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I'd like to thank all our readers who petitioned us tirelessly to increase the frequency of our magazine, and expand our magazine distribution network. We've done both. We will now come out bi-weekly (every two weeks) and will be available through an expanded chain that has grown to include all Starbucks in Abu Dhabi, the capital's finest malls including Abu Dhabi Mall, Khalidiya Mall, Raha Mall and Mazyad Mall, not to mention our expanded reach of hotels, hospitals and businesses.

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19 On the Beaten Path & Arablish

SaySayYourSay

Education: Teachers who focus on real-life communications skills hold the key to raising standards of English in the Emirates, according to a department of Cambridge University. The Al Afaq Model School in Abu Dhabi is one example of how student-centered learning is successfully working in the region. The girls school adopted tests for young learners set by Cambridge to raise the learning level of their students in March 2005 and as a result has been able to measure the progress of its students and adjust the language programme accordingly.

Photography: Emirates Photography Competition (EPC) under the patronage of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), has rece0ntly announced that the last date to submit entries for their fifth season is April 15.

Photographers and those interested to participate in the competition must register online. The competition website provides comprehensive information and details on the competition in four languages; Arabic, English, French and German. For registration and further details, please visit EIP website: www.ephotoc.com

Young Archaeologist Initiative: The Historic Environment Department launched an educational awareness program for primary schools pupils in Al Ain, to educate them about the principles of archeology.

The program teaches the students practical applications of archaeological exploration in an artificial field and it imparts an understanding of the various stages of an archeological process and the types and functions of all the relevant tools used in such operations. Pupils are then taught how to make practical explorations. Sounds exciting, doesn’t it? Over the past weeks, Al Ain National Museum has received a large number of school pupils, and the program will continue to run till mid-April 2010. So enroll young ones in the program and give them the opportunity to explore… or rather, poke and prod to their heart’s content. Hey, at least it will keep them out of your closets and re-direct the energizer bunnies towards something constructive and fascinating.

RAISING THE BAR

Dear Tempo,

Last month’s Arablish was spot on! Even though I’m not from an Arab background but having lived in UAE all my life has helped fine tune my senses to the variation in dialects of different Middle Easterners. Filmmakers in the west should take heed of their apparent loopholes in character development. The Peacemaker was another movie full of linguistic errors. George Clooney was wrongly cast in that role! But that’s another story.

Heena Majid

Dear Tempo,

I must tell you, as a student, I found AD Tempo extremely attractive. The layout is young and bright, and I love the stories you feature, which happen to be so UNIQUE! I have never seen something like PeopleMeter, and Making a Difference is very relevant. I really, really enjoyed Carine Bruyninckx’s story in My Abu Dhabi. Who knew that our own Abu Dhabi could be home to such a fairytale? I have to admit, when I saw the magazine as I was leaving my local mall yesterday, I saw a pile of something glossy and bright, and the avid reader that I am (I’ll read the labels on toiletries when I visit someone’s bathroom!), I had to pick it up, yet I had a feeling it might be one of those shiny, non-substance city guides. But I was wrong, thank God! It is one lovely little magazine, and I have yet to see your website, which I will visit today-worry not!

Sana Farooqui

Dear Tempo,

I’ve attended many of the ‘free’ events on the Corniche, and I am astounded by how event organisers continue to misunderstand their viewing public. Case in point the Red Bull concert held on the Corniche in late March: the main act was Lebanese singer Ragheb Alama--who is a mainstream Arabic music performer--and the opening act was an Emirati hip hop group, Desert Heat. They were both good acts, but for entirely different audiences! Desert Heat were great with the whole urban street dance routine for the younger crowd, and an older crowd ( some left tired by the din and some stuck around) for Ragheb Alama. Next time, guys, remember that the ‘opening act’ should be a smooth introduction for the main act.

Randa A4 Tempo March 2010

TEATIME!Shop for new Alokozay Tea flavours

By now most of you know that J.C. Rags has opened a flagship store in

Marina Mall. Their spring-summer 2010 collection is an interesting

combination of colours, textures and a dapper urban look. Okay

let’s get the obvious out of the way, the designer clothing and

accessories are pricy. How much can it cost to re-create a raw urban

look you might ask? We are no design experts but we’ve been told that

the ‘look’ has to be a cut above the rest. So everything from accessories to

apparel has been designed keeping the new summer palette in mind.

One thing is for sure, you can dress funky, hip and trendy without

looking like you’ve been trying too hard! That’s one promise J.C. Rags

definitely lives up to.

RAGSANDRICHES

This year, the Gulf Food Festival 2010 witnessed the re-launch

of Alokozay Tea. A large crowd of consumers and traders

gathered to taste the tempting new flavours added to the

already popular line-up of refreshing tea varieties.

“Visitors were very eager to sample the varieties of teas. Besides

the brand’s already popular black and green tea, our new

flavors like peach, mint and lemon as well as herbal infusions

like camomile were popular choices with visitors.”, said Ms. Tara

Doddihal, Marketing Manager of Alokozay International Ltd.

As far as promotional activities go, Alokozay created quite a buzz with its sampling, give-aways and exciting daily competitions.

The competitions were hosted by Alokozay’s Emcee, Ahmed Faraj Salahat who stopped the passing crowd dead in their tracks

with unique beat boxing performances. Competition winners walked away with exclusive Alokozay gift hampers that consisted

of electronic items and a range of company products such as dates, oil, tissues and of course, tea! Distribution of the fresh new

packs to existing markets has begun last month. Try out the peach flavour, it’s mind boggling and quite frankly addictive; i.e., if

you don’t mind your tea tasting like peaches.

TIME!

the ‘look’ has to be a cut above the rest. So everything from accessories to

apparel has been designed keeping the new summer palette in mind.

PHOTO-SHOP?!?!Do you think a shopping mall is just another place to splurge?

Think again! The ground floor of Khalidiyah Mall will be

transformed into an art gallery for a photography exhibition

running from April 1 to April 10 with contributions from

talented photographers: Abdullah Al Ghurair, Abdullah Al

Marzouqi, Abdulrahman Belhaik, Heba Al Mardood, Mariam Al

Mazroui, Moza Alfalasi and Nadra Badri. Check it out guys!

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MIDDLE EASTERNARTWORK ATABU DHABI FESTIVAL 2010 20 Mar - 7 Apr, Emirates Palace

Adam Henein’s visit to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo fueled his desire to become a sculptor with an uncanny perception of nature and its forms. They say if you immerse yourself in his craft, it becomes increasingly impossible to distinguish what was shaped by nature from that which was transformed by his human hands.

Other highlights of the Abu Dhabi Festival 2010 include performances by The National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of one of the leading composers of the 20th century, Krzysztof Penderecki; piano recitals by two young virtuosos, Nobuyuki Tsujii and Yundi Li; the first full opera presented at the Festival – La Boheme performed by the Puccini Festival Orchestra; ‘A Night at the Ballet’ with dancers from the Bolshoi, Mariinsky and American Ballet Theatres; the jazz legend Wynton Marsalis; an outdoor concert with Il Divo; multimedia performance Pictures Reframed; Oud virtuoso Naseer Shamma; and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestros Sir Colin Davis and Kristjan Jarvi. More on our website:www.abudhabitempo.comDownload a complete list of April Events from 1 - 15 April on our webpage

The visual arts exhibition at this year’s Abu Dhabi Festival just got more interesting. An announcement on March 10 revealed the names of two of the most distinguished living masters of Middle Eastern art who will be displaying their work in a joint exhibition. Sculptors Parviz Tanavoli (Egypt) and Adam Henein (Iran) will unite for the first time to unleash the magestic beauty of Arabian art forms on local audiences in the capital.

Parviz Tanavoli is undoubtedly one of Iran’s foremost artists whose untiring dedication to art and constant pursuit of enlightenment through it lead him to set-up the Saqqakhaneh School (a neo-traditional style of art which finds its roots in Iranian folk art and culture).

on our webpagedistinguished living masters of Middle Eastern art who will be displaying their work in a joint exhibition. Sculptors Parviz Tanavoli (Egypt) and Adam Henein (Iran) will unite for the first time to unleash the magestic beauty of Arabian art forms on local audiences in the capital.

Parviz Tanavoli is undoubtedly one of Iran’s foremost artists whose untiring dedication to art and constant pursuit of enlightenment through it lead him to set-up the Saqqakhaneh School (a neo-traditional style of art which finds its roots in Iranian folk art and culture).

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16 – 17 Apr, Yas Marina Circuit

Six manufacturers, twelve teams, twenty-four of world’s most

iconic sports cars and forty-eight leading sports car drivers from

around the world will be racing on four continents with the launch

of the FIA GT1 World Championship this year. Their first pit stop is

Abu Dhabi’s F1 Yas Marina Circuit. One thing is certain; it will be an

exhilarating race to the finish!

Headlining the event will be some of the most iconic and

revolutional sports car manufacturers in the world including Aston

Martin, Corvette, Ford, Lamborghini, Maserati and Nissan. Want

us to be more specific? Okay but hold on to your seats guys...the

Aston Martin DB9, Corvette Z06, Ford GT, Lamborghini Murciélago

RS-V, Maserati MC 12 and Nissan GT-R are all competing for top

spot. Attend the event and decide for yourselves which car...err

team is your favourite!

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is ready to pack

a punch this season as former Abu Dhabi Combat

Club Champion (2007), Demian Maia returns to the

capital to challenge UFC Middleweight Champion,

Anderson Silva in a fight which will be televised live to

the world as a pay-per-view event. UFC is the world’s

leading professional mixed martial arts organization

and offers the premier series of MMA sports events.

As the first ever UFC outdoor fight, taking place on a

custom-built stadium outside Ferrari World, Maia is

looking forward to the much talked about night: “As

someone who has trained in jiu-jitsu all my life, and a

former Abu Dhabi Combat Club Champion, I am very

much looking forward to returning to Abu Dhabi to

fight in UFC® 112.”

Of course the fan favourite fight of the day will be BJ

Penn vs. Frankie Edgar. For those of you who enjoy

a good fight, all blood and guts; or even if you are

those who enjoyed watching Brad Pitt’s Fight Club

with loads of popcorn, watch BJ Pen in action! This

American mixed martial artsist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

(BJJ) practitioner is currently the Ultimate Fighting

Championship (UFC) Lightweight Champion. In

2000, he became the first American-born winner of

the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the black-belt

category. ‘Pitt-ed’ (hey it’s not us, the term just keeps

coming up!) against him is Frankie aka James Edgar, a

fiery master of his craft with a purple belt in BJJ.

We know the guys won’t miss this one and as for the

girls, do go watch ladies, you might get some helpful

self-defense tips!

THE INVINCIBLES ARE HERE IN TOWN! Apr 10, Ferrari World, Yas Island

UFC 112

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Welsh superstar; the man with the velvet moves; power performer; and legendary singer, who else can we be talking about but Sir Tom Jones? Performing for the first time in Abu Dhabi Sir Tom Jones will sing his most popular and loved songs such as ‘Delilah’, ‘She’s a Lady’ and ‘It’s Not Unusual’ as well as numerous other foot-thumping, chart-busting hits. With a career spanning over forty five years, this Welsh singer is definitely one of the world’s most commercially successful and critically acclaimed artists. We have danced to the tunes of his numerous successful collaborations with the likes of Tina Turner, The Stereophonics and Luciano Pavarotti to name a few. Singer, an electric performer, a musical legend; a man who has paved the way and influenced many modern artists like Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson and Duffy amongst others.

Tom Jones Live in Abu Dhabi is an all-seated concert. Tickets have gone on sale since March 22nd and fans will surely be flocking to see the legendary crooner belt out his popular and memorable songs in the capital!

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SIRTOMJONESIN ABU DHABI16 Apr, ADNEC

Clash of the Titans

Releasing April 2: Sam Worthington is joined by Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes for the ultimate struggle for power which pits men against Al-Mighty beings. Perseus (Sam Worthington) is unable to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), ruler of the underworld. He then sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. Battling unholy demons and formidable beasts. His survival depends on whether he can accept his powers, defy his fate and create his own destiny.

The Joneses

Releasing April 16: Who hasn’t heard of the phrase, ‘keeping up with the Joneses’? This movie is a social satire about a seemingly perfect family which moves into a suburban neighbourhood. They are envied by everyone but the truth about why they relocated is a far cry from their apparent perfection. David Duchovny, Demi Moore, Amber Heard and Gary Cole star in the film.

Kick-Ass

Releasing April 16: Starring Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Mark Strong, Kick-Ass tells the story of average teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), a comic-book fanboy who decides to take his obsession as inspiration to become a real-life superhero. There’s only one problem standing in his way: he has absolutely no superpowers!

Death at a Funeral

Releasing April 23: Starring Chris Rock, the movie is based on 2007 comedy about a hilarious day in the life of a family that has come together to put a beloved family member to rest. As mourners gather at the family home, shocking revelations, festering resentments, ugly threats, blackmail and a misdirected corpse unleash lethal and riotous mayhem. This is a must watch!

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Releasing April 30: Director Samuel Bayer recreates the gruesome world of Freddy Krueger. Hollywood gurus call the movie a re-imagining of the popular 1984 horror classic. Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, and Thomas Dekker, play teenagers who are stalked by Freddy Krueger, a horribly disfigured killer who hunts them in their dreams. As long as they stay awake, they can protect one another...but when they sleep, there is no escape.

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A Bird’s Eye View?!?Mar 29 - Apr 28, Salwa Ziedan Gallery

Abu Dhabi – March 29th – The Salwa Zeidan Gallery launched the first exhibition for French artist Bo Tasle d’Heliand under the patronage of His Excellency Alain Azouaou the Ambassador of France.

The one-month-long exhibit features more than 15 works made with China ink and flour glue on recycled paper as part of his latest series entitled “Birds Eye Vision Inside-Out”. The gallery will also show some of his latest sculptures using metal and paper material. This work is a continuation of the last artistic work made in Africa where Bo had used the “eagle eye vision” for the first time. In this series the artist use various pictorial traditions to create a new form of representation with the human condition still in the focal point of his research.

“The “eagle eyes vision” remains as this series conveys trials of an eagle’s scrutiny of the artist from the superposition of sky views, in essence, representing omnipotence of vision,” explains Bo, “One can consider the work as a self-portrait through the intermediary of a bird.”

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This month, Tempo sat down for a tete-e-tete with Salwa Zeidan - Creative Director of Abu Dhabi International Sculpture Symposium, entrepreneur, homemaker, visionary, and innovator.

Tempo: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Who is the lady behind the title of Creative Director of ADISS and how did you get started in this field?

Salwa Zeidan: Well... I started as an artist 25 years ago. I have been living here, in Abu Dhabi since many years! Indeed, I was the first one to open an art gallery in Abu Dhabi in 1994. Five years before that I used to organize art exhibitions in hotels.

I love this city and I respect its people as I believe that what they are doing now is amazing and surprising at times where the whole world is going into coma (artistically). I want to develop the art scene by introducing something that doesn’t exist, which is public sculpture. I have lots of knowledge about art and sculpture, and through my international relations with artists and sculptors I was able to direct this symposium in the best way possible.

T: Why in your opinion, is an event like ADISS necessary at this point in time during Abu Dhabi’s cultural development?

SZ: Public art is part of the development itself. Abu Dhabi lacks this important element called public sculptures. I was lucky to come up and introduce ADISS to Sheikh Nahyan and Zayed University. They were the right people who knew its importance and acted on it immediately.

T: We think it’s fabulous that sculptures from the symposium shall be permanently placed outdoors for the public to appreciate and enjoy. Was the idea opposed initially? How important was it for you to gain approval for placement of the artwork outside?

SZ: The Municipality was the first strategic partner to see the importance of this initiative and immediately adopted a very positive way of helping us into bringing it about, they did an excellent job and helped a lot in many ways that were otherwise impossible to achieve. They own the public space so their participation in ADISS is extremely important and they did deliver their part in such a professional way. Even artists were impressed with the high level of organization on the site. The Municipality did a wonderful job in developing the site and helper’s accommodation in such short period of time.

T: On what criterion were 17 renowned artists from all over the world chosen? Were you personally involved in their selection?

SZ: Before we answer this question we have to know that symposium sculptors are different than other sculptors, in many ways. To start a sculpture from scratch and finish it in one month is a great responsibility that many artists simply do not take on. And so, we are left with few of them that have the standard we are looking for. One major criteria was that each participant has to have taken part in at least 7 international symposiums with non-figurative sculptures. We tried to select a diverse group of artists from various corners of the globe and managed to secure a list from some of the major countries. By the time we complete the five to ten year contract, we will surely have worked in artists from every single country in the world!

We will definitely influence the region with all these sculptures that will be placed all over the city, as we are looking at placing sculptures in locations where the public can walk around them, enjoy them and interact with them. Only when public

art becomes a part of one’s daily life can we truly get influenced by it. This also mandates that we be extremely selective with regard to the type of art we chose so that the influence be of a positive and joyful nature.

T: What does Salwa Zeidan look for in ‘good art’?

SZ: It is a very simple answer: good art makes you feel good and makes you wonder how it came about and speaks to yourself. It touches your thoughts and questions the minds, it should be very well done and have a curtain vision or idea. It has to be strong enough to stop you and tell you a story. Encountering good art has to be a pleasant experience for both the eye and the mind.

T: On a more personal note, as a modern-day Lebanese professional businesswoman, how do you manage time between family, friends and work?

SZ:To tell you the truth, art takes you away from many things including friends and family. It is time consuming, and it needs a lot of attention, otherwise it won’t be interesting art. My life as an artist has been hard, because I’m married and I have family that needs lots of attention. To be able to be good at both levels, I had to ask too much of myself, and this has been the difficult part. I don’t want to compromise one or the other. My route to becoming a successful artist was rather a herculean task, but it was great experience on all levels that eventually got me to be who I am today, and that is why I feel I have truly earned the titled to be the director of this symposium.

T: What is your message to struggling artists in Abu Dhabi?

SZ: Transform the struggles into positive energy that will help you grow and evolve, follow your hearts and intuition all the way, be perseverant to overcome all the difficulties that come your way and see the difficulties as the source of determination to get to their highest potentials. That is the only way to do great things.

You have to recognize that you are lucky to be living in a vibrant city where many people dream to live today.

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EASTER FAMILY BUFFET IN TOWN!On 3rd April, Assyemtri - the contemporary international dining outlet - is inviting families to come and enjoy an Easter family brunch priced at AED 130 (including soft beverages) and AED 160 (including house beverages). There will be a big buffet to suit all ages and tastes as well as children’s activities such as an egg hunt and face painting. So what are you waiting for? Ask the little tots to choose their fave animal, dress them accordingly and remember to click lots of pictures while you enjoy your Easter family brunch!

EMIRATI CUISINEWhere tradition meets flavour!

So you’ve seen the camels; taken a dhow trip along the Corniche and you’ve even experienced the quintessential desert safari. ‘What else there?’ you might ask. Well, how about treating your taste buds to some authentic Emirati food? Nope, the Shawarma doesn’t qualify; you really need to dig into some delicious ‘hareesa’ and for those of you with a sweet tooth, ‘aseedat’ is a must try custard. But where?

Al Dhafra restaurant near the Mina fish market is an Emirati eatery which offers both ala carte and buffet dining (175/per person without sea food). Freshly baked local bread like Mahala, Khameer and Gabab is served with Saloona, a Bedouin dish resembling a stew made from lamb, vegetables and beans. Another must-try is the Hareesa. This is a popular local dish; mainly thick porridge made from a tasty batter of finely minced lamb, butter and white wheat. For sea-food junkies, local sea food like fishes, lobsters and squids from the Arabian Gulf are also available. Whereas the Biryani samak would make a delicious meal too! Rice and fish cooked in Arabian spices will give you a taste of the original Emirati staple diet. For desserts you could try the ‘khabeesa’, a sweet dish made of flour, nuts and cream. Of course there are other magical ingredients which make it mind-numbingly sweet but the cook wouldn’t divulge his secret recipe! Maybe you can taste it and tell us what else is in there that makes it so delightfully rich in taste and very filling.

Another restaurant which prides itself on delivering the ultimate Emirati dining experience is Al Asalah restaurant in Heritage Village near Marina Mall. The manager, Mr. Zahir will gladly make reservations for large gatherings and is quite well versed with the vast menu. The restaurant offers different Emirati specials every evening! So while today you might be munching the ‘matrooba’, vegetable and minced meat dish; tomorrow’s special may include the ‘sareed’ fish with boiled rice and vegetables.

Don’t miss out on the local dining experience. There is more to Abu Dhabi then just Shawarmas and Falafel wraps you know.

EASTER FAMILY

served with Saloona, a Bedouin dish resembling a stew made from lamb, vegetables and beans. Another must-

choose their fave animal, dress them accordingly and remember to click lots of pictures while you enjoy your Easter family brunch!Another restaurant which prides itself on delivering the ultimate Emirati dining experience is Al Asalah restaurant in Heritage Village near Marina Mall. The manager, Mr. Zahir will gladly make reservations for large gatherings and is quite well versed with the vast menu. The restaurant offers different Emirati specials every evening! So while

munching the ‘matrooba’, vegetable and minced meat dish; tomorrow’s special may include the ‘sareed’ fish with boiled rice

Don’t miss out on the local dining experience. There is more to Abu Dhabi then just Shawarmas and Falafel

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People Meter is an offbeat way to learn more about our community and its people, who come from different backgrounds, cultures and walks of life.

1) What is your idea of a dream vacation?

Omar: I like my vacation to be in the summer season because then I can go to the beach and enjoy! Once there, I can go for some swimming too.Also, during night time, I can relax with my close friends on the golden sand.

Christina: Sun, sea, sand, sleeping late, feasting, dancing, and being in love.

2) If you could be one superhero, who would you be and why?

Omar: Umm… no idea really! I wouldn’t want to be anyone else!

Christina: Elektra, because she is swift, powerful, a deadly assassin, a force for good, a foe to be reckoned with, a loyal friend, and a goddess draped in red silk.

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MeetMohammed Al Disougi

Mohammed Al Disougi is an Abu Dhabi born resident who studies here and plans to make a life for himself in this country…

“My name is Mohammed Al Disougi but friends call me Hamoodie. I'm 16 years old. I was born in Abu Dhabi but originally I'm from Khartoum, Sudan. My father got a better job, so we came to UAE. Since I was raised here, I think it’s best to finish university education from Abu Dhabi. Then I plan to look for a job and stay in the capital permanently.

“I have lot of dreams that I want to accomplish in this life time. When I was young, I wanted to become a basketball player. I still like the game but it's more of a recreation now. The profession of law attracts me these days because it’s a well paid job and I will probably get to help people and bring some peace to their unsettled lives. My goal in life is to get a proper education first and then lend a hand to those who are suffering. I want to be one of the revered intellectuals in whichever field I choose.

“The lifestyle in Abu Dhabi is very entertaining. It's conservative but then again, it’s fun! People have the right to express themselves within the boundaries of the law. I wouldn't change anything because I'm satisfied with my life here.

“To people who come here from abroad,I recommend that they should go to see Emirates Palace and the sandy beaches of Abu Dhabi. If they wish to have some fun, they can visit the numerous clubs and Marina Mall.

“I think that everybody should try different things in their life and travel to different places in the world. Like here in Abu Dhabi, you get the opportunity to learn so much about Arabian culture and lifestyle through interacting with many people, sometimes they are complete strangers but you can learn so much from them. This is how some of the myths about Middle Eastern countries can get shattered, like the fact that people think that they are too strict. That’s so not true! My message to such people is to come here and judge for yourself.”

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Making aEach of us can in his, or her, own way make a difference in our world. Sometimes this can be a simple gesture, and sometimes it is a kind word. This page is dedicated to the hero that resides in each and every one of us, and to the sharing of great news that will make our planet a better place for us all.

Here is your chance to contribute towards helping Palestinian women in their efforts to better their situation. THE One has joined forces with Qalandia Camp Women’s Handicraft Cooperative - a non-profit and non-governmental organization, to bring you cushion covers, lovingly hand-embroidered by Palestinian women in the Qalandia Refugee Camp on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

As the women can only work on the cushion covers in the evenings, each exquisite cover takes two months to embroider, featuring intricate patterns in an array of colours. The cushion covers sold at THE One represent the Ramallah, Hebron, Beir El-Sabe’ and Beit Lahem areas.

The proceeds go to Qalandia Camp Women’s Handicraft Cooperative which aims to raise the educational, social, cultural, health and economic standards of women and children in Palestine. This means that these cushion covers are so much more than just beautiful home accessories. They are symbols of the hope that comes from opportunity and the preservation of Palestinian heritage. Go ahead buy some and make a difference in someone’s life today!

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On a mission to become more environmentally responsible, THE One has introduced 100% degradable plastic bags in its Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi Theatres. Kudos guys, every bit counts!

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Abu Dhabi Visitor’s Survey

Results:Some 60% of international visitor arrivals in Abu Dhabi are

guests making their first trip to the emirate, according to an Abu Dhabi

Tourism Authority (ADTA) survey, and 87% would consider returning.

“The survey is delivering crucial insights into key inbound tourism drivers. One of the most important results was that 86% enjoyed their stay rating their overall experience as very good or excellent, a massive 92% said they would definitely, or probably, recommend Abu Dhabi to others.” said Lawrence Franklin, Strategy & Policy Director, ADTA.

Future Vision: The Fourth International Heritage Symposium from 29 March to April 1 aims to discuss the relationship between heritage and education. Twenty working papers will be delivered in the symposium with key focus on:

• Methods of promoting heritage in curriculum.

• Leading Arab and international experiences in educating heritage.

Focus on Youth Basketball: NBA Global Ambassador and 18-year NBA veteran Dikembe Mutombo conducted a clinic on March 11th for 30 promising basketball players at the American International School in Abu Dhabi. The clinic engaged boys and girls aged 13-18 as they took part in drills focusing on basketball fundamentals and skill development, while promoting fitness and the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

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Abu Dhabi Visitor’s Survey

Results:visitor arrivals in Abu Dhabi are

guests making their first trip to the emirate, according to an Abu Dhabi

Tourism Authority (ADTA) survey, and 87% would consider returning.

“The survey is delivering crucial insights into key

“The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is a leading UK-based charity that works to help those that are blind and visually impaired. RNIB has launched several campaigns to help raise funds. ‘Save Stamps for Charity’ is a recycling campaign which recruits volunteers to collect used or new stamps, later sold for their value or weight.

The great news is that foreign stamps are worth more which means the UAE’s diverse population can really benefit this campaign.We are recruiting volunteers to be Stamp Ambassadors by collecting stamps in their home and/or place of work or study. We are especially interested in hearing from

teachers, students, and offices. If you are interested please email volunteerinabudhabi@gmail.com with your 1) Name, 2) Mobile Number, 3) Email Address.Next time you are opening an envelope, please take a few second of your time to save a stamp, because it could help change a life.”

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Making a Difference is a celebration of good people and good deeds. Please share with us your ideas, activities and community‘public-good ‘ stories. Send them to editorial@abudhabitempo.com

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DETERMIING YOUR SUIT SIZE

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Ever wonder why Hugh Jackman and George Clooney look amazingly handsome in their designer suits while you can barely pull of stylish in your most expensive branded formal wear? Like any expert tailor will tell you: it’s all in the fitting. Find the right size and you can go from being dressed like a trussed-up turkey to dashingly and ruggedly masculine in nanoseconds!

Step 1: To determine your jacket size, wrap a tape

measure around your chest from under your arms,

making sure it crosses over your shoulder blades

and the fullest part of your chest. Note down the

measurement in inches, keeping the tape measure

loose and parallel to the floor.

Step 2: In order to get a relative chest measurement,

measure over your arms and around your chest in

inches and subtract seven from the result. Compare this

number with your underarm chest measurement from

Step 1. The larger of the two measurements and is your

suit size. For example, if the larger measurement is 42

inches, purchase a size 42 suit.

Step 3: Wrap the tape measure around your waist just

above the hipbones to determine correct trouser size.

Make sure to stand up straight, and please do not suck

your stomach in! A snug, ill-fitting suit can be a greater

tell-tale sign of your holiday weight gain!

Step 4: Now comes the tough part! Begin measuring

for pant length from the top of the inner leg to the

bottom of the leg opening on your best fitting pair

of pants. For the inseam measurement, remember to

round the reading to the nearest half inch. If you do not

have a suitable pair of pants to use as a benchmark,

measure from the top of your inner thigh to just below

your ankle. Since suit trousers come in a variety of

inseam lengths, if the inseam length you require is not

available, you may have to visit your trusty tailor after all

to get your store-bought pants altered; we hear there

are some great tailors on Electra and Hamdan Street, in

the Al Markaziyah area.

Abu Dhabi’s entry for New Seven Wonders of Nature Bu Tinah Island deserves your vote!“Close your eyes and imagine a wonder of nature. Blue skies, clean water, flamingos flying overhead, corals surviving underwater, turtles nesting happily and mangroves growing healthy. Now open your eyes and vote for Bu Tinah Island as a wonder of nature”.

The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi is spreading this message to encourage people to vote for Bu Tinah Island of Abu Dhabi. Part of the Marawah Biosphere Marine Reserve, the Bu Tinah Island was recently shortlisted as one of the 28 finalists from a list of 447 locations across 224 countries in the New Seven Wonders of Nature campaign.

The Island: Bu Tinah Island which lies 130 miles west of Abu Dhabi is a core area within the Marawah Marine Biosphere Reserve, the region’s first and largest UNESCO-designated marine biosphere reserve.

Marine Life: It hosts a rich marine ecosystem that comprises a dense mangrove forest, various endangered species and beautiful coral reefs that have long survived difficult temperature and high salinity. Various species of fishes, seabirds, endangered dolphin and sea turtles are found in large numbers in and around the island which is also home to the second largest concentration of endangered dugongs following Australia.

The island is also used by many species of migratory birds, including great flamingos (locally known as Fanteer), Socotra Cormorants and Ospreys, as a breeding site and stop-over point during their migration from Central Asia to Africa.

Three types of dolphins live in the waters of Bu Tinah including humpback, bottlenose and common dolphins which are widely spotted around the island. In addition, it hosts a large number of sea turtles including hawksbill turtles and green turtles which come to breed on its coasts.

Among other reasons to vote for the Bu Tinah Island are its unique coral reefs which are able to survive amid the harsh environment and high temperature, thus providing researchers with a rare opportunity to study them in the view of climate changes that adversely affect several biosphere reserves around the world.

To vote for Bu Tinah, choose one of the available options:

1) Within the UAE: send an SMS with the word “BU TINAH” to the number 3888. Each SMS costing AED 2.

2) Outside the UAE: call the 24-hour international hotline by dialing +448 721 840007 or +442 033 470901 and selecting the Bu Tinah nominee code 7705.

3) Visit the Bu Tinah Island website www.butinah.ae (Don’t for get to watch videos of the island, they are superb!)

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Pareto Analysis is a very simple technique that helps you identify the most important issues to address and rectify without wasting time and resources over less pertinent problems hindering process efficiency. This can be particularly helpful in the workplace as it can assist you in making quick and effective changes in situations where many possible courses of action are availabale and they compete for your attention.

The basic idea behind the Pareto principle is that bymaking a 20% change to the method or system of work you can eliminate 80% of the issues plaguing the entire task. So throughout the analysis you concentrate only on the changes which will give you the biggest benefits.

How to use the Pareto Analysis

Step1: This step requires that you make a list of all thefeasible changes that can be made to improve a system.

Step 2: Group related changes together if your listseems long.

Step 3: Score the changes on the basis of advantages

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Cut down on external appointments. If you receive a lot of salespeople hawking their wares, ask them to send you profiles or their proposals by email so you have time to evaluate it before committing to a meeting. Do this only if you believe the visitor may be of value, and not as a pretext to avoid them. If you’re not interested, then you should be direct and honest in voicing this to the party that requested the meeting.

Time Management Tip # 7*

UTILIZING THE PARETO ANALYSIS

each change might generate. For example, if you are trying to improve sales, your scoring technique will be in accordance to the profit each change will bring. If you are attempting to improve customer satisfaction, the number of complaints eliminated by each change will help you gauge the improvement it will effect.Step 4: The change that scores the highest is the first one you should undertake. This is the one that will reap the largest benefits for your organization. Keep in mind, you might be tempted to go ahead with changes which might seem more pressing but remember that these will cost you more than they will benefit.

Customer Service Centre Example:System: A service center failing due to poor customer service.

Changes that can be made based on customer complaints: · Staff training - 35 complaints· Hiring more staff - 13 complaints· Improving organization and communication system (installing more phone lines, workstations etc) - 5 complaints

By conducting the Pareto analysis on the above scenario, the vast majority of problems (66%) can be solved by training employees and improving their customer service skills. Next, the manager may want to increase office workforce. However, if he had decided to install new phones and workstations as the first change then it would have cost the organization a lot more without providing much benefit.

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Deep Breathing

During your lifetime, you inhale enough air to fill ten million balloons. Like heating and air-conditioning, breathing is something that we take for granted when it is working. Here is a simple test to check your lungs: Climb two flights of stairs without taking a break. If you experience extreme shortness of breath or have to stop, it is a sign your lungs are suffering at least some distress, even if your heart is at fault. I recommend that you do this test once a month as a way to periodically check your lungs and your heart.

1) Cigarette Smoking: The major cause of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). The term pulmonary refers to the lungs. Long term smokers may

or may not get heart attack or cancer, but they all get pulmonary disease. The lung tissue is destroyed and is replaced by air balloons trapping air. Take a deep breath. Now hold your breath and start breathing from that point, never allowing the lung to completely deflate. That is how you would feel the rest of your life. There is no cure. Be honest with yourself; a chronic or so-called ‘smokers’ cough, shortness of breath and other lung symptoms are not normal. Take action!

2) “Shisha” smoking is increasingly emerging as a significant health risk, due to the sharing of the pipe with someone with pulmonary tuberculosis or TB.

3) Triggers of Asthma: Asthma, the

temporary blocking of the small passages of the lungs, has many possible triggers and can be life-threatening.

4) Occupational Hazards: Substances you breathe at work can cause lung trouble too. Workers, who are exposed to occupational hazards in the air, dust like those from coal, silica, asbestos, raw cotton, and metal fumes, or chemical vapours, can develop lung disease.

5) Viruses, Fungi and Bacteria: It is crucial to change the filter of your AC regularly and to clean the AC ducts once a year as moisture from dripping AC condensation encourages the growth of mould which can then be carried to your lungs creating allergies that later turn into asthma.

By Dr. Max SawafHEALTHBEAT Common Lung Hazards

They say life is but a series of breaths we take - well... health experts agree! Infact recent medical research has provided sufficient evidence on the long-term benefits of deep breathing in the average homosapien (has anyone used that word recently?) And what is deep breathing? It’s...deep! On a more serious note, deep breathing raises levels of oxygen in our blood. This helps in stimulating the digestive process, improving fitness and over-all mental performance. International health icon, Dr. Andrew Weil says: “If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly.”

KICKINGDeep Breathing Tips on deep breathing

• Exhale slowly so that you activate your ‘relaxation response’ which calms your mind and relaxes tensed muscles.

• Engage every part of your body when you breathe. Feel your breath fill your belly and chest. Arch your spine and back - stretch and feel the energy flow through you! (Caution: If you are seated on a swivel chair, be careful, it might overturn. Don’t ask us how we know...ehem.)

• When you are nervous or frustrated, control your breathing first! Don’t take those ineffective quick short gasps like you’ve just run a thousand miles. Concentrate on your breathing – on every single breath; you will never be overwhelmed by emotions this way.

Radisson Blu hotel spa offers a luxurious facial combined with added spinal pressure back, neck and shoulder massage to stimulate the nervous system and balance the body’s energy flow for a whole hour and thirty minutes. Go on, spoil yourself a little!

Price: AED 320 per person

WHERE TO GET A DIVINE FACIAL WITH BACK MASSAGE

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The Prize: EcoUsable bottles which are environmentally safe and made of 304 Food Grade Stainless Steel which is non-leaching and BPA-Free are called ECH20. EcoUsable Inc. is a company which designs and markets reusable, eco-friendly stainless steel water bottles providing consumers a sustainable product for life!

Eco Benefits

• The ECH20 is the world’s only portable stainless steel filtered water bottle with a built in filtration system so you’ll always have filtered water on the go.

• The ECH2O comes in two sizes: 18oz & 25oz and multiple colors.

• The ECH20 filter has been tested by independent State & EPA approved laboratories to EPS/ANSI protocols and NSF standards 42 & 53.

• The ECH2O is not only meant for your daily Tap Water use but, it also removes micro biological organisms such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium so it can be used at local STREAMS, RIVERS, LAKES & POOLS as well as Tap Water. However, since we are in Abu Dhabi, promise us that if you win you will not substitute sea water to test the filters of these revolutionary EcoUsable bottles, the results will not be...healthy.

How to Win?

Simply answer the question: What makes ECH20 bottles different from all other stainless steel bottles in the world?

Send in your answers along with your name and mobile number to contest@abudhabitempo.com with ECH20 Contest in the subject line.

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OPERA LOVERS - IL DIVOAn international pop group living the essence of the word “international”. With members from four different countries – IL DIVO is the brainchild of extraordinaire manager and reality TV star; Simon Cowell (they’re also signed to his record label, Syco music).

These four charming fellas, may look like a your regular boyband but in snazzy suites, but they’re actually talented opera singers creating a new genre of accessible opera: operatic pop. They are Carlos Marin (Spanish Baritone), Urs Bühler (Swiss Tenor), David Miller (American Tenor) and Sébastien Izambard (French pop singer).

With six albums in their catalog already, they’ve collaborated and worked with some of the biggest names in the pop world: Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand and Leona Lewis.

Their appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2005 was a career defining moment, which saw them rise to new levels of popularity and exposure. Il Divo also performed the official 2006 World Cup song “The Time of Our Lives” with R&B sensation Toni Braxton. All of their original material albums reached the number one spot in the UK charts, as well as getting into top ten charts around the world - making them a world-wide sensation loved and adored by millions of fans.

The group has also released four DVDs of live footage from their concerts around the world covering performances of their most famous songs. Get ready to hit some high notes Abu Dhabi- especially female fans!!!

These guys are sure to please the crowd during their Abu Dhabi concert on April 2 in Emirates Palace.

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performances of their most famous songs. Get ready to hit

The Prize: environmentally safe and made of 304 Food Grade Stainless Steel which is non-leaching and BPA-Free are called ECH20. EcoUsable Inc. is a company which designs and markets reusable, eco-friendly stainless steel water bottles providing consumers a sustainable product for life!

Eco Benefits

• The ECH20 is the world’s only portable stainless steel filtered water bottle with a built in filtration system so you’ll always have filtered water on the go.

• The ECH2O comes in two sizes: 18oz & 25oz and multiple colors.

• The ECH20 filter has been tested by

Win!Win!Win!boyband but in snazzy suites, but they’re actually talented

operatic pop. They are Carlos Marin (Spanish Baritone), Urs

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The One Thing I Regret Buying:Disel Jeans

The One Thing I Dream of Buying:Classic Ford Mustang

Tempo spots fashionable and smart dressers around the city.

What do you do (work)?

Would you like to be featured on My Style Blueprint? If you do contact: 026673349, blueprint@abudhabitempo.com

Age: 24

Nationality:Emirati

Name:

Shaf Raisi

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OUR FASHION EXPERT SAYS:Style inspiration:

Music

Scarf: Just Cavali(Dh 900)

Marketing Manager

Your most valuedfashion possessions?Ed Hardy jacket

My Style Philosophy:I go with the flow and I am what I am.

Shirt: Zara(Dh 250)

Sunglasses: Ray Ban (Dh 980)

Shoes: Lee Cooper (Dh 120) Possibly helped by that

ultra-artsy goatee and those aviators, you have managed to pull off the skinny jeans and tight shirt look (on a guy), without looking any less manly. That's a feat in itself, dude!

My Style My Style

Pants: Jeans West(Dh 170)

Chain: Armani Exchange(Dh 150)

Belt: Lee Cooper (Dh 60)

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SETTERSETTERTrendSummer’s here and there is one more thing you need to do aside from buying bucket-loads of sunscreen. Can’t think of what? We have three words for you: stylish eye protection! Shades are the uber cool way to stand out in a bleached summer crowd (since most people wear white and all!). Choose the right ones and your pumped up ‘ttude will blaze a trail through stunned crowds. Choose the wrong ones and… people will point and laugh. Your choice really!

For HerChanel Retro glasses with black acetate

For HerDior Copacabana sunglassessunglasses

For HerEd Hardy Death or Glory sunglasses

For HimTom Ford BlackGold Sun Glasses

For HerDior Glossy sunglasses

For HerJuicy Couture

Almond brown

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Death or Glory sunglassesor Glory sunglassesor Glory

For HimRay Ban

Outdoorsman IIrainbow sunglasses

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ArablishCertain international brands ‘transfer’ well into Arabic while others are linguistic disasters. If you are in corporate communications and are looking for a name that crosses over into Arabic, keep a few guidelines in mind.

The most obvious one is to stay away from any word in English that has a ‘g’ or ‘j’ sound. The reason is twofold: in classically pronounced Arabic there is no soft ‘g’ (as in ‘gate’)—just ‘j’, and the second is that the soft ‘g’ can be pronounced in three different ways depending on your dialect. ‘Jeep’ can be pronounced ‘geep’ in places like Cairo or Aden. If ‘Jeep’ was pronounced in the traditional Emirati or Hadrami dialect it would be “yeep.” The soft ‘g’ is also a bit of a challenge. Your choices in Arabic is to either use “jeem” or the “ghayn” in Arabic—which means that the “Guggenheim” could either sound like “jujenhaym” (or ‘yuyunheim in traditional Emirati/ Hadrami) or it can be written with the ‘ghayn’ to sound like ‘ghughunheim’.

Other examples of the ‘g’ or ‘j’ words…there's Gant which can sound like ‘jant’ or ‘ghant’, and Gloria Jean’s which can either be written as “ghloria jeens,” or “jloria geenz,’ while Galleries Lafayette would be pronounced “jalleri lafayet” or”ghaleri lafayet.”

I would suggest you steer clear away from the letter ‘p’ because it doesn’t exist in Arabic. There is only ‘b’ in Arabic. Yes, the use of two more dots under the ‘ba’ is used to denote ‘p’ but is not widely used in all Arab countries. This means that Popeye, it is often pronounced ‘bobeye’ in Arabic, “Paul” is ‘baul’ (which is unfortunate because that also means urine in Arabic), Prada is ‘brada’ and “Parker pens” is “barker bens.”

Had any linguistic (mis)adventures lately? Do you have questions or comments? Send them to:

arablish@abudhabitempo.com

My rant is about juice: why does packaged juice have to be so sickly sweet?

You may think it's not a big deal, but it is considering that a large portion of people in the UAE have diabetes and a growing number is at serious risk. It is an exasperating disease because it catches kids while they’re young, and unless you have superhuman discipline (which most adults don’t even have) it is a tough battle!

The problem is that most people think packaged juice is good for you. Fresh juice is good for you-- with no sugar added (and hopefully consumed immediately after preparation). But most commercially bought juice --and that's even those that are fortified with vitamins--are loaded with tons of sugar.

There are a few brands of juice that don't have much sugar added. But we don't see enough of these fine brands in UAE supermarkets. Most of the brands we do have here, whether they are apple, orange, strawberry, passion fruit, guava, peach, and pear etc, have high fructose nectar and concentrates bases that are far too sweet, even if they claim 'no sugar added.' Best way to check those labels (assuming they don't lie), and keep in mind that one teaspoon of granulated white sugar is equal to about 4.2 grams. That means that a cola or juice with 44 grams of sugar is equal to 10 teaspoons of sugar, and one with 35gms of sugar has eight teaspoons of sugar!

That means that a kid who takes a juice in his lunchbox in the morning, consumes one with lunch, and another at dinner time, has already joined the queue to becoming a diabetic. And here we haven't even touched on all the other fatty, sugary foods that are also consumed in the span of a day.

And the tragedy in all this? Juice doesn’t need to have so much sugar to make it consumable, or ‘buyable’. Because sugar is an acquired taste (you can calibrate your taste buds with time to want more of it, or less of it), consumers are continuously adjusting their palettes to appreciate rising levels of sugar. So here’s the idea: how about we reverse the process, and start lowering sugar content gradually until the point that juice (and other foods) can be appreciated without so much sugar.

So a call to all juice manufacturers: please consider reducing sugar content. Hopefully if it affects your business it will be temporary, and over time you will add new customers as well. We need to work together with responsibility, and caring, to bring up a healthier young generation. Plainly speaking, it’s just the right thing to do!

Send in your comments to editorial@abudhabitempo.com

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“He needs therapy if you ask me!”

J.L, Abu Dhabi resident

“I can’t believe you don’t find the fact that a guy from another department opens

your office door to check on you, even slightly upsetting! You should find it very

upsetting since he isn’t even from your department. This behaviour is uncalled for

- I say complain to your boss.”

Anusha Rathore

“Do the opposite to him! Go in his room when he is working, stay at the door and

when you leave, shut the door behind you! This will definitely get the point across.”

Zelia Antonio

“If it really doesn’t bother you then put up with it and don’t go writing to

magazines about it!”

Mohd. Hamid

“Not all men are like that first of all! This sort of behaviour is rare. If it happened in

our office, the man would get fired for sure!”

Syed Raza

Send your stories to mystory@abudhabitempo.com

“This is really not a big deal but it bothers me just the same when male co-workers in the office place are

inconsiderate towards female staff members just because they believe we are supposed to put up with it. I

know he doesn’t mean any harm but I really get frustrated when a senior level manager in the organization

that I work for, purposely opens my office door every time he passes by. He says it’s for ventilation and jokes

about how I can survive in a stuffy room and that I should really leave the door ajar like the rest of my co-

workers. I just don’t like heads turning

towards me while people pass by. It’s

very distracting and also, I believe

the central AC-s take good care of

ventilation, so I have no idea what

he is complaining about! The matter

seems too trivial to bother anyone with

it and the gentleman in question really

keeps to himself the rest of the time… he

isn’t even from my department! It’s just his

unusual habit that annoys me!!!”

Sameena Abbass

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THE MAGIC OF ARABIC POETRYCultureTalk

“No people in the world manifest such enthusiastic admiration for literary expression and are so moved by the word, spoken or written, as the Arabs. Modern audiences in Baghdad, Damascus and Cairo can be stirred to the highest degree by the recital of poems, only vaguely comprehended, and by the delivery of orations in the classical tongue, though it be only partially understood. The rhythm, the rhyme, the music, produce on them the effect of what they call ‘lawful magic’ (sihr halal).”

Philip K Hitti, History of the Arabs

The earliest form of Arabic literature is classical Arabic poetry. Oral poetry is believed to be a predecessor

of modern poetry since early 6th century. Traditionally works of poetry are compiled in a collection of poems called a ‘diwan’. These can be arranged by poet, tribe, topic or the name of the compiler. Rhymed Arabic poetry is measured in meters. Just like other marvels of engineering...yes, we are serious! Only you don’t need a tape measure. We learned that Meter (wazn) is based on the length of syllables in the Arabic. A popular website explained it as:

“A short syllable is a consonant followed by a short vowel. A long syllable is a vowelled letter followed by either an unvowelled consonant or a long vowel. A nunation sign at the end of a word also makes the final syllable long.”

Now that wasn’t confusing at all!

In Arabic poetry each line is known as ‘bayt’ (plural: abyat) and is divided into two halves called ‘shatr’ (plural: shatrayn). It is said that the measuring procedure of a poem has to be very exact. Even small changes such as adding or removing a consonant or a vowel can shift the entire ‘bayt’ from one meter to another.

Moreover, in rhymed poetry, every ‘bayt’ has to end with the same rhyme (qafiya) throughout the poem. Arabic has only three vowels which can be either long or short so the mono-rhyme, ‘qasidah’, which basically means that there is a rhyme on every line of the poem.

Celebrating the proud heritage of poetry recitals is Poets of a Million, a festival of poetry which extends the

appreciation of the Nabati poetic heritage of the Arab region to millions through TV and the Internet. As one of the most successful cultural media projects in the Middle East, it has won the hearts of millions of viewers tuning in each week to watch the programmes.

Here are some common types of Arabic poetry:

Nabati: the vernacular poetry of the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula

Ritha: an elegy • Qasidah: an ode • Ruba’i: a quatrain Hamasa: war poetry • Rajaz: a discourse in rhymeMalhunah: vernacular poetry • Mawwal: folk poetry in four rhyming lines • Hija: a lampoon • Wasf: a descriptive poem • Ghazal: a love poem, sometimes expressing love of home Tardiyyah: hunt poetry

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Automotive OasisI recently ventured out of town in search of a place I heard about and always wanted to visit, the Emirates National Auto Museum. You see, I have been an incurable gearhead from a very early age and cars are one of my more healthy vices!

ENAM’s founder and curator is a member of the UAE Royal Family, Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, AKA The Rain-bow Sheikh. All the cars there are his personal collection and many of them sport his multicolor trademark. He is known to be a very charitable man.

In addition to the many well restored classic cars inside the pyramid shaped museum, there are a few fanciful vehicles on site that suspend belief! There is an eight bedroom house trailer that is in the Guinness Book of Records, a huge Dodge Power Wagon truck, a world globe house trailer, a real Lockheed L-1011 jumbo jet and my favorite, a three story tall military Jeep that is so complete in every detail, it’s surreal!

ENAM is southwest of Abu Dhabi on one of the roads to Liwa. It is a great day trip away from the city and is well worth the drive. The facilities are top-notch and I met folks from all over the world there. You will not be disappointed! Did I mention Admission is free?

For more info, directions and preview photos, go to: ENAM.ae

- Randy Parker

Randy has been a resident of Abu Dhabi since August, 2008 and works in the travel industry. He has a blog at: http://expatuae.blogspot.com/

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Dear Um Ayman,

I love my husband and we have a great relationship. But recently he has been suggesting that I go for plastic surgery: botox on my face and a tummy tuck. I was shocked and saddened to hear this because I am comfortable with the way I look. Um Ayman, what is your opinion on this?

Arwa G.Dear Arwa,

You don’t mention your age in your email, but the

bottom line is that your husband wants you to look

more attractive. Now I don’t think there is anything

intrinsically wrong in his suggestion as long as you

keep two things in mind. Number one is that he

should not coerce you into plastic surgery: after all

your body is yours and it is you that needs to make

such a decision. And number two, that it needs to

be for the right reasons. You see sometimes men

go through a mid life crisis (and have a hard time

accepting the process of aging) and want a partner

to help them feel younger. If that is the case then

he has issues that he needs to resolve, and plastic

surgery will not be the answer. Loving your partner

means accepting them however (old) they are. And

as for aging—it is a human dilemma, and we all have

to work through. I'm sure you have a good man and

a good marriage. I sincerely hope this is a small and

temporary hump in your relationship.

*Um Saif has moved overseas and we wish her the best in future endeavours. We welcome Um Ayman, she will be replying to your queries from now onwards. So if you have a question for Um Ayman send it to

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Life’s Lessons

By Samantha DavisLifecoachIt is amazing the pearls of wisdom you can gather while checking forwarded emails in your inbox! The words, though repeated numerous times, still carry an important message within them. I have compiled a list of life’slessons which can stir the soul and help raise your spirits. Remember as many as you can:

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.

8. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

9. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

10. Make peace with your past so it won’t hinder the present.

11. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

12. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.

13. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

14. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

15. Take lots of pictures. Someday you’ll be really glad you did.

16. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.

17. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, and wear the fancy clothes. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

18. Over prepare, and then go with the flow.

19. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

20. Eat healthy.

21. Greed will bury even the lucky eventually.

22. Forgive everyone and everything. Revenge never evens out, it just perpetuates itself.

23. What other people think of you is none of your business.

24. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.

25. Purposely ignoring the obvious is like walking backwards toward the enemy.

26. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

27. Believe in miracles.

28. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.

29. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

30. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

31. People deserve a second chance, but not a third.

32. All that truly matters in the end is that you were loved by those you hold dear.

33. Get outside every day.

34. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.

35. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

36. The best is yet to come.

37. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.

38. Exercise, daily!

39. Frame every so-called disaster with these words, ‘’In five years, will this matter?”

40. If you never act, you will never know for sure.

lessons which can stir the soul and help raise your spirits. Remember as many as you can:

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Aries: This month the planets will turn you into a magnet for the attention of significant others! Those who are just as sizzling as yourself.

Taurus: With sturdiness, and diligence that’s intrinsic, you may consider starting up a new business of your own. Go for it!

Gemini: Sadly, this month, if anything can go wrong, it will! Prepare, be ready, and it’ll be fine. You will get through.

Cancer: Career-wise this is the month to take that leap. Aim for a promotion or switch jobs, it’s up to you. Just make sure you are ready for it!

Leo: This month you’ll be super-charged and ready for the kill. Try and control that temper and the rest should go well.

Virgo: 17th of this month is the best time to start taking care of unfinished business. Do not put it off any longer.

Libra: Secrets of the romantic type will turn into an amorous intrigue. Find a solution to old issues otherwise this fine catch will run away.

Scorpio: Get ready for a romantic encounter with what you thought was lost love. Hold on to them. This time the results depend on you.

Sagittarius: Decisions, decisions. Choosing between work and love isn’t easy but if you utilize your time well, you can make time for both work and play!

Capricorn: You’ll get plenty of rest and sleep this month. Work will continue but you won’t be burdened by it!

Aquarius: Mars will help you erupt emotionally, and get it all out. If someone is hurt in the process, you will get chatty by the end of the month and sort it out.

Pisces: Let go of the past! This has been haunting you for a while, your pals are right - it’s time to move on.

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