DUBAI // Talent should be nurtured and given a greater value than grades achieved in higher education, experts say. “Talent is often overlooked by outdated grading rubrics, innovation pushed aside by memorisation exercises, and students are often not given the time to find out what they truly love to do,” said assistant professor Dr Franziska Apprich, of the Canadian University Dubai. “Not every A-plus student will be […]
Submitted by Mac Slavo via SHTFPlan.com, The entire Pacific Coast of the United States, Canada and Mexico has been contaminated with radioactive particles from Fukushima. And finally, it is being officially acknowledged. This is really happening… It is a stark reminder that the effects from Fukushima radiation continually spilling into the ocean have not been abated. The site continues to leak highly toxic radioactive material to this […]
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for December 11, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Kids’ camp Register your children, ages 7 to 18, for the ZSC Academy Tennis Camp, led by highly qualified coaches. Intermediate- and higher-level players can keep on top of their game this […]
Yet Mr. McLaren suggested that the full extent of the cheating might never be known. “It is impossible to know just how deep and how far back this conspiracy goes,” he said on Friday, calling the “immutable facts” of his report clear but far from comprehensive. “For years, international sports competitions have unknowingly been hijacked by the Russians.” Continue reading the main story Mr. McLaren concluded last […]
AL AIN // An Emirati woman who has launched a veterinary clinic at a villa in Al Ain is hoping to raise awareness of animal welfare among residents in the emirate. Nadia Al Maskari, 36, an animal scientist and behaviourist, said there were not enough services in Al Ain for people with pets nor enough people helping deal with the stray population. This is something she wanted […]
Electronic storage detection canine Iris of the New Jersey FBI helps investigators search the home of New York City terror suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami, who set off bombs in Manhattan and on the Jersey Shore, in September 2016. Image: Connecticut State Police This article originally appeared on TechRepublic. The call came at 5:30 am on a hot July morning in 2015. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department told […]
Over 1,000 Russian athletes engaged in “unprecedented” systematic doping according to major findings from the World Anti-Doping Agency. Unveiling the second part of its report into drugs abuses, Wada’s chief investigator Richard McLaren said the findings confirmed “doping that took place in Russia on unprecedented scale” in summer and winter sports. “Over 1,000 Russian athletes can be identified as having benefited from manipulations to conceal positive doping […]
December 9, 2016 by: Lauren Fedor and Katie Martin in London Irish fruit distributor Fyffes has agreed to a takeover by a subsidiary of Sumitomo, a deal that will value the London-listed company at €751m and allow the Japanese conglomerate to dramatically expand its European food business. The two companies said on Friday that Swordus Ireland Holding, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo, would acquire the entire share […]
The 19th edition of realty exhibition expecting to attract thousands of NRIs over the 3-day expo Investor confidence gets boost due to demonetisation, home loan rates to be down to 7-8%; RERA, GST and REIT to further improve transparency and bring healthier, sustainable growth Top developers across India meet for exclusive face-to-face interaction. Properties boast features such as eco-friendly housing, water recycling units and […]
Over the years, Ila founder Denise Leicester has sourced and tested hundreds of oils and oil blends from all over the world. Here, she highlights some of her best discoveries and offers some useful skincare advice. Select Ila products and treatments are available in Abu Dhabi at Chi, the Spa at the Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri; in Dubai at the Natural Elements Spa at Le Méridien […]
Fresh from touting a deal to save hundreds of jobs at the Carrier plant in Indiana as proof he would hold to his election pledge to protect American workers, it appears to have escaped Donald Trump that his attack on Boeing’s contract to replace Air Force One would endanger the employment of thousands of highly skilled aerospace workers. After claiming this week that the “$4 billion” cost […]
Inuit throat singing admittedly isn’t the easiest sell to the wider music-buying populace, but when it’s presented in the startlingly visceral form favoured by Tanya Tagaq, that’s the loss of those who choose not to listen. Not that the Nunavut-born 41-year-old has struggled to find sympathetic ears to date. She won the prestigious Canadian Polaris Music Prize in 2014, gaining the respect of multimillion-selling contemporaries including Björk […]
Researchers are investigating novel ways by which electrons are knocked out of matter. Their research could have implications for radiation therapy. (via WSJ)
From mother of pearl jewllery to Vince Camuto’s new shoes, we look at the top fashion releases this week. newslide Pearly pleasantries Mother-of-pearl takes on a whole new identity in these glorious jewellery pieces from Aigner. Dainty earrings and chain bracelets feature ethereal mother-of-pearl discs encircled by gold borders stamped with Aigner in block-letters. The standout piece, however, is a mother-of-pearl timepiece, featuring a bracelet crafted from […]
DUBAI // Justin Bieber will perform in Dubai in May next year, his website says. The Canadian singer is scheduled to perform at Autism Rocks Arena in Dubai on May 6, according to his website. The performance is part of his Purpose World Tour, which kicks off on Friday in New York. Other tour dates include shows in Mexico, Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Italy, France and Canada. Purpose […]
Starboy The Weeknd (XO) Four stars Only a mighty cynic would suggest celebrity couples time big announcements about their lives for promotional purposes. Brangelina’s messy divorce was probably not an elaborate publicity exercise for Brad Pitt’s new film, Allied, for example. Well, not intentionally. But the recent break-up of The Weeknd’s Abél Tesfaye and his girlfriend, model Bella Hadid, does provide an apt backdrop for his third […]
We Got It From Here. Thank You 4 Your Service A Tribe Called Quest Epic Four stars This is the first album in 18 years to feature all four founding members of ATCQ: Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Jarobi. Phife, who called himself the “Funky Diabetic”, died in March from the disease and this record caps one of hip-hop’s most storied runs. The Phifer’s jovial […]
A gym membership can cost about Dh800 per month but the price of motivation to work out can cost triple that for some fitness fanatics, who feel that if they do not look the part – in the trendiest, branded activewear – they aren’t training right. What was once a niche market, targeted at serious athletes and serviced by big sports brands such as Nike and Reebok, […]
On April 7, 14 large blue letters quietly disappeared from the outer walls of an office building in an exclusive neighborhood in northern San Salvador. One by one, the letters came down from the blue and beige stucco walls, leaving behind faint traces of the name of the law firm that had been working there just days before: M-O-S-S-A-C-K-F-O-N-S-E-C-A. Employees of the El Salvador branch of Mossack […]
Dubai-based air services provider dnata has reached an agreement with Canada’s GTA Aviation to purchase a 50 percent stake in its cargo and ground handling operations at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The unit of Emirates Group said the investment marks dnata’s first step into the Canadian market and is a “significant development in the company’s expansion into the Americas”, less than a year after announcing investments in […]
Dubai-based port operator DP World has announced the creation of an investment vehicle in partnership with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), one of North America’s largest pension fund managers. The investment platform totals $3.7 billion, with DP World holding a 55 percent share and CDPQ the remaining 45 percent, the company said in a statement. The platform will invest in ports and terminals globally […]
|By Arabian Post Staff| DP World has announced the creation of an investment vehicle worth $3.7 billion in partnership with Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), one of North America’s largest pension fund managers, for investing in global port developments. DP World will hold 55% share of the partnership. The platform will invest in ports and terminals globally (excluding the UAE) across the life cycle of the […]
Spending more time in the great outdoors early in life offers some form of protection against visual problems later in adulthood. Findings of a new study have revealed that additional exposure to sunlight can help ward off nearsightedness later in life. For the new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association – Opthalmology, Katie Williams, from King’s College London, and colleagues involved 371 individuals with […]
Scientists hoping to get a glimpse of molecules that control brain activity have devised a new probe that allows them to image these molecules without using any chemical or radioactive labels. (via WSJ)
