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Faldo Series action in the Garden City Sir Nick inspires young Emirati golfers Dress for success Bullying in schools - shock statistic Lead the resilience revolt Al Hosn Festival Al Ain zoo photography award Abu Dhabi GP by the numbers Meet the Qubaisi sisters blazing a trail in F4 UAE to regulate space mining Back on Trek 5 of the biggest financial mistakes Corporate wellness tips and tricks Taking notes by hand - why its the best way Uganda tourism The festive lego lowdown How to talk with your kids Clean up UAE Recipes Kids
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ENGLISH JUNIOR EDWARDS-HILL CROWNED FALDO SERIES CHAMPION IN DRAMATIC FASHION 60 golfers from 18 nations competed in the Faldo Series Europe Grand Final for one of junior golf’s most coveted crowns
Rising English golf star, Arron Edwards-Hill, has been crowned the 23rd Faldo Series Europe Champion at Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club, Abu Dhabi.
with pristine practice facilities, hotel stays and a media spotlight, Sir Nick Faldo was on-site to weigh in wherever he could to try and aid the developmental experience. Sir Nick hosts clinics and plays a hands-on role in course set-up to produce layouts akin to those designed to test the world’s best.
Essex born Edwards-Hill, 20, who plays off +2.2 at Chelmsford Golf Club, overcame a four-shot deficit on the final day to overcome South African junior Dylan Melville. He showed experience beyond his years in navigating the tricky Al Ain course, shooting three championship rounds in the 60s, and starting his final round back nine with five straight birdies to shoot a scintillating 64 and win by two.
During a week in which Sir Nick Faldo was also proud to unveil a fresh new logo for the Faldo Series, he commented: “I continue to be impressed by the quality of these guys and girls coming through. Anyone that makes a Grand Final deserves to be there on merit, and it’s weeks like these that prove to be the ultimate test. There are some who come through it and succeed, others who might not. Those that don’t need to take learnings from the week, go away and try and improve to be able to compete at the next level.
It was a fitting end to another brilliant season on the Faldo Series Europe schedule, where it also celebrated 10 years in Germany, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Since March, 2,000 young hopefuls competed across 20 qualifying events around the world, in their bid to return to the Abu Dhabi venue for a chance to claim one of junior golf’s most coveted prizes. The week itself saw 70 junior golfers compete from 18 different countries, showing how global the Series has become under the guidance of six-time Major Champion, Sir Nick Faldo.
“Meeting the competitors this week really brings the Faldo Series to life for me and makes me proud of how it’s grown in 23 years to be the stand-out events in junior golf. We hope the kids this week have had fun, whatever the results, and will continue to work hard when they get back to their respective countries.”
Edwards-Hill’s overall win meant he also captured the Under-21 age category. Max Kennedy (Ireland) won the Boys’ Under-18 on 5-under, whilst Dylan Melville, the overall runner-up, won the Boys’ Under-16.
The Series offers a rare opportunity for the very best juniors from each country to test themselves against their contemporaries from other nations, on some of the best courses in the world. Each stage is played at immaculate Championship courses around Europe in the lead up to the Grand Final at Al Ain.
In the girls’ category, Faldo Series Asia Champion from earlier in the year, Chang Hsin Chiao of Chinese Taipei, won Girls’ Under-21 category, with English girl Louise Burke winning the Under-16 category. The girls’ category has gone from strength to strength in recent years – up until this Grand Final, four of the last five overall Champions have come from the girls’ category.
The event has proven to be a breeding ground for Europe’s best. Many of the Faldo Series’ former players and winners have gone on to reach the very top-level, including European Tour stars Jordan Smith and Eddie Pepperell, LET and LPGA Tour player Melissa Reid and four-time Major Champion and Ryder Cup hero Rory McIlroy. Today, 40 Faldo Series tournaments take place in 30-plus countries worldwide, played by thousands of golfers each year.
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The Faldo Series Europe schedule now breaks for winter until the 2020 campaign starts up again in April, back at the Al Ain Golf Club. Junior golfers looking to play in the Faldo Series can visit www.faldoseries.com. Top scores overall and in each age category: Overall: Arron Edwards-Hill (ENG): -10 Dylan Melville (RSA): -8 Max Kennedy (IRE): -5 Boys’ Under-21: Arron Edwards-Hill (ENG): -10 Charlie Salter (ENG): -2 Mart Anthony Karsenbarg (NED): EVS Boys’ Under-18: Max Kennedy (IRE): -5 Adam Brady (AUS): -2 Corey Neville (ENG): -1 Boys’ Under-16: Dylan Melville (RSA): -8 Arjun Gupta (IND): +1 Rohan Miah (ENG): +2 Girls’ Under-21: Chang Hsin Chiao (TPE): -2 Ling-Jie Chen (TPE): -1 Billie-jo Smith (ENG): +3 Girls’ Under-16: Louise Burke (ENG): +1 Sakura Kawakami (JPN): +7 Antonia Zacharovska (SVK): +8 Stay up to date with all the action and behind-the-scenes insights by following the Faldo Series on social media: Twitter: @FaldoSeries Facebook: @FaldoSeries Instagram: @faldoseries
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Sir Nick Faldo takes time to inspire promising young Emirati golfers A hundred young Emirati students had a rare treat when they were hand-picked for a hands on golfing workshop lead by no other than Sir Nick Faldo himself. Started 18 months ago, the golf program has seen roughly 1500 students pass through the greens of the AAESGC Golf Club in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Emirates Golf Federation. The students attending this once in a lifetime workshop were some of the most promising from the initiative. One bystander remarked how wonderful it was to see the girls really engaging in the lesson and volunteering time and again. Currently the club have over a dozen regular Emirati golfers attending weekly lessons. To know more about what lessons are on offer please contact the club directly.
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Dress for Success
Shefali Karani
Have you ever had the experience where your outfit is just bothering you the whole time and there’s nothing else you can think of? Let me tell you something; you’re not alone! As much as I like wearing trendy outfits and clothing that looks fabulous, I don’t like sacrificing my comfort or the way I feel when wearing an outfit. I love to dress the way I like, wear comfortable yet fashionable clothing, and wear clothing that looks good on me. Dress the Way You Like When I was a sort of overweight teen in high school, I totally disliked the way I dressed. I wore clothing that made me feel even worse than I already did, and that really took away from my self-esteem. Once I started dressing up the way I liked during college, I reinvented myself. I found a new identity and gained a sense of love for fashion. I also figured out how to buy clothing that would last for a few years and not end up being thrown away. During college, I dressed very preppy, which matched my intellect and popularity at the time. Once I graduated and started to go to work, I had a wardrobe overhaul; I created a more corporate yet fashionable look. The rule of thumb for any event, whether work or personal, is to dress the way you like. If you like what you’re wearing, you’ll automatically become more confident. You’ll also be able to focus on the important things going on around you, instead of whether you feel alright or not wearing the outfit that you are. Comfort Meets Fashion Fashion can be comfortable! Recently, when I did a TV interview a couple of months ago, I chose a beautiful designer black lace dress that was so comfortable to wear that I didn’t mind being dressed that way the whole day. Mind The Source
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you, I was in New York for the show, and it was cold outside, but I managed to wear the dress with matching lace stockings and heels, along with a gorgeous purple overcoat when I was walking outside the studio. Because I was so comfortable the whole entire day and felt great, the interview also went very well. I was so in my element and at ease that you would have never known that this was actually the first ever televised interview that I had ever done in my life.
be wearing pajamas and walking outside, but if you feel like you’re a rockstar, your confidence will show. Remember, in order to dress for success you have to dress for yourself. You should dress the way you like, find a comfortable yet fashionable outfit, and see what outfits look good on you. When you wear what you like, you’ll feel more confident and learn to be more comfortable in your own skin. You learn how to be YOU and that’s what fashion is all about!
Clothing has the power to make or break your self-esteem. If you’re not comfortable wearing that outfit but it’s trendy, it’s not worth it! You can definitely find an outfit that is comfortable and trendy. After all, you might as well spend your money on something that you would like to wear again and again, and not just for the sake of it.
Shefali Karani is the author of “Own It! Love What You Already Have” of which all book proceeds go toward good causes. She is an executive at her family’s business, and board director for two other companies. She’s an alumna of Columbia Business School in NYC and Drexel University. She lives in Dubai with her husband and continues to travel for work. To learn more, visit shefalikarani.com
See What Looks Good on You There were a few times that I’ve made a fashion faux pas and I learned a good lesson from that: always see what looks good on you before you decide to wear an outfit. Something that might have looked good on you a few years ago may not necessarily look good on you today. I recently went to a store, and I was not exactly feeling the greatest that day since I was exhausted from travel and work. I literally chose whatever I found in my closet along with a pair of flip-flops to go to this store. As soon as I entered the store, I was ignored and no one wanted to help me. As soon as I mentioned what I wanted to buy and all, then only did someone come up to me. But they were still quite rude. I then realized that I wasn’t exactly being very confident because I hadn’t worn something that looked good on me and hence I didn’t feel good in general. Although everything was sorted out after that incident, I decided that this was an important lesson that I had learned. If you don’t feel good about yourself then no one else is going to be good to you either! So, do yourself a favor and always wear something that looks good on you. Even if you’re wearing jeans and a t-shirt with flip-flops and you feel good about what you are wearing because you know that the outfit looks so good on you, go for it! You’ll be surprised about how much confidence you’ll have and even more surprised about how people will treat you. You can even 15
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One in four children in the UAE is being bullied, ministry reveals
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A quarter of all school pupils in the UAE are being bullied, the Ministry of Education has revealed.
though the UAE has fewer instances of bullying than the international average (of one in three pupils), there was no reason to be complacent.
To combat this, the ministry launched a child protection unit to monitor and respond to cases of bullying and abuse.
“That does not mean we should not be dealing with the problem and we have to put immediate action to deal with bullying to try to eliminate its impact.”
The unit aims to help pupils at all schools across the country by receiving reports of bullying from parents or teachers through a hotline, assessing the situation and then taking preventive measures to intervene and protect the child.
She said surveys carried out by the ministry revealed that verbal bullying was the most common in the UAE.
A group of child protection officers have been trained to work within the unit and receive calls from children or families seeking help in cases of bullying. They are responsible for taking necessary protection measures on behalf of the children.
Both verbal and physical bullying occur at girls and boys schools but she said girls’ schools tended to have more cases of the former and boys’ schools have more of the latter. She said bullying in all its forms — be it socially or online — effects children’s well-being.
Dr Amna Al Shamsi, assistant undersecretary of the activities sector at the Ministry of Education said that,
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«Cyber bullying goes undetected and is the most silent,» said Ms Al Shamsi. «We have been training counsellors and staff at
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schools and we have trained care providers in the school system.”
“With the new child protection officers, we have multiple layers of intervention.”
The ministry has held workshops for parents to raise awareness and teach them to spot signs of bullying among their children. Other ministry programmes included holding support groups and individual counselling sessions for children.
She advised parents who felt their children may be bullied to reach out to the child protection unit. “We want to encourage parents not to wait for their children to talk to them about what is happening at school. They have to approach them and often the conversation between them is the most important one.
In group sessions, pupils are encouraged to discuss challenges at school and say what they would do if they witnessed bullying or were subjected to it.
“If the child does not feel safe to talk to their parents the problems reach a very risky level without parents or the school knowing about it,” she said.
The ministry is currently conducting a survey with the Emirates College of Advanced Education to collate more data on the topic.
Despite the ministry’s efforts, bullying remains rife in some schools.
«To solve any issue you need to go the cause or root of the challenge and you need to collaborate with other entities to face this challenge,» said Ms Al Shamsi.
An Irish public boy’s schoolteacher in Sharjah said he has witnessed many instances of bullying at his school.
The new unit is the latest in the ministry’s efforts to clampdown on abusive behaviour among pupils. Last year, it launched an annual National Bullying Prevention Week, during which it trains teachers and consultants on how to deal with bullying and visits schools to raise awareness.
“I have seen verbal bullying, pupils using bad language and physical bullying with pupils being hit and gang-beaten,” he said. “There have been incidents where two or three pupils have attacked a pupil and I had to intervene and been hit by pupils.
“The new child protection unit will provide intervention and has been designed to help children who have been subject to abuse of different kinds,” said Ms Al Shamsi.
“I had to step in and put myself in harm’s way and have been hit a few times and when the pupils realised they have hit a teacher, they stopped and backed off. “The ministry of education needs to start a strong consistent nationwide campaign where children are taught to say no to bullies. “Children need to be told that they do not need to tolerate bullying or suffer in silence.” Parents can reach out to the Child Protection Unit at the Ministry of Education is they feel their child may be bullied at school.
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Lead the Resilience Revolt! 3 Tips for Greater Resilience
Workplace frustration happens to us all; never feel you are on your own with that one. Unless you live in a disconnected vacuum with absolutely no influence from anyone or anywhere else, it is just not possible to have everything ‘your way’. Quite frankly, I really can’t think of a person who would benefit from living in such a disconnected way either. While accepting this reality, it should not translate into a sense of hopelessness; you can easily maintain control over the way you face and respond to any frustration.
1. Stay Healthy and Alert Physical wellbeing has vast impact on resilience capability. Our muscles maintain strength, our nutrition continues to nourish and our reflexes are ready, willing and able to protect at any given moment. Physical wellbeing is the air in our balloon, having us colourful, bright and able to fly high given the quality of the air within. Exercise turns on our ‘feel good’ factor, stimulating our natural chemical called dopamine. Ample sleep allows us to download and release the previous day allowing for the creation of our next day’s experience.
Picture a fully-inflated balloon, tethered by a string and bouncing around in the breeze; colourful, bright and just ‘full’. That would be a great analogy for a successful team member at work when things are going well, fully participating in meetings, producing results and building great relationships at the same time. No workplace woes and only workplace wows follow that person. Suddenly the balloon is hit by a rather forceful child who has a deep and strong grasp on it, squeezing it tightly and not allowing it escape. The balloon changes structure, shape and consistency. In the workplace that child may be compared to a tightening of the budget funding, a shorter time frame for required results, less people to do more work, more communication coming from every angle stifling your freedom to create or any number of other influences.
Mohammed enters the workplace to find that the meeting has been moved to midday, which clashes with an essential project meeting. His co-worker is off sick and the manager wants to see their joint project progress at 11am. Watch Mohammed bounce like the balloon. He makes contact with the business owner of the rescheduled meeting, indicating his inability to attend given the need to be in another meeting, and provides the business owner a summary of what would have been asked of him in that meeting. He speaks to others who will be in the meeting, allowing them to be aware of what he has done.
The balloon escapes the child’s grasp and instantly bounces back to its full shape and position. There were no questions, no analysis, no doubt – it just happened as a natural reaction. We too are a vessel of possibility that has full opportunity to bounce back instantly from facing adversity and being squeezed, yet we often don’t let it happen. We become the story of frustration, providing every reason why the reduced budget, the increased input or the decreasing freedom is simply not right. Yes, it will be ‘not right’ once it is labelled ‘not right’, when we look at it as ‘not right’ and when we reinforce it with further judgement as ‘not right’. Resilience doesn’t judge, it just allows you to reposition, repurpose and re-energize effortlessly. How can you increase your resilience?
This was also providing great opportunity for personal contact to see how they are doing, and offer any help they may need. He then sits with project results of his colleague and himself, finds the gaps that have not been recorded and quickly adds them. When in doubt he checks with others on the accuracy on what has been added. Now that he’s prepared for the original meeting, he now invests the time he would have shared working with his colleague in finding new resources for the next step of that project, something he really wouldn’t normally have time to do. Not a minute goes by in that day without some productive activity, and he returns home reflecting how a day that had potential for confusion and chaos was highly productive and organized. We can only think straight and construct alternatives with a clear mind and healthy disposition. Oh, and of course, passion for your job!
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2. Admire and Seek Diversity Difference in every angle of life and work is one of the healthiest traits to surround yourself with. Difference between cultures allows us to increase curiosity into ‘why’, difference in reaction allows us to see different results, difference in approach allows us to compare and choose the ‘most appropriate’ approach, difference in mindset allows us to experience other than our norm. Being ‘difference-ready’ and not ‘difference-averse’ brings further depth to that bounce-back factor of our own balloon. Difference when misunderstood or unappreciated can bring fear and ridicule. Maryam is the CEO of a business entity, a highly successful organization due to its unrelenting focus on customer needs and desires. She is clearly a transformative leader, one with a tendency of changing direction in support of better outcomes. Her Director recognizes that a new service appears to be emerging in the CEO’s mind and ‘inflates her balloon’ a little more by listening through a lens of exciting challenge. This difference will put smiles on the customer faces and have ‘virtual queues’ making paths to the doorway. She refuses to let any resistance enter the picture and looks to the future with vigor. 3. Build a purpose in the network We are social beings and thrive when surrounded with strength. Strength is impacted by quality and quantity. Resilience is required at times when ‘air can be sucked out from you’ and when it all becomes too suffocating! So just like on a diving trip if your air supply runs out, there’s always a buddy nearby to top yours up. Michelle is a manager of a very busy call center that provides support for complaints; there’s no surer way to have the air squeezed out of you than by dealing with complaints day in, day out. Many agree with that statement, yet others who truly view a complaint as a gift (the opportunity to right the wrong) disagree. The call center transforms into a center of excellence for opportunity to put smiles back on people’s faces, and keep their loyalty over and over again. Michelle recognized this and knew the power of community, the energy in like-mindedness and the growth in challenge, so set about training the entire call center team in facing challenges and turning ‘black into white’. She walked the walk by training sessions in creative thinking, problem solving, customer relations, the magic of alchemy’, exceeding beyond belief. Yet she didn’t stop there. The organization’s recognitions changed into rewarding resolution, her meeting agendas dedicated a major item on the agenda to resolution through customer care, and her vision was etched into a drawing so every day, the team members could put themselves into that adventure in differing places. Retention and motivation grew and conviction went through the roof. One thing that did not ever happen again was a negative response towards complaints; resilience fueled challenge! When your balloon is being reshaped by adversity, add the resilience pill, let the balloon go and watch it soar! Debbie Nicol, managing director of ‘business en motion’, builds org systems, frameworks and cultures through the services of training, coaching and solutions, helping move businesses and leaders ahead through change. ‘learning en motion’, a niche brand of ‘business en motion’ is a contemporary response for those leaders who feel frustrated in the workplace, enabling them to be part of the solution.
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New Al Hosn Festival Launches on 12 December
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi is launching the Al Hosn Festival, set to activate Al Hosn cultural site in downtown Abu Dhabi from 12 to 19 December 2019. A new cultural experience that reflects and reimagines Abu Dhabi’s heritage, Al Hosn Festival will be an important annual addition to the capital’s cultural calendar, offering a dynamic programme for all ages with innovative performances, art, traditional crafts, and design.
ments of the daily lives of the women, men and children who lived and worked in the palace in the last century. The House of Artisans will host a wide range of workshops around Emirati handicrafts such as burqa design, dyeing natural fibres and tote printmaking, amongst others. Visitors can also enjoy and learn about traditional Emirati performances such as Al Ayyala, Al Razfa, and Al Naham, and participate in crafts and Emirati culinary competitions.
The first edition of this event offers a conceptual journey across the landscape of Al Hosn, bringing together historic traditions, creative initiatives, and inspiring artistic perspectives. Over eight days, this multidimensional experience will present a new perspective on culture in Abu Dhabi, providing a platform for stimulating cultural conversations and artistic possibilities.
The open communal area situated between the two landmark buildings of Qasr Al Hosn and the Cultural Foundation will be activated with immersive art pavilions, music performances, design, retail, and culinary offerings. During the festival, three new site-specific art commissions will be revealed in Al Hosn’s outdoor areas. The Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem’s Directions, ‘From Place to Place’; Korean artist Jeongmoon Choi’s Drawing in Space; and The Bean Bag by artist collective XPOZE will be welcoming visitors through immersive art experiences.
Al Hosn is the original urban block of the city and comprises the historic Qasr Al Hosn Fort, the Cultural Foundation, the National Consultative Council building and the House of Artisans. Al Hosn is emblematic of the proud cultural heritage of the UAE, bringing to life the rich fabric of its history, people and traditions and highlighting the city’s future ambition.
This outdoor area will be home to open-air film screenings throughout the days of the festival, programmed by Cinema Akil x Chaiwala, as well as live demonstrations and activations in the oasis and water feature areas reflecting on Abu Dhabi’s diverse desert and coast traditions. Pavilions dotting the landscape will offer a retail experience with goods by UAE and international designers and brands.
HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi said, “We are very pleased to announce the addition of this new flagship festival to Abu Dhabi’s year-round calendar of entertainment and cultural events. Al Hosn Festival will showcase Abu Dhabi’s vibrant heritage and contemporary creativity, offering the community and visitors to the emirate an enriching experience that reflects the diversity of our cultural scene.
There will also be special activities dedicated to young visitors, with an outdoor children’s courtyard offering a weeklong programme of interactive activities and workshops for families and kids. The Festival will extend to the Cultural Foundation, which will be hosting performing arts, visual art exhibitions, art workshops, and children’s activities in its Abu Dhabi Children’s Library. A series of events in the Cultural Foundation Theatre and outdoor Amphitheatre include performances by the Jordanian Arabic rock band and music project JadaL, the Argentinian dance company Che Malambo and the music duo Maywa Denk; plus events for children, including screenings of a number of classic kids’ films and performances by Iftah Ya Simsim, the Arabic co-production of the American TV series Sesame Street.
“The festival has been designed with a creative programme that will activate all the elements of Al Hosn site, across the different moments of our history, reflecting on the traditions of the past, the creative present and our innovative ambitions. Al Hosn Festival will offer inspiring moments for each of our visitors across a varied range of activities, and we look forward to the Abu Dhabi community creating lasting memories with family and friends.” Presenting art, design and performances alongside traditional Emirati crafts, plus culinary and retail activations, Al Hosn Festival celebrates the lineages of inspiration which link all of Abu Dhabi’s creative communities.
During the festival, Abu Dhabi Children’s Library will host its regular programme of child and family-oriented workshops and activities, and its continuing exhibition Step into a Story.
Al Hosn Festival will narrate a series of moments across the site’s landmark buildings and outdoor areas. The Qasr Al Hosn area will celebrate Emirati heritage across storytelling, intangible heritage and artisanal crafts. Qasr Al Hosn itself will transform into a living museum, with re-enact-
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The exhibition Najat Makki: Luminescence will be on display at the Cultural Foundation alongside the community show Tribute: A Dedication to Najat Makki. Bait Al Khatt and Al Marsam Al Hor will continue to offer a number of workshops and classes during the days of the festival.
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Al Ain Zoo kicks off new edition of annual Photography Award Contest Al Ain Zoo has opened registration for participants in the eighth Al Ain Zoo Annual Photography Award, “Zoography”, via its website at www. alainzoo.ae, targeting professionals and photography enthusiasts from the UAE and beyond wishing to submit wildlife themed photographs in the two award categories of Black and White, and Colour. Speaking on the announcement, Omar Yousef Alblooshi, Director Marketing & Corporate Communication at Al Ain Zoo, said, The Al Ain Zoo Photography Award is designed to support creative talent while enhancing awareness in the general public and photography enthusiasts of our positioning in introducing wildlife to different audiences because of the profound impact of documenting moments and keeping their aesthetics intact.’’ Alblooshi went on to say that The “Zoography” Award focuses on black and white or colour images of wildlife. “We have focused on this aspect for two consecutive years as it has allowed us to obtain a really diverse visual representation of wildlife. Photographs will be judged by a team of specialists with competence in the field of photography, selected according to specific requirements.” The “Zoography” Award has received an impressive interaction from wildlife lovers over the previous editions, with submissions doubling each year. Last year saw the rate of qualification of participants reach a high 73% from within the UAE and the rest from overseas, including the Gulf Cooperation Council states, Europe, East Asia and Africa, with the highest proportion featuring African giraffes, leopards and lions. The Award is open to both amateur and professional photographers and runs until February 15th, 2020. Photographs for consideration must be taken at Al Ain Zoo, and participants can send a maximum of 3 photographs in each category of Black and White or Colour. The full rules and regulations are published on the Al Ain Zoo website, and winners will be announced in March 2020.
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THE ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2019 – BY THE NUMBERS! Yas Marina Circuit is ready to host the 21st and final round of the 2019 Formula 1® season, the FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2019.
race. Robert Kubica will start his 97th race and first in Abu Dhabi since 2010 and Nico Hulkenberg is set for his 179th Grand Prix entry, although he has failed to start twice.
This year marks 10 years since the inaugural race back in 2009. In that time, drivers have completed 550 race laps or 30,250km around the track.
Red Bull’s junior team Toro Rosso will also compete under that name for the final time as it is set to become Alpha Tauri in 2020. Since its creation in 2006, the team has 1 win and pole (Monza 2008), 3 podiums including 2 this year, and 497 points having run a total of 14 drivers.
The first race was won by Sebastian Vettel who has 53 victories in F1®, 3 of which have come in Abu Dhabi.
Mercedes is likely to achieve its second highest points total as a team with 701 points after 20 races but can’t reach the 765 it achieved in 2016.
In total, 5 different drivers have won at Yas Marina Circuit (Vettel, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Rosberg, Bottas), with Lewis Hamilton the most successful with 4. The Briton’s victory in 2014 not only gave him his 2nd F1® championship but also saw him score 50 points, the highest total a driver has scored at a single race.
Victory for Lewis Hamilton would give him his highest single season points total as he currently has 387 points, 21 short of his 2017 tally of 408.
3 Drivers’ world champions have been crowned in Abu Dhabi (Vettel 2010, Hamilton 2014 and Nico Rosberg 2016) although still 0 Constructors’ Championships have been decided.
Charles Leclerc currently has 7 poles to his name in 2019 and needs one more to match Michael Schumacher’s 8 in 2004, albeit still three short of the German’s Ferrari record of 11 in 2001, or Vettel’s overall record of 15 in 2011
Red Bull (3) and Mercedes (5) have won 8 of 10 races at Yas Marina Circuit with McLaren and Lotus managing 1 each. Renault has won 4 times as an engine supplier.
Max Verstappen can also score his highest championship position of 3rd for Red Bull after scoring Honda’s first 3 wins in F1® since 2006, their most in a single year since winning 5 times with McLaren in 1992.
This weekend, 2 drivers will compete in possibly their final F1®
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After all that though it comes down to this, 20 drivers, including 8 race winners and 3 world champions, are ready to take on 55 laps around Yas Marina Circuit in front of up to 60,000 fans as F1® 2019 draws to a close at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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On the International Day of Tolerance, Emirates announces flight that will bring together multicultural communities of the UAE Emirates will operate a historic one-off A380 flight on 29 November in an unprecedented effort to bring together and celebrate the vibrant multicultural communities of the UAE onto one flight. The airline will attempt to welcome as many nationalities as possible onto flight EK2019, for a special flight journey around the UAE. The A380 commissioned for this flight will be decorated with a colourful and bespoke 'Year of Tolerance' livery, showcasing a panorama of people from diverse backgrounds and cultures holding hands, celebrating the UAE's message of multiculturalism. The illustrations will adorn both sides of the aircraft. Aviation brings the world together, and as a global airline operating across 6 continents, Emirates brings people together, and enables cultural exchange and understanding through travel, mobility and its long-standing support of sports and the arts. On average, Emirates carries more than 50 nationalities any given flight across its network and through its home and hub of Dubai. Much like the UAE, which is home to 200 nationalities, Emirates employs over 160 nationalities and draws strength from the diversity and shared values that brings its employees together.
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THE AL QUBAISI SISTERS: MEET THE UAE’S TOP FIRST FEMALE RACERS The Al Qubaisi sisters, Amna and Hamda, are the daughters of the UAE’s first motorsport star, Khaled Al Qubaisi, who claimed a podium finish in the GTE-Am class at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans. Like their father, both girls made their way into karting with Amna breaking out into single-seaters in 2018, becoming the first Emirati female racing driver to reach that level in the process. She would compete in the Italian F4 championship with Prema and followed that up by testing a Formula E car for Envision Virgin Racing in the days after the inaugural Ad Diriyah ePrix. The latter of those events was particularly significant as Amna was one of nine females to take part in the test which came just a few months after women were legally allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. This year saw the 19-year-old attempt to join the newly created W-Series, an all-female championship aimed at increasing participation in motorsport. She continued her development by enjoying a second season in Italian F4 as a result. As for Hamda, her story is still in its early stages with the 17-year-old making two appearances alongside her sister in Italy this year. And now they’ll race as teammates again for the Abu Dhabi Racing team in their homeland at Yas Marina Circuit this weekend, bringing the girl power to the F4UAE Trophy Round. Tickets are available online at www.yasmarinacircuit.com, through the Yas Marina Circuit Call Centre (800 927). The all-new edition of the YasHUB app is available to download, allowing visitors to plan every element of their race weekend and stay up-to-date with the latest race news and information.
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UAE looks to regulate asteroid mining as it aims to lure private space sector
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For now, space mining remains under development. However, with as much as $700 quintillion – or $100 billion for each person on Earth - up for grabs, according to a 2018 estimate by Nasa, nations are taking steps now to prepare for a future when not all assets are found here on Earth.
The UAE is taking steps to regulate mining for resources in space so private companies can retain full ownership of their spoils, the head of the UAE Space Agency said. “Similar to the principle of the law of the sea in international waters where no state can claim sovereignty over the sea but commercial fishing operations can own and sell what they obtain,” Dr Mohammed Al Ahbabi said in an interview with The National. “If you don’t own the fish then why go to the sea?”
Resources on asteroids include precious metals like gold, platinum and rhodium as well as the building blocks to grow food, which would be helpful for sustaining life in space without assistance from Earth, like carbon, phosphorous and water.
The new law is still under process but will be issued “very soon”, Dr Alahbabi said.
With the law enacted, the UAE will follow the US and Luxembourg which have both passed laws granting full ownership of space resources recovered by citizens solely to those individuals.
He characterised the policy as a “law for tomorrow”, designed to anticipate advances in technology that will enable the UAE to be a business-friendly environment for the onset of commercial activity in space.
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Space Agency’s international director Dr Alice Bunn said.
confidence and allow companies to clearly understand the rights a state could grant them when domiciled in that country,” Dr Al Ahbabi said. “Materials and resources mined on celestial bodies such as the moon or asteroids could be utilised in space for manufacturing or if the economics make sense be brought back to earth and monetised.”
Regulation that keeps up with the pace of innovation and doesn’t hamper international cooperation is the challenge. In 2014, the UAE became the first in the GCC to establish a space agency, with a mandate to make regulatory recommendations and build technical know-how in-country. More than $6bn has been invested so far in space activities, according to Dr Al Ahbabi.
He added that while the UAE›s space programme is focused on human spaceflight, manufacturing satellites and developing technologies, «we are also interested in setting forward-looking, innovative regulation, which provides an enabling environment to attract and grow commercial activities in the space sector keeping us on the cutting edge».
“The UAE should be hugely congratulated for what they have achieved in space in a very short time. It is evidence that space is no longer the domain of just the few,” Dr Bunn said.
“We try to demonstrate how we are building the space sector on best practices with a key focus on generating inspiration and a vision towards bring the future closer.” Regulations to build space programmes or advance understanding for all humankind “should be relatively easy to do” but writing laws to enable commercial activity is far more difficult, UK
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Back on Trek Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center Launches Sixth Edition of Camel Trek
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Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center has announced the date of the sixth edition of its annual ‘Camel Trek’. An early start this year, the trek is to depart on December 4, 2019, from Liwa, and across the bewildered sand dunes and desert landforms to reach to Dubai within a timeframe of around 14 days.
“We have shortlisted the most apt participants. They were from both genders and represented countries including UAE, France, Germany, Albania, UK, and we also have an Emirati woman for the first time on this annual trek”, assured Hind. Ready and set to depart from Liwa desert on December 4, the journey of endurance is about to sail across the desert sands on camel backs, to encounter new challenges and thrilling adventures. Safety and security measures are in place to ensure an anodyne journey.
Since its inception, the Camel Trek attracted adventure lovers from all walks of life, representing different countries and nationalities. From this event’s humble beginning, the way was paved for hundreds of willing participants. Only last year, the number of registrants exceeded 1000 people. With the launch of the sixth edition at Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2019, held last October, the number of registrants exceeded 700 people.
The CEO of HHC, HE Abdullah Hamdan Bin Dalmook, will lead the trek. He has been a regular participant and the source of Emirati heritage, since the trek’s early editions. New Records The last edition of the Camel Trek has set a new record. The trekkers managed to travel 700 kilometers on camel backs, travelling 70 kilometers for 10 hours per day. This is a hard to achieve record.
In the past years, the door was open for registrants to come and practice at the dedicated camel farm in Dubai, based on a schedule of timings. “Endurance, commitment and physical fitness, are key to selecting and shortlisting the trek’s participants, in addition to availing new opportunities to new joiners”, said Hind Bin Demaithan Al Qemzi, Director of Events at HHC.
“We call them desert knights, but they are normal individuals who had the audacity to face this challenge of resilience, patience and will. They all had one common denominator of living a past time experience and learn about our Emirati heritage”, concluded Hind.
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The 5 biggest financial mistakes to avoid Our current financial situation is a product of all the financial decisions we have made up to this point. We often make financial decisions with all the right intentions, but sometimes things may not work out as planned. Sometimes we tend to ignore or fail to apply the basic financial principles and end up making financial moves that prove costly in the long run. The truth is that we are all prone to making financial mistakes in life if we are not careful. Understanding the basics of personal finance and avoiding the 5 biggest financial mistakes will help you make the best of your finances in the future. Mistake No. 1: Unnecessary spending The old saying of ‘spend only when you need to’ still holds true. Some of us tend to ignore the implications of small every day costs of things like eating out, buying that bar of chocolate or that coffee; but in the long run these costs have a huge impact. Spending just 100 dirhams a week on eating out and buying unnecessary items means spending an extra 4,700 dirhams per year – which could be useful in paying a mortgage or a number of car payments. Mistake No. 2: Living on credit Don’t spend what you don’t have. Credit cards give us the power to buy even the things we can’t afford in a paycheck to paycheck lifestyle. But we
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often underestimate how the cost of credit i.e. the interest rates, increase the price of bought items in the long run. If you make bigger purchases and can’t pay your credit card bill in full, you will find yourself in a never-ending cycle of credit card debt. Mistake No. 3: Not maintaining savings and emergency funds When households are heavily reliant on the monthly salary and cannot make provisions to keep the advisable 10% to 15% of their income in savings and emergency funds, chances are they will be caught off-guard in case there is an emergency. Experts advise to keep three months’ worth of living expenses as emergency or backup funds to be prepared for life’s uncertainties. Mistake No. 4: Not buying insurance Caught in the cycle of managing monthly income and expenses, one tends to ignore the importance of being insured. Medical conditions, death and disability cannot be predicted. Thinking ‘it won’t happen to me’ and considering insurance an expense you can do without will create problems for your family if you are the income earner and something untoward happens to you. Mistake No. 5: Not investing for your future The best way to make more money from your existing money is by investing it in the market and paying into retirement plans. If you do not utilize your money to make more money for
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yourself, then chances are you might never be able to stop working – ever. Speak to your financial adviser to understand the time your investments will need to grow and the amount of risk you are willing to take in achieving your financial goals. When households are heavily reliant on the monthly salary and cannot make provisions to keep the advisable 10% to 15% of their income in savings and emergency funds, chances are they will be caught off-guard in case there is an emergency. Experts advise to keep three months’ worth of living expenses as emergency or backup funds to be prepared for life’s uncertainties. About the author: Tony Ashton is a Senior Wealth Manager Based in Al Ain he can advise on all aspects of Financial Planning. He can be contacted on 050 7953305
5 corporate wellness trends that are offering companies major rewards An increasing number of corporations are starting to take note of employee wellbeing and the impact this has on productivity, and ultimately the company’s performance. The UAE government itself is making health and wellbeing a priority for its communities by introducing initiatives such as The Happiness Agenda, which aims to make Dubai the happiest city on earth. Leading by example, the government is committed to fulfilling this vision by introducing programmes such as The Dubai Fitness Challenge which aims to motivate the residents of Dubai to stay fit and healthy. Organisations are following suit and are similarly making great efforts to cultivate a work environment that promotes health, wellness and fitness for their employees. Daman, the region’s leading specialised health insurance provider, reveals the top five trends in corporate health and wellness in the region. 1 – Fitness challenges Companies are facilitating competitions such as office marathons and obstacle course challenges to engage their employees and encourage them to incorporate fitness into their lives. Exciting prizes and cash rewards often
offer further incentives for employees to participate in these office competitions. One notable fun, results-oriented fitness challenge includes the ‘Biggest Loser Contest’, which recognises and rewards the employee who has shed the most pounds in a set period of time. 2 – Flexible working arrangements It is now widely recognised that employees do not necessarily need to be in the office to be productive. In fact, working from home can increase productivity due to reduced distractions such as impromptu meetings or a lack of quiet space. Organisations are encouraging their workforce to take advantage of these flexible working arrangements, as they recognise that less rigid policies and reduced micromanagement may boost staff morale and wellbeing. 3 – Mindfulness training Mindfulness has been shown to cultivate more focus, clarity and self-awareness. A number of firms are now providing mindfulness training at work in an effort to reduce employee stress and boost productivity. One of the ways in which mindfulness can improve productivity is through an enhanced ability to orient attention and be less distracted. This practice has become very popular within business-
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es as research shows those who participate in mindfulness training add roughly 60 extra minutes of productivity per week*. 4 – Health education Many companies are offering their employees classes on important topics such as cholesterol, diabetes and blood pressure. They are also providing their employees access to health experts who can educate them about healthy eating and healthy living. The aim of such seminars and presentations is to produce behaviour change in employees. When they start to understand their own unhealthy behaviours and the health risks associated with them, the expectation is that employees will start to adopt and maintain more healthy behaviours. 5 – Free or subsidised fitness classes Apart from fitness challenges that may run for a number of weeks or months, companies are also actively providing their workforce with free year-round fitness classes and gym memberships. Organisations who have an onsite gym facility give their employees access to a number of fun activities such as Zumba classes, circuit training, and spin classes. Companies are also encouraging participation in local events such as marathons, walkathons and other fitness challenges by giving their employees subsidised entry to these events.
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When the best way to take notes is by hand Most students take a laptop with them to lectures. But are there times when they might be better off taking a pad and pen?
choose to. But when using a pen and paper you process the information more deeply because you can’t possibly write it all down. The other advantage of using a pen and paper is that you can move around the page very quickly, circling, underlining or adding extra information in the margins. The team wondered whether it wasn’t the use of a laptop that was the problem, but the fact that the students took verbatim notes. So next they did a similar study, but this time the students were cautioned against taking verbatim notes. Despite the warning, when the notes were analysed, the laptop-using students still took more verbatim notes and still couldn’t answer the conceptual questions as well as the people taking longhand notes.
These days many people can type faster than they can write by hand, particularly if they’ve grown up using laptops. This is a hugely useful skill of course and allows you to take copious notes, quickly and easily, which must surely be a good thing, right? Maybe not. In an experiment, run by Pam Mueller at Princeton University published in 2014, students were given Ted talks to watch and were told to take notes.
But surely in the long run if your notes are more complete this will help when it comes to revision? Maybe not. When the students were allowed to revise from their notes before being tested a week later, the pen-and-paper group still did better. The reason is that cognitively processing material more deeply while you listen, helps you both to understand it and to remember it later on. Even if you never refer back to your notes again, the process of creating them can be useful. The exception is with learning simple facts. Then taking notes on a laptop
Half were given laptops and half took notes with a pen and paper. You might expect little difference in the notes, since students are so used to using a keyboard these days. In fact, there was. The students using a keyboard were more likely to type the lecturers’ words verbatim, while the students writing more slowly by hand had no choice but to engage with the information in order to allow them to summarise. Afterwards the students were given some tricky intelligence tests to distract them, and were then quizzed on the content of the lecture. When it came to remembering facts, it didn’t matter which method of note-taking they used, but when asked to explain the concepts covered in the lecture, the students who took notes by hand did better. Verbatim note-taking involves a shallower form of cognitive processing. You can even do it without thinking about the content at all should you The Source
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ed to. But the second 50-minute section would not be recorded.
can work just fine. The advantage of not having to take notes is that you can focus your full attention on what’s you’re being told without worrying about writing it down A more passive way still of keeping track of information from lectures is to record them so you can listen again or re-watch them later. But is there a risk that because you know everything is there for when you need it, you might not concentrate properly? Or does it free you up to concentrate fully on what’s happening because you’re not distracted by trying to take notes?
They were tested immediately after the session and a week later to see how much they could recall from each lecture – the one that was recorded allowing them to fully engage with the topic and the non-videoed lecture where they needed to take notes. I wonder which you think would work best? The answer was that it made no difference. This is because both techniques bring their own advantages. The advantage of not having to take notes is that you can focus your full attention on what’s you’re being told without worrying about writing it down, because they can always listen again later. But the benefit of taking notes is that it forces you to process the information and think about it in order to work out the best way of summarising it.
Within psychology when a task like this is outsourced to technology, it’s known as cognitive off-loading. But does it help? In an experiment by Bianka Patel at the University of North Carolina, pharmacy students were told that their lecture would be split into two halves. The first 50-minute section would be videoed, so that they could watch it again later if they want-
But there was one surprise here. When the students knew they could see the video later if they wanted to, they actually took more notes and drew more diagrams, which was something of a mystery. So whether it’s best to record lectures or not is more or less down to personal preference. But one more thing to consider is that typed notes do have an advantage when it comes to easy storage and searching. a record of the material, then take notes by hand. So for now it will be up to personal preference and of course, the other lesson from all of this is to keep your notes concise. And the other lesson from all of this, of course, is to make your notes concise.
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Uganda Tourism Board Launches Travel Campaign Exclusively for the Middle East Uganda Tourism Board has officially launched the “Experience Uganda – First!” campaign, in what is the first time for Uganda to create and promote a travel package exclusively created for locals and residents of the Gulf Countries. The campaign, which offers selected G.C.C. travel agencies unique travel holiday packages based on a number of themes along with complimentary airport transfers for their clients, was launched Thursday the 17th of October 2019 at an event held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Dubai, attended by the Honorable Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, Uganda Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities and the Ugandan Ambassador to the UAE and IRENA, His Excellency Ambassador Zaake Wanume Kibedi and members of the Ugandan Government and The Parliament.
Various destination marketing activities, including this campaign launch, are being conducted in the region to make Uganda more accessible for travelers and travel agents alike, to ensure that Uganda becomes a ‘bucket list’ holiday destination that doesn’t disappoint.” Many travel and nature enthusiasts from the Middle East are yet to visit and experience the Pearl of Africa. The Experience Uganda – First! campaign was created to address this concern. A number of holiday packages have been especially curated to cover themes such as trekking to encounter Mountain Gorillas, adventure with white water rafting trips down the River Nile, Safari trips to experience Uganda’s plethora of wildlife from the comfort and safety of 4-wheel vehicles, chimpanzee encounters, and even coffee tours to name a few. Four and five-star accommodation packages are also included, providing personalized service and pampering. The packages have been especially tailored to cater for the needs of visitors from the G.C.C. region, as well as for those travelling as couples, families, or with friends.
The campaign promotes Destination Uganda – known also as the pearl of Africa - as a premier adventure and nature holiday destination for families, groups, couples and young adults, seeking travel experiences that create memories savored by visitors for a lifetime. Being home to the highest concentration of primates and birds in Africa, the special promotional holiday packages include guided safaris, River Nile boating excursions, unique mountain gorilla treks, wild chimpanzee encounters and pampering at luxury lodges and resorts.
As part of its ongoing marketing activities in the region, the Uganda Tourism Board will also be launching an online training program for Middle East travel agents, in order for them to become experts in promoting Uganda to their clients, and a social media campaign under the hashtag #ExperienceUganda1st, whereby travelers are encouraged to visit the Pearl of Africa before their well-traveled social circle friends and acquaintances.
Says the Honorable Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, Uganda Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities: “We are excited to showcase the very best that Uganda has to offer as a holiday destination for meaningful and sustainable travel. It is hoped that through these marketing efforts that more nationals and residents of the Gulf Countries will come visit Uganda, see first-hand the exceptional natural and human resources and talent that makes Uganda so special, especially as a holiday destination.”
The campaign launch was attended by more than 50 of the UAE’s leading travel agencies, and was attended Uganda Tourism Board officials, and a number of Uganda tour operator representatives. To kick off the launch, Ndere Troupe, a cultural dance Performance group from Uganda also entertained the audience, showcasing the cultural attractions Uganda has to offer.
The Ugandan Ambassador to the UAE and IRENA, His Excellency Ambassador Zaake Wanume Kibedi, added: “The Gulf Countries are a region of focus and commitment for Uganda going forward. To that end the Uganda Tourism Board has established a representative office with AVIAREPS based in Dubai to cover the whole G.C.C. region.
Uganda is easily accessible from the UAE with direct daily flights from Dubai to Entebbe, Uganda, with Emirates and flyDubai.
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“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.” Og Mandino
Swimming - the ultimate low impact workout Swimming - Body & Soul Recreation in Danat Alain Recreation
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Flexibility: Yes. Swimming will make you more flexible. Aerobic: Yes. Your heart will keep pumping as you use your entire body to move through the water. Strength: Yes. You’ll get stronger from the resistance of the water, which is about 12 times the level of air resistance. Try using hand-held paddles, foam noodles, or a kickboard for extra resistance. Sport: Yes. You can compete at any age, and join a team. Low-Impact: Yes. Swimming is an excellent low-impact workout. The water gives you buoyancy, so you’ll float through your exercise session without putting pressure on your joints.
Benefits 1. Works your whole body One of the biggest benefits of swimming is that it truly works your entire body, head to toe. Swimming: increases your heart rate without stressing your body, tones muscles, builds strength,builds endurance. There are various strokes you can use to add variety to your swimming workout, including: • breaststroke • backstroke • sidestroke • butterfly • freestyle
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Build Beautiful Memories this Festive Season with LEGO® Sets This holiday season, The LEGO® Group has something for everyone on your list. Whether it’s diving into a Frozen fairytale wonderland or taking a trip down memory lane with your favorite characters from Friends, the LEGO® Festive Wish List is sure to help you build cherished new memories with family and friends. From Duplo sets, Disney train stations and gingerbread houses for the whole family to enjoy, here are 10 handpicked sets to gift your loved ones this season. Introduce your toddler to the Animal Kingdom with the LEGO® Duplo World Animals This festive season, open your toddler’s eyes to the world of animals with the LEGO Duplo® World Animals playset. This adventure toy features five buildable environments that represent four unique and distinctive worlds – they’ll learn animals names, shapes and descriptions as they take a safari across the African savannah, canoe along a woodland river, build sandcastles on a tropical beach, and go whale watching in Antarctica. Perfect for little ones ages 2 and above, World Animals features 15 Duplo animals including a giraffe, lion, panda, deer, whale, penguin, fish, rabbit and squirrel. Bring magical moments to life this holiday season with Elsa’s Magical Ice Palace from the LEGO® Disney Princesses collection Every young princess and prince deserves their very own palace, so treat your little ones to Elsa’s Magical Ice Palace. This LEGO set, perfect for kids aged 6 and above, features a 2-story palace with a special sliding bridge, revolving staircase, an outdoor playground with a snow fort, a tree and a working seesaw, plus a 3-carriage sleigh. Help your young Disney Frozen fan replay scenes with Elsa and Anna mini-dolls and special appearances from Olaf, Marshmallow and four Snowgie minifigures.
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For every car enthusiast, the Land Rover Defender from the LEGO® Technic collection is the way to go For all car lovers and engineers in the making, the Land Rover Defender set from LEGO makes for the perfect gift for loved ones that enjoy assembling intricate designs from scratch. The Land Rover Defender set features authentically designed bodywork with Land Rover emblems, original-design rims with ground-gripping tires, a removable roof rack with a storage box, pannier, ladder and more. This impressive display piece features incredible engine detailing, an elaborately detailed cabin and looks just like the real thing! Jam-packed full of amazing features and functions, this set is sure to land with anyone aged 11 and up.
The Disney Train and Station from the LEGO® Disney Specials collection is sure to put a smile on kids’ faces this festive season For all the little Disney-loving boys and girls, join Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Chip, Dale and Goofy for a rewarding build and play experience with this incredible colorful train set from The LEGO Group. Featuring a motorized steam-style design modeled after the iconic Disney train, the LEGO® Disney Train and Station can be controlled through a smart phone or tablet to move the locomotive forward, put it in reverse, and activate realistic sound effects. Kids ages 12 and above will love pretending they’re in a bustling train station or serving minifigures while they wait for the train.
For anyone looking to bring home a bit of holiday spirit, opt for the Gingerbread House from the LEGO® Creator collection Bring the festive spirit to life with the LEGO® Creator Expert Gingerbread House, a set every family member is sure to enjoy. This holiday centerpiece is filled with vibrant features like colorful candy buttons, a glowing fireplace, delicious candy-cane columns and glittery windows. This charming gift is perfect for anyone aged 12 and up and comes with such a cozy interior it should have its own warning sign – Caution: try not to eat it while building.
Die-hard Star Wars fans will love The Imperial Star Destroyer from the LEGO® Star Wars collection One of LEGO’s most iconic sets, the Imperial Star Destroyer has over 4,700 LEGO pieces that capture every authentic detail of the Galactic Empire’s Devastator. Every Star Wars fan’s dream come true, this set is designed exactly as it appeared in the opening scene of Star Wars, featuring swiveling guns, a tilting radar dish, massive engine exhausts and intricate surface detailing. Housing its very own Imperial Officer and Imperial Crewmember minifigures, this set proves to be a challenging and memorable build for those aged 12 and above.
For those who can’t stop watching reruns of Friends, pick up the Central Perk set from the LEGO® Ideas collection For nostalgic 90’s kids and throw-back lovers, the LEGO® Ideas Central Perk set goes perfectly on your coffee table as you binge watch Friends on a Friday night. Featuring the iconic main seating area, this unique set comes with minifigures of your six favorite TV Characters – including Central Perk’s beloved manager, Gunther! Gift it to Friends fans, new and old, ages 16 and up.
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LEGO Festive Wish List product assortment: LEGO City – 60197 Passenger Train: RRP: AED 619, Age 6-12, 677 pieces LEGO Friends – 41381 Rescue Mission Boat V29: RRP: AED 399, Age 7+, 908 pieces LEGO Duplo – 10907 World Animals: RRP: AED 474, Age 2+, 121 pieces LEGO Super Heroes – 76125 Iron Man Hall of Armor V29: RRP: 299, Age 7+, 525 pieces LEGO Disney Princesses – 43172 Elsa’s Magical Ice Palace: RRP: AED 558, Age 6+, 701 pieces
LEGO Technic – 42110 Land Rover Defender: RRP: AED 899, Age 11+, 2573 pieces LEGO Creator – 10267 Gingerbread House: RRP: AED 399, Age: 12+, 1477 pieces LEGO Ideas – 21319 Central Perk: RRP: AED 379, Age 16+, 1070 pieces LEGO Disney Specials – 71044 Disney Train Station: RRP: AED 2037, Age: 12+, 2925 pieces LEGO Star Wars – 75252 Imperial Star Destroyer: RRP: AED 2999, Age 16+, 4784 pieces All the above products and more are available at LEGO® Certified Stores across the region. For more information visit www.LEGO.com.
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How to talk to your kids By DR. RON TAFFEL Greater openness is important because, while 21st Century kids are articulate beyond belief—“Did my five year old just bring up greening the house?”—children don’t always open up about what really bothers them or about their lives in what I call “the second family”: the peer group, pop culture, and the Internet out there. Knowing specifics about preschool through high school dramas, fears, or worries makes a profound difference in being an authoritative parent who can guide kids through an increasingly tough academic and social world. After all, information is power, and knowing the ways to talk naturally to your child, as one so poignantly put to his father, “makes me feel like you really care.”
is to not change what is unchangeable, but instead to respect natural times and ways of talking. Build what I call “talking rituals” around them: 15 minutes of driving together or downtime side-by-side in the evening may be all you need to make that connection.
3. Be a person Respond to your child with real emotion. Don’t go over the top with reactions, but don’t be a therapist either. Nodding one’s head, naming feelings, and reflecting back is terrific when kids are extremely young or upset or sick or scared. But for the everyday tracking we need to stay in touch with their lives, it is far better to respond like an actual person. “Are you kidding me, Michael did what to Earnest?” “I love what you said to Jenny, it touches my heart.” After all, don’t genuine responses make you want to share more too?
1. Talk during the in-betweens What were you doing the last time you had a good conversation with your child? I know the answers: walking or driving to school, baking together, bath time, and, of course, bedtime. These times and activities loosen tongues because parent and child aren’t looking at each other. In fact, we are in parallel position. Most of us think talking is supposed to be about relating deeply, but kids actually open up in the middle of doing other things, during what I refer to as the “in-betweens” of life.
4. Encourage emotional literacy. Help your kids tell the story. We focus on academics, but our kids also need to be emotionally literate, able to tell a story from beginning to end. Problems are better solved when one can articulate them to another person and people find solutions together. I know, kids take so long to get to the point and schedules must be followed. But slow down for two minutes to ask action questions: “Who was there? What did they say? What happened next?” These help your child feel heard and show you are interested in the whole story. “Love is focused interest,” it has been said, and our kids can tell when we are interested in the story. As a 6-year-old said to me, “I want mom’s undivided attention.” “What do you mean, no siblings around?” “No,” she replied,” not thinking about 50 other things at once.”
2. Create talking rituals Observe your child’s conversational style. You’ve heard about learning or attentional styles, but our kids have hard-wired conversational styles that don’t change much. One child may be a lively morning talker. Another is barely human before the bus arrives, but after school it’s no-holds-barred banter. One of your children likes a lot of back and forth, another needs to talk at a slower pace, a third can’t tolerate questions. The key to openness The Source
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grill the food not your kids. Endless queries such as “How was school?” are conversation-busters. As one pre-teen told me, “It feels like I have to produce all over again at dinner.”
Pay attention to the superficial. “You lost quarters under the vending machine. What year were they?” often leads to the real scoop. “I was at the vending machine because I didn’t think anyone would talk to me at lunch.” The trivial is where kids live; they get scared off when we delve for deeper feelings, as in “How did that make you feel?” So, commit to the superficial, and more often than not the trivial will lead to what’s really going on.
7. Give advice It’s hard to believe, but our precocious 21st Century kids of all ages still crave direction. After the story, after you’ve responded, then discuss together how your child might handle the situation differently next time. Ask for her ideas, and don’t be afraid to give yours. Try not to lecture, and pay attention to those subtle signals of going on too long. Keep it short, and use your life-wisdom to guide. Begin with, “I know my experience isn’t anything like yours, it’s very different now,” since even young children need to feel separate enough to discover what works. Powerful advice means recognizing your own limits to help kids make decisions without you. Tell them, “I can’t be there to make the decision about sharing that toy or sharing that secret with Joanne, but here’s what I think will happen.” When children know where you stand, they feel closer to you and more willing to open up.
6. You count, too This is big in our child-centered world. Talk about yourself if you want your kids to talk about themselves. Next time at dinner, spend a few moments opening up about your day. Your child will interrupt, and I guarantee you won’t get to the end of the story. The reason it’s such a conversation trigger is that when you talk about yourself it reminds kids about things in their distant memory three hours earlier. For example, if you say, “I had an argument with one of my friends at work,” your child might well respond, “I had a fight with Jenny during gym.” And a special note about dinnertime:
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Clean Up UAE
Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) will conduct the 18th cycle of the annual Clean Up UAE 2019 under the Patronage of the Ministry of Economy for the 3rd year in a row. The event will kick off on a journey through the Emirates starting in Sharjah on December 5th; moving to Umm Al Quwain on December 7th; reaching Ajman on December 10th; on to Dibba Al Fujairah on December 11th, reaching Dubai on December 14th, reaching the capital Abu Dhabi on 15th and finally concluding with the last clean up location in Ras Al Khaimah On December 17th. Habiba Al Mar’ashi, Chairperson of the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG), said that, “This year’s event will not only celebrate and uphold the vision, mission and tradition of EEG to conserve and protect our country and planet The theme of the campaign this year is “Are you the solution to this Pollution” which focuses on the role of everyone regardless of their status, nationality, gender etc. This bodes well with the theme set this year by the leadership of the Country “The Year of Tolerance” In creating this fabric of togetherness, Tolerance is the thread that will weave safety, stability and happiness into the lives of people across the world. With The Source
Tolerance, we can hope to build the world as one family that shares with each other the benefices of the planet, where future generations continue to understand, empathise with and support each other’s needs and aspirations.” The campaign, launched in 2002, has attracted and garnered a great deal of interest from environment lovers representing all sectors of society and has grown over the years to become the most popular action p r o -
g ra m m e among the environment enthusiasts which encompass – individuals and families from different backgrounds as well as academia, organisations and institutions. EEG is delighted to uphold this multi-stakeholder platform year after year to effectively showcase the difference such a collaborative effort can make on the ground. Mrs. Mar’ashi thanked H.E. Eng. Sultan Al Mansoori – the Minister of Economy for extending his patronage to the campaign. She also thanked the Dubai Municipality, Dubai Tourism, Ajman Municipality and Planning Department, Umm Al Quwain Municipality Dibba Al Fujairah Municipality, Ras Al Khaimah Public Services Department and the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services for coming on board s supporters for the campaign. 46
Under the Patronage of the Ministry of Economy, Emirates Environmental Group to conduct the Clean Up UAE The Clean Up UAE Campaign will tour the whole country in two weeks
A special thanks to the campaign’s main sponsor, NMC Healthcare, the Co-sponsors in Dubai - Etihad Esco and McDonald’s UAE. She also thanked supporting entities; Al Jazeera International Catering, Nestle Middle East, Fujairah Plastic Factories and Almarai, Media partners Gulf News. EEG will conclude its celebration of the Year of Tolerance by recognizing the achievements of corporates, governments, academic institutions, families and students of various EEG recycling campaigns throughout the year 2019 under the platform of ‘For Our Emirates We Plant’ programme. This afforestation event will be held in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah where 1200 Sidr trees will be planted in Al Minaei by those who achieved the targets of EEG’s six recycling programmes (Paper, plastic, Aluminum, Toner Cartridges, Glass and Mobile Phones) throughout the year of 2019. “EEG with the support of its strategic partners and the active involvement of its wide network of members will continue to grow and progress in the future, we will aim to ensure that the waste collected is properly segregated to enable us to divert maximum amount of waste for recycling and diverted from the landfill” Al Mar’ashi said. EEG urges all members of the society including corporations, educational institutions and families to participate actively in the campaign. The Corporate sector are specially being called out to be proactive and to promote sustainability to ensure a better future for the community and wildlife in the United Arab Emirates.
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Thai Red Curry Shrimp Ingredients 1 3/4 cups water 1 cup uncooked jasmine rice 2 teaspoons butter 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Cooking spray 1 1/4 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 (14-ounce) can light coconut milk 1 tablespoon red curry paste 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce 4 teaspoons dark brown sugar 1 red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice Directions Step 1 Bring first 4 ingredients to a boil in a saucepan. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Step 2 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shrimp; sauté 3 minutes or until done. Remove shrimp from pan; keep warm. Spoon coconut cream (the thick part from top of the can) into pan using a slotted spoon. Add curry paste; cook 2 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates, stirring constantly. Step 3 Stir in remaining coconut milk, fish sauce, and sugar. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 10 minutes or until sauce thickens, stirring frequently. Add bell pepper; toss to coat. Increase heat to medium-high; cook 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add shrimp; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated. Remove from heat; stir in lime juice. Spoon 1 cup rice onto each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1 cup shrimp mixture.
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Creamy strawberry crepes Ingredients 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup water 3 tablespoons butter, melted 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 225g cream cheese, softened 1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup heavy cream, whipped 4 cups sliced strawberries Add all ingredients to list Directions Step 1 Place the eggs, milk, water, melted butter, flour, and salt in the pitcher of a blender; blend until smooth. Step 2 Blend the cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth. Gently fold in the whipped cream. Step 3 Heat a lightly oiled griddle or nonstick skillet over medium heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 2 tablespoons for each crepe. Tip and rotate pan to spread batter as thinly as possible. Flip over when the batter is set and the edges are beginning to brown. Cook until the other side begins to brown. Stack finished crepes on a plate, cover with a damp towel and set aside. Step 4 To serve, fill each crepe with 1/4 cup sliced strawberries and 1/3 cup of the cream cheese filling, roll up and top with a small dollop of the cream cheese filling and more sliced strawberries.
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