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Hillary "Attack Dog" David Brock Plotting With Soros, Steyer, Sussman To "Kick Trump's Ass"

The last time we encountered David Brock, Hillary Clinton's so called media "attack dog", was two months ago when we exposed a money laundering scheme involving over a dozen of his Pro-Clinton SuperPACs. Now, it appears that unable to concede defeat, the man who aligned his career with Hillary Clinton, is going for blood, and is soliciting the help, but mostly money, of Clinton's top donors. According [...]

Medical inventions have made technology an integral part of health care

From the moment we step into a doctor’s office or hospital ward, technology is used to test, diagnose and treat us.It ranges from things we consider basic, such as the stethoscope and thermometer, to some incredibly advanced technologies that tell us the intricacies of our brains or what’s going on inside a small joint.At Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, a 24-hour epilepsy-monitoring unit is revolutionising the way patients [...]

The greatest salesman on earth

You know Tony Robbins. He's the world's most famous performance and motivational coach. He's advised everyone from Bill Clinton to Serena Williams, from Leonardo DiCaprio to Oprah Winfrey (who calls him "superhuman"). He was called in to advise Bill Clinton during his impeachment and counts billionaires such as Virgin's Richard Branson and casino magnate Steve Wynn among friends. He first broke onto the self-improvement scene 30 years [...]

10 things to do today: visit Abu Dhabi Science Festival, craft and ripe markets

Your guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for November 18, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun.newslideAbu DhabiCraft marketVisit upMarket, the pop-up boutique that showcases a wide range of products, including beach kaftans, summer sandals, clutches, swimwear, beach bags and homewares. Today, 1-6pm, free entrance, Eastern Mangroves Promenade, Abu Dhabi, www.tinybeanevents.comnewslideAbu DhabiKids’ eventAttend [...]

How to book cheaper flights

Airfares tend to take a major chunk out of our travel budget. Getting affordable, let alone cheap, airfares to our favourite destination almost always seems like a difficult task. But according to online travel booking website HolidayMe.com, there are a few tips and tricks to landing yourself a good airfare deal. 1. Always use private browsing while looking for airfares: The cookies enabled in browsers are traceable [...]

Supercars can now travel in style from Dubai with Emirates Skywheels

DUBAI // It may be a benefit ­reserved for the most well heeled, but the new Emirates Skywheels service, transporting luxury cars from Dubai, is sure to turn a few heads on runways around the world.There is nothing worse than having to settle for the standard rental car option when your pride-and-joy supercar is going to waste parked in the garage at home. But that could be [...]

Travel news: Luxury landmark reopens in Yangon and more

Rotana to open 16 hotels in 2017The UAE hotel company Rotana has announced that it will open 16 hotels next year, including five in the UAE and four in Saudi Arabia. There will also be two hotels each for Turkey and Iraq and the company’s first property in Muscat, Oman. The UAE properties are the Capital Centre Rotana in Abu Dhabi, complementing the existing Capital Centre Arjaan [...]

South Park: "Members Only" Review

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below. These past couple episodes of South Park have served as a major showcase for just how adaptable Trey Parker and Matt Stone can be. Last week, “Oh, Jeez” had to be reworked at the very last minute to reflect Donald Trump’s unexpected election victory. And as continuity-driven as this season has been from the start, that shake-up is still having [...]

Fallout 4 PS4 Mod Support Coming This Week

Fallout 4 update 1.8 will bring mods to PlayStation 4 later this week, Bethesda announced today. The mod support is limited, however, with 1GB of storage on PS4 compared to 5GB on Xbox One. Mods also cannot use external assets. Bethesda originally reported having issues with PS4 mods, which caused the developer to delay a mod beta. Problems included limited mod storage space, performance issues, and problems [...]

The pros and cons of a DNA test to determine potential health issues

In June this year, a video titled The DNA Journey went viral. In it, 67 people from all over the world took a closer look at their ancestry. After a quick spit into a jar, their DNA was sent away and the participants were asked to return two weeks later. Many of the results were, to say the least, surprising. Those who expressed a strong sense of [...]

U.S. Investigates Deaths of 3 Soldiers in Jordan as Possible Terrorism

Photo The remains of Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty were carried by an Army team at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware last week. Credit Steve Ruark/Associated Press JERUSALEM — American officials said on Wednesday that they were investigating the killing of three United States soldiers at a Jordanian air base this month as a possible terrorist attack and dismissed suggestions that the three had done anything [...]

Barred candidate claims Kuwait election could be delayed, assembly reinstated

Lawyer Hani Hussein, who was barred from participating in the parliamentary polls, has claimed a “big surprise” could delay Kuwait’s November 26 elections and lead to the reinstatement of the 2013 National Assembly which was dissolved in October. Hussein made the announcement on his official Twitter account but declined to reveal the nature of the surprise. However, he said it relates to a provision in the election [...]

Abu Dhabi Media Company sells the National newspaper

Eight years after the launch of the National, state-owned Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADM) has sold the English-language newspaper. WAM reported that the paper had been sold to International Media Investments (IMI), a subsidiary of private investment firm Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation (ADMIC). ADMIC was set up in 2010 as a special purpose vehicle for a partnership with broadcaster BSkyB to launch the Sky News Arabia [...]

Al-Futtaim to launch UAE's largest Holiday Inn hotel

British multinational hotels company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Dubai’s Al-Futtaim have signed an agreement for management of the largest Holiday Inn hotel in the UAE. The 520-room Holiday Inn Dubai Festival City, a mixed-use waterfront community, is expected to be completed towards end-2017. The new hotel, the first branded mid-market hotel in the area, will connect directly to Dubai Festival City Mall. The hotel will also [...]

Pokemon Sun and Moon Review

Like re-reading a favorite book in an unfamiliar place, Pokemon Sun and Moon combine a lot of my favorite things about Pokemon into an adventure that reminded me why I fell in love with this RPG series in the first place without simply repeating what came before. With equal attention given to roleplaying (my first obsession) and battle (my more recent interest), Sun and Moon both honor [...]

Health experts in the UAE share their favourite apps

Health experts and professionals in the UAE share some of their favourite apps and why they stand out. newslideDr Rocco Arzoumanian, dentist at Dr Rocco’s Specialized Dental Center in Abu Dhabi, recommends Brush My Teeth, free to download for iOS, from Beansprites:“This is a game that teaches children how to brush their teeth in an informative and fun way. Children move the brush around the characters’ teeth and [...]

Yoga Fest returns to Dubai with a complete health package for the mind and body

From chanting in Arabic to classes for men, there are more than 100 yoga and natural healing classes packed into this year’s two-day Yoga Fest Middle East.The festival, which begins on Friday at Dubai Internet City Amphitheatre, was launched by Dubai yogi Elaine Kelly in 2010. It has grown from a one-day event attended by about 300 people to a gathering of 4,000 people eager to try [...]

Tehran Journal: As a Noxious Smog Descends, Tehran Tries to Ignore It

Photo A blanket of smog covered Tehran on Monday. Every year, heavy pollution gets trapped by the Alborz Mountains. Credit Atta Kenare/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images TEHRAN — This week, as a yellow blanket of smog settled in for what is typically a winter-long stay, Reza Shajiee, a prominent hipster socialite, posted a picture of himself on Instagram wearing a gas mask under his motorcycle helmet. The [...]

Going undercover at the Burj Khalifa for a sneak peek at their James Bond memorabilia exhibition

The world’s favourite spy has ­arrived in Dubai with a licence to thrill – or at least, we have his cars, suits, guns, gadgets and even a few of the women that have helped to make the 24 Bond movies the most enduring film franchise of all time, raking in an estimated US$14 billion (Dh51.4 bn) since Sean Connery introduced us to 007 in 1962’s Dr No.Designing [...]

Google moves to restrict ads on fake news sites

By Julia Love and Kristina Cooke | SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday it is working on a policy change to prevent websites that misrepresent content from using its AdSense advertising network, a move aimed at halting the spread of "fake news" and other types of misinformation on the internet. The shift comes as Google, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc face a backlash [...]

Never Bury Your Deceased Loved Ones Again: Turn Them Into A Shiny Diamond

Ever wanted to have some aspect of your deceased loved ones with you wherever you go? Swiss company Algordanza can make that happen. Algordanza is a Swiss company that specializes in turning deceased loved ones into diamonds, a service that begins at $5,000 and can go as high as $20,000.  ( Algordanza ) When we die, our lifeless body is buried in the ground, mummified or turned [...]

UAE's role in the next industrial revolution

The UAE is to join with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to establish the first permanent policy unit to study and implement measures regarding the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" – the transformation of business and society brought about by technological advances.Mohammed Al Gergawi, UAE Minister for Cabinet Affairs and the Future, announced the initiative at the WEF summit of Global Future Councils in Dubai. He promised full UAE [...]

Election Day 2016

Thanks to a bill passed by Texas legislators that put in place technical voting procedure for astronauts, they have the ability to vote from space through specially designed absentee ballots. To preserve the integrity of the secret vote, the ballot is encrypted and only accessible by the astronaut and the county clerk responsible for casting it. Source link

Sixth edition of Abu Dhabi Science Festival 2016 to feature 'drop-in' activities

The Abu Dhabi Science Festival returns this week with another packed programme that proves learning can be fun.The sixth edition of this family-­friendly event begins on November 17 and continues until November 26 at Umm Al Emarat Park and Al Ain Zoo.For the first time, the majority of the activities are of the "drop-in" variety, which means there is no need to preregister or buy tickets in [...]