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• Close to 40 advanced padel players competed at the UAE Residents Open that took place at Padel Arena in Sharjah from January 27 – 29 • Ignacio Gadea and Martin Noschese, Jordi Casanova and Javier Rodriguez from the men's teams; and Angela Caro and Sol Perez, Iris Murcia and Cristina Navarro from the women's teams won the semi-finals rounds on January 29 • UAE Nationals tournament will be held from February 3–5 in Dubai, and GCC Residents Open from February 10 – 11 in Abu Dhabi • The UAE Wild Card Championship final is set to take place in Abu Dhabi on February 12, where six winners will be awarded Wild Card entries to the qualifications of the World Padel Tour Modon Abu Dhabi Padel Master, as well as a cash prize of AED 10,000 Dubai, January 31, 2023: ......read more
250 falcons see action on Day 1 of championship that will see more than 3,000 birds competing Dubai - 31, January 2023: The inaugural 'Mohammed bin Rashid Falconry Cup', organised by Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center (HHC), kicked off to a strong start on Monday at Al Ruwayyah desert area in Dubai The falconry championship named after the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai will run until February 15 and has drawn formidable participation from local, regional and international falconers. Over 250 falcons raced on Day 1 (Jan 30) of the tournament that will see more than 3,000 birds from 700 top falconers competing in the falconry championship with a total prize pool of over Dh23 million. "Falconry (known locally as Al Qanas) is one of the UAE's cultural symbols and ......read more
• Despite a bogey on the 18th, the World Number One is in strong position to clinch a record-equalling third title in Dubai on Monday with a three-shot lead. • England's Dan Bradbury and Callum Shinkwin are tied in second at 12-under after carding 68 and 67 respectively. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 29th January 2023: World Number One Rory McIlroy produced a stunning birdie blitz to put himself in a strong position to clinch his third Hero Dubai Desert Classic title, taking a three-shot lead into the final day. In front of thousands of fans at the Emirates Golf Club, the four-time Major champion showed the competition why he is the top ranked player in the world with an impressive 65 to finish -7 for the day and -15 overall through three rounds. Beginning the day on 8 ......read more
Belgium's Chloe Vranken Claims Victory in Longines Grand Prix as 10th FBMA International Show Jumping Cup Concludes in Abu Dhabi
Under the Patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, • More than 300 riders from around the world took part in the four-day prestigious event at Al Forsan International Resort Abu Dhabi, 30th January 2023: Chloe Vranken of Belgium produced an impressive performance to be crowned winner of the flagship Longines Grand Prix category on the final day of the 10th FBMA International Show Jumping Cup in Abu Dhabi. At Al Forsan International Sports Resort, the winners of the Grand Prix, the final category of the day saw the winners awarded their medals by His Excellency Dr. Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili - Chairman of the Department of Community Development, His Excellency Major General Dr Ahmed Naser Al Raisi, President of the UAE Equestrian & Racing Federation and the President of Interpol, and His ......read more
Hero Dubai Desert Classic to Finish on Monday as World's Number One Amateur Ludvig Aberg and England's Ian Poulter Share Round One Lead
• Aberg of Sweden impresses with an opening round score of 65 at the Emirates Golf Club. • World Number One and two-time champion Rory McIlroy in a group of four alongside Patrick Reed who are one-shot off the top. • Due to the weather-delayed starts on first two days, the DP World Tour confirms the Rolex Series event will finish on Monday with Round Two set to conclude on Saturday. Rounds 3 and 4 are scheduled for Sunday and Monday, respectively. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 27th January 2023: Organisers of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic announced the tournament will finish on Monday as World Number One Amateur Ludvig Aberg and England's Ian Poulter shared the first-round lead on a weather-affected day on Friday. Following the decision to close the venue to the public on ......read more
Garbiñe Muguruza Awarded Wildcard and added to Stellar �Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open'
• The former World Number One and Two-time Grand Slam Champion added to impressive roster including Australian Open Finalist, Elena Rybakina, Bianca Andreescu and Jelena Ostapenko 27 January 2023 - Abu Dhabi, UAE: Former world number one, and two-time Grand Slam winner, Garbiñe Muguruza, has been granted a main draw Wild-Card at the inaugural 'Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open'. The Spaniard claimed the French Open and Wimbledon titles on her way to becoming world number one in 2017 and has ten career singles titles to her name – including the coveted Tour Finals in 2021. Known for her aggressive all-court game, and powerful groundstrokes, Muguruza will take her place among some of the world's best female stars in the UAE capital from 5 – 12 ......read more
Thomas Pieters Tops the Leaderboard on Shortened Opening Day at Hero Dubai Desert Classic
• The Belgian leads by one-shot after completing 15 holes at Emirates Golf Club while World Number One Rory McIlroy sits three-shots behind. • Organisers of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic to welcome back fans for second day of Rolex Series event but no public parking will be available on-site. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 26th January 2023: Thomas Pieters took the early lead while World Number One Rory McIlroy recovered from a slow start before play was suspended due to fading light as the 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic got underway at Emirates Golf Club on Thursday. With the venue closed to spectators due to adverse weather conditions, a heavy overnight rainfall in Dubai saw the start of the Rolex Series event delayed by just over six hours with play commencing at 1.15pm local time. On the ......read more
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Falcon Racing Cup to Kick Off on January 30
More than 3,000 birds, 700 falconers to compete in the falconry championship with total prize pool of over Dh23 million Dubai, 26 January 2023: The inaugural His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Falcon Racing Cup, organised by Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center (HHC), will kick off on Monday, January 30, and will run until February 15 at Al Ruwayyah desert area in Dubai. More than 3,000 birds by 700 top national and regional falconers will compete in the falconry championship named after the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The tournament, formerly known as Fakhr Al Ajyal (Pride of Generations) Championship, is one of the most important and largest falconry championships at the country and regional level not only for the high number of participants but also for the ......read more
6500-year-Old Oak Trees and Art Pieces in Dubai
Dubai, January 25, 2023: Subfossil Oak Company and Crystal Caviar, manufacturers of luxury products based in the Czech Republic, are showcasing 6,500-year-old 12 sub-fossilised oak trees, as well as artwork pieces by Czech artist Jaroslav Prošek and products made from this unique wood at the VIP Terminal Jetex at Al Maktoum International Airport. Themed 'Subfossil Oak Forest at Jetex: The Past Becomes Luxury', the event comes in line with the commitment to provide exclusive and luxury products to the world, that are unique in their own sense, with no 2 woods being alike and they are not just decorative pieces, but also artwork. The products, which will be featured during the exhibition, include art pieces, interior design products, decorative products, and jewellery. Found more than 8 meters deep in the ......read more
ENOC & Dulsco win Arm Wrestling's Titles of the 4th Labor Sports Tournament
ENOC & Dulsco companies have won the titles of the arm wrestling competition of the 4th Labor Sports Tournament, which is held with remarkable participation of 20 thousand laborers from different companies working in the Emirate of Dubai, and it is scheduled to be concluded on 31st March 2023. The Tournament, the biggest of its kind, is organized by Dubai Sports Council (DSC) in collaboration with the Permanent Committee of Labor Affairs in Dubai, under title "Their Happiness is Our Goal". Participants in the Tournament compete in 11 sports competitions; as follows: kabaddi, football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, arm wrestling, yoga, tug of war, cricket, road race & swimming. Dutton Odor from ENOC Co. won the golden medal of U 80 kg category of the arm wrestling competition, followed ......read more
5-4-3-2-1: Countdown to Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships as Impressive Men's Field Revealed
Defending champion Andrey Rublev joins four Grand Slam winners in eye-catching field of experienced and emerging talent set for Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and Marin Cilic will also feature in a power-packed line-up Tickets for annual Championships, which includes the women's tournament from February 19-25, are available now at dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com Dubai, UAE - January 23, 2023: A five-time winner. Four of the world's top-10. Three previous champions. Two of the game's greatest ever. One eventual victor. The countdown to the 31st Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (DDFTC), set to run from February 19 to March 4, ramps up today after organisers confirmed an impressive men's field that will feature a host of emerging and established names, ......read more
The UAE's Favourite Children's Entertainer Comes to Treasure Island
Join us at Treasure Island on Friday 27th January as we welcome celebrity guest star Magic Phil! Magic Phil will bring a show full of silliness, magic, and non-stop audience interaction for children aged 1-12 to enjoy. They'll also get a chance to Meet n Greet Magic Phil after the show. The popular soft play area at Le Gourmet will play host to the TV and radio star as he regales his young audience with an original pirate-themed stage act filled with singing, dancing, slapstick, audience participation and of course magic –not to be missed! Kids who attend can also look forward to the usual fun---arts and crafts stations, face and hand painting, body art tattoo, and caps painting not to mention tasty treats and games galore! All this for just AED 180 per child. Timings: 5 – 8 pm Pre-booking is ......read more
Vine Crowned Tour Down Under Champion
• Australian takes 2nd on final stage Jay Vine and UAE Team Emirates have got the 2023 season off to the perfect start with overall victory at the Tour Down Under in Australia. Vine, who has held the leaders Ochre jersey since stage 2, kept his composure to follow all attacks on the final 112km from Unley to Mount Lofty (112km). His closest rival Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula) would hit out for victory with just over a kilometre to go, but Vine had the strength to match his efforts, finishing just a bike length behind the British rider but conceding no time. The overall team performance was rewarded with first place in the team classification to compliment the victory of Vine. Vine: "It feels pretty incredible to be standing here wearing this jersey. The way the team rode that race was first ......read more
Desert Group wins Tug of War Competition's Title of the 4th Labor Sports Tournament
Remarkable Success & Distinctive Participation in the Various Competitions of the Tournament The various competitions of the 4th Labor Sports Tournament continue at several locations of Dubai with remarkable participation of 20 thousand laborers from different companies working in the Emirate of Dubai and it is scheduled to be concluded on 31st March 2023. The Tournament, the biggest of its kind, is organized by Dubai Sports Council (DSC) in collaboration with the Permanent Committee of Labor Affairs in Dubai, Dubai Police & Dubai Municipality, under title "Their Happiness is Our Goal". Participants in the Tournament compete in 10 sports competitions; as follows: football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, arm wrestling, yoga, tug of war, cricket, road race & ......read more
Yemeni Expat Wins 4th Camel Trek Marathon for UAE Expats; gets Dh100,000 Cash Prize
> 24 riders from 18 countries take part in the race organised by Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center > Chinese expat Alexis (Xiaozhe Huo) and French national Aude Derflinger came in 2nd and 3rd places Dubai, 19 January 2023: Yemeni expatriate Reem Salem held her ground from start to finish to claim first place and the Dh100,000 cash prize in the 4th edition of the Camel Trek Marathon for UAE expats, organised by Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center (HHC) yesterday. A total of 24 camel riders from 18 countries took part in the race held annually in conjunction with the Arabian Camel Festival under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai. All participants took part in the annual Camel Trek organised every year by HHC to promote UAE's cultural ......read more
Dubai hosts the first "Ultra Kabaddi League", with the Participation of 112 Players
• Dubai Sports Council reveals the details of the tournament in the presence of Bollywood star Kabir Singh The Dubai Sports Council announced that it will host Dubai (Ultra Kabaddi League), which will be held for the first time in the country and is organized by Sporteify in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council. Its competitions will be held in the sports hall of Al-Ahly Youth Club in Al-Mamzar from June 4th to 24th, with the participation of 112 players from 10 different countries make up 8 branded teams, competing in 32 matches. The announcement came during a press conference held at the headquarters of the Dubai Sports Council, during which Ali Omar, Director of the Sports Events Department in the Council, the famous Indian actor Kabir Duhan Singh, Bollywood star of Indian cinema, and Sumit Singh, the ......read more
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2023 Serves up an Elite Field with Seven of World's Top 10 Women Confirmed
World No.1 Iga Swiatek leads a line-up that includes 14 of the best 20 female tennis players on the planet for the WTA event at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium from February 19-25 Tickets for the annual Championships are available online now at dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com with prices starting from Dh55 Dubai, UAE - January 17, 2023: Seven of the world's top-10 female players will descend on Dubai next month to compete in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, a high-quality line-up that also includes defending champion Jelena Ostapenko. WTA World No.1 Iga Swiatek heads a star-starred field for the extravaganza at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, from February 19-25, which also includes Arab superstar and World No.2 Ons Jabeur; Jessica Pegula (No.3) and Caroline Garcia (No.4). Fans will get to see 14 of the top 20 ......read more
Department of Culture and Tourism � Abu Dhabi and NBA Announce Expansion of Jr. NBA League in the UAE
- Second Edition of Jr. NBA Abu Dhabi League Will Engage 900 Youth Across UAE Capital - - Seven-Time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady & 10-Year NBA Veteran Luis Scola Attend Draft - Jan. 16, 2023 – The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced the launch of the expanded second season of the Jr. NBA Abu Dhabi League, featuring boys and girls leagues each comprised of 450 players, aged 11-14 from schools across the UAE capital city. The leagues will begin January 21 and culminate with the second annual Jr. NBA Abu Dhabi League Finals on Sunday, March 12. The program tipped off with a draft event hosted by DCT Abu Dhabi and the NBA on Saturday, January 14 at the NYU Abu Dhabi campus's three-court facility. The 60 participating ......read more
Loeb Set Sights on Abu Dhabi after Record-Breaking Dakar Charge
16th January, 2023: World Rally-Raid Championship leader Sebastien Loeb has quickly set his sights on next month's Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge after his record-breaking run with Bahrain Raid Xtreme in the Dakar Rally. Loeb, partnered by Fabian Lurquin, carries a two-point advantage over Nasser Al Attiyah into the second round of the championship in the UAE where he will be looking to build on his historic display in Saudi Arabia in the BRX Prodrive Hunter. After a succession of early punctures on stage two dropped him to 31st overall, the nine-time World Rally Champion fought back brilliantly, winning a record six Dakar stages in a row, and seven in total, on his way to a second successive runner up finish yesterday behind Al Attiyah. The points gained from those stage wins put Loeb at ......read more
Emirati Teen Abdullah Belheli gets Second Golden Square Ticket to 23rd Fazza Championship for Youlah
>> Championship is organised annually by Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre (HHC) Dubai, 14 January 2023: Emirati teen Abdullah Belheli clinched the second ticket to the Golden Square of the 23rd Fazza Championship for Youlah and 18th edition of Al Meydan Program, following a down-to-wire quarter-final round on Friday in Al Marmoon, Dubai. Both Belheli and his competitor, Ali Al-Ghafli, were initially tied at 40 points and the winner had to be decided by arbitration. After the second round, Belheli narrowly escaped with a hairline and was declared the winner with a total of 48 points as against Al-Ghhafli's 47 markers. It was the second consecutive tie in the quarter-final round of the tournament this year. In the previous week, Ahmed Al-Ketbi edged out fellow quarterfinalist, Saeed Obaid Al-Shamsi, with only ......read more
Update from Bahrain Raid Xtreme after Today's Stage 13 at Dakar Rally
S�bastien Loeb "We've done it again. The goal is to keep the second place until the end and to score important points for the (World Rally-Raid) championship, but now it's a new record with six victories in a row on the Dakar so I'm very happy. "That's seven for us this year. Everything has gone so well for over a week now with very good stages enabling us to get back to second place, but now we need to finish. The dunes today were softer than previous days plus it was 150 kilometres of dunes for the whole route, so there was no chance to rest. It was hot in the car, no fast sections so it was much harder today." Gus Beteli - BRX Team Principal "Another impressive performance by Seb, Fabian, the whole Bahrain Raid Xtreme team and at the Prodrive base in the UK to clinch ......read more
CNN Business Arabic is Now Live
- CNN Business Arabic delivers global economic, business and finance news and analysis to millions of Arabic speakers across the globe Dubai, 15 January 2023: CNN Business Arabic (CNNBA) has officially launched today. The dedicated digital business platform is set to be the go-to source of business and economic news, facts and analysis in Arabic, covering areas of interest to the world's Arabic speakers. The new media outlet covers a wide range of sectors including sustainability, green investment, cryptocurrency, Web 3.0, real estate, energy, technology and more. CNNBA is available online at CNNBusinessArabic.com and on leading social media platforms. CNN Business Arabic is operated by International Media Investments (IMI) in partnership with CNN International Commercial (CNNIC), combining regional and ......read more
Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Recognises the Partners, Sponsors, and Supporters of its Cultural Mission
In a special ceremony attended by senior officials Dubai, UAE; January 13th, 2023: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Library (MBRL) hosted its "Annual Partners' Gala" to honour its partners, sponsors, and stakeholders across government, semi-government, and private institutions. Held in the presence of H.E. Mohammed Al Murr, Chairman of the MBRL Foundation; Mohammed Salem Al Mazrouei, Board Member of the MBRL, and a number of senior officials and staff. The ceremony affirmed the Library's keenness to recognise the accomplishments of its partners, in addition to promoting joint cooperation to realise the key shared goals, improve awareness, and lead the new generation in terms of cultural support. "Today, we honour all those who have contributed to the development of MBRL and recognise all their sincere ......read more
Master of the Empty Quarter � Loeb makes it Five Dakar Stage Wins in a Row for BRX
French ace climbs to second overall with seventh stage victory for Prodrive Hunters, as Al Attiyah retains overall lead in Saudi Shaybah, Saudi Arabia: 13th January, 2023: Sebastien Loeb has earned a vast array of titles in his career, and he now has a new one as master of the Empty Quarter after a fifth straight Dakar Rally stage win for Bahrain Raid Xtreme in Saudi Arabia. Victory on today's 185km 12th stage, which crossed some of the most spectacular and challenging desert terrain on earth, lifted Loeb and Fabian Lurquin into second place overall in their BRX Prodrive Hunter with two days remaining. As on the first part of the Shaybah Empty Quarter Marathon stage yesterday, which he won despite stopping to change a wheel, the nine-time World Rally Champion was in control from start to finish as he got home with 3 ......read more
Jabeur and Djokovic Latest Names Confirmed for Next Month's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Arab star and World No. 2 Ons Jabeur will lead female field at tournament's 31st edition, while five-time champion Novak Djokovic joins Rafael Nadal in men's draw Tickets for the annual Championship, held this year from February 19 to March 4 at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, go on sale Tuesday 17th January and start from just Dh55 Dubai, UAE - January 13, 2023: WTA World No.2 Ons Jabeur and 21-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic will both compete at next month's 31st Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, tournament organisers have confirmed. Tunisian star Jabeur became the first Arab to reach a Grand Slam final last year when she progressed to the finals at Wimbledon, before following it up two months later by reaching the US Open final at Flushing Meadows. Returning to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium ......read more
Quote from Gus Beteli - BRX Team Principal "Seb drove brilliantly today to give us here at Bahrain Raid Xtreme another stage victory to now make six from eleven stages so far. "That's proof of the hard work that everyone here on the rally, and those back at Prodrive International, have done since the start of this project. We're now within striking distance of second overall too." "With Guerlain making second place, it was another good day for BRX, although frustrating for Vaidotas after a strong start to the stage. However, there are sure to be some further twists and turns over the remaining three days before Sunday."
Four in a Row for BRX as Loeb's Dakar Charge continues in empty Quarter
French star extends stage-winning run for Bahrain Raid Xtreme to close in on second, as Al Attiyah retains overall lead in Saudi 12th January, 2023: After a fourth successive stage victory for Bahrain Raid Xtreme, Sebastien Loeb aims to extend his winning run as the Dakar Rally continues its dramatic passage through the Empty Quarter in Saudi Arabia tomorrow. Partnered by Fabian Lurquin in his BRX Prodrive Hunter, Loeb's victory on today's 247km 11th stage, his fifth in this year's event and 21st overall, moved him within reach of outright second place with three days remaining. It was another day to underline the power and versatility of the Prodrive Hunters, with Guerlain Chicherit and Alex Winocq recovering from a difficult time yesterday to take second place, within 2mins 16 secs of the nine-time ......read more
Loeb Completes Hat-Trick of Dakar Stage Wins for BRX
French star shines again for Bahrain Raid Xtreme while Al Attiyah retains overall lead as rally enters Empty Quarter in Saudi 11, January 2023: Sebastien Loeb completed a superb hat-trick of stage wins for Bahrain Raid Xtreme today as the Dakar Rally ventured into the Empty Quarter in Saudi Arabia for the first time. Loeb and Fabian Lurquin took their BRX Prodrive Hunter to a third successive victory on the 114km tenth stage from Haradh to Shaybah, with a margin of 3 mins 4 secs from the Audi of Mattias Ekstrom and Emil Bergkvist. Loeb's 20th Dakar stage success was his fourth so far in this year's event and the fifth for BRX, coming just 24 hours after an impressive 1-2-3 finish by the Prodrive Hunters. The result strengthened his grip on third place overall, as Nasser Al Attiyah clocked the fourth ......read more
Jay Vine Crowned Australian ITT Champion
• Gold for Australian in Mount Helen Still in his first days officially as a UAE Team Emirates rider, Jay Vine has hit the ground running with victory in the Australian National Time Trial Championships. The 27-year-old put in a blistering ride on the 37.5km course, clocking an average speed of 48.2 kmph and narrowly edging out TT specialist Luke Durbridge (Jayco-Alula) in second by a close 3 seconds. The result marks the first win of the season for UAE Team Emirates and is encouraging heading into the upcoming Tour Down Under which gets underway on the 17th January. Jay Vine: "I'm super happy with this win. Time Trialing is always something I thought I could improve on, but I just hadn't been able to go fast in a good position on the bike since turning ......read more
Legendary MotoGP Rider Valentino Rossi to Compete at Hankook 24 Hour Dubai Race
• The 18th edition of the event at Dubai Autodrome will be held under the patronage of Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council • More than 50 cars and 200 different drivers including UAE's Khaled Al Qubaisi, three-time winner, will participate in the challenging endurance race which begins on Saturday at 15:00 • Support races include Formula Regional Middle East Championship and F4 UAE Championship, both with record-breaking grids, as well as the Clio Cup Middle East Championship. Dubai - 10, January 2022: Seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi is to make his 24 Hours Series debut at this weekend's Hankook 24 Hour Dubai race as Dubai Autodrome prepares to host the 18th edition of the prestigious endurance ......read more
The Desert Vipers Reveal Their Jersey and Match Kit for the Inaugural DP World ILT20
Dubai, UAE (January 9, 2023) – The Desert Vipers jersey and match kit reveal made waves at Soul Beach in Dubai, literally, as captain Colin Munro rode in from the sea on a boat wearing the new team match kit. Colin was joined on the beach by fast bowler Tymal Mills in the training kit and UAE all-rounder Ali Naseer in the team's fan jersey, and the trio then showed off the complete Desert Vipers look for the inaugural season of the DP World ILT20. Desert Vipers Captain Colin Munro explained why the predominantly red Desert Vipers kit was right for him: " Yes, it is very exciting, and my Mrs always said red was my colour, so it is obviously one to look forward to. "It is really good to be here and to meet the whole squad. There are a few missing, they will be coming in later ......read more
Loeb Poised to Lead another Dakar Charge by BRX
Al Nasser manager Garcia presents French star with Cristiano Ronaldo shirt on visit to Bahrain Raid Xtreme in Saudi 9th January, 2023: Sebastien Loeb is ready to lead another charge by Bahrain Raid Xtreme in the Dakar Rally, with a prized Al Nassr shirt carrying the name of superstar signing Cristiano Ronaldo safely tucked away. The shirt was presented to Loeb by Rudi Garcia, manager of Ronaldo's new Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr, when he paid a visit to the BRX team at the end of the eighth stage from Al Duwadimi to Riyadh on Sunday evening. Garcia then stepped inside the cockpit of Loeb's BRX Prodrive Hunter to check out the car which the nine-time World Rally Champion and co-driver Fabian Lurquin had earlier taken to their second stage victory of the 45th Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. It was also the fourth day ......read more
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Celebrates UAE Culture with an Emirati Star-Studded Line-up for 2023
• In collaboration with Dubai Culture, the Festival continues to explore and support local talents. • Prominent names from UAE's cultural and creative sector feature in a number of sessions and events • HH Sheikha Latifa bint Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum discusses her book Through My Eyes: The Life of Sheikh Hamdan as Told by His Daughter Dubai, UAE - 09 January 2022: The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, which will take place from 1-6 February 2023 at the Intercontinental Dubai Festival City and Mohammed bin Rashid Library, has announced that it will feature its greatest number ever of top Emirati writers, speakers, and creators, as well as emerging talents, in a series of sessions, panels, and workshops. All sessions are offered in Arabic and English as part of the "Bil ......read more
Loeb Powers Bahrain Raid Xtreme to Dramatic Dakar Rally Stage Victory
French ace climbs again in Prodrive Hunter as penalty drops Sainz while Al Attiyah extends overall lead January 09, 2023: Sebastien Loeb recorded a dramatic stage victory for Bahrain Raid Xtreme in the Dakar Rally today after another classic battle with Carlos Sainz and overall leader Nasser Al Attiyah in Saudi Arabia. Loeb and Fabian Lurquin in their BRX Prodrive Hunter won the 346km eighth stage from Al Duwadimi to Riyadh by 2 mins 11 secs from Al Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel to climb to fourth place in the overall rankings. Sainz and Lucas Cruz had led the stage for much of the day, but dropped two places when they collected a five-minute penalty after finishing in their Audi for speeding in a restricted zone. The result saw nine-time World Rally Champion Loeb continuing his rise up the rankings following a series of ......read more
Loeb leads Bahrain Raid Xtreme Recovery as Al Attiyah builds big Dakar Rally Lead
Trio of Prodrive Hunters finish in top five as three top challengers hit trouble in Saudi Hail, Saudi Arabia: 6th January, 2023: Sebastien Loeb led another powerful recovery by Bahrain Raid Xtreme in the Dakar Rally today, as Nasser Al Attiyah gained a huge overall lead when his three closest rivals were removed from contention. Loeb and Fabian Lurquin in their BRX Prodrive Hunter set the second fastest time on the 358km sixth stage from Ha'il to Riyadh to collect more valuable points in the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC). Making it a rewarding day all round for the Prodrive Hunters, Guerlain Chicherit and Alex Winocq took fourth place on the day, with Lithuanians Vaidotas Zala and Paulo Fiuza recording the fifth best time. Loeb's climb into sixth place overall was a tribute to his powers of ......read more
The 23rd Edition of IIFA Weekend and Awards rescheduled; to be held on the 26th, and 27th May 2023
The biggest celebration of Indian cinema, the International Indian Film Academy and Awards (IIFA) is rescheduled its 23rd edition in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, and will NOW be held on the 26th and 27th of May 2023. IMPORTANT NOTE • All customers with existing tickets will receive revised tickets for the new dates automatically. • Existing ticket holders can also request a refund by emailing their request to the respective ticketing platform, from which the purchase was made within 10 working days. All refunds will then be processed accordingly. • Tickets will continue to be on sale for the new dates with immediate effect on etihadarena.ae & platinumlist.net
Late Setback Hits Loeb's BRX Charge as Al Attiyah Stretches lead in Dakar Rally
French star must bounce back again to chase championship points for Bahrain Raid Xtreme 5th January, 2023: Sebastien Loeb's bid for a second successive Dakar Rally stage win was frustrated by another late setback for Bahrain Raid Xtreme today as Nasser Al Attiyah stretched his overall lead in Saudi Arabia. After a thrilling victory 24 hours earlier in his BRX Prodrive Hunter, Loeb was locked in an epic battle with Al Attiyah and Stephane Peterhansel on the 375km fifth stage, as all three held the lead at various points, with just seconds separating them. But with just 20km remaining, Loeb and co-driver Fabian Lurquin came to a halt for 15 minutes with mechanical problems, and eventually finished ninth on the day, a meagre reward for their contribution to another classic Dakar episode. Taking the stage in his ......read more
20 Thousand Athletes Participate in Various Sports Events in Dubai during Jan. 2023
Over 20 thousand male & female athletes of various ages, multi-nationalities & different physical levels participate in many sports events including international championships & community events, taking place in several locations of Dubai during Jan. 2023 in collaboration with Dubai Sports Council. Rory Mcllroy, the world's 1st ranked, is on the top of the list of participants in Dubai Desert Classic Championship, one of the most eminent golf events in the region, which will take place from 23rd to 29th Jan. 2023 at the Emirates Golf Club with participation of elite of the most prominent golf stars in the world; among them are: Terrell Hatton & Tom Fleetwood, who have won the DP World Tour. 10 international marine & community championships will be organized at Dubai beaches with ......read more
Emirati Team Founder and Driver Saif Al Ameri Aiming to Fly UAE Flag High at Hankook 24 Hours Dubai Endurance Race
• Rabdan Motorsport will enter an all-Emirati drivers line-up in the GT3 Category Cup in next weekend's endurance race at Dubai Autodrome Dubai, 4th January 2022: The founder and lead driver of an Emirati racing team has described this month's Hankook 24 Hours Dubai endurance race as a 'drive to survive' and is determined to do the UAE proud and fly the flag high. Saif Al Ameri, 32, will be behind the wheel for Rabdan Motorsport, a team which will be represented by all Emirati drivers in the GT3 Category Cup at Dubai Autodrome on 14 and 15 January. It will be the second successive year the team will be competing after they finished the challenging race last year. Al Ameri is relishing the opportunity of testing themselves again in an event that is expected to attract ......read more
French Ace Relishing Battle ahead as Bahrain Raid Xtreme Go for Glory in Saudi
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July 2014–Inherited IRA Funds are not Exempt from Creditors
The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in Clark v. Rameker, No. 13-299, 573 U.S. ___ (2014) (slip op.), that an inherited IRA is not exempt property of a debtor under 11 U.S.C. § 522 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Background: Ruth Heffron established a traditional IRA and named her daughter, Heidi Heffron-Clark, as sole beneficiary. When Ruth Heffron died, the IRA passed to Heidi Heffron-Clark. Nine years later Ms. Heffron-Clark filed bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code and listed the inherited IRA as exempt property under 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(3)(C). The Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee and unsecured creditors objected to the exemption, claiming that funds were not "retirement funds" within the meaning of § 522(b)(3)(C) and therefore should be used to repay creditors. The bankruptcy court disallowed the exemption, the district court reversed the bankruptcy court on appeal, and the Seventh Circuit reversed the district court.
Opinion: The Supreme Court agreed with the bankruptcy court and the Seventh Circuit that funds in an inherited IRA are not exempt under § 522 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Clark Court premised its ruling on the conclusion that the ordinary meaning of the words "retirement funds" in § 522(b)(3)(C) is "sums of money set aside for the day an individual stops working." Clark, No. 13-299 (slip op., at 5). The Court then concluded that whether funds constitute "retirement funds" depends on the objective use of the account in which the funds are kept, rather than a debtor's subjective intent concerning how to use the funds. Accordingly, funds in an inherited IRA are not "retirement funds" because a debtor cannot make additional investments in the account, must withdraw funds regardless of how far from retirement the person is, and may withdraw all the money at any time without penalty.
Legal Implications: Spouses who inherit an IRA may still claim an inherited IRA as exempt. Colorado residents are not directly affected by the Rameker decision, because Colorado residents are permitted to claim an exemption created under state law for "property, including funds, held in or payable from any pension or retirement plan or deferred compensation plan." C.R.S. 13-54-102. The question is whether Colorado's exemption for "retirement plan" will be interpreted to include inherited IRAs by a non-spouse. No case has squarely addressed that issue, but the Colorado Court of Appeals has interpreted the plain language of "retirement plan" to mean
a systematic arrangement established by an employer for guaranteeing an income to employees upon retirement according to definitely established rules with or without employee contributions;
a plan or account created by an employer, the principal, or another individual to provide retirement benefits or deferred compensation of which the principal is a participant, beneficiary, or owner,
an employee benefit plan . . . provided by an employer (or a self-employed person) for an employee's retirement.
Dillabaugh v. Ellerton, 259 P.3d 550, 552 (Colo. App. 2011). Thus, Colorado's exemption for "retirement plans" has similarly been interpreted to mean a plan setting aside money for retirement. A non-spouse inherited IRA would likely not meet that requirement for the same reasons that the Supreme Court determined an inherited IRA does not contain "retirement funds"—a non-spouse inherited IRA simply has no connection to the beneficiary's retirement.
David M. Little

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The screen of the arts is an international Film Festival on Visual Contemporary Art, directed by Silvia Lucchesi.
Arising out of a successful section (with the same name) of the Festival dei Popoli, in 2008 The screen of the arts became an independent project and was included in the 50 Days of International Cinema in Florence cycle, organized by the Mediateca Regionale Toscana Film Commission in partnership with the Regione Toscana and Comune di Firenze.
Among the gests and the italian premiere of this edition, the program is made up of Our City Dreams, a film by Chiara Clemente and a journey through the lives and the places of five women: Swoon, Ghada Amer, Kiki Smith, Marina Abramovic, and Nancy Spero; Bird's Nest: Herzog and De Meuron in China by Christoph Schaub e Michael Schindhelm; Seven Easy Pieces by Marina Abramovic by Babette Mangolte, a vivid portait of Gabriele Basilico produced by Giampiero D'Angeli.


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Joel Embiid vs. Marcus Smart: Sixers C and Celtic G trade shots about flopping, officials
Updated: Jan. 21, 2021, 1:52 p.m. |
Published: Jan. 21, 2021, 6:15 a.m.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, left, shoots over Boston Celtics center Daniel Theis during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)AP
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The black Tommy Heinsohn tribute band was clearly visible on the shoulder of the Celtics' jersey Marcus Smart was still wearing on his postgame video conference with the media after Wednesday's 117-109 loss to the Sixers.
The Boston guard may have been channeling the former Celtic legend, who rarely withheld his opinions of officiating as a broadcaster.
The Sixers scored 36 points at the line on 45 attempts. Joel Embiid had 17 of his 42 points on free throws. His 21 attempts were more than the entire Celtics team, which went 13-for-21.
Smart didn't like it and said so.
"He shot alone, himself, 21 free throws. Our team shot 20. Can't beat that," Smart said holding a stat sheet and shaking his head. "They shot 36-for-45. We shot 13-for-20. Hard to win that way.
"It's tough. Especially when we've got our hands up a lot of the times and he flails and gets the call," Smart continued. "At the other end we got our guys attacking the rim, getting a lot of contact and we're just not getting the whistles. It's tough to play like that."
When Smart's complaint was relayed to him, Embiid fired back.
"Marcus Smart just told me that I flail a lot?" Embiid said. "Come on. I'm sure he knows himself, and he knows his game, too, he does a lot of that. And I don't think I do. I mean, if you watch basketball and if you're a student of the game and if you actually pay attention during the game, we all see. Every single foul, I get fouled. They probably don't call all of them, like the last one. There was three minutes left, I went up and that was a foul and they knew it, but they didn't call it. So there's a lot that they don't call, and there's a lot that they call because you have to.
"The game is physical. Other teams tend to try to be extra physical against me. And I guess I'm just smarter than everybody else," Embiid added. "I just take advantage of it. I just take advantage of how they're guarding me. You can call that, I don't know, basketball IQ. Like if you're going to put your hand up there, I'm gonna take advantage of it and I'm gonna get to the free-throw line, because I know that I'm a great free throw shooter and that's a better chance for me to help the team win in those situations."
Embiid is tied with Washington's Bradley Beal for second in the NBA this season with an average of 8.3 made free throws per game.
Brad Stevens, Daniel Theis and Kemba Walker were more diplomatic.
"We have to do our best to play without fouling," Stevens said. "I'll go back and watch and we'll go through each one and figure out what we need to do better. He's going to score some, but 42 is too much. It's tough to win a game when the best player on the other team gets 42 points. How can we be better? He handled the double pretty well. He had a huge impact on the game. We'll look at the film and see where we can improve."
Theis said the key is not letting Embiid get the ball.
"We know Joel is probably the best big in the whole league. He's a great player. Obviously, he shot a lot of free throws too," he said. "It's tough for us when we play physical and he's still drawing a lot of fouls too. We have to do a better job getting the ball out of his hands and we have to keep him off the free-throw line as well."
Walker had a few plays where he thought he was fouled and didn't go to the line. But he tipped his cap to Embiid's ability to draw calls.
"I've been around for a long time. I have a good relationship with a lot of the officials. I always think I get fouled. What player don't think they got fouled?" Walker said laughing. "Embiid is smart. He knows how to get fouled. He understands that part of the game. He's been doing that for a while now. He's a huge body. There's nothing you can do but to foul him sometimes. We've got to help our bigs. Stopping Embiid is not a one-on-one thing. That's close to being impossible."
On top of that, Smart objected to a fourth-quarter jump ball between Jaylen Brown and Danny Green that he didn't think went straight up.
"The ball went right to Danny Green," Smart said. "It was a jump ball, but they should have just given him the ball if you're going to just throw it right to his side instead of throwing it to the middle. There's no way Danny Green is out-jumping Jaylen Brown and winning a jump ball. Sorry."
Boston Celtics can't contain Joel Embiid (42 points), fall to Sixers, 117-109
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/ KEMRI TESTS EFFICACY OF HERBAL DRUG IN VIRUS WAR
KEMRI TESTS EFFICACY OF HERBAL DRUG IN VIRUS WAR
Kenya's leading research institute has begun exploring efficacy of one of its herbal and traditional medicines likely to treat Covid-19. Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) has identified Zedupex, an in-house herbal medicine used in the treatment of genital herpes -- a common viral disease that causes sores on the mouth and genitals.
The drug licensed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board in 2015 was developed by Kenyan scientists from medicinal trees. It is available in powder form packed in 250-gramme containers and TMR5 a cream applied to the genitals. The prescription is a teaspoonful of powder in a cup of boiled water.
According to a presentation made by Kemri Director-General Yeri Kombe to the National Assembly Health Committee, Kemri has been approved by the government as the reference centre for testing efficacy of potential Traditional Medicines/Drugs for Covid-19.
"Kemri has commenced exploring efficacy of its in-house product (Zedupex) and other natural products against Covid-19," Prof Kombe said.
It took Dr Festus Tolo, Deputy Director at the institute's Natural Products Research and Drug Development Research Programme, and other two scientists 10 years to develop the product.
WHO WARNING
Zedupex is sold in small-scale through the institute's production department. The researchers will be working in the laboratory to test the activity and safety of the compound on Covid-19 treatment. The trials are being carried out at Kemri's laboratory. The drug has not been administered to any coronavirus patient.
But as Kenya tries to explore the treatment of the virus with traditional medicines, the African Union said it will now start testing the controversial herbal remedy for Covid-19 from Madagascar.
At least five African countries continue to receive supplies of the remedy despite the World Health Organisation (WHO) warning about its use.
The WHO announced on Tuesday evening that it held a virtual meeting with 70 traditional medicine experts from African countries on the role of traditional medicine in Covid-19 response.
The experts "unanimously agreed that clinical trials must be conducted for all medicines in the region, without exception". Madagascar's herbal remedy is based on the artemisia annual plant, which has antimalarial properties and was developed by the state-run Malagasy Institute of Applied Research.
On Wednesday, AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Kwesi Quartey announced that the organisation will collaborate with Madagascar's health ministry to test the efficacy of the treatment.
South Africa, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Central African Republic, Congo and Equatorial Guinea had received their consignments of the herbal remedy.
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Zedupex
Natural Products Research and Drug Development Research Programme
Dr Festus Tolo
Pharmacy and Poisons Board
TMR5 cream
Yeri Kombe
National Assembly Health Committee
Africa Union
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Durbaar
A mood board for the Deccan Sultanate of South India. A tapestry of images takes us through lavish chandeliers from the court of the Last Nizam of Hyderabad to the illuminated memoir of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Dynasty. A series of disappearing sonic crescendos flood underneath, remembering the fall of a former grandeur. This film is an ode to intricacy and majesty, through reverie and voyeurism.
Director: Gautam Valluri
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Southeastern unveils the Kingdom Diversity Missions Initiative
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and The College at Southeastern are excited to begin the new Kingdom Diversity Missions Initiative (KDMI)—a program designed to encourage minorities to become more involved in Great Commission work around the world.
By Harper McKay
WAKE FOREST (NC)—This new initiative combines two of Southeastern's strengths—missions and kingdom diversity—in order to address the reality that African, Hispanic and Asian Americans are disproportionately underrepresented on the international mission field.
Walter Strickland, special advisor to the president for diversity and instructor of theology, said the new initiative "captures the heartbeat" of Southeastern. "We recognize that every tribe, tongue and nation are not just the recipients of God's mission, but they ought to be mobilized on mission as well."
As a partnership between Southeastern's Kingdom Diversity Initiative (KDI) and Center for Great Commission Studies (CGCS), the new program offers minority students financial assistance for Southeastern mission trips along with help in preparing to go—raising funds, obtaining a passport, etc. When students return from their trip, the initiative will offer a time of debrief to help students process what they have learned and apply it to God's calling on their lives.
The goal of the KDMI is to create opportunities for minority believers to engage in missions and cultivate in them a passion for taking the gospel to the ends of the earth.
According to CGCS Director Scott Hildreth, the initiative addresses the need to involve the entire body of Christ in missions. "This initiative is important because God gave the Great Commission to the whole church," he said. "We want to equip the whole church, including ethnic minorities, who have not had opportunities or traditions of international missions, to take the gospel to the nations."
Those working with the initiative hope to see long-term change within minority churches as they equip leaders to have a global vision, leading to more minorities becoming involved in local and international mission work.
Hildreth explained that the initiative is not just a program to send minority students on short-term mission trips, although that is part of the focus: "Our prayer is that they will lead their churches to embrace the Great Commission and that it will become a vital part of their lives."
The KDMI can provide assistance for any international trip that Southeastern sponsors. For additional information read The Center for Great Commission Studies post. To learn more and apply for the program, visit kingdomdiversity.sebts.edu.


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Q: Dplyr Arrange Giving Error when Sorting by more than 1 Column I am getting this error using "arrange" from dplyr. I am trying to sort in descending order on 2 variables.
Error in `dplyr::arrange()`:
! `desc()` must be called with exactly one argument.

I have never had this problem before. Could there be a clash with another package? I installed the newest version of rlang today and since then I've had issues with "arrange".
Here is a sample of the data, as well as the code I am using:
df %>%
  arrange(desc(year, amount))

year   amount
2022     5
2017     2
2021     2
2022     3
2020     4
2019     3
2017     1
2022     2
2020     1

Should result in this. No?
year   amount
2022     5
2022     3
2022     2
2021     2
2020     4
2020     1
2019     3
2017     2
2017     1

A: You can use this code:
df <- data.frame(year = c(2022, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2022, 2020),
                 amount = c(5, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3, 1, 2, 1))

         df %>%
           arrange(desc(year))

Output:
year amount
2022      5
2022      3
2022      2
2021      2
2020      4
2020      1
2019      3
2017      2
2017      1

You should only mention one variable in desc()

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Can you believe that I once hated salmon?
Yep, super crazy, but it's true.
That is why I always tell people not to give up on teaching their kids how to eat.
The palate is something that changes and develops with time.
I once also hated oatmeal and now I love it!
So, if you don't really like salmon, I encourage you to keep trying it and try it different ways and you may find that you actually like it one day.
My kids both like salmon so I make it often and all kinds of different ways.
I love making salmon because it cooks super fast so its a great week night meal.
I usually serve this with my Healthy Greens Fried Rice, its super yummy. I also make Roasted Asparagus to go with this meal. My kids both love asparagus and so do I. I can just eat it plain with my hands like its candy. LOL I know, not exactly candy, but its so good.
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Communique: Joint Security Task Force for South East/Delta States
Communique on the South-East/ Delta States Security Conference 2015 Held On Saturday, 22.08.15 at the Governors ' Lodge Amawbia, Anambra State
[Picture: L-R: Governors Willie Obiano of Anambra; Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia]
At the end of the highly successful security conference which held under the theme: Security – Bedrock of Governance, aimed at fostering a partnership among Abia, Anambra, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States to enhance the fight against crimes and criminality. The participants which cut across various strata of society including the Inspector-General of Police, the Director General of the Department of State Services, members of the National Assembly, traditional rulers, religious leaders, market leaders, civil society groups as well as security stakeholders from the six states and contiguous states resolved as follows –
1. That it is imperative to set up a Joint Security Task Force among the South East and Delta States to curb prevailing crimes within the area;
2. That appropriate deployment of security and intelligence, logistics support will be required to drive the initiative;
3. That improved funding and equipping of the Police, proper remuneration for officers and a practical reward system for exemplary performance are necessary for efficient provision of policing services.
4. That respective States should establish strong and functional security at border areas across the various States;
5. That the judiciary in all the concerned States should be encouraged for an enhanced/speedy administration of criminal justice;
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6. That electronic documentation of all criminal suspects at Police divisions should commence as a way of enhancing the criminal database;
7. That State Governments should increase their spending on security to effectively augment efforts of the Federal Government in this direction.
8. That in line with popular positions at the recent National Security Conference organised by the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja, community based policing should be encouraged with the active involvement of traditional rulers and other non-state actors. The use of vigilante outfits must however be regulated as a non – state actor with their activities supervised by Divisional Police Officers.
9. That there is a need for timely interventions by State actors and political leaders in the resolution of communal disputes to avoid the occurrence of clashes arising there from.
10. That use of technology and surveillance equipment by Government and private organisations should be encouraged especially in public buildings and facilities as a way of aiding law prevention processes.
11. The Conference also called for improved moral standards among the citizenry as well as the resuscitation of societal core values and good governance as a panacea to curbing crimes.
12. It equally called on the Federal Government to find ways of stabilising the Nigeria Police Force by making the office of the Inspector-General of Police tenure based. This is to ensure that a holder of the office at any point in time has ample time to initiate and execute security policies as against the present situation in which citizens have lost count of the many IGPs.
13. The Conference ended successfully with commitments by participating States to sustain discussions and cooperation on all issues regarding security.
Signed: ORGANISING COMMITTEE
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John A. Dani
John A. Dani, Ph.D.
David J. Mahoney Professor of Neurological Sciences
Department: Neuroscience
415 Curie Blvd
211 Clinical Research Building
johndani@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
B.A. (Atmosheric and Oceanic Science)
University of Michigan, 1975.
Ph.D. (Physiology)
John A. Dani, PhD, is the chair of the Department of Neuroscience in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Director of the Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences (MINS) at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Dani has a wide breath of research interests, but he is best known for his research into addiction. For example, his work showed that nicotine commandeers normal neural mechanisms of learning and memory during the addiction to tobacco.
Dr. Dani received his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Minnesota. After postdoctoral training, he became a Research Associate Scientist in the Section of Molecular Neurobiology at Yale University. During this time, Dr. Dani applied himself to basic biophysics and theoretical research, describing mechanisms that underlie the electrical communication within the brain. Later he accepted a position at Baylor College of Medicine, where he became Professor in the Department of Neuroscience and in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. During this period, Dr. Dani was a Visiting Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Wiersma Visiting Professor at the California Institute of Technology. These opportunities enabled him to expand his cellular biophysics research to include in vivo recordings with powerful invasive techniques that probed the mechanisms underlying motivations and decision-making while animals performed experimentally designed behavioral tasks. While at Baylor, Dr. Dani served in many administrative roles, including the chair of the Neuroscience Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee and a member of the graduate program Executive Committee in Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics. These roles culminated in Dr. Dani becoming Director of the Center on Addiction, Learning, and Memory.
At Penn Dr. Dani plans his research efforts based on the hypothesis that fundamental mechanisms underlie the communication and adaptability of the nervous system. Those same cellular mechanisms that normally serve the brain are misdirected and damaged during disease and are commandeered and altered by the addiction process. Therefore, fundamental mechanisms underlying neuronal functions offer points of entry for pharmacological, physiological, and genetic methods aimed at relieving or preventing abnormal behaviors of mental disease and drug addiction. From this research prospective, his laboratory has made contributions toward our understanding and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, mood disorders, and addiction. His studies will continue to examine the signaling and dysfunction of neurotransmitter systems, which are the chemical signalers of the brain. For example, his studies have shown that addictive drugs induce synaptic changes in the brain that are comparable to those caused during learning, and his lab showed that antidepressant therapies alter the signaling relationships between mood-regulating neurotransmitter systems. Guided by the same fundamental research principles, Dr. Dani's lab also has contributed to the understanding of memory functions during exposure to drugs and stress or during degenerative disease, such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's dementia. In his new leadership roles, Dr. Dani aims to enhance the already high level of achievement in the neurosciences by fostering board, interdisciplinary teamwork. Within the Dept. of Neuroscience and MINS, quality and excellence will serve as the basis for student as well as faculty recruitment within a cooperative and supportive environment.
Research techniques: systems neurophysiology, in vivo recording, electrophysiology, behavioral tasks, and brain slices
Key words: addiction, systems neuroscience, behavior, cholinergic, and dopaminergic
Ostroumov Alexey, Wittenberg Ruthie E, Kimmey Blake A, Taormina Madison B, Holden William M, McHugh Albert T, Dani John A: Acute Nicotine Exposure Alters Ventral Tegmental Area Inhibitory Transmission and Promotes Diazepam Consumption. eNeuro Feb 2020.
Kimmey Blake A, Ostroumov Alexey, Dani John A: 5-HT receptor activation normalizes stress-induced dysregulation of GABAergic signaling in the ventral tegmental area. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Dec 2019.
Ostroumov Alexey, Dani John A: Inhibitory Plasticity of Mesocorticolimbic Circuits in Addiction and Mental Illness. Trends in neurosciences 41(12): 898-910, 12 2018.
Ostroumov Alexey, Dani John A: Convergent Neuronal Plasticity and Metaplasticity Mechanisms of Stress, Nicotine, and Alcohol. Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology 58: 547-566, 01 2018.
Thomas Alyse M, Ostroumov Alexey, Kimmey Blake A, Taormina Madison B, Holden William M, Kim Kristen, Brown-Mangum Tiffany, Dani John A: Adolescent Nicotine Exposure Alters GABA Receptor Signaling in the Ventral Tegmental Area and Increases Adult Ethanol Self-Administration. Cell reports 23(1): 68-77, 04 2018.
Ostroumov A, Thomas AM, Kimmey BA, Karsch JS, Doyon WM, Dani JA: Stress Increases Ethanol Self-Administration via a Shift toward Excitatory GABA Signaling in the Ventral Tegmental Area. Neuron 92(2): 493-504, Oct 2016.
Yang K, Broussard JI, Levine AT, Jenson D, Arenkiel B, Dani JA: Dopamine receptor activity participates in hippocampal synaptic plasticity associated with novel object recognition. The European Journal of Neuroscience Sep 2016.
Huang W, Placzek AN, Viana Di Prisco G, Khatiwada S, Sidrauski C, Krnjević K, Walter P, Dani JA, Costa-Mattioli M: Translational control by eIF2α phosphorylation regulates vulnerability to the synaptic and behavioral effects of cocaine. eLife 5, Mar 2016.
Placzek AN, Molfese DL, Khatiwada S, Viana Di Prisco G, Huang W, Sidrauski C, Krnjević K, Amos CL, Ray R, Dani JA, Walter P, Salas R, Costa-Mattioli M: Translational control of nicotine-evoked synaptic potentiation in mice and neuronal responses in human smokers by eIF2α. eLife 5, Mar 2016.
Broussard JI, Yang K, Levine AT, Tsetsenis T, Jenson D, Cao F, Garcia I, Arenkiel BR, Zhou FM, De Biasi M, Dani JA: Dopamine Regulates Aversive Contextual Learning and Associated In Vivo Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus. Cell reports 14(8): 1930-9, Mar 2016.


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The Covering of 1 Corinthians 11
- Jeff Smelser
8/1/93 4th Revision: 5/16/06
Introduction to four interpretations
man-made veil and binding today.
Primary strength of this interpretation is its antiquity.
However, many misunderstandings became widespread quite early.
man-made covering, but only a local (Greek) custom
context doesn't suggest custom, (11:16 doesn't), quite the contrary
historical evidence concerning the custom is doubtful at best
It used to be asserted by theologians that Paul was simply endorsing the unwritten law of hellenic and hellenistic feeling for what was proper. But this view is untenable. To be sure, the veil was not unknown in Greece. It was worn partly as adornment and partly on such special occasions as match-making and marriage, mourning, and the worship of chthonic deities (in the form of a garment drawn over the head). But it is quite wrong that Greek women were under some kind of compulsion to wear a veil in public. TDNT, p. 562
Veiling was customary among the Romans at sacrifices . . . . but this did not apply to the Gks. In neither case was there any distinction of sexes. Hence Paul was not thinking of these customs. TDNT, p. 562, n. 2.
assumes man-made veil
not applicable because pertained to spiritual gifts
non-sequitur
There is no reason to assume "praying" in 1 Cor. 11 is limited to praying "with the Spirit"
long hair is the covering
The discussion in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16
Paul's discussion rooted in divine order, not custom; 11:3
compare 11:7
has to do with the order of creation; 11:8-9
as fundamental as the proper realm of angels; 11:10 (Jude 6 is the appropriate cross reference, not Genesis 6)
"long hair" is a woman's glory, given to her as a covering. Given by whom?
This should be the end of I,B (Custom) & I,C (Spiritual gifts) above.
If "not covered," might as well be shorn or shaven 11:5-6
Shorn is what has been done to a lamb
Shaven is what a man has done to his face
Taken at face value, the vocabulary of the text does not suggest a man-made covering.
The noun κάλυμμα (= veil, 2 Cor 3:13-16,4x) does not occur in 1 Corinthians 11, except as a variant reading in the patristics and ancient versions
With the exception of verse 15, where some English versions say "veil", "veiled", or "covered", there is either no word in the original language, or, the word in the original language is a form of the verb κατακαλύπτω. "Uncovered" or "unveiled" represents the verbal adjective ἀκατακαλύπτος.
1 Cor. 11:4 κατὰ κεφαλῆς ἔχων "having [something] down from his head"
1 Cor. 11:5 ἀκατακαλύπτῳ τῇ κεφαλῇ "the head uncovered"
1 Cor. 11:6 εἰ γὰρ οὐ κατακαλύπτεται γυνή, καὶ κειράσθω· εἰ δὲ αἰσχρὸν γυναικὶ τὸ κείρασθαι ἢ ξυρᾶσθαι, κατακαλυπτέσθω. "For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if being shorn or shaven is a shame to a woman, let her be covered."
1 Cor. 11:7 ἀνὴρ μὲν γὰρ οὐκ ὀφείλει κατακαλύπτεσθαι τὴν κεφαλήν "For a man ought not to cover the head"
1 Cor. 11:13 ἀκατακάλυπτον "uncovered"
1 Cor. 11:15 περιβολαίου "mantle"
meaning and use of κατακαλύπτω
κατακαλύπτω is a verb meaning "cover, veil"
In the N.T., used only in 1 Corinthians 11, although related words are used frequently.
α. καλύπτω
β. ἀποκαλύπτω
γ. ἀποκάλυψις
δ. ἀνακαλύπτω
The verb does not imply a "veil" (noun).
α. in English the verb "veil" does not necessarily imply a garment worn as a headdress, i.e. a "veil" (noun), but rather is readily used for covering anything by anything.
β. "veil, v.t.; ...1. to cover with or as with a veil. 2. to conceal; to hide, mask, or disguise." - Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary
γ. The same is true of the Greek verb.
It was used with reference to the wearing of a veil,or some garment on the head or over the face in Gen. 38:15, Est. 6:12 ("mourning with his head covered"), and Sus. 32 (Theod.)
In the LXX, it was more frequently used of covering generally. (English excerpts are from the NAS translation of the Hebrew scriptures except in cases where the LXX reading is significantly different from the Hebrew. In those cases an English translation of the LXX wording is provided as noted.)
α. Ex. 26:34 "and you shall cover with the curtain the ark of the testimony in the Holy of Holies" (LXX wording as translated by js)
β. Ex. 29:22 "the fat that covers the entrails"
γ. Lev. 3:3 "the fat that covers the entrails"
δ. Lev. 3:9 "the fat that covers the entrails"
ε. Lev. 3:14 "the fat that covers the entrails" (Alexandrinus MS has καλύπτω)
ζ. Lev. 4:8 "the fat that covers the entrails"
η. Lev. 6:33 (7:3 in Hebrew text)"the fat that covers the entrails"
θ. Lev. 9:19 "the fat that covers over the entrails" (LXX wording as translated by js)
ι. Nu. 4:5 "they shall take down the veil of the screen and cover the ark of the testimony with it"
κ. Nu. 22:5 "a people came out of Egypt; behold, they cover the surface of the land"
λ. 2 Chron. 18:29 "I will disguise myself"
μ. Hab 2:14 "as water [knowledge of the glory of the Lord] shall cover [peoples]" (LXX wording as translated by js)
ν. Is. 6:2 "Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings; with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet."
ξ. Is. 11:9 "For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea."
ο. Is. 26:21 "And the earth will reveal her bloodshed, and will no longer cover her slain."
π. Jer 26:8 (46:8 in Hebrew text) "I will rise and cover that land"
ρ. Jer 28:42 (51:42 in Hebrew text) "The sea has come up over Babylon; She has been engulfed with its tumultuous waves."
σ. Jer. 28:51 (51:51 in Hebrew text) "Disgrace has covered our faces"
τ. Ez.26:10 "The dust raised by them will cover you"
υ. Ez 26:19 "great waters will cover you"
φ. Ez. 32:7 "And when I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens"
χ. Ez.38:9 "you will be like a cloud covering the land"
ψ. Dan. 12:9 "these words are concealed and sealed up"
ω. In the Apocrypha: Si. 24:3 "[Wisdom] covered the earth as a mist"
The context indicates that the covering is long hair. (Not simply hair, but long hair.)
The usual word for hair is θρίξ (occurs 15 times in the N.T.)
The noun used in 1 Corinthians 11:15 is κόμη. (The verb κομάω is used twice, once in 11:14 and once in 11:15. These are the only N.T. occurrences of either κόμη or κομάω.)
On κομάω, ("wear long hair, let one's hair grow long") BDAG cites Herodotus (5th century B.C.), Plutarch (1st-2nd century) and others to the effect that "Greek men do not do this".
κόμη is used in the LXX in the following passages:
Lev. 19:27 "You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads"
Num. 6:5 "He shall be holy, growing the long locks of the hair of his head." (LXX wording as translated by js)
Job 1:20 "sheared the long hair of his head" (LXX wording as translated by js)
Job 16:13 (16:12 In Hebrew text) "Taking me by the hair he shook me" (LXX wording as translated by Charles Thomson)
Job 38:32 "drag out Hesperus by his hair" (LXX wording as translated by Charles Thomson)
Ezek. 24:23 "And your hairs on your head" (LXX wording as translated by js)
Ezek. 44:20
In uninspired writings: Da. Bel 35, Judith 13:7, 3 Macc. 1:18, 3 Macc. 4:6.
Objections to understanding long hair to be the covering
OBJECTION: Vs. 5-6 are said to be nonsensical if hair is the covering.
This objection assumes "covering" is hair rather than long hair
Clearly, it is possible to have less than long hair even though the hair is not so short as to be described as shorn or shaven.
OBJECTION: Where it is said that a woman's hair "is given her for a covering" (vs. 15) it is noted that the word translated "covering" is not the same as that used earlier in the context. It is supposed that Paul describes one kind of covering in verses 1-13, and then refers to the hair as another kind of covering.
The word translated "covering" in vs. 15 is the noun, περιβόλαιον.
There has been no noun for covering used prior to vs. 15.
previously in the context, a verb meaning "to cover, or veil" has been used.
To insist that this verb implies a covering that is a garment is contrary to its usage. See above, II,C,2,b,v.
Other occurrences of this noun include:
Ex. 22:27 LXX (22:26 in Hebrew text)
Dt. 22:12 LXX
Psalm 101:26 LXX (102:26 in Hebrew text), quoted in Hebrews 1:12
περιβόλαιον is from the verb περιβάλλω which is a compound of περί (preposition meaning "around"; compare perimeter, periscope, peridental, perinatal) and βάλλω (verb meaning "throw" or "cast"). περιβόλαιον is a garment such that might be thrown around the person, e.g., a wrap, cloak, robe, or mantle.
A woman's "hair is given here for a mantle" (ἀντὶ περιβολαίου). ἀντί is a preposition meaning "for" in the sense of "in place of,""instead of." In his discussion of this preposition, grammarian Nigel Turner translates the phrase in 1 Cor. 11:15 "instead of a wrap" and opines that the preposition ἀντί is here used "Clearly in a substitutionary sense." A Grammar of New Testament Greek, vol. 3, "Syntax", p. 258.
περιβόλαιον is the only word in the context which clearly suggests a garment, and where it is used, it is said that the woman's "hair is given here for a περιβολαίου."
OBJECTION: The text seems to imply that the covering can be put on and taken off.
Verse 5, if isolated from the context, does at first reading appear to imply a covering that can be put on and removed. However, given the weight of the evidence that the covering described is the hair, it seems better to understand the reference to praying and prophesying to be illustrative. A woman ought to be covered, and of all occasions, this should especially be clear when she is praying or prophesying.
b. Compare 1 Tim. 2:9 where men are to lift up "holy hands." That is not to say that their hands need only be holy when they lift their hand in praise or prayer to God. But rather men who pray ought to have holy hands.
OBJECTION: Verse 16 is thought to indicate that Paul has been discussing something that is merely custom. Moreover, because Paul says, "we have no such custom, neither the churches of God," it is supposed that the custom must have been merely a societal custom.
It makes no sense at all to suppose that, after arguing from the relationship of God to Christ, Christ to man, and man to woman, and from the order of creation, Paul would finally dismiss the importance of the whole thing saying in essence, "if you don't like what I've said, that's alright, because it's really all just a man-made custom."
Alford cites Chrysostom, as well as "the best modern commentators" (Alford was a nineteenth century scholar) in support of the view that when Paul said "we have no such custom", he meant being contentious. Alford's own view is that "the συνήθεια alludes to the practice...of women praying uncovered." That is, it was not the custom in the churches of God for women to pray uncovered. Either of these views makes far more sense in the context than the interpretation which has Paul saying that it is not the custom of the churches of God for women to be covered when praying.