After a year's break owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, fitness enthusiasts and bodybuilding fans will gather once again at the Dubai Muscle Show and Dubai Active, one of the largest such events in the Middle East, for three days starting Thursday.
To be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, organisers said this year's event is its biggest yet, with a jam-packed schedule of competitions, classes, meet-and-greets, seminars and showcases by 250 exhibitors from the fitness and bodybuilding world.
Dubai Active Industry, a trade show for the fitness, wellness and sports industries, will also give brands and businesses – specialising in everything from equipment and technology to education – the chance to connect with each other. Summits will cover topics such as fitness and business, start-ups in fitness, and the future of wellness in the Middle East.
This year’s star attraction at the Dubai Muscle Show will be reigning Mr Olympia, Big Ramy, real name Mamdouh Elssbiay, the Egyptian bodybuilder who won the title for the second straight year, earlier in October. Ronnie Coleman, often regarded as the greatest bodybuilder of all time and an eight-time Mr Olympia, will also meet fans throughout all three days.
At Dubai Active, fitness influencers Kelsey Wells and Heba Ali will be bringing their signature workouts and also meeting fans.
Here are all the fitness stars you can meet at the Dubai Muscle Show and the Dubai Active 2021:
Kelsey Wells
Best known for: "My signature PWR workouts, which you can do with me live at Dubai Active this week, and helping women use exercise as a tool for self-empowerment."
What I'm looking forward to most at Dubai Active: "Reconnecting in person with many of the women who train with me online and feeling the exceptional and powerful energy that is created when women gather together."
How to meet me: Workout with Wells on the Dubai Active Arena Stage on Friday at 2pm or join me for a Q&A on Saturday at 2pm. There's also a meet and greet on Friday and Saturday at 3pm.
Heba Ali
Best known for: "My fitness focal point early in my journey was hybrid training, which allowed me to gain massive attention through my videos on social media and also create television opportunities that led me to Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge and WWE trial series.
What I'm looking forward to most at Dubai Active: "Connecting with many new people in the Middle East. Leading fitness classes and motivation seminars, as well as getting to know more about everyone and their personal fitness journeys."
How to meet me: Workout with Heba on the Dubai Active Arena Stage on Friday and on the Shreddy Fitness Stage on Saturday at 1.30pm. You can also join our Feminism & Self Care panel on the Spinneys Wellness Stage at 11am or come for the meet and greet at 12pm, both on Saturday.
Ronnie Coleman
Best known for: "Being an eight-time Mr Olympia and one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time."
What I'm looking forward to most at Dubai Muscle Show: "Finally getting to connect and meet with my community in the Middle East after so long."
How to meet me: There's a meet and greet at stand C13, 11am-1pm and then 2pm-5pm across the Dubai Muscle Show weekend.
Big Ramy
Best known for: "The most successful Arab bodybuilder of all time and reigning Mr Olympia bodybuilding champion".
What I'm looking forward to most at Dubai Muscle Show: "I can’t wait to see everyone, from my industry friends to my fans, and be part of this fantastic event. It’s the first major international event that I’ve taken part in this year and it feels good to be back."
How to meet me: Meet and greet at stand D4, 11am-1pm and 4pm-6pm on Thursday and Friday. Then, from 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm on Saturday.
Dorian Yates
Best known for: "Six-time Mr Olympia winner".
What I'm looking forward to most at Dubai Muscle Show: "Seeing the bodybuilding community united again at such a well-respected event that we look forward to all-year round".
How to meet me: At booth C13, 11am-1pm and 2pm-5pm on Thursday and Friday.
Flex Lewis
Best known for: "Being one of the most successful bodybuilders of all time after becoming the only person to win the Mr Olympia 212 category (where contestants weigh up to or less than 212 lbs or 96.6 kilograms) a record seven consecutive times."
What I'm looking forward to most at Dubai Muscle Show: "This is my first time at Dubai Muscle Show so I can’t wait to meet the bodybuilding community here in the Middle East."
How to meet me: At booth A12, 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm across the Dubai Muscle Show weekend.
Ulisses
Best known for: "Bodybuilding and as a fitness model. I'm a two-time MuscleMania Pro World Champion and two-time Musclemania Superbody Champion."
What I'm looking forward to most at Dubai Muscle Show: "Catching up, training and meeting all of my fans in the UAE and being at the show with my team at BioTechUSA."
How to meet me: At booth A10, 1pm-6pm across the Dubai Muscle Show weekend.
– The Dubai Muscle Show, Dubai Active and Dubai Active Industry run from Thursday, October 28 to Saturday, October 30. Tickets starting at Dh50 for a one-day pass are available at dubaiactiveshow.com.
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Ruwais timeline
1971 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company established
1980 Ruwais Housing Complex built, located 10 kilometres away from industrial plants
1982 120,000 bpd capacity Ruwais refinery complex officially inaugurated by the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed
1984 Second phase of Ruwais Housing Complex built. Today the 7,000-unit complex houses some 24,000 people.
1985 The refinery is expanded with the commissioning of a 27,000 b/d hydro cracker complex
2009 Plans announced to build $1.2 billion fertilizer plant in Ruwais, producing urea
2010 Adnoc awards $10bn contracts for expansion of Ruwais refinery, to double capacity from 415,000 bpd
2014 Ruwais 261-outlet shopping mall opens
2014 Production starts at newly expanded Ruwais refinery, providing jet fuel and diesel and allowing the UAE to be self-sufficient for petrol supplies
2014 Etihad Rail begins transportation of sulphur from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais for export
2017 Aldar Academies to operate Adnoc’s schools including in Ruwais from September. Eight schools operate in total within the housing complex.
2018 Adnoc announces plans to invest $3.1 billion on upgrading its Ruwais refinery
2018 NMC Healthcare selected to manage operations of Ruwais Hospital
2018 Adnoc announces new downstream strategy at event in Abu Dhabi on May 13
Source: The National
BIGGEST CYBER SECURITY INCIDENTS IN RECENT TIMES
SolarWinds supply chain attack: Came to light in December 2020 but had taken root for several months, compromising major tech companies, governments and its entities
Microsoft Exchange server exploitation: March 2021; attackers used a vulnerability to steal emails
Kaseya attack: July 2021; ransomware hit perpetrated REvil, resulting in severe downtime for more than 1,000 companies
Log4j breach: December 2021; attackers exploited the Java-written code to inflitrate businesses and governments
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Pharaoh's curse
British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened.
He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”.
Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.
Scoreline
Abu Dhabi Harlequins 17
Jebel Ali Dragons 20
Harlequins Tries: Kinivilliame, Stevenson; Cons: Stevenson 2; Pen: Stevenson
Dragons Tries: Naisau, Fourie; Cons: Love 2; Pens: Love 2
AI traffic lights to ease congestion at seven points to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Street
The seven points are:
Shakhbout bin Sultan Street
Dhafeer Street
Hadbat Al Ghubainah Street (outbound)
Salama bint Butti Street
Al Dhafra Street
Rabdan Street
Umm Yifina Street exit (inbound)
Key findings of Jenkins report
- Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
- Views of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have “consistently been understood” as permitting “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” and “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
- Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
- Laying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism."
WHAT IS GRAPHENE?
It was discovered in 2004, when Russian-born Manchester scientists Andrei Geim and Kostya Novoselov were experimenting with sticky tape and graphite, the material used as lead in pencils.
Placing the tape on the graphite and peeling it, they managed to rip off thin flakes of carbon. In the beginning they got flakes consisting of many layers of graphene. But when they repeated the process many times, the flakes got thinner.
By separating the graphite fragments repeatedly, they managed to create flakes that were just one atom thick. Their experiment led to graphene being isolated for the very first time.
In 2010, Geim and Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics.
Teams
Punjabi Legends Owners: Inzamam-ul-Haq and Intizar-ul-Haq; Key player: Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakhtoons Owners: Habib Khan and Tajuddin Khan; Key player: Shahid Afridi
Maratha Arabians Owners: Sohail Khan, Ali Tumbi, Parvez Khan; Key player: Virender Sehwag
Bangla Tigers Owners: Shirajuddin Alam, Yasin Choudhary, Neelesh Bhatnager, Anis and Rizwan Sajan; Key player: TBC
Colombo Lions Owners: Sri Lanka Cricket; Key player: TBC
Kerala Kings Owners: Hussain Adam Ali and Shafi Ul Mulk; Key player: Eoin Morgan
Venue Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Format 10 overs per side, matches last for 90 minutes
Timeline October 25: Around 120 players to be entered into a draft, to be held in Dubai; December 21: Matches start; December 24: Finals
BMW M5 specs
Engine: 4.4-litre twin-turbo V-8 petrol enging with additional electric motor
Power: 727hp
Torque: 1,000Nm
Transmission: 8-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 10.6L/100km
On sale: Now
Price: From Dh650,000
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Starring: Rose, Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa
Directors: Min Geun, Oh Yoon-Dong
Rating: 3/5
Results
2.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh40,000 1,700m; Winner: AF Mezmar, Adam McLean (jockey), Ernst Oertel (trainer).
3pm: Maiden (PA) Dh40,000 2,000m; Winner: AF Ajwad, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel.
3.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh40,000 1,200m; Winner: Gold Silver, Sam Hitchcott, Ibrahim Aseel.
4pm: Maiden (PA) Dh40,000 1,000m; Winner: Atrash, Richard Mullen, Ana Mendez.
4.30pm: Gulf Cup Prestige (PA) Dh150,000 1,700m; Winner: AF Momtaz, Saif Al Balushi, Musabah Al Muhairi.
5pm: Handicap (TB) Dh40,000 1,200m; Winner: Al Mushtashar, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar.
