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‘Spiderman’ climbs Dubai’s Burj Khalifa

A French daredevil urban climber on Monday scaled the world’s tallest building, the 828-meter (2,717-foot) Burj Khalifa in Dubai, fighting winds that delayed his ascent for hours.

Alain Robert, 48, who is also known as the French Spiderman, took about six hours to climb the more than 160-storey building, using a rope and harness as required by organizers.

But he said the safety precautions and the attention from a crowd that had gathered to watch made him more nervous.

“Actually there is huge pressure on me because I know that they have installed everything there; this is for me. There is a giant screen, 50 meters high, 30 meters long. I know everybody is going to look at me so it’s a bit of — a lot of — stress in fact,” Robert said before the climb.

Robert has been arrested many times in various countries as authorities rarely give permission for his dangerous climbs.

Robert first climbed a building at the age of 12 when he got locked out of his apartment and decided to mount the eight stories up to an open window.

He has since climbed more than 80 buildings around the world including Chicago’s Sears Tower and Taipei 101 in Taiwan.

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One died and two people missing in Friday’s Dust storm

Dust storm that swept across the country yesterday caused death of one citizen near to Miskan and Failaka islands, reports Kuwait news agency. Search and rescue operation is still underway for finding out the whereabouts of two other persons who were missed during a voyage with the storm taking the wind out of their sails yesterday, informed Director of Marine Fire Department of Kuwait Fire Services Directorate (KFSD).

The body belonging to a Kuwaiti citizen was found near to Miskan and Failaka islands. Fire Services Directorate and in cooperation with General Directorate of Coast Guard at the Ministry of Interior, and with the help of helicopters and in coordination with other bodies are carrying intense and rescue operation for the missing.

Fire Services Directorate also appealed to sea-goers to take all necessary measures of safety and security through following up weather forecast before embarking upon their voyages, and to make prior notices to concerned bodies before going out in high seas, along with equipping their boats with life jackets, fire extinguishers in order to ensure their safety in the event of any contingency.

Statistics revealed that out of the 275 reported cases, paramedics dealt with 245 cases, referring 108 of them were to hospitals. There were 19 road related accidents, 31 respiratory cases referred to hospitals and 137 cases were attended to on-the-spot by emergency medical teams.

Powerful sand storm hits Kuwait

Sandstorms have been ravaging the whole of Kuwait ever since yesterday. Sandstorms have caused poor visibility all over the country where objects further away than few meters can’t be seen clearly. Winds are up to 50 kilometers per hour, almost covering the state of Kuwait in sand. Chaos has been caused to the transportation system, and drivers have to travel very carefully to avoid accidents.

The weather is badly affected Kuwait international airport and no flights service operated after 6:00 pm yesterday.

According to the local meteorological bureau, The visibility will decrease and may be nil in some areas next few hours due to dust storm with fresh north westerly wind exceeds 50 Km/H

iPhone games: Tiny Wings knocks down Angry Birds

Tiny wings  knocked off Angry Birds from the number one position on the App store. In almost all stores worldwide, it is currently topping the charts in top paid apps category and has also got featured by Apple. My prediction of it being the first hit title of 2011 is coming true. The gameplay is quite simple; not much of physics, but still very addictive. It is the graphics and excellent fps [frames per second], which keeps the game going.

Government to pay 50 KD monthly raise to all Kuwaitis

Kuwait National Assembly approved in its session yesterday a 50 Kuwaiti dinars monthly increase for all Kuwaiti employees in the private and public sectors, the retirees, people with special needs, and those entitled to financial aids from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, even if their salaries exceed KD 1000.

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Rihanna’s showing off her bod again!

Rihanna has been chosen as the cover girl for the April edition of US Vogue magazine to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its shape issue. The Bajan beauty is pictured in a sheer floral dress which clings to her enviable curves, artfully covering covering her modesty with the green blue and red flowers, reports the Daily Mail.

Her bright red hair, which is partially covering her face, is complemented by bright red lips against the blue sunset background shot by Annie Leibovitz. The front cover claims Rihanna opens up about ‘fame, family and how she really feels about her curves’. Rihanna, who has been touring Australia in recent weeks, re-tweeted a post on Twitter that said: “Rihanna is the youngest black woman to cover VOGUE magazine US.”

The ‘super moon’ phenomenon

Yellow light on the right emanates from a roadside lamppost as a full perigee moon, the biggest full moon phase for in almost 18 years, rises over Namur, Belgium on March 19, 2011. A perigee moon is visible when the moon’s orbit position is at its closest point to earth during a full moon phase.

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Workers smash Lamborghini in China

A team of workers destroy a Lamborghini Gallardo L140 luxury sports car to mark World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, 2011, in Qingdao, eastern China’s Shandong province.

The car’s owner hired people to publicly destroy the vehicle when it failed to function after a service by an official Lamborghini service station.

In China, a Lamborghini Gallardo costs between $529,000 and $757,000

MoH reveals new diabetes drug

The Ministry of Health unveiled a new drug that will help diabetic patients, and it is used for the first time in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. The new drug helps patients control their diseases better, particularly those of the type-2, who suffer from obesity.

Head of the Internal Diseases Department at Mubarak Al-Kabir Hospital Dr. Nabila Abdullah warned – before a host of doctors from the Ministry of Health and private sector at a medical symposium – of the soaring number of type-2 diabetics by 20 percent, bringing them obesity, which is one of the main health problems in the country. She added that though there is a widespread notion that diabetes affects the blood sugar metabolism, it is also much higher related to heart diseases and strokes more than smoking and high cholesterol rates.

Meanwhile, head of the diabetes unit at the Amiri hospital Dr. Abdulnabi Al-Attar said that high rates of diabetes affliction in Kuwait is well-known, which is considered, along with other GCC states, among the top-10 most afflicted countries worldwide. Further, he said that the scientific development that helps discover new remedies to chronic diseases, foremost among them is diabetes, gives hope to patients, making clear that this new drug was used before in US and Europe with no side effects in relation to overweight. As for Dr. David Stern, one of the world-renowned diabetes specialists, he said that one of the functions of the new drug is that it works as a catalyst for using the stored-up body energy.

He added that the drug works through a method which increases the level of a hormone that distributes food substances within the body, while reducing the level of another hormone that catalyzes body to reduce more sugar instead of burning its sugar stockpile. Article copied from IIK – Read more at http://www.indiansinkuwait.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=9897&SECTION=0#ixzz1H1Kftbqm

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Niqab/burqa driving penalties fall sharply

The number of citations issued against female motorists for wearing niqabs or burqas whilst driving has fallen sharply in kuwait, reported local daily. Report came as per the latest figures from the Central Statistics Department (CSD).

The CSD figures show that, whilst 2,351 citations were issued to female motorists in 2005 for wearing the items, which are believed to restrict a driver’s peripheral vision and thus increase the chance of accidents, this number had fallen to only 19 for the whole of 2009, reported Al-Watan daily.

Local road safety experts have questioned whether the drastic reduction in these citations should be attributed to niqab or burqa-wearing female motorists becoming more safety conscious or to a decision by traffic police to turn a blind eye to this violation.

Slap can do wonders

Police are looking for an unidentified person who under the influence of alcohol allegedly entered the home of an unidentified person late evening and ordered the children to go to bed so that they can get up early morning to go to school, in hawally.

The children thought the man was a friend of their father and did not panic. However, when the parents heard the commotion in the sitting room, they came and were shocked to find a stranger ordering the children around.
The man even asked the woman of the house to prepare meals for him. When the children’s father lost his composure, he slapped the man hard, until he gained consciousness and escaped.

Sheikh Jaber Al ahmad and Sheikh Sabah Al ahmad

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2 held with drugs

Officers from the Directorate General for Drug Control apprehended two Iranians in possession of 1.250 kilos of illicit drug after raiding their flat at an unspecified location. This follows the recent arrest of a Kuwaiti citizen and a Bedoun who were prevented from distributing 4 kilos of raw opium.
The two Iranians have since been charged with the possession of drugs for trading and consumption purposes.

500 fils fight

Two cleaning company workers who were fighting over half a dinar have been arrested by police, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to security sources a Kuwaiti motorist gave one of the men 500 fils to be shared by both men. However, one of them claimed the money was given to him and refused to share.

AKuwaiti woman blackmails men with their nude pictures

An unidentified young Kuwaiti woman is being interrogated for involvement in blackmailing public figures including some Members of Parliament and their immediate relatives, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting security sources.
According to reports the woman would lure her ‘victims’ to her apartment in Salmiya and then take their pictures when they were nude.

Security sources say police were tipped off about the dirty game played by the woman and most of them refused to file complaints against the woman for fear of getting involved in a scandal. Police acting on information allegedly set a trap for the woman and caught her red-handed.

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Muscat Fashion Week

A blend of the local and international fashion designers, display their latest creations during Muscat Fashion Week in the Omani capital.

Raining…

What a beautiful heavy rain going on …….

Hitler’s wife

Adolf Hitler is one of the darkest figures of the 20th century. But less is known about his girlfriend, Eva Braun, who he kept secret from Nazi Germany for years.

Pictures of the girlfriend and then wife have recently surfaced through Life Magazine, brought to light through collector and curator Reinhard Schulz.

The cache of photos from the young model’s personal album was confiscated in 1945 by the American army. So who was the woman by Hitler’s side? Young Eva first met Hitler in 1929 when he was a rising star in the Nazi party. He was introduced to the 17-year-old as Herr Wolff, while she modeled for the official Nazi photographer Heinrich Hoffmann in Munich.

The Bavarian became Hitler’s companion, despite being kept hidden from the public and often left alone. A depressive, she attempted suicide twice, but still remained loyal to Hitler to the end.

After learning about the failed plot to kill Hitler, Braun wrote him, “From our first meeting I swore to follow you anywhere even unto death. I live only for your love.”

In the last days of the war, just before they ended their lives, she became his wife. Braun committed suicide with Hitler at the age of 33.

Maybe not surprisingly, the photos of Hitler’s longtime companion do not cast her in the most positive light.

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Iran tops negative influence poll

Iran is the country seen as having the most negative influence in the world, according to an annual survey by BBC World Service published on Monday.

The Islamic Republic was followed by North Korea and Pakistan in the survey of negative and positive views of people in 27 countries based on events in 2010.

Iran saw its negative rating rise three points to 59 percent since the previous study, which was based on events in 2009.

Unfavourable ratings for Iran showed a marked year-on-year increase in Britain, Canada, the United States, Australia and the Philippines.

Germany was the most positively viewed nation, but Brazil was the big winner as its status as an emerging power was confirmed with a positive rating which rose from 40 percent to 49 percent, leaving it ranked seventh in the positive stakes.

In the year when it hosted the football World Cup, the proportion who rated South Africa positively rose to 42 percent from 35 percent last time.

Israel was ranked as the fourth most unpopular country.

The pollsters said that while views of Israel overall have not changed substantially over the past year, there had been “significant increases” in negative views of the country among Americans and Britons.

A total of 28,619 people were interviewed face-to-face or by telephone in December last year and on February 4 this year, meaning the survey was done before the overthrow of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.

What frustrates Arab women most?

Being overlooked for job promotion is the biggest frustration for women in the Arab world while housework and the pressure to look pretty figure among their top five peeves, a Yahoo! survey showed.

One-fourth of 915 respondents in the regional survey considered the denial of job promotion as most frustrating, followed by 17% of those who find house chores as the biggest annoyance.

“Women in the Arab world are increasingly filling jobs, so it is interesting to read that some of their biggest frustrations are related to work, such as the denied opportunity for promotion in the workplace and inequality in pay,” said Tamara Deprez, head of Yahoo! in Dubai.

“This should help in correcting some Western misconceptions about women in the Arab world and their role as workers.”

The social expectation to look good at all times was found to be most annoying by 8% of respondents, closely followed by the frustrations about inequality in pay and the husband’s behaviour.

Arab women think 25 years is the ideal age to get married, according to the survey, which also found that longer the marriage, the more frustrating it gets. More women above the age of 46 said they were unhappy with their husbands.

Interestingly, a quarter of women in Qatar ranked the husband as their biggest peeve rather than not receiving a job promotion.

Top peeves of Arab women

1.    Denial of promotion (25%)

2.    Household work (17%)

3.    Looking good at all times (8%)

4.    Inequality in pay (7%)

5.    My husband (7%)

6.    Having parents-in-law in the house (6%)

7.    Providing care to older family members (3%)

8.    Children (2%)

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Top Arab women role models

Jordan’s Queen Rania and the Qatari emir’s wife Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned are the most popular role models for Arab women, according to a survey by Yahoo!.

Almost one-fifth of more than 3,600 respondents viewed 40-year-old Queen Rania as a role model for women, while 16% voted for 51-year-old Sheikha Mozah.

The Jordanian queen enjoyed far more popularity among women, receiving 27% of their vote compared with 17% from men.

Rania, a commoner from a Palestinian family, married Jordan’s prince Abdullah in 1993.

She is known for her distinguishable taste in fashion, and has established herself as a campaigner for universal education.

A mother of two boys and two girls, Queen Rania says on her website: “I just wake up and feel like a regular person. At the end of the day you are living your life for the people that you represent.”

The Qatari first lady has been engaged in education and social reforms, along with several development projects. Sheikha Mozah chairs the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, a private non-profit initiative to promote the small gas-rich country.

Unlike the wives of other Gulf Arab monarchs, she is a visible public figure. She was in the limelight late last year, appearing with her husband Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani when Qatar won the rights to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The findings of the Yahoo! survey were released prior to the International Women’s Day on March 8.

Thirty-six percent of those polled did not pick their role model from the choices that included Egyptian writer and activist Nawal El Saadawi, Tunisian actress Hend Sabry, Egyptian film director Inas Degheedy, Egyptian filmmaker Ateyyat Abnoudy and journalist Octavia Nasr.

Most popular role models for Arab women:

1.    Queen Rania (19%)

2.    Sheikha Mozah (16%)

3.    Nawal El Saadawi (4%)

4.    Hend Sabry (2%)

5.    Inas Degheedy (1%)

6.    Ateyyat Abnoudy (1%)

7.    Octavia Nasr (1%)