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Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for January 16, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Nationwide New movie In Into the Forest, sisters Nell and Eva (Ellen Page (pictured) and Evan Rachel Wood) find themselves in a battle to survive on their own at their isolated home in the […]

Not helping matters for the Chiefs has been yet another dominant effort by Bud Dupree, Pittsburgh’s standout linebacker. The second-year player started the season on injured reserve, and did not play a snap until Week 11, but he has turned into a major disrupter on defense. He delivered a huge hit to Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith that resulted in an interception and also got into the backfield […]

Monday 02.10 GMT Overview Asian markets were mostly lower despite bank-led gains for Wall Street on Friday but the spotlight was on the British pound as it tumbled to a four-month low amid heightened expectations of a “hard Brexit”. Hot topic Sterling was down 1.3 per cent at $1.2027 after falling as low as $1.1986 in early Asian trading, ahead of a speech on Tuesday in which […]

Delta Air Lines CEO has again raised the prospect that President-elect Donald Trump’s administration would intervene in the US carriers’ dispute with Gulf airlines. Ed Bastian, speaking to investment analysts during the carrier’s recent quarterly earnings call, said that officials from the US ‘big three’ – American, United and Delta – have already met with officials from Trump’s transition team to discuss current industry issues, including the […]

The Sea-based X-Band Radar has deployed out of Pearl Harbor after North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un recently said his country was in the “final stages” of test-launching an intercontinental ballistic missile. Media sources reported that the SBX was being sent about 2,000 miles northwest of Hawaii to watch for a possible North Korean launch in coming months. The Pentagon downplayed the floating radar’s Monday departure. As […]

The UAE is upskilling its population – and not only nationals. During a Federal National Council session on January 10, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, revealed the country is attempting to increase the number of “highly skilled” workers to 40 percent of the workforce by 2021. Currently, workers categorised in the top three skill levels, including executives and those with tertiary qualifications, […]

Yesterday the internet was awash with claims that as a result of a new patent awarded to Apple, the next iPhone will be transparent. I can only guess that these claims were made by people who just skimmed the patent before writing hyperbolic headlines. I actually took the time to read the patent, and I’m here to say with 100 percent confidence that the next iPhone won’t […]

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The media was rife with ‘I told you so’ headlines yesterday, after reports from more unnamed sources said the first order of business for the Trump administration was to hold a summit with Vladimir Putin, in Iceland, just like Reagan did with Gorbachev, circa 1986. The headlines were smug and the Twitterati of newly born left wing militarist war mongers were resplendent with calls for martial law or […]

Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele has confirmed he will run in the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on Friday January 20, just months after running the second-fastest marathon time in history. The three-time Olympic gold medallist stormed to victory at the Berlin Marathon in September, crossing the finish line in 2:03:03, just six seconds short of Dennis Kimetto’s world record. Bekele said he is targeting Dubai for the next […]

Image: Carnival The cruise industry is following the high-tech wave with the introduction of a new machine-learning wearable device for passengers that Carnival CEO Arnold Donald announced at CES 2017. A lot has been written about the move and it’s shaping up to be one of the most significant Internet of Things projects of 2017. We’ve covered it extensively on ZDNet and TechRepublic and here we’ve broken […]

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has inaugurated its first “robot” pharmacy at Rashid Hospital in the emirate. The smart pharmacy is deploying a robot for the first time in the UAE to dispense prescribed medication, news agency WAM reported. The robot can dispense prescribed medication at the click of a button based on a barcode, thus minimising any human error, it added. The DHA said it will soon […]

In its first aquisition of calendar 2017, Microsoft announced plans to buy Montreal-based deep-learning startup Maluuba for an undisclosed amount. Maluuba has done work in natural-language understanding and reinforcement learning. Harry Shum, Microsoft executive vice president of the company’s Artificial Intelligence and Research Group, explained a potential scenario where Maluuba’s technology could help this way: “Imagine a future where, instead of frantically searching through your organization’s directory, […]

Partly cloudy skies and moderate, fresh winds can be expected on Sunday as temperatures across the country increase slightly. Inland, humidity will rise overnight leading to potential mist and fog on Monday morning. Temperatures will range between 12°C and 26°C along the coast, with 8°C to 27°C expected inland. In the mountains temperatures will peak at 19°C and fall as low as 5°C. The sea will be […]

Photo Tom Brady threw two interceptions against the Texans, equaling his regular-season total, but led the Patriots to their sixth consecutive A.F.C. championship game. Credit Charles Krupa/Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have accomplished so much under Coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady, but they found something new to achieve on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. In outlasting the Houston Texans, 34-16, the […]

In a “mass layoff” event reported late last week by the Department of Labor, the Clinton Foundation announced it would lay off some 22 employees at the Clinton Global Initiative, which attained notoriety during the John Podesta leaks, when the various details of the fallout between between CGI head Doug Band and Chelsea Clinton were revealed; it also emerged that long-time Bill Clinton friend Band was soliciting […]

Have you ever wondered why a big house made out of ice can keep you warm? This video explains how igloos keep people warm. The post How igloos keep you warm appeared first on Holy Kaw!. Via ASDA Alltop

The head of Dubai Land Department (DLD) has predicted an rebound for the city’s real estate market this year, signaling an upward trend for sustained growth in the run-up to Expo 2020. Sultan Butti Bin Merjen, director general of DLD made the comments in an annual report for 2016 which revealed that total real estate transactions in Dubai exceeded AED259 billion ($70.5 billion). This was marginally down […]

Cats has been seen by more than 70 million people worldwide, breaking records on both sides of the Atlantic – so it is hard to believe that just days before the premiere of the musical in May 1981, there were real fears it was going to be a monumental flop. Even with musical-theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber’s name on the banner, securing funds for the production went down […]

Photo President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on Saturday. Legislation under debate could possibly allow him to remain in power until 2029. Credit Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Palace, via Reuters The Turkish Parliament began debating legislation on Monday that would effectively rewrite the Constitution, vastly expanding the powers of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and possibly allowing him to remain in power until 2029. Mr. Erdogan, the dominant figure […]

iStockphoto Car makers need to improve the security of today’s connected cars before the arrival of self-driving cars, according to Europe’s cyber security agency. “Over the last few years, there have been many publications on attacks against smart cars, many of which have resulted in reputational damage for car manufacturers. The impact of attacks on a smart car has far-reaching consequences in terms of safety, while the […]

Finnish stock exchange-listed KONE Corporation has won an order to supply 145 elevators and escalators for the new passenger terminal building at Bahrain International Airport (BIA). The order is part of a major modernisation project at the BIA aimed at making it one of the most modern and futuristic airport buildings in the world. KONE said in a statement that it will supply 85 elevators, 40 escalators, […]

Submitted by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Electric, driverless shuttles with no steering wheel and no brake pedal are now operating in Las Vegas. There’s a new thrill on the streets of downtown Las Vegas, where high- and low-rollers alike are climbing aboard what officials call the first driverless electric shuttle operating on a public U.S. street.   The oval-shaped shuttle began running Tuesday as part of a […]

ABU DHABI // UAE driving schools are switching in increasing numbers to e-learning to help drivers be safe and responsible on the road. Waleed Mamoun Afanah is among those who have benefited from the online learning. Instead of sitting through long classroom lectures on driver attitude and responsibilities and figuring out what each traffic sign, road marking and traffic control device at intersections signifies, the 27-year-old Jordanian […]

“Hello and welcome to LA,” intones a woman’s voice during the intro to Armenian-American producer Bei Ru’s third album, LA Zooo. “It’s another beautiful day, with sunny skies and highs in the mid-90s. So enjoy your stay, and remember: it’s a zoo out there.” So begins an album that, with track titles including Tigers on Tujunga, Animal Pharm and Do Not Feed the Cannibals, not only evokes […]

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