rag<br />
36, L-I-lac 37, Tan-go 38,<br />
Level.<br />
DOWN: 1, Pr-OX-y 2, Ball<br />
boy 4, Turn 5, Animal 6,<br />
Lager 7, Human 9, Rip 12,<br />
C-itiz-en 14, AI-D 16, Tired<br />
17, Laity 19, Mini-Mal<br />
20, Dai’s-y 21, Creak 23,<br />
Central <strong>24</strong>, M-EN-ace 25,<br />
Ten 27, Tur-I-n 28, M-oral<br />
30, P-egg-y 32, Peke (peak)<br />
33, Ian.<br />
YESTERDAY’S EASY<br />
SOLUTIONS<br />
ACROSS: 3. Clots; 8.<br />
Decay; 10. Aisle; 11. Ray;<br />
12. Nerve; 13. Octopus; 15.<br />
Event; 18. Nip; 19. Brenda;<br />
21. Mention; 22. Whet;<br />
23. Pest; <strong>24</strong>. Launder; 26.<br />
Primal; 29. Con; 31. Satan;<br />
32. Senator; 34. Icons; 35.<br />
Low; 36. Blame; 37. Straw;<br />
38. Steps.<br />
DOWN: 1. Mercy; 2.<br />
Bayonet; 4. Lees; 5.<br />
Tavern; 6. Sieve; 7. Eland;<br />
9. Cat; 12. Nuptial; 14. Pin;<br />
16. Enter; 17. Taste; 19.<br />
Bounces; 20. Swaps/Swops;<br />
21. Merit; 23. Penalty; <strong>24</strong>.<br />
Lancet; 25. Don; 27. Rally;<br />
28. Maims; 30. Rowan; 32.<br />
Snap; 33. Tor.<br />
IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY: After a period of hesitation you will become more resolute and<br />
decisive in the coming year. Although you will still bear in mind the need for caution in some<br />
actions. You will have to rely on other sources of help in certain quarters.<br />
CANCER<br />
(<strong>Jun</strong>e 22-July 21)<br />
If you agreed to take part in<br />
an enterprise involving other<br />
people, you must endeavour<br />
to fulfil your promise as much depends on<br />
this venture.<br />
LEO<br />
(July 22-August 21)<br />
The unqualified success of<br />
a former fellow student may<br />
encourage you to change your mind and<br />
resume the career which you thought might<br />
not be productive enough.<br />
VIRGO<br />
(August 22-<br />
September 22)<br />
Don’t let an appeal to your<br />
emotions affect your judgement,<br />
where logical reasoning and realistic<br />
approach is vital to the right decision.<br />
LIBRA<br />
(September 23-<br />
October 22)<br />
If you are tempted to gamble,<br />
make sure you cannot lose more than you<br />
can afford. This will enable you to keep<br />
your gambling on a fun level.<br />
YOUR STARS <br />
SCORPIO<br />
(October 23-<br />
November 21)<br />
An obstreperous youngster<br />
needs a good telling off once in a while<br />
even though it is against your nature to be<br />
severe.<br />
SAGITTARIUS<br />
(November 22-<br />
December 21)<br />
The week may nish with a<br />
spot of bother at work, but it will not spoil<br />
the pleasure of the weekend to which you<br />
are looking forward so much.<br />
CAPRICORN<br />
(December 22-<br />
January 20)<br />
Arrangements for a forthcoming<br />
party are getting off to a slow start,<br />
but by the time the day arrives, prospects<br />
will be most exciting.<br />
AQUARIUS<br />
(January 21-Feb 19)<br />
There are ways of contacting<br />
long lost friends, so go<br />
through ofcial channels if you feel<br />
strongly that you need to know how<br />
things are going with them.<br />
PISCES<br />
(February 20-March 20)<br />
In order not to shock an<br />
elderly relative, it may be<br />
best to withhold some of the truth<br />
when reporting an incident about the<br />
family.<br />
ARIES<br />
(March 21-April 20)<br />
Repay some money you<br />
owe before it slips your<br />
mind. You don’t want to get a reputation<br />
of being a person who doesn’t settle<br />
debts.<br />
TAURUS<br />
(April 21-May 20)<br />
This is a frustrating time<br />
for you, so try and relax,<br />
don’t force the pace at work<br />
and socially. Plans made over the weekend<br />
will make you feel happier.<br />
GEMINI<br />
(May 21-<strong>Jun</strong>e 21)<br />
When making plans for the<br />
future, don’t be too much<br />
inuenced by the past, but rather keep the<br />
needs of the present to the forefront of<br />
your ideas.<br />
OTHER HOSPITALS<br />
Al Buraimi . . . .25650855 . . . .25652319<br />
Sur . . . . . . . . .25440<strong>24</strong>4 . . . .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 />
3 Start (5)<br />
9 Bomb-hole (6)<br />
10 Reel (6)<br />
11 Domesticated (5)<br />
12 Finished (4)<br />
15 Mirth (4)<br />
17 Diminished (7)<br />
20 Consume (3)<br />
21 Number (5)<br />
23 Fastened (4)<br />
25 Denomination (4)<br />
26 Wandered (5)<br />
28 Day (3)<br />
30 Refurbish (7)<br />
33 Following (4)<br />
35 Suspended (4)<br />
36 Sham (5)<br />
38 Trial (6)<br />
39 Respect (6)<br />
40 Renovate (5)<br />
DOWN<br />
1 Performer (5)<br />
2 Rushed (5)<br />
3 Wager (3)<br />
4 Deleted (6)<br />
5 Detail (4)<br />
FAISAL BIN ALI AL SAID MUSEUM,<br />
Tel: <strong>24</strong>641650<br />
MUSEUM OF OMANI HERITAGE,<br />
Tel: <strong>24</strong>600946<br />
CHILDREN’S SCIENCE MUSEUM.<br />
Tel: <strong>24</strong>605368<br />
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM,<br />
Tel: <strong>24</strong>641374<br />
NATIONAL MUSEUM, Tel: <strong>24</strong>701289<br />
SULTAN’S ARMED FORCES<br />
MUSEUM, Tel: <strong>24</strong>312646<br />
CURRENCY MUSEUM,<br />
Tel: <strong>24</strong>796102<br />
MUSCAT GATE MUSEUM,<br />
Tel: <strong>24</strong>739005.<br />
OMANI-FRENCH MUSEUM (Bait<br />
Fransa), Tel: <strong>24</strong>736613<br />
BAIT AL ZUBAIR, Tel: <strong>24</strong>736688<br />
BAIT A’NAMAN, Tel: <strong>24</strong>641300<br />
SOHAR FORT MUSEUM.<br />
Tel: 26844758<br />
NAHKAL FORT, Tel: 26781384<br />
BAIT AL MAKHAM. Tel: <strong>24</strong>641300<br />
BAIT ADAM MUSEUM, QURUM,<br />
Tel: <strong>24</strong>605033, <strong>24</strong>605013<br />
OIL AND GAS EXHIBITION<br />
CENTRE AND PLANE-TARIUM,<br />
Tel: <strong>24</strong>677834.<br />
PLANETARIUM, Tel: <strong>24</strong>675542.<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: <strong>24</strong>541466.<br />
BAIT AL BARANDA, Tel: <strong>24</strong>714262.<br />
QUICK CROSSWORD<br />
6 Bow (3)<br />
7 Musty (5)<br />
8 Salute (5)<br />
13 Trace (7)<br />
14 Sovereign (5)<br />
16 Oriental (7)<br />
18 Frogman (5)<br />
M USEUMS IN OMAN<br />
19 Man’s (3)<br />
22 Cogs (5)<br />
<strong>24</strong> Cur (3)<br />
27 Modest (6)<br />
28 Irritate (5)<br />
29 Ooze (5)<br />
31 Exterior (5)<br />
CARTOONS<br />
ROYAL OMAN POLICE<br />
EMERGENCY 9 9 9 9<br />
DG of Passports & Residency, <strong>24</strong>569603<br />
DG of Customs, <strong>24</strong>714626<br />
Traffic offences, <strong>24</strong>510227/228<br />
ROP Public Relations, <strong>24</strong>569270<br />
Consumer Complaints Cell, <strong>24</strong>817013<br />
Muscat Governorate Headquarters, <strong>24</strong>560021<br />
Muscat, <strong>24</strong>736611<br />
Wattayah, <strong>24</strong>677990<br />
Ruwi, <strong>24</strong>701099<br />
Muttrah, <strong>24</strong>712211<br />
Bausher, <strong>24</strong>600099<br />
Al Amerat, <strong>24</strong>875999<br />
Qurayat, <strong>24</strong>845555<br />
A’Seeb, <strong>24</strong>420099<br />
Al-Athaiba, <strong>24</strong>521099<br />
AI-Khodh, <strong>24</strong>425012<br />
Directorate of the University Security, <strong>24</strong>513999<br />
Directorate of Traffic Muscat, <strong>24</strong>567898<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, <strong>24</strong>560088<br />
Coastguard Headquarters, <strong>24</strong>714888<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 Heron (5)<br />
34 Only (4)<br />
36 Ban (3)<br />
37 Stitch (3)<br />
YESTERDAY’S<br />
QUICK SOLUTION<br />
ACROSS: 1, Accent 5,<br />
Murder 9, Eaten 10,<br />
Asleep 11, Listen 12,<br />
Depot 14, Eden 17, Don<br />
18, Mire 20, Dared 22,<br />
Solid 23, Wizened <strong>24</strong>,<br />
Ached 26, Tenet 29, Tear<br />
30, Fad 32, Lane 33, Water<br />
35, Abroad 36, Marina<br />
37, Debut 38, Nudged<br />
39, Repent.<br />
DOWN: 1, Amazed 2,<br />
Caller 3, Need 4, Taped<br />
5, Melon 6, Unit 7, Detail<br />
8, Rented 13, Polecat<br />
15, Dance 16, Newer 18,<br />
Model 19, Risen 21, Did<br />
22, Set <strong>24</strong>, Attain 25, Hatred<br />
27, Native 28, Tenant<br />
30, Faded 31, Demur<br />
33, Wade 34, Rate.<br />
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