Photography competition to celebrate the first Al Gharbia Watersports Festival
Photography competition to celebrate the first Al Gharbia Watersports Festival
The Western Region Development Council and The National have launched a photography competition to celebrate the first Al Gharbia Watersports Festival.
The categories are: watersports and outdoor life, natural scenery and wildlife.
There will be prizes of Dh30,000, Dh20,000 and Dh10,000 in each category.
Shortlisted pictures will appear online at www.thenational.ae/algharbia, final judging will take place in June with a jury panel with members from WRDC, Emirates Photography Society and photo editors from The National.
Entries will be accepted until May 20; entry forms and more details can be found at http://www.algharbiafestivals.com/
http://www.algharbiafestivals.com/competition/sports.php
Al Gharbia, the Western region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, is home to 350 kilometres of stunning natural coastline. This year’s Watersports Festival is staged at Mirfa, which is approximately 120 kilometres west of the city of Abu Dhabi. Travel from Abu Dhabi.
Directions
From Dubai
Take the Sheikh Zayed road and follow signs to Jebel Ali / Abu Dhabi.
After passing Dubai Marina remain on the road for approximately 45 minutes (100km).
After passing signs for Zayed Military city, look out for E11 Tarif road and signs for Al Ghweifat.
Stay on this road for approximately 20kms until it ends and follow signs for Al Ghweifat (there is a slight diversion here so keep an eye out).
On the Al Ghweifat road note signs for Tarif and Jebel Danat Hotel. Stay on this road for approximately 100 kms and you will see the first sign for Mirfa, please ignore this and take the second sign to Mirfa and follow signs to Mirfa Hotel.
The beach near Mirfa Hotel is the site for the Al Gharbia Watersports Festival.
From Abu Dhabi
From Abu Dhabi International Airport. Follow signs towards Mussafah and take the Mussafah exit.
Follow signs for Tarif and then take the Tarif/Sila exit.
Continue to Tarif, pass the ADNOC petrol station in Tarif, and follow signs for Mirfa City.
Once you will see the first sign for Mirfa, please ignore this and take the second sign to Mirfa and follow signs to Mirfa Hotel.
The beach near Mirfa Hotel is the site for the Al Gharbia Watersports Festival.
DRESS CODE
There is an unwritten dress code for both men and women and care should be taken not to give offence by wearing inappropriately revealing clothes. At the festival site, trunks, shorts and swimsuits are acceptable.
SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
We request that all visitors to the festival show respect at all times. This is a region rich in local traditions and culture, which should be valued. The UAE’s licensing laws require venues serving alcohol be attached to hotels or a private clubs. It is illegal to drink in the street or in a public space so please be discreet and respectful at all times.
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Today in History – 12 May
1992 1st Belgian woman, Ingrid Baeyens, to ascend Mount Everest
1991 A new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest
1951 1st H Bomb test, on Enewetak Atoll
1949 1st foreign woman ambassador received in U.S. (S V L Pandit India)
1908 Wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B. Stubblefield
1792 Toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented
1777 1st ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi-NY Gazette)
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തീര്ത്ഥക്കരയിലെ ചെമ്പടമേളം കൂടല്മാണിക്യത്തിന്റെ മാത്രം
ഉത്സവം- ക്ഷേത്രകലകള്ക്ക് ആസ്വാദകരേറെ
ഉത്സവം- ക്ഷേത്രകലകള്ക്ക് ആസ്വാദകരേറെ
Author : – സ്വന്തം ലേഖകന് www.irinjalakuda.com
ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുട : കൂടല്മാണിക്യം ക്ഷേത്രോത്സവത്തോടനുബന്ധിച്ച് അരങ്ങേറുന്ന ക്ഷേത്രകലകള്ക്ക് ആസ്വാദകരേറെയാണ്. രാവിലത്തെ ശീവേലി കഴിഞ്ഞാല് ഉടന് കിഴക്കേ നടപ്പുരയില് ഓട്ടന്തുള്ളലും ശീതങ്കന് തുള്ളലും അരങ്ങേറും.ഇതില് കല്ല്യാണ സൗഗന്ധികവും, സഭാപ്രവേശവും, ഗരുഡ ഗര്വഭംഗവും തന്മയത്വത്തോടെ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നത് നന്തിപുലം പി.കെ.നീലകണ്ഠനും സംഘവുമാണ്. കല്യാണ സൗഗന്ധികത്തിലെ ഹാസ്യപ്രധാനങ്ങളായ സന്ദര്ഭങ്ങളെ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുമ്പോള് കൂടി നില്ക്കുന്നവരില് ചിരിപടരും. കൂത്തമ്പലത്തോട് ചേര്ന്ന സന്ധ്യാവേല പന്തലില് മദ്ദളപറ്റ്, കൊമ്പുപറ്റ്, നാദസ്വരം എന്നിവയും ആസ്വദിക്കേണ്ട കാഴ്ചയാണ്. കിഴക്കേ ഗോപുരനടയില് ചെണ്ടയുടെ താളലയമായ തായമ്പകയും മികച്ചതുതന്നെ. സന്ധ്യാസമയത്ത് കൂത്തമ്പലത്തില് അമ്മന്നൂര് കൂടിയാട്ട പാരമ്പര്യത്തിന്റെ പൈതൃകം വിളിച്ചോതുന്ന ചാക്യാര്കൂത്തു കാണാന് ആളുകള് അഴികള്ക്കുള്ളിലൂടെ ആകാംക്ഷയോടെ എത്തിനോക്കും.പടിഞ്ഞാറേ പ്രദക്ഷിണ വഴിയില് അരങ്ങേറുന്ന പാഠകവും ആളുകളെ ചുറ്റും കൂടി നിര്ത്തും. തലയില് ചുവപ്പു പട്ടുമായി കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂര് കോവിലകത്തെ നന്ദകുമാര് രാജയാണ് പാഠകം അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്. ഇതേസമയം നടക്കുന്ന പടിഞ്ഞാറെ നടപ്പുരയിലെ കുറത്തിയാട്ടവും ക്ഷേത്രത്തിലെത്തുന്നവര്ക്ക് പ്രിയമാണ്.
Today in History – 11 May
1998 India resumes underground nuclear tests after more than a 20 year gap
1987 1st heart-lung transplant take place (Baltimore)
1967 100,000,000th U.S. phone connected
1949 1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 in New York City
1929 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week)
1921 Tel Aviv is 1st all Jewish municipality
1752 1st U.S. fire insurance policy issued (Philadelphia)
1751 1st U.S. hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital)
330 Constantinople (Byzantium) becomes capital of Roman Empire
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An Inspiring Moment shared (AIMs) with Team 1 – Dr. Rajah Balakrishna
An Inspiring Moment shared (AIMs) with Team 1 – Dr. Rajah Balakrishna
My motto in life is to work to my satisfaction and leave the rest to God and always think positive.
Thinking positive can change our life and our way of thinking. Tomorrow can be good or bad but both cannot last for long. We have to be prepared to take fortune & mis-fortune equally. Waiting for our turn of beautiful tomorrow keeps our life going.
Dr. Rajah Balakrishna is a multi-talented personality working in Abu Dhabi, which is also the cultural capital of UAE. He holds a PhD in cinema, Feature Film Producer Diploma, Certified Cinema Director & Line Producer Emeritus from Hollywood Film Institute USA, a Masters in Mass communication & Journalism and Diploma in film technology & acting.
He has written several articles in renowned periodicals and two coffee table books on subjects related to travel, poetry, film making, Culture & Heritage. He has directed many documentaries on Health, public awareness, education and culture both in India and abroad. As a visiting professor, he teaches in different universities in UAE and abroad. He has done extensive research on historical sites in this region and have highlighted the important connections these places had with the Islamic World and recorded interesting comparisons of this region in 13th/14th century with that of the present. He also holds the privilege to work as a Consultant for many Film Festivals and Film schools in India and abroad. In addition, he is one of the Advisory Board member of Innovative Development Centre for Educational Aptitude (IDEA). Creativity is not limited in all the above activities for Dr Rajah Balakrishna as he likes to do oil painting,wood burning and carving, which he teach a group of children too.
Dr. Rajah Balakrishna is presently employed at Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage (ADACH) as Producer, TV & Film Division and also as Executive Director for the Digi Film Club under the authority. He also serves as the Technical Director of Emirates Film Competition, an annual competitive event held under the umbrella of Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi. He lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife Latha and daughters Sheetal and Shilpa.
If you are interested to read further about Dr. Rajah Balakrishna, please visit his sites:
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