ARENDAL, NORWAY // Majed Al Mansoori will replace John Tomlinson and sit alongside Rashid Al Tayer in Team Abu Dhabi's entry at this weekend's BMW Norwegian Grand Prix.
The Emirati has been a part of Team Abu Dhabi for a couple of years and has been a regular on the UIM F1 H20 racing scene.
The 30-year-old will take over the throttles to join his XCAT racing partner, having worked his way through the ranks from jet-ski racing and single-seater boats.
Al Tayer, on the other hand, has started 12 Class 1 Grand Prix to date and claimed a sensational double race win in Sweden last season, followed by victory at his home race last year and Pole Position at the April race meeting this year.
Al Mansoori will get his first taste of Class 1 competition in a practice session from 3pm (5pm UAE time) on Friday afternoon.
The Edox Pole Position begins at 3.15pm (5.15pm UAE time) on Saturday afternoon and race one will follow at 7pm. A one-hour practice session is permitted on Sunday morning and the second of the Norwegian Grand Prix races gets underway at 4.30pm.
This year he has been tackling rounds of the UIM F-4S Eurofin Trophy and has been forced to miss the fifth and sixth rounds of that series in Kazan this weekend to travel to Norway with the other half of Team Abu Dhabi.
The Emirati will be making his Class 1 offshore debut alongside Al Tayer on the fjord course at Arendal, one of the most popular racing venues in world offshore racing.
Al Tayer and Tomlinson recorded a pair of fourth place finishes at the first meeting of the year in Abu Dhabi in April and that was sufficient to propel the Team Abu Dhabi 5 boat into fifth in the championship, a mere point behind the tying Spirit of Qatar 95 and Fendi Racing 10 in third position.
Victory 3's Arif Saif Al Zafeen and Nadir bin Hendi recorded a pair of race wins in Abu Dhabi and now hold a 10-point early season advantage over the Spirit of Qatar 96 crew.
Libya's Gold
UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves.
The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.
Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.
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Bournemouth 1
Wilson 44'
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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
The specs
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Power: 398hp from 5,250rpm
Torque: 580Nm at 1,900-4,800rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed auto
Fuel economy, combined: 6.5L/100km
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Cast: Nayanthara, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine, R Madhavan
Star rating: 2/5
The National's picks
4.35pm: Tilal Al Khalediah
5.10pm: Continous
5.45pm: Raging Torrent
6.20pm: West Acre
7pm: Flood Zone
7.40pm: Straight No Chaser
8.15pm: Romantic Warrior
8.50pm: Calandogan
9.30pm: Forever Young
Keep it fun and engaging
Stuart Ritchie, director of wealth advice at AES International, says children cannot learn something overnight, so it helps to have a fun routine that keeps them engaged and interested.
“I explain to my daughter that the money I draw from an ATM or the money on my bank card doesn’t just magically appear – it’s money I have earned from my job. I show her how this works by giving her little chores around the house so she can earn pocket money,” says Mr Ritchie.
His daughter is allowed to spend half of her pocket money, while the other half goes into a bank account. When this money hits a certain milestone, Mr Ritchie rewards his daughter with a small lump sum.
He also recommends books that teach the importance of money management for children, such as The Squirrel Manifesto by Ric Edelman and Jean Edelman.
In numbers
1,000 tonnes of waste collected daily:
- 800 tonnes converted into alternative fuel
- 150 tonnes to landfill
- 50 tonnes sold as scrap metal
800 tonnes of RDF replaces 500 tonnes of coal
Two conveyor lines treat more than 350,000 tonnes of waste per year
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