BTM December 2011 11 Dear Readers, The end of a tumultuous year is in sight; a year none of us expected back in January, which now seems a long time ago. In the more than 32 years I have resided in this land I call home, I’ve experienced many ups and downs along the way. This past year, though, has probably been the most emotionally draining. As 2011 draws to a close we start to think about the festive season; thoughts of close family and friends come to the fore. In particular, I think about the children. Unlike previous editions of First Word, I will keep this one short. Whatever issues we may have faced over the past 10 or so months, as adults we owe it to our children to put aside any differences we might harbour, to find the common ground around which to pull together and build a brighter future. Anything less and we will have broken the unwritten covenant that governs us as parents and custodians of the present — we cannot allow our own prejudices to permeate the lives of the next generation. So, my wish is that we spend time with our families this month, assess what is important to us and commit to restoring the great way of life the Kingdom has to offer, and has done so dating back to the time of Dilmun. The team Publisher and Chairman George F. Middleton Email: [email protected] Publishing Director David M. Robertson Editorial queries: [email protected] Editorial Consultant Dr. Paul Balles Assistant Editors Alison Coldridge Elma Bartholomew Staff Writer Maryam Toorani Contributors James Claire (dining) Bystander Editor Anil Ravi Shankar Print Production Manager Sabu Sebastian Layout and Graphics Dalal Al-Sabbagh, Romeo San Miguel, Rodolfo A. Reyes Jr. Staff Photographers Shankar Kunhambu, Subeesh Kumar N S Administration and Finance Samson Vaz, Marlyn Ragasa Personnel Manager Bassem A. Al Khabbaz Sales Manager Mayukh Majumdar Media Sales Marise Prata Dos Santos Circulation Manager Fawaz Al Balooshi Distribution Team CM Abdul Rahman, Rafeeq Mohammed, Gopal Arul Kumar, Epegenio Tempra Jr. Distributor Al Hilal Corporation Photography Picture Arabia: [email protected] Printing Press Dar Akhbar Al Khaleej W.L.L., Bahrain Published monthly by Red House Marketing (Jersey) Ltd. P.O. Box 641, No. 1 Seaton Place St., Helier Jersey JE48JJ, Channel Islands, U.K. Red House Marketing P.O. Box 20461, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: (+973) 17 813-777, Fax: (+973) 17 813-700 Email: [email protected] www.bahrainthismonth.com © Copyright Reserved 2005 The concept, content, style and design of this publication remain the exclusive property of Red House Marketing (Jersey) Ltd. and must not be reproduced in any form whatsoever without prior written permission. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this publication. However, Red House Marketing cannot accept legal responsibility for any error or omission. • Views expressed in this magazine by journalists and writers are not necessarily those of the publishers of Bahrain This Month. Licensed by the Ministry of Information Publication Code: TA001 ISBN 1 899 348 09 3 1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION Bahrain: BD24 Gulf and international subscriptions available on request. Bahrain This Month is a member of BPA Worldwide YOUR GUIDE TO A GREAT WAY OF LIFE BD 2.000 (SR 20) HAPPENINGS ~ DINING ~ ARTS SCENE ~ CLUBS & SPORTS ~ KIDS’ EVENTS ~ AFTER DARK ~ SAT TV December 2011 ~ Vol. 15 ~ Issue 12 www.bahrainthismonth.com Moving to the Future A Tumultuous Year New Year’s Eve Parties Speed Weekend Festive Fare Featured This Month: www.bahrainthismonth.com December 2011 Bahrain This Month George F. Middleton Publisher and Chairman Cover Cover Picture: National Day — a time to unite and move forward. Image: picturearabia.com www.facebook.com/bahrainthismonth Join us on Facebook If you are wondering what this image to the left is, or the one on the front cover, it’s a QR code. To find out how to use these, read page 204.
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