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Smovies AwardING Ceremony on June 7th
Freediving with David Helderle
Noora Al Ali Radiates Good
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Mubarak to
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TEMPO GROUP: CONTRIBUTORS:
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Christopher Joshua Benton
Donna Howarth
Dorian “Paul D” Rogers
Heather Long Vandevoorde
Kimberley Moultrie
Lana Nasser
Mariam Al Zaabi
Nancy Bercaw
Nilofer Safdar
Noora Al Shaikh
Nisma Hamid
Saee Joshi
Sana Ashraf
Shabari Shankar
WHAT’S INSIDE
With singer, Zainab Hafiz. MUA - Crystal Priebe. Photo by Nabeela Huda
COVER PAGE PHOTOGRAPH
Shahid Saeed
Shakir Hussain
Tomislav Buljubasic
Vanessa Middleton
Vera Rosales
Yara Nasif
social
media
entertainment
voices &
opinions
04 Ed’s Note
05 Life Hacks/ Notes &
Cyberchatter
games & tech
16 Game Hedz
17 Tech Talk
feature
story
10 The Learning Curve
22 Smovies Finalists
26 Freediving with David Helderle
34 Radiate Good: Noora Al Ali
literature
32 Librarian’s Lounge/
Talking Books
33 Flash Fiction
innovation
40 Start With Innovation
41 Tamakkan: Finetuning the
Entrepreneur Model
fashion
18 MyStyle Blueprint: Ala Deaibes
19 The Colours of Summer 2015
20 Fashionably Late
cover story
30 Photographer Nabeela Huda
photography
28 Phototripping
29 Shutterbug ADP
food &
wellness
25 Lean & Clean +
The Epicurean
06 Quest for the Quirky/
Tweets for Thought
07 Trending In Youtube
08 Tempo Infographix
09 Instafame
11 Carl and the Reda Mafia
12 In the Cinemas
42 Top 10 Songs in the UAE
14 What’s Hot
15 What’s Cool/ People Calendar
36 i [Heart]/ Vox Pop
37 Articulate Café
38 Youth Talk/Parental Guide
39 Time Capsule: Wassim Ali
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ontents
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And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.
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Peace and Kindness,
Sana Bagersh
Managing Editor
@sanabagersh
bagersh@tempoplanet.com
Sugar, sugar, and more sugar! We all need to wake up to the painful truth that sugar is poisoning us. Why do parents
indulge their kids with packaged juices of deadly syrupy concoctions when they know that it links directly to diabetes? We
all need to get back to good old Water!
Outside most homes there are two garbage bins - one expressly green and one expressly black. What absolutely boggles my
mind is why people refuse to separate their garbage into two bins - one for waste, and one for recyclables! The system is in
place, guys....let’s use it!!
Nothing drives an economy like innovation! And I was delighted to find out about Mashaweer - a new startup that promises
to do run your errands for you: “anything, anytime, anywhere”. You can contact them on 800-900900. I sincerely hope they
do well, because they refuse to be another restaurant, hair salon and coffee shop!
I know this one will be controversial. Everyone’s been dissing on Etisalat and their new “challenge”. I agree that good service
trumps a newfangled sales pitch any day. But I think their TV commercial/ video is pretty good. Maybe its just me.
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There is a palpable change of mood as things begin to wind down in favour of summer’s more relaxing pace, and
Ramadan’s spirituality.
The Tempo team is working on exciting new projects and collaborations. The cool event that we’re all thrilled about is the close
of season 1’s Smovies competition. The short film-making competition was launched in April and on June 7 the jurors officially
select the winner of the first challenge: “Please Don’t Steal My Show” by VOX Cinemas. If you’re interested in attending the
ceremony or participating in the next challenge which will be “The Message” just link with The Smovies Facebook page and
visit www.thesmovies.com.
On the creative front, a determined group of ladies have set out on the Creative Me summer challenge to create something
cool out of recycling waste. Join the FB group “Creative Me” and get involved.
This issue is full of cool stories by our community heroes, including Noora Al Ali, an Emirati university student who has
launched an innovative campaign to encourage people to do good - in measurable everyday steps! Then there’s Nicholla
Henderson-Hall who has an innovative blog that focuses on women’s empowerment. Then there are the daring ones, like
Nabeela Huda who has given up her everyday job to pursue her passion in photography, and David Helderle who pushes human
endurance in underwater freediving.
Have a happy summer everyone. And let us know what you want out of Tempo, and how we’re doing.
My contact details are below.
Happy holidays and Ramadan Kareem everyone!
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notes & cyberchatterlife hacks
How To Get
Things Done:
Prioritise!
Tempo Poll of
the Month
On Blue Print:
Alaa Wais
Cool style bro, love the Batman tee!
- Moh Marwoosh
On A Dog’s Life
Adorable and informative! Love
the pictures of the puppies :) Also,
helpful advice for me to consider
when grooming my own dog!
- Deliah Whitingal
On Young Talent
in Tints and Tones:
Rahul and
Rohan Raju
It really opened my eyes to the
budding and artistically talented
kids in my city. So nice to see such
young inspiring artists in Abu Dhabi.
I’m sure they will go very far.
- Tyrina Guzzmani
On Watch
the Throne:
Kings Ambition
Inspirational story, love the clothing!
Gives me hope as an aspiring
fashion designer!
- Jennifer Gomez
What are your plans for your
summer vacation this June?
55%
30%
10%
5%
Something new! Channel my inner
Mozart and learn an instrument, learn
a new language or how to cook a new
dish! The possibilities are endless!
I’ve been saving my moolah for this! I’m
going to shop until I drop!
Travel or take a tour around Abu Dhabi
or, if my wallet permits, travel around the
Gulf, or even the Globe!
Wake me up when the summer ends, I’m
not going anywhere!
Do you have a really long to do list? Are you
overwhelmed with everything you have to do? Here
are some tips to make you more productive!
Set the stage – Have a morning
routine. Do two to four activities
daily to make you feel good. Maybe
it’s going for a walk in nature,
listening to motivational talks
while driving to work or listening
to music! This should get your
creative juices flowing.
Make a list - List out everything
that you have to do. Set aside
10 minutes and just write down
everything that needs to be done -
without editing.
Segregate – Make two columns:
“Fun Activities” and “Other
Activities”. Pull out the activities
from your list and put them in both
of these columns.
Where do you begin? Start
with something that is most fun for
you. It doesn’t really matter if it is
low priority. Just do something that
is fun. This will get your creative
juices flowing and will add joy and
verve to whatever you do.
Now go through the rest
of the list. Ask, what is the
most important thing I need to do
today? Take that one thing and do
it. Repeat this process for the rest
of the tasks.
Take short breaks - Do the
tasks one at a time. Once you start
feeling fatigued, stop. A short
break will refresh you.
Are you distracted? What
are you doing that is neither on
your fun list nor on your other
activity list? Catch yourself being
distracted and choose to do
something different.
Do something creative
Interspersing your day with
activities that are fun and creative
gets you doing much more.
Procrastination – As you go
through your list, you may find
that there are some things that
you just don’t want to do. Trying
to force something will just not
work. Sometimes you just have to
wait for the right time to do
some tasks.
Confusion – Confusion always
comes from lack of information.
Ask yourself: What information do
I need? Where can I get it? Who
can I talk to? Keep asking till you
get all the information you require.
What is missing? –Sometimes
you are missing an important task
that is key at that point of time.
Putting your attention here will
allow you to catch it from slipping
through the cracks.
Think, What else can you
add that you have not even
considered? Something maybe
missing that will stop you in your
tracks; something that you can
add like the icing on the cake,
something that will enhance and
make your project shine...
FUN
Importance
+
=
Priority

tweets for thought
This Taco Lasagna is sure to keep
you sated will into the night with its
three types of cheeses and chunky
beef. Just make sure to drink plenty
of water or milk as well.
Who doesn’t like chicken and
potatoes? With some Arabic bread
(khobz) and your favourite juice,
this meal will be one to remember.
These small but satisfying Jamaican
beef patties are slightly similar to
sambousa. They would go well with
a small salad and some yogurt for a
light iftar meal.
If you’ve ever had kimchi, a
Korean spicy cabbage, you know
that it goes well in fried rice!
The combination of veggies and
seaweed make for an interesting
iftar. Add chicken or beef for
another variation
Ramadan is just round the corner, and you just may be in the
mood for something different… perhaps a new way to break
your fast? How about trying these international dishes to make your
Iftar uniquely global…
Mexico Jamaica
Turkey
Korea
By Kimberly Moultrie | @Friedwandererquest for quirky
@tempoplanetDo you have an insightful tweet? Tweet to us:
HH Sheikh Mohammed
@HHShkMohd
His Highness Sheikh
Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum
Prime Minister of the
UAE
“Emirates Group
has competed
successfully in an
open marketplace
from the beginning,
with no short cuts
and no protection
policies”
Salma Hayek
@salmahayek‬‬‬‬
Mexican-American
Actress
“Happiness
is having
instincts and
the courage
to see them
through”
Latifa MR Al Maktoum
@LatifaMRM‬‬‬‬
The 1st. A dream chaser
thriving on positive
energy. Daughter of HH
Sheikh Mohammed bin
Rashed Al Maktoum
“A mind once
stretched by a new
idea can never
return to its original
dimensions”
Amena
@amenaoffical
British Beauty & Style
Vlogger | YouTuber
‘Amenakin’ | Founder
of Pearl Daisy Ltd
“In life, there are
no shortcuts to
joy. Anything that
is worth pursing
requires us to
suffer just a little
bit”
Sherif Fayed
@Sheriffayed‬‬‬‬
Egyptian/American
Entertainer/
Videographer
“To make
mistakes is
human; to stumble
is commonplace;
to be able to
laugh at yourself
is maturity.”
Mohammed Zeyara
@mzeyara
Palestinan-Canadian
Entertainer,
Motivational speaker
“Nothing is more
beautiful than
a friendship
free of jealousy,
envy, and hidden
thoughts.”
Adam Saleh
@omgAdamSaleh‬‬‬‬
Yemeni-American
Entertainer
“Enjoy your life
and stop being
ungrateful of
what you don’t
have! Be happy
for everything
you have...Life is
short..enjoy it!”
Arianna Huffington
@ariannahuff
Founder and Editor of
the Huffington Post
“We all have
within us centered
place of wisdom,
harmony, and
strength, we are
never going to be
in that place all
the time.”
social media
social media
Iftar: Are you ready to
rev up your Ramadan?
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trending in
Prepare to be amazed. This
video of a speed painting of an
eye will definitely blow
you away!
The climate of the red planet, Mars,
remains a mystery to scientists.
In 2021, the UAE plans to send a
probe to Mars.
This cute cat gets a new toy.
Check out this short video to
see how fascinated the cat was
by the most simple of toys.
Watch talented pianist Maan
Hamadeh plays some beautiful
tunes on a crystal piano at the
Atlantis hotel in Dubai!
Ever wondered what would
happen if you dropped your
wallet while walking down a
crowded sidewalk?
The latest video from Sky
Dive Dubai shows singer and
presenter Anne Curtis jumping
from 13000 feet over the
beautiful palm in Dubai!
Watch as this guy does five
jumps across tiny ledges at a
hotel in Dubai. Definitely not for
the faint-hearted!
Emkwan TV is a vlogger based
in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. If you
want to explore the unseen parts
of Dubai without leaving your
house, give this vlog a watch!
Want to see Abu Dhabi
through a completely unique
perspective? Watch this vlog,
filmed from the point of view of
a motorcyclist.
Speed Painting an Eye
UAE Space Mission to Mars Revealed
World’s Best Cat Toy!
Top Hits played in Atlantis The Palm
Honesty in Abu Dhabi
Anne Curtis goes Sky Diving in Dubai
Insane parkour RUN 720 HD @olegcricketExploring Unseen Dubai with CanonAbu Dhabi Adventure: Vlog One!
These are viral videos sent in by Tempo readers. Do you have a favourite video? Share it through Facebook or Twitter!
JUNE viral videos
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Tempo Infographix social media
Today, we have
the world at our
fingertips via the
World Wide Web.
Over three billion
people are currently
using the Internet.
That’s nearly a
third of the world’s
population. Tempo
wanted to see what
happens on the
Internet in just one
minute. The answer
was…A LOT!
This is what happens
in the 60 seconds that
you spend on your
favourite social media
platforms.
THE
INTERNET
IN REAL
TIME
Infographic by Yara Nasif
Source of data:
http://pennystocks.la/
internet-in-real-time

#followmeto the +47 °c Dubai desert with @yourleo :).
With @beautifuldestinations and @burjalarab.
@muradosmann
Murad Osmann Producing music videos and commercials.
Email: one@muradosmann.com http://www.hypepro.tv
Don’t think I posted this one here/ Deadpool!
@Fixthesky
Maryam Alz family, friends, art and architecture
email;maryam.alz@gmail.com
http://fixthesky.tumblr.com
#marilyn_monroe
I love this painting
@hamad85art
Happily Engaged
hamad85art@gmail.com
Storehouse : hamad85art
http://ask.fm/hamad85art
What view is better than this? Nothing.
Rooftopped tonight with a bunch of cool kids here in
Dubai.
@shackette
Junell Hackette Cornejo •Dubai-based Gallivanter
Marrakech by air. Perfect sunrise experience #magic
#Marrakech #Marrakesh #ptithabibi #atlaspanorama
@Ptithabibi
P’tit Habibi Riad Marrakech
http://www.ptithabibi.com
Back here...5 years later... #dubai #medinatjumeirah
#lovethisplace #burj #burjdubai #likeadream
@Gallopaws
Raffaella Lily
Abu Dhabi | Montreal | Italia
The Tempo team routinely trawls Instagram in search of creative talent. Should we
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Tempo: Who is podcaster Nicholla
Henderson-Hall?
I grew up in the UAE; it’s in my blood and
it’s a large part of who I am today. I think I
am outgoing, friendly and relatable and so
my current role as Podcast Hostess for my
own show ‘The Learning Curve’ and the
creator of the community ‘Muscat - Where
Can I find’ and ‘Abu Dhabi- Where Can
Find’ Facebook Groups all fit well into my
personality. All of this together has made
me an adaptable, community and
social entrepreneur.
Tempo: What is “The Learning
Curve” about?
The Learning Curve Podcast is awesome!
We are a young show aimed at sharing
the stories of engaging Arab and expat
women working and living in the MENA.
Each week we share their business stories
and find out about how they achieve their
goals and what keeps them going. We find
out what has inspired them and where
their business ideas come from.
Tempo: Was this a “gap” that you saw? Is
that how did you got started?
It started very much as a hobby. I offered
up a suggestion to my friend who was
a radio DJ at a local station in Muscat
to start a ‘Mums show’.He thought it
was brilliant idea. The show went on for
two years until we left in the summer of
2013. When I moved back to Abu Dhabi
I really missed that connection. One part
of my show was about Omani women
entrepreneurs. It was my favourite part
and I loved hearing how these ladies
achieved their dreams both professionally
and personally. I did some research into
Podcasts can be simple
and short soundbites
or lengthy and informative
discussions - on practically
any topic under the sun!
Nicholla Henderson-Hall is an
entrepreneur who has made
it her mission to share the
compelling stories of other
women entrepreneurs, via her
podcast The Learning Curve
which focuses on the Middle
East and North Africa (MENA)
region. She shares her passion
with us…
Empowering
Women
Entrepreneurs
Podcast Power and
Nicholla Henderson-Hall
By Neil Bie
Get in touch with Nicholla:
Website: www.thelearningcurvepodcast.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/
thelearningcurvepodcast
podcasting in the Middle East and found
that it was very much in its infancy. It was
good because there is a need to educate
people about podcasting as some still
don’t quite know what it is and how it can
be used to communicate to your audience
across the internet. The show started last
year and over the last few months it has
gone from strength to strength as we try
and reach out to the MENA region.
Tempo: How do you create
your podcasts?
My main topic is always the entrepreneurial
journey of the women I interview so I do
my research to see what they have done
and what they have achieved before I
approach them. I look for the ‘hook’.
Something that sets them apart.Many
guests recently have come through word of
mouth as past interviewees love the show
and what I am doing and want to help
spread the word about my show and share
more amazing women.
Tempo: Your podcast focuses on women
entrepreneurs in the MENA. Why MENA?
In the podcast listing there are many shows
about entrepreneurial woman but I wanted
to focus on MENA region. There is a lot
of news coverage about women in the
region but there isn’t much ‘voice time.’
So much is done by women entrepreneurs
in this region. So this is a way of raising
the awareness of what they are doing to a
more global audience.
Tempo: Which podcasters inspire you
and why?
There are many. But my ‘go to’ podcasters
are ‘Entrepreneur on fire’ - a podcast by
John Lee Dumas who interviews some
amazing entrepreneurs. My other favourite
show is ‘BizwomenRock’ - a podcast by
Katie Krimitsos who interviews even more
amazing women, and is so inspiring.
Tempo: What is your podcasting routine?
I start my day early: at 4.50am. I exercise
for an hour before taking my daughter to
school. I then get on with the daily tasks
that can range from research, interview
question writing, web page editing,
social media management, community
management, podcast listening, podcast
editing and much more.
Tempo: How would you like to grow
your podcast?
Firstly I want to interview more amazing
women and help raise the profile of my
show. Long term, this podcast is just one
of a collection I would LOVE to do. I would
love to have a podcast collection covering
all my favourite topics and become a ‘go
to podcast’ for the region. It’s a big dream
but you have to dream big, right?
Tempo: What advice would you give to
someone starting a podcast?
Do it. Just get yourself a microphone, and
start talking. If you need some inspiration,
head over to iTunes the world’s biggest
library of podcasts, and you will find so
many topics that people are talking about.
It really is a fantastic medium!
feature story
Nicholla at the mike.

entertainment
When India, Egypt, Nigeria
and Greece come together
in song, it is not only a cultural
extravaganza, but an exciting
musical fiesta!
Enter Carl and the Reda Mafia,
Dubai’s Funk Jam band. They
consist of Carl Frenais on vocals,
Tarek Reda on guitars, Christos
Asimakopoulos on bass and
Abimbola Durojaiye on the drums.
The band creates a smorgasbord
of funk, blues rock, and rock n’
roll; many of them old time tunes
that transport listeners back to the
golden era of music. The group
also composed and performed
‘Fight for your Queen,’ the official
song for UN’s women campaign
‘He For She.’ TEMPO caught up
with front man Carl Frenias…
TEMPO: How did this come about?
The band is fairly new; it’s seven months
old now. From the age of 13, I was in my
uncle’s band performing in weddings and
gigs. Gradually I started covering songs
and uploading them on You Tube. I moved
to Dubai about eight months ago and
found this group of talented musicians.
We eventually formed a band and started
writing together.
TEMPO: And the name Carl and The
Reda Mafia…?
The Motown era popularized the usage of
‘and the’ in band names around the period,
with artists like ‘Kool and The Gang’,’ Diana
Ross and Supremes’ and ‘Martha and the
Vandellas.’ Since I wrote all of the songs, I
put my name ‘Carl’ in there, and since my
guitarist Tarek Reda composed it, Carl and
the Reda Mafia was chosen as the band
name.
TEMPO: What’s your musical style?
It’s a combination of rock and roll and funk.
We brought back a genre called ‘Funk
Jam’ which isn’t very typical now but saw
steady growth with the emergence of
Motown bands like Jackson 5 belting out
combinations of rock and roll, rhythm and
blues, soul, disco, funk, bubblegum pop,
pop rock and the new Jack swing. We’re
reviving this genre with our very own touch
using lyrics that appeal to the present
generation. I hope people like it!
TEMPO: What’s your inspiration?
We all come from different backgrounds.
I’m from India, Tarek is from Egypt, Chris is
from Greece and Abimbola is from Nigeria.
We have different inspirations but for Tarek
and I, being the writer and composer, we
share the same. We consider Motown to the
rock and roll era as our prime influences:
from Elvis Presley to the early records of
Michael Jackson, as well as Marvin Gaye,
Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder.
These singers and bands became the
inspiration to mold our sounds after.
TEMPO: What are you currently
working on?
We have a record and management deal
with White Cube, so our next project is an
album! We’ll be lying low in terms of doing
shows, as we will be working in the studio
for our album launch this year.
TEMPO: Who do you owe your success to?
The initial boost to the band came from
Al Ghurair Mall, when they held the UAE
Band Jam Battle of the bands, which
involved participation of about 120 bands.
Back then we were just one month old and
decided to give it a shot with no idea if
we stood a chance. The 120 bands came
down to a shortlist 60 bands, and through
the selection process we eventually won
the competition. The experience of 6000
people watching us boosted us as a band
and the whole competition and experience
took us to a whole new level.
TEMPO: Tell us more about your
band’s achievements?
Within seven months, we’ve achieved more
than we thought we could - starting with
the win of UAE Bandjam. We then released
our first debut single “Fight for your
Queen” which became the official song
for the UN Women Campaign ‘He For She,’
which spread worldwide and got a lot of
views on You Tube. We also performed at
various gigs, like the Dubai Jazz Festival,
the Abu Dhabi Festival and the Hard Rock
Rising. It’s been a great ride so far!
TEMPO: So what are your future plans?
We’re looking forward to the release of
our album. We’re really hoping that the
new sound we’re putting out there catches,
worldwide. We’ll eventually start with tours
and see how people around the globe
respond to our music.
TEMPO: Have you named your album yet?
Not yet, but probably once we start
recording, we’ll know what it should be
named. It’s like a baby, once you take a
look at it, you would know what to name it!
(Laughs)
TEMPO: Any message you’d like to pass on
to aspiring artists?
Put a lot of time into your original material.
The songs you leave behind are your
signature on the world so make sure every
song is your best song.
Twist and Tune that Funk Jam!
Carl and the Reda MafiaBy Shabari Shankar
Instagram: @cnrmafia
Facebook: https://www.
facebook.com/CnRmafia
Listen to “Fight for your Queen” here
Carl and the Reda Mafia recording a song for their album.
(From L-R Tarek Reda, guitars; Carl Frenias, vocals;
Abimbola Durojaiye, drums; Christos Asimakopoulos, bass)

showing this month
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WOMAN IN GOLD
GENRE: DRAMA
Tempo Prediction:
Maria Altmann, a Jewish refugee, takes on the
Austrian government to recover artwork she believes
rightfully belongs to her family. Based on a true story.
GOSSip: Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spiderman) was
originally cast as Randol Schoenberg, but after he
dropped out Ryan Reynolds replaced him.
Directed By: Simon Curtis
Cast: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Bruhl
INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3
Genre: HORROR
Tempo Prediction:
A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert
family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier
reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the
dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been
targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity.
GOSSip: James Wan was unavailable to return as
director for the third installment due to his
scheduling conflict with Furious Seven (2015).
Directed By: Leigh Whannell
Cast: Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Angus Sampson
PAPER TOWNS
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Romance
Tempo Prediction:
A young man and his friends embark upon the
road trip of their lives to find the missing girl
next door.
GOSSip: This film is based off of the popular novel
by John Green, which was published almost SevEn
years ago!
Directed By: Jake Schreier
Cast: Cara Delevingne, Nat Wolff, Halston Sage
JURASSIC WORLD
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Tempo Prediction:
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic
Park (1993), Isla Nublar now features a fully
functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World,
as originally envisioned by John Hammond. in
order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new
attraction is created to re-spark visitor’s
interest, which backfires horribly.
GOSSip: This is the first film in the Jurassic
franchise that doesn’t star the original cast of
Jurassic Park.
Directed By: Colin Trevorrow
Cast: Chris Pratt, Judy Greer, Ty Simpkins.
in the cinemas
tempo reviews
What can you say about small towns? Small
towns are quirky, small towns are close knit and
small towns have their secrets. All of these traits
make for an ideal place to set a murder mystery
and Cut Bank does not disappoint. Director Matt
Shakman unwinds this yarn at just the right pace,
making for a suspenseful and twisty ninety-
minute tour through all that quirkiness, closeness
and secrecy.
Murder in a small town is likely to shake up a lot
of lives, but in Cut Bank’s first murder, it most
notably affects John Malkovich’s Sheriff Vogel,
who has trouble stomaching this kind of death,
and Dwayne McLaren (Liam Hemsworth), the
young mechanic who has been itching to get
out of town for years. There are several other
satisfying performances from everyone on the
cast, from Michael Stuhlbarg playing the town
recluse, all the way down to minor supporting roles like kids playing in the street.
Cut Bank probably isn’t a movie one relates to on a personal level. Nor is it one to
think too hard about after leaving the theatre. However, it is definitely must-see
movie to see some Hollywood heavyweights puzzle through a tale of
small-town intrigue.
In this latest release from Neill Blomkamp,
the director stays in his wheelhouse of
Earth-based, science-fiction with clear
social commentary. Set in Johannesburg
in the near future, the opening scenes of
Chappie make you think it’s going to be
a cautionary tale warning against relying
too heavily on computer technology and
militarized solutions. While the movie’s
premise does make it hard to escape
those particular points, Chappie is so jam
packed with other social commentary that
you quickly push that topic to the back of
your head.
Chappie is a simple yet fun examination
of the human condition. Blomkamp and
co-writer Terri Tatchell have crafted a
good story about artificial intelligence,
humanity and the gray area separating the
two. This is especially true if you get past
the laughable security protocols at the
globally-recognized weapons developer and just about everything concerning
office tough-guy Vincent Moore (Hugh Jackman).
Even if Sci-Fi isn’t your favourite genre, this film offers a lot of good jumping
off points for engrossing conversations ranging from the militarization of
local police forces, to spirituality, to approaches to child-rearing. With that in
mind, it might be a great option for a date night in with someone you’ve been
wanting to get to know better.
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eventswhat’s hot your guide to this month’s sizzling events
Abu Dhabi Summer Season 2015
JUN 11 - SEP 5
EMIRATE-WIDE, ABU DHABI
Prepare yourself for an enthralling three months of
entertainment for your family all across the emirate
in Abu Dhabi city, Al Ain and Al Gharbia! With
spectacular comedy acts, world famous children’s
shows, star-studded concerts, illusionists, international
theatre shows, all combined with the best summer,
Ramadan and Eid deals. Here are more reasons to
spend this summer in Abu Dhabi and make the most
of it!
Arabian Banking Technology
Exhibition & Conference
(ABTEC)
09-10 JUN
ABU DHABI NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE
Featuring industry-leading conferences, ABTEC is a
platform where top decision-makers share insights
with technology providers and collaborate to rethink
financial services. ABTEC brings together the entire
financial technology community from across the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Year
after year, ABTEC aims to attract the financial
industry’s best and brightest minds, and serve as a
conduit for innovative ideas and thinking.
Scan Here
Abu Dhabi International
Petroleum Exhibition and
Conference (ADIPEC)
1-3 JUN
JUMEIRAH AT ETIHAD TOWERS, ABU DHABI
IRPC will benefit from a one-day, high-level refining
and petrochemical business conference addressing
the strategic direction of the industry. IRPC is your
chance to connect face-to-face with top operators
and technology leaders from across the global
hydrocarbon processing industry. The 2015 conference
covers refining/petrochemical integration, energy
policy, heavy oil, emerging technologies, maintenance
and reliability, plant design and more.
Scan Here Scan Here
Internet Of Things Expo
09-10 JUN
DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE
Leading the market and bringing together
government, industry and technology leaders, the
Internet of Things Expo 2015 is the Middle East’s
only event specifically dedicated to Internet of
Things (IoT). The event will discuss how to create
the next generation ecosystem as well as changing
business models, technology investments, consumer
experiences, and everyday life. There will be
opportunities to network and learn how to make the
internet of things work for you as a person or as a
business.
Scan Here
Automechanika Dubai 2015
02- 04 JUN
DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE
Automechanika positions itself as the largest
international automotive aftermarket trade show.
Targeting trade visitors from Western Asia, Eastern
Europe, the CIS and Africa, it aims to forge trade links
to markets that are difficult to reach. The event will
provide a platform for attendees to find out more
about new products, find new suppliers and compare
product alternatives.
Memories of Taiwan
May 31 to June 12 | 7PM - 9PM
The art exhibition will show case selected works
of UAE-based artists who have previously lived/
worked/travelled/ to this country and are inspired by
the beauty of Taiwan.
Creative Rescue
June 2 | 7PM - 9PM
Do you feel your creativity draining away?
Regardless of the job you’re in, you can refresh
your creativity and passion. In this Masterclass,
you’ll learn how, using a combination of role play,
discussion and visuals. This class is led by award-
winning journalist Faisal Al Yafai.
To register email: farah@brownbook.me
Acting Intensive
June 5th, 6th | 11AM - 5pm
UAE’s top casting agency, Miranda Davidson Studios
is offering an intensive acting course at The Space
for teens and adults. To register
Email: class@mirandadavidsonstudios.com
Pop-Up Part Abu Dhabi 2
June 11 | 2PM - 10PM
Attention fashion lovers! Save the date for this June
where you’ll be able to shop, learn and interact from
over 15 designers at The Space.
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Sowar - Art Exhibition
Ongoing until June 5 | Khalidiya Palace Rayhaan,
Abu Dhabi
Sowar is a unique art exhibit-showcasing artist
Rabee Doier, whose paintings display the various
facets of Arab culture and environment, such as
Arabian ships, music, and horses. The exhibition
invites dignitaries, artists, and general visitors to
view the paintings as well as enjoy an atmosphere
filled with creativity and culture.
Info: https://abudhabievents.ae/en/
Pages/art-exhibition-sowar.aspx
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Al Marsam Al Hor
Ongoing until September 2015 | National
Theatre, Abu Dhabi
Al Marsam Al Hor is an ongoing workshop for
young talents and beginners offering specialized
learning programs and workshops. Courses
offered include: painting, drawing basics, Arabic
calligraphy, photography, and painting- just to
name a few! The centre is open from 8am till
8pm. Nominal fees apply and a certificate is
provided upon completion of the course.
Info: https://abudhabievents.ae/en/
Pages/almarsam-al-hor.aspx
Disney On Ice 2015 -
Princesses and Heroes
10 – 13 JUN 2015 | DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE
Disney on Ice is returning after a successful
performance last year. Enter and experience a world
where heroes, princesses, magic, and happy endings
happen. Take a joyous ride with Anna, Elsa and Olaf
from Disney’s blockbuster hit Frozen and watch in awe
as the dreams of Cinderella, Belle, Snow White and
Rapunzel all come true. This winter wonderland is great
entertainment for the kids, and a nice family outing.
Info: http://www.disneyme.com/disney-on-
ice/princesses-and-heroes/en/
Arijit Singh Live
17 JUN | HARD ROCK CAFÉ DUBAI
Fans of Arijith Singh, the multi-award winning Indian
musician, will be able to enjoy a one off performance in
Dubai. He will be joined on stage by Arjun, an accomplished
Bollywood performer in his own right, and with side
actsRooh, Knox Artiste, DJ Shadow and DJ Buddha.
Info: https://www.facebook.com/arijitsinghdubai
TAMAKKAN and
INSEAD: Fine Points
of Negotiation @ Abu
Dhabi Al Mamoura
Auditorium

games& techgame hedz By Blakniss/ @audioanimator | Original game head from Atari to XBox!
We’re smack in the
middle of the year
and the very centrepiece
of the gaming calendar is
upon us, yes the Electronic
Entertainment Expo, or
E3! Big things are said
and done here - what’ll it
be for 2015? Otherwise,
we have Batman: Arkham
Knight the third part of a
pretty cool franchise. Will
it be the best? Let’s see.
Hedz Up: Arkham
Knight & E3
E3
While big announcements are usually
made at E3 I’m not so sure there’s
going to be any major earth shakers
this year. The most hotly anticipated
games like Uncharted 4, No Man’s Sky
and Bloodbourne are, well, already
announced, so what do we have to look
forward to?
Barring a surprise reveal, we’ll
probably see new teaser trailers for
upcoming games and some expected
announcements regarding content for
Sony and Microsoft online platforms.
There are rumours of a Fallout 4
announcement - many will scream for
joy if it be so - but there’s one thing
that everyone really wants hear: that
Silent Hills - or P.T. - is back from the
dead and good to go. Without doubt,
the gripping playable teaser had us all
Batman: Arkham Knight
Based on the cinematic and gameplay trailers - this is going to be awesome. The new stuff: longer gliding time, new gadgets, enhanced combat, a bigger
sandbox and the Batmobile. There’s a lot more but these are the highlights.
In this instalment of the franchise your main antagonist is the Scarecrow who has assembled a team of super villains to take down the Bats (including the
Riddler, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Two Face and Penguin). Given that Scarecrow is threatening Gotham with violence and mayhem, the city is evacuated and
Batman must take on thevillains and remaining criminals with the help of Robin, Nightwing, Catwoman and The Oracle (Comissioner Gordon’s daughter).
Gotham is about 5 times bigger than Arkham City and promises to be more of a non-linear open world format.
With the additional feature of automotive combat and the new mysterious Arkham Knight character, this could be one of 2015’s best. And yeah, the Arkham
Knight is a bad guy - a minion of Scarecrow sent to usher in the demise of Batman. It releases June 23.
hooked and primed for survival horror
of another level. It was to be crafted
by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del
Toro (director of The Orphanage and
Pacific Rim) and star the voice of
Norman Reedus (the crossbow guy in
The Walking Dead TV series).
Yes there might be more on the
enigmatic title Tomorrow Children - a
joint that promises to be as addictive
to Minecraftian proportions - but so
what? The highlight of E3 is what
you don’t expect. And, ironically,
most of the titles that blew us away
last year have yet to be released.
Bloodbourne has lived up to its hype
but The Order: 1886 while good, was
a tad disappointing. Please E3 2015,
give something out that makes our
inner geek shudder with excitement.
Lightning strikes June 16-18 in Los
Angeles, USA.

games & techtech talk By Shahid Saeed / @shahidaasi | Talker for the Non-Techies
TECH AROUND
THE GLOBE
Microsoft has stated that Windows 10 would be the “last version” of the
dominant desktop software, and that it would update Windows in future
in an “ongoing manner”. This means that instead of new stand-alone versions,
Windows 10 would be improved in regular instalments. The firm added that it
had yet to decide on what to call the operating system beyond Windows 10.
Amazon: Delivering with Drones
Another exciting technology is drones, and Amazon announced innovative ways to integrate
them into their delivery plans. Amazon is working on enabling drones to track the location of
the person it is delivering to by pulling data from their smartphone. The unmanned vehicles will
also be able to talk to each other about weather and traffic conditions.
Amazon faces many regulatory hurdles before its plans can be turned into reality. Amazon
submitted its drone patent in September 2014, but the details are only now being published by
the US Patent and Trademark Office. For many, Amazon’s idea of delivery via drone, when it was
first announced, was seen as pie-in-the-sky, but the details it provides in its patent application
suggest that the firm is taking the idea seriously and working hard to overcome a variety of
technical obstacles. Winning patent approval does not mean that the final product will be
exactly as described or that it will become reality. Yet…
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Microsoft Plans for Windows
Self-driving: epic or fail?
There’s a lot of excitement about self-driving cars, but do they work? Well news has surfaced that four out of the 48 self-driving cars on public roads in
California have been involved in accidents in the last eight months. This is according to the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles, which began issuing permits
for the testing of autonomous vehicles in September 2014.
Three of the four cars belonged to Google, the fourth to parts supplier Delphi. Both firms denied their vehicles had been at fault. Under Californian law,
details of car accidents remain confidential. However, Google said its driverless cars had never been the cause of an accident, and that the majority of “minor
fender-benders” had been in the form of rear-end collisions from other drivers.
“Safety is our highest priority. Since the start of our
programme six years ago, we’ve driven nearly a million miles
autonomously, on both freeways and city streets, without
causing a single accident,” said a spokesperson. Delphi told
its vehicle was hit while stationary at a crossroads and was in
manual driving mode at the time. “A police report indicates
the fault of the accident is with the second vehicle, not
Delphi. No-one was hurt in the incident,” said a spokesperson.
An anonymous source told the Associated Press that two of
the accidents occurred while the vehicles were occupied by
human drivers, and all four vehicles were going very slowly at
the time of the collisions. Chris Urmson, director of Google’s
self-driving car programme, wrote in a blog post that there
have been 11 accidents involving Google cars since the
project began six years ago but not one has been caused by
one of its vehicles. “Rear-end crashes are the most frequent
accidents in America, and often there’s little the driver in
front can do to avoid getting hit,” he said.

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Angeli Castillo
Ala Deaibes
Age: 24
Profession: Mechanical Engineer
Nationality: Canadian
Fashion statement: Fashion is subjective.
Fashion style: Where street fashion meets indie chic
Fave buy of the past month: Lacoste sneakers, tank
tops and Adidas originals hat.
Fave store in the UAE: my fave stores would be Zara
and Nike. Top places to shop would be Yas Mall and
Al Wahda Mall.
Does the UAE have style? Yes! Despite what people
might think, the UAE has a distinct style that sets it
apart from the fashion sense of other countries!
Fashion pet hates: I hate the deep V-necks shirts. I
also hate anything from Ed Hardy.
blue print fashion

The Colours and Trends of Summer 2015By Yara Nasif
fashion
The summer season brings with it sunshine, hotter
temperatures and best of all, a new wardrobe! Do you
often find the looks off the runway too crazy for your taste?
Don’t worry – Tempo has come up with some of the hottest
colours and trend picks of the season!
COLOURS
Each season brings with
it a plethora of colours.
While spring introduces
colour back into our
wardrobe, this summer
season offers us a
variety of bold hues
and patterns.
Red. This season the colour red screams summer! Rock red
on the top or the bottom, or accessorize it to make a
subtle statement.
#ootd idea: A red dress is always timeless – match it with a
pair of strappy sandals this summer!
Mixed Prints
Ever wanted to wear polka dots with
stripes but weren’t sure if it would look
presentable? Well you’re in luck because
mixing two or even three prints together is
all the rage this season. Tap into your wild
side and rock stripes and floral!
#ootd idea: Don a pair of floral wide leg
trousers with a pinstriped top for a subtle
mixed print look!
Khaki. Call it olive green, beige, brown… khaki is
back this summer. Don this trend in tops, bottoms,
jumpsuits, dresses or skirts!
#ootd idea: Pair an olive green button down with a
pair of light wash boyfriend jeans!
Nautical. All aboard! The nautical trend
is back this season, and it brings with it navy
blue, red, white with gold details.
#ootd idea: Wear a stripped skirt with a white
top for an understated nautical look!
Kimono. This Japanese inspired top
comes in every colour and print imaginable.
From pretty floral to geometric patterns,
kimonos look effortless and trendy.
#ootd idea: Layer a floral kimono with a light
tank top and jeans for a chic summer outfit!
Mesh. This traditionally athletic material
took over the runways this season! In
addition to being comfortable, this trend is
perfect for staying cool this summer.
#ootd idea: Pair a black skirt with a white
tee for an effortless, monochromatic look!
Jumpsuits. Want an easy, effortless
and chic summer look? Look no further
than a one-piece jumpsuit. Choose
from funky patterns or an elegant
monochrome, no matter the colour, the
end result is always fashionable!
#ootd idea: Pair your jumpsuit with a pair
of sky-high wedges and a fun
summer hat!
If you are ready to reinvent your summer wardrobe with
this season’s hottest trends make sure that you opt for
light and breezy fabrics and bright colours that embody
summer!
TRENDS

By Christopher Joshua Benton / Instagram: @maxfirepower
fashionably late
Archiwear:
From Blueprint
to Screenprint
Bringing these two disciplines
together is architect-turned-
designer Mulham Jazmati, a man
who spends his days working on
building sketches and his nights
sourcing suppliers for his
clothing brand.
“We’re starting with T-shirts, but
we’re planning on expanding to
all forms of fashion and product
design,” he told Tempo.
Each Archiwear design features a
distinctive building plucked from
the UAE’s skyline, from the rising
platforms of the Burj Khalifa in
Dubai to the prickly façade of the
Al Bahr towers in Abu Dhabi.
Jazmati’s creative process is
simple: he photographs a subject,
manipulates it digitally, and
experiments with placement—
eventually adding image to cloth.
The result? Sturdy crew and
v-neck t-shirts that are simple,
stylish, and as iconic as the
skyscapers that are screenprinted
on them.
Like a more stylish version of the
“I heart Dubai” shirts that you find
in tourist shops, Archiwear is a like
a love letter to the country that
Jazmati calls home. “If you love
the Emirates, why don’t you wear
it with pride, and show the whole
world the beauty of
your country?”
Archiwear is a young UAE-based brand that actively mines the intersection
between architecture and fashion.
1
2
3
4
Mulham Jazmati, 23, is a Syrian architect, artist,
and designer for Archiwear
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SKYLINE
Dubai’s
sprawling skyline
2
V-BLACK-MAN-
METRO
An abstracted version
of the Dubai Metro
3
V-BLACK-MAN-
STALACTITE
Archiwear’s debut line
is simple, minimal, and
monochromatic
4
V-WHITE-MAN-
BAHAR
The pineapple facade
of Abu Dhabi’s Al
Bahr towers
fashion

DON’T MAKE A MOVIE –
MAKE A SMOVIE!
The Smovies First Season is underway! The
competition, for VOX Cinemas, is entitled
#PlsDontStealMyShow and focuses on cinema
audience etiquette.
All the submissions are in, and on June 7th the winners will be announced at a special event at Vox
Cinemas in Yas Mall. We have a small number of seats that we’re giving away. If you’re interested in
attending the award ceremony of The Smovies, like our Facebook Page: “The Smovies” and answer
the question: “What is ‘Smovie’ short for?”, and we’ll enter your name for the draw.
Here are the Smovies that were submitted for the first season! You can also see them on Youtube:
“The Smovies”, on the Facebook Page: “The Smovies” or on the website: www.thesmovies.com
Don’t Kill My Moment - Higher College
of Technology
ENOUGH!! - MHD Amer Ammar
Lightsaber Rage - Ehab Odeh / Arman Avdic
Please Don’t Steal My Show – Calls Ruin Movies
Hamza Samer Abbas
Show Stealers - Saif Saleh Badrudin
The Epiphany - Shezah Salam
Please Don’t Steal My Show - Seeing Double -
Hamza Samer Abbas
Who Has My Daughter? - Ben Brammer
What did I miss? - Ehab Odeh / Arman Avdic /
Ramy Farah
Switch Off! - Vibhu Raj A Spartan Surprise - Faisal Hashmi
My feet smell sweet - Aisha alzaabi
Selfie with ghost - Barath Rajesh Menon

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The first season #PlsDontStealMyShow might have
ended but The Smovies now enters the next season
called “The Message”. #SmovieTheMessage
You can make a Smovie about any topic under the
sun but it needs to be only within 1-2 minutes. More
information will be revealed on the coming days.
Keep yourselves updated by connecting with us on
Social Media!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/The-
Smovies/1599189056984472
Twitter: twitter.com/thesmovies
About The Smovies:
The Smovies is a short film creation platform that
has been launched by BrandMoxie. It is intended
to provide an opportunity for emerging film
makers, by offering recognition and exposure
through the platform. The competitions roll
out across three seasons: April to June, July to
September and October to December. Other film
competitions will focus on narrative and
national themes.
About Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas:
VOX Cinemas is the Middle East’s most innovative
and customer-focused cinema experience. VOX
Cinemas is owned and operated by Majid Al
Futtaim Cinemas, which is the cinema arm of
Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, retail
and leisure pioneer across the Middle East and
North Africa.
The Smovies Jury:
The Smovies Jury consists of Award Winning
Film Directors, Producers, Actors as well as Media
Professors, Directors and Managers.
David Moore - Award Winning Film Director and
Professor of Narrative Film at the Abu Dhabi
Women College
Khalid Al Mahmood - Award Winning Film
Director and Producer
Nujoom Alghanem - Award Winning Film Director,
Scriptwriter, and Poet.
Mohannad Al Bakri - Co-founding Partner of
the Creative Documentary Platform; Director of
External Relations and Partnerships, New York
University Abu Dhabi(NYUAD)
Michelle Nickelson - Managing Director of MENA
CineFinance, SPC; Co-Chairwoman of the UAE
Chapter of Women in Film and Television
Nawaf Al Janahi - Award Winning Film
Director and Actor
Greg Unrau - Award Winning Film Director, Writer,
and Producer
You are not alone (pls do not steal my show ) -
Vasilis Billy Blioumis Laptop - Ankit Ojha and Zaw Ali Not cool - Sparsh Srivastava
What do you prefer? - Sanju George Oomen
I want to enjoy it too - Sanju George Oomen
Nonesense - Maha Tareq Almehairbi
Sameer Antulay - Vasilis Billy Blioumis
TV Watching - Ankit Ojha and Zaw Ali
What did I miss? - Ehab Odeh / Arman Avdic
Smovie By Hammad - Hammad Mian
Please don’t steal my show - Vimin Thomas
Book-Reading - Ankit Ojha and Zaw Ali
Gamer-Guy - Ankit Ojha and Zaw Ali
Dont steal my show - Sparsh Srivastava

Health Watch:
When Did Cows Stop
Eating Grass?
the epicurean
By Lana Nasser | Instagram: @l4n4n
lean and clean
By Donna Howarth | @cleaneatuae
Kids in the Kitchen
More beneficial
than you think…
Zane, my nine year old
son, takes a spoonful
of the Mac ‘N Cheese he’s
just helped me cook from
scratch and slowly chews
with a pensive look on
his face, “Mmmm mom, I
think it needs more salt.”
I felt myself beaming with
pride as I encourage him
further, “So what else do
you think we can add to it
to make it incredible?!”
He then rushes to the spice cabinet
excitedly and turns around with a
bottle in his hand and declares as if in
a testimonial, “How about we sprinkle
some Tajin and make it a Mexican
Mac ‘N Cheese?’ Tajin is a Mexican
seasoning made up of chili peppers,
lime and salt and is used in several
Mexican dishes. It was introduced
to Zane at his best friend’s kitchen,
where they both spent time cooking
quesadillas and fajitas with Marco’s
mom, Cecilia.
One of the greatest benefits of
involving your kids in the kitchen is
you teach them how to make the right
food choices; you help them shape
a more positive approach towards
food. It all starts at the grocery store,
where you can show them how the
freshest of ingredients, which are
in season, are the basis of the most
delicious meals. I’ve taught my kids
when mangoes are in season, you can
pick out the best piece just by sniffing
out its sweet fragrance, and the same
goes for melons and pineapples. Let
your nose do the choosing for you.
My favourite part of cooking with
my kids is the bonding time I get
to catch up on with them. It allows
us a chance to communicate in a
relaxed atmosphere, where they feel
comfortable and confident. There are
usually lots of stories to share as they
help season and sauté the ground
beef, tear up lettuce leaves and shred
cheddar cheese for their designated
Taco Tuesday. More than that, it also
creates a sense of team-work between
all three of them as they hand out
cooking chores to each other, share
time on the stove and watch out for
each others’ safety. So it’s very typical
of both Adrian and Zane to get up
earlier than everyone else on a Friday
morning and whip up a few blueberry
pancakes for the family.
Kitchen tasks and chores should be
assigned to kids according to their age
group. You can start as early as babies
in their high chair, as you let them
experiment with their hands and get
their lunch everywhere except in their
mouth. At two and three years, kids
can venture into the kitchen and help
with rinsing vegetables, transferring
pre-measured items into containers,
throwing out trash, mixing with a
spoon, pouring or piping. When they
hit four and five years, their motor
skills have developed enough to handle
tasks such as measuring ingredients,
whisking, arranging cupcake liners
in the pan and cutting foods with an
unsharpened knife. Once they reach
six to eight years they can handle
new tasks such as gathering, clearing,
washing produce, cracking eggs,
shredding cheese and washing dishes
with adult supervision. As they advance
between ages nine to twelve, they can
handle the recipe from A to Z, operate
the right equipment and then clean up
as well. By their teenage years, kids
are ready to take on more advanced
recipes, plan meals, get creative with
their cooking and even their food
presentations. The most important
point is to make sure the kitchen is a
safe environment for your kids to work
in so you can leave happy,
lasting impressions.
We have gone from
free-range farms
having abundant green
grass and happy animals
roaming freely, to ugly,
cruel AND cramped
Factory Farms. This
happened along the
modern generation as
farmers attempt to meet
the growing demands of
consumers who grew to
have large appetites for
food.
As Clean Eaters, should we be aware
of where our food comes from, what
our meat ate and how the animal
was raised? Of course we should!
As consumers, we all need to have a
conscious mind and ask “questions”.
We need to look beyond the juicy
steak that’s sat on a reduction of
sweet jus or the chicken breast that’s
been carefully stuffed with mozzarella
and spinach, to even our plain boiled
egg with toast.
With the mass availability of meat,
poultry, and dairy goods, there must
have been an intensive process to
produce it. The process starts with
intensive, factory farming or CAFO’s
(concentrated animal
feeding operations).
Intensive Farming was introduced in
the 1950’s to meet growing consumer
demand and a need to produce as
much animal product as possible at
the lowest cost possible. Animals
are confined to small indoor areas
and given antibiotics to reduce the
spread of disease in the cramped
living conditions. Antibiotics then
enter the food chain as we, the
consumer eat the meat. As Dr.
Micheal Greger, Director of Public
Health and Animal Agriculture for
the Humane Society of the US, writes
“Unnaturally high concentrations of
animals confined indoors in a limited
airspace and producing significant
quantities of waste may allow for
the rapid selection, amplification
and dissemination of **zoonotic
pathogens”. (**A disease that normally
exists in animals, but then can infect
humans eg. MRSA, E-Coli).
Animals are fed unnatural diets eg.
corn, wheat and soy, which have
also been produced using intensive
methods that use large amounts
of pesticides. These pesticides can
remain in the animal’s body after
slaughter and passed on to the
consumer, creating serious health
hazards. (Cows eat grass not grain)
Animal welfare is no longer a priority
and a certain amount of ignorance is
shown towards the animal and how
it lives its life. A comment I’ve come
across recently is “it doesn’t matter,
it’s going to die anyway”. When did
we stop caring?
How do we stop this cycle? By
returning to traditional farming
methods, allowing animals to roam
freely and to eat what they should
normally eat. Unfortunately and as
expected, there are cost implications
to this and farmers will be unable to
produce the same high yields that
they can with Intensive farming. As
a consumer, we have the power in
our hands to encourage farmers and
producers to return to traditional
methods. We do this by asking for
organic, hormone and antibiotic free,
exclusively grass-fed (care needs to
be taken here as grass-fed meat can
be labeled as grass-fed even though
it has been finished on grain. In doing
this all the benefits of eating grass-fed
meat will have been stripped). Ask for
Free-Range eggs from Free-Range
poultry, eat cage free birds that have
been allowed to roam, freely outside.
By continuing to eat food coming
from intensive farming methods,
we actively encourage this form of
aggressive production and it will
continue. If we demand and ask
questions, maybe, just maybe, we can
turn things around, if not for us, but
for the next generation.

The Art of the Underwater Vortex
Freediving with David Helderle
Tempo: Why do you free
dive, David?
Freediving is for me a spiritual
journey. When I freedive, I totally
disconnect my brain and it’s a bit
like feeling that my consciousness
dilutes all the cells of my body.
During a few minutes, everything is
transformed to cells and molecules
bonding together outside of time.
Tempo: How did you get into it?
I did not study freediving; my dad
introduced me to it at an early age
- actually when I was just six years
If you have a thirst
for an underwater
adventure, the
shallow waters around
our shores may
not be enough of a
challenge for you.
David Helderle, a
freediving enthusiast,
goes to the depths of
the UAE’s off shore
waters to perform
the unique manuever
called the “nautical
underwater vortex.”
old! He was, and is still, a free diver.
I guess everything happened very
naturally, and I have been freediving
for over 30 years now.
Tempo: We saw on Vimeo the
amazing mini-vortexes you do
underwater. Tell us about them.
I do a couple of quick dives in order
to give time to my body to adapt
being underwater holding my breath.
When I feel more relaxed, I just lay
down at the bottom and start blowing
my rings to create the mini vortexes.
The first pattern that happened was
accidental and I had to learn how
See David perform the
underwater vortex:
Reach him at
www.freedivinguae.com
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to reproduce it in order to get the
basic technique. From that point, I
have developed a full set of different
techniques.
Tempo: How do you do it?
It actually takes a whole lot of
practice. But as a tip, you have to
have fun underwater! When people
see me freediving or watch the
video, they are quite surprised, and
ask me a lot of questions.
Tempo: Are there free diving icons
who you look up to?
One of them would have to be Alex
Boulting from freedivinguae. He is
someone I find inspiring because he
has real passion and he is working
hard to promote freediving
among Emiratis.

By Shahid Saeedphototripping photography
Flower
Photography
Now’s the time to improve your flower photos. Spring and summer offer huge potential to shoot stunning
plant and flower portraits. Whether it’s in your garden, a public park or even on the side of the road,
there’s plenty of fantastic photos for the taking. What you need is a DSLR camera, a macro lens or try
extension tubes with your prime or telephoto lens. A good tripod is worth its weight in gold so pick
the heaviest one. Camera remote release can be used to keep the picture sharp and avoid the “camera-
shake.” Aside from that, you should use live view to achieve the proper focus you want and shoot in
manual mode. Keep the ISO between 100, 200 or 400 if using fast shutter speed, shoot in RAW, Set
White Balance to Daylight, use Single Drive mode, use small aperture to get maximum details or use wide
aperture to get a sharply focused subject with blurred background. You can also use reflector or Macro
Ring Flash if there is less light.
Photographer Vlada Gorbunova shows how to shoot flowers, around the world…
FEATURING: PHOTOGRAPHER Vlada Gorbounova
Title: Rose
LOCATION: Russia, Ufa
SETTING: Aperture Priority Mode
CAMERA MODEL:Nikon D60
F-STOP/APERTURE: f5.6
ISO: 400
SHUTTER SPEED: 1/320sec
Title: Poppy Seed
LOCATION: Italy, Tuscany
CAMERA MODEL: Nikon D60
ISO: 400
Title: Orchid
LOCATION: Singapore
F-STOP/APERTURE: f11
ISO: 400
Title: White Lotus
LOCATION: China, Shenzhen
ISO: 400
Title: Purple Lotus
LOCATION: Singapore
ISO: 400

abu dhabi photographersshutterbug
THE CHALLENGE:
Challenge: This time the ADP organized a workshop “Night Landscape
Photography” for beginners that was attended by 13 members. The workshop
provided instruction on long exposures, landscape composition techniques,
and special lighting effects to capture beautiful night time scenes. It was a
wonderful opportunity to capture stunning night time photos while learning
professional photography techniques.
ABOUT: Abu Dhabi Photographers is a group of photography enthusiasts
who meet regularly to capture beautiful shots and to share knowledge and
experiences. The group is managed by BrandMoxie.
THE GROUP: ABU DHABI PHOTOGRAPHERS
photography
Night Landscape
Photography
ADP_Group Photo
Eric Hendriks
Marina Strachan Marina Strachan

Looking Through
The Lens OF
Nabeela HudaBy Neil Bie
vocalist Jae Franklin. MUA - Ellaine Fatima. CA - Sabira Huda

TEMPO: Who is Nabeela Huda?
I am an Abu Dhabi-based/Bengali-
bred, self-taught fashion and portrait
photographer born and brought up amidst
all the diverse ethnicities and personalities
in the UAE - a 22 year old woman caught
up in the spirit of a 10 year old.
TEMPO: How did you develop a passion
for photography?
The first memory I have of photography
involved my dad’s camera, the Nikon F90
and its mechanical shutter sound. I never
really loaded the film in it, but I would
use parties as opportunities to whip it out
and start taking photos of random people
(haha).
Eventually, photography started out as a
hobby and I did my best to study it from
some very inspiring and accomplished
educators who have taught me a few
things. I took it up recently as my career
because it’s really enjoyable to make
pictures while working with quirky, gifted
and lovely individuals. It never
gets boring!
TEMPO: What is your creative process?
It is so important to begin with an end in
mind and have a ‘thoughtfully prepared’
plan of shooting. I start with pre-shoot
consultation and learning our clients’
personalities and reaching a comfort zone
with ideas we both like. Mood boards
are good for this because we look into
what is unique and special about them.
We discuss everything from make-up and
styling to location and lighting moods. It
makes it easier for both of us to create
something delightful and unique together.
TEMPO: Is there a specific kind of subject
that you love to cover?
I enjoy doing weddings and I am thinking
of exploring the field of wedding
journalism slightly more. I have many
mentors in the field and I truly admire
the way they capture emotions without
needing to say anything. When two
people come together to celebrate
the beginning of their new life, I feel
privileged to document their day in the
shadows. And when things are just right, a
beautiful moment is created - it’s a gift.
TEMPO: How did the people around you
react when they saw your work?
Almost everyone I knew was supportive!
Honestly, if it hadn’t been for them, I
would have never thought of making it a
profession. Thinking back, it’s everyone
who mattered the most who encouraged
me and constructively criticised my
work. They even sponsored my learning
materials online! If anything, I owe
them all.
TEMPO: Which photographers
inspire you?
There are so many, it’s hard to choose! To
name a few: Aaron Nace, David Ol’Karny.
Lindsay Adler, Susan Stripling, and
Tasneem Sultana. My inspiration is built on
the different works coming from big and
small names that I see here and there and
try to combine them through concepts.
TEMPO: Describe a normal day for you.
I am not sure how interesting my life is
so I wouldn’t want to bore you (haha).
Typically I spend most of my day trying
to figure out my next steps towards
entrepreneurship and trying to learn
new techniques and approaches for
shooting and retouching. For the rest
of the time it’s mainly sitting around
outdoors, listening to music and trying out
something new to keep life exciting
and inspired.
TEMPO: Your future plans?
Working with many everyday people like
myself in the realm of fashion/portrait
photography has made me realise that a
lot of us are shy of who we are and what
more we can be. I am trying to break this
fear for everyday men and women; you
don’t have to be industry labelled to be
fashionable and have blaring confidence
to have shots taken of you. I want to
capture beauty in everyone I see, and
preserve them in memories that will
always make them feel beautiful anytime
of the day. I plan to start a community
hashtag soon too!
TEMPO: Finally, do you have a message to
aspiring photographers?
Find YOUR passion and niche, it’s what
you would wake up to do every day.
Be naive and learn from everything
and everyone; the amount of wealth in
knowledge is priceless. Shoot, shoot,
shoot till you’ve created your own identity
and tell everyone that is YOUR brand. And
always be true to yourself.
While high end
cameras and
accessories are readily
available in the market,
it still takes a keen eye
to produce fascinating
images that catch your
emotion and attention.
Nabeela tells Tempo how
she developed that eye…
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Nabeela Huda
For more info:
Website: www.nabeela-huda.com
FB: Nabeela Huda: Photo-Enthusiast
Model: Lorochka Muratova at Abu Dhabi Fashion Shoot for a Cause. MUA - Ellaine Fatima
In the mangroves with model: Leanne Yanyan.
MUA - Ellaine Fatima

talking books librarians’ lounge
By Sana Ashraf | @sanalikespie By Vanessa Middleton
Cutting Costs
and Driving
Competitive
Advantage
The protagonist is a young girl called Coraline - not Caroline - and Gaiman plays
around with her name quite often throughout the story. She’s a likeable character:
her intelligent, cynical yet polite attitude, and independence set her off from the
way children are commonly portrayed in stories. Despite her maturity, she finds
trouble in comprehending adults. Her parents are each distressed in their own
troubles, just as you’d find from the perspective of any child – and she believes
the adults lead a boring, mundane life that’s wasted on work.
As the reader delves into the story, it grows to become a fairytale - with talking
cats and dogs - and with the turning of every page, the events become even more
creepy. The other characters unfold with odd personalities; one neighbour trains
mice for a circus, and the other two neighbours are stuck in the past. Everything
about this story is a little uncanny, if not, all out strange.
Coraline finds a door that leads to nowhere and as soon as she feeds her curiosity,
she falls into great danger. She finds the ‘Other World’ with ‘Other People’ - a
world in which all of her wishes are granted; and where she finds adventure. There
she finds her ‘Other Mother’ and ‘Other Father’. Children often dream of Other
worlds, and Gaiman artfully, and rather cunningly, portrays this throughout the
story. Coraline is then tied between which world she wants; the boring one or the
one that would cost her her life.
An ageless book. Calling it a children’s book doesn’t do it justice. Gaiman says in
one of his interviews, “It was a story, I learned when people began to read it, that
children experienced as an adventure, but which gave adults nightmares. It’s the
strangest book I’ve written, it took the longest time to write, and it’s the book I’m
proudest of.”
Every other chapter has a graphic of a scene or so that progresses alongside the
story. The images are rather creepy and peculiar as well. It’s not the type of book
that would keep you awake; it’s not horrifying either; it’s simply a little odd, and
eerie, which adds up to the entire vibe of the story.
“I don’t want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it
be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn’t mean anything?
What then?”
Instead of a lengthy article this month, I chose to create an infographic using
picktochart.com. This infographic was adapted from IHS Engineering Excellence
Middle East Roadshow 2015 in Abu Dhabi and it describes how much time, money,
and resources are lost when engineers do things on their own. We see the value
of having a librarian to speed up the search for information and make everybody’s
working hours more efficient and easier.
It’s no wonder Coraline
is one of Neil Gaiman’s
favourite works. He
purposefully wrote it
as a children’s book.
Yet an adult reading it
wouldn’t find anything
childish about it. It is
odd, and creepy, and
yet also humorous in its
dialogue. This book is
truly one of a kind.
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman

ZAYED UNIVERSITY’S AL KHARAREEF STORYTELLING CLUB
was created to enrich the legacy of the Emirati storytelling
tradition and contribute to the revival of this important cultural
heritage within the United Arab Emirates.
Last year, the Club in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Music &
Arts Foundation launched an Emirati cultural literacy project
titled the Story Mile, a collection of 48 original fables and
folktales, written by students from the Academic Bridge Program, illustrated
by the College of Arts and Creative Enterprise majors and translated by
ZOWD volunteers into the language of its characters, Emirati dialect.
The Story Mile tales, which are the first of a three volume series, were
recently published as a book in English and titled “Tales from the Emirates”
in Arabic. The stories not only share the storytelling tradition of the
Emirates, but have also introduced other key aspects of Emirati culture and
are creating new footprints in the sands of the cultural landscape of the UAE.
The North Wind and the Sun
By Shakir Hussain
In an Aesop’s fable the Sun and the Wind
played tricks to strip an innocent traveler
of his coat. Even as a child, when I first
read it, the behavior of the Sun and the
Wind seemed bad to me. They were
behaving like bad schoolboys.
Do fables imitate life or life imitate fables?
On a windy day, events at a petrol station
between Dubai and Abu Dhabi made me
ask this question. Someone had called
my name. I turned around. It was an old
school friend. I had not seen him for
twenty years.
We hugged, rubbed noses in local fashion
and laughed.
‘You have put on weight,’ he said,
squeezing my belly.
‘Look who is talking,’ I said, pointing to his
head, now neat as the surface of an egg.
He was a legend when we were at school
and was a year ahead of me. I sought to
be his friend. I held a secret admiration
for his way of life. He was allowed to
drive his father’s Mercedes and did so at
gale wind speed and, of course, without
a license. He discovered women before
he even grew a beard. When he said
blasphemous things I stood a little far
from him, expecting a bolt of lightning to
singe his thick black hair. He was, however,
not entirely evil. He stole some funds from
the English Club. But when the caretaker
was accused of stealing it, he came clean
and restored the old man’s reputation.
After middle school, we parted. We
went to different high schools. For my
university education, I went to
study abroad.
Now, some twenty years later, we meet
again and it is an awkward meeting.
‘Let’s have coffee together,’ he said.
Not wishing to be rude, I agreed.
We went into Tim Hortons and
ordered Cappuccinos.
‘We have a lot of catching up to
do,’ he said.
I told him that I was building a name
for myself as a photographer and was
thinking of giving up my regular job.
He told me he owned a construction
company. I asked him if he
enjoyed construction.
‘I did once,’ he said. ‘Now I only think of
the profit.’
We have nothing in common, I thought.
I was getting a little bored. Then, to my
relief, a woman entered the cafe and sat at
a table opposite us. She looked tired and
in need of refreshments. Perhaps she had
driven a lot. I took interest in her because
she had the kind of face I liked
to photograph.
I looked at my friend to see what
impression she made on him.
‘I noticed her before you did,’ he said.
‘I even noticed the car she came in and
where she parked it. As to her beauty, I
am not so sure. Yes, she has a beautiful
face and figure, but a woman is not really
beautiful to me unless she has stunning
arms and shoulders.’
‘Is that so?’ I said. ‘Too bad. We’ll
never know.’
‘But surely, if we wanted to, we can make
her take off her jacket.’
I laughed, whispered, ‘How can you make
a strange woman in a public place take off
her jacket without going to jail?’
‘You’ve been abroad for too long. Lost
your can-do attitude.’
‘Really?’
‘A photographer and you don’t know how
to make a woman take off her jacket.’
‘If she was modeling for me, yes. But not a
strange woman.’
‘It can be done if you give it
some thought.’
‘How will you do it? Will you ask her to
take off her jacket?’
‘I don’t need to ask her. I will
persuade her.’
‘Let me see you do it.’
‘Give me ten minutes.’
He left the cafe and ten minutes
later, he returned.
‘It is done,’ he said. ‘Just deflated one of
her tyres. She will need to change the
wheel on her car. And surely she will need
to take off her jacket.’
I looked at him in disbelief. I am too old
for this, I thought.
But he did grossly miscalculate. When
the woman discovered the deflated tyre,
she did not attempt to change the wheel
herself. She asked an attendant at the
petrol station to do it for her. While the
wheel was being replaced she returned
to the cafe for more refreshments, still
wearing her jacket.
I laughed at him. ‘You’re still a
schoolboy,’ I said.
‘It almost worked’ he said.
He talked some more about the
construction industry and how it was no
good for anyone high-minded. ‘Demolition
work is much more honest,’ he said.
I talked about how I once photographed
a girl on Jumeira beach by moonlight. I
captured a silver lining that defined her
profile, also captured her shadow on the
sand. He was not listening.
‘I am afraid I am boring you,’ I said.
It was clear we had nothing in common.
We both went outside. The attendant had
now replaced the wheel on the woman’s
car. She came out and paid him. The
March sun was getting hotter in the sky.
The wind had subsided. Before driving off,
to our amazement, she decided to remove
her jacket. I wished then I could take a
snapshot of her. She was beautiful and
indeed had stunning arms and shoulders.
Shanaq bin Anaq
Once upon a time, on the shore of a
beautiful lake lived some poor and
simple people next to a big hill that
towered 300 metres into the sky. One
day, a curious sailor named Rashed
sailed near the hill and heard music
and a song coming from behind the
gates. He tried to see what caused it,
but didn’t find anything.
When Rashed returned home, he
told his daughter Gbahsaa about the
sounds. She was very intelligent and
told her father he should tell everyone
in the village. The next day, he did
just that. Rashed returned to the hill
that morning and decided he would
open the gate to find the source of
the song. As he did this, Rashed saw
a huge giant with big, red eyes, a long
nose and hair that looked like
the devil.
Rashed returned to the village to
tell the people what he had seen
but no one believed him. They all
laughed and said it was impossible
that a giant jinni lived on the hill. They
followed him to the hill to put an end
to the matter.
When they arrived, the villagers broke
down the gate and were shocked
to find the jinni Shanaq bin Anaq.
He was so tall that he could not see
anything below him. As he walked, he
destroyed everything around him, but
after a few minutes he disappeared.
Several days passed and the
villagers had another visit from
Shanaq bin Anaq. Everyone was
very worried because the gentle
jinni was flattening their houses.
Rashed’s daughter had an idea;, “Get
all the people to sing loudly when he
comes,” she said. When Shanaq bin
Anaq returned, he stopped walking
and listened to their song. The
giant felt happy as he listened to the
beautiful voices of the villagers and
disappeared into the sea. Years later,
the villagers heard about a big giant
that was found dead on a beach
in India.
The village returned to safety but to
this day, everyone remembers the
giant jinni, Shanaq bin Anaq.
flash fiction literature
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WITH THE STANDARD BEING A STORY OF UNDER 1000 WORDS. SEND US YOUR STORIES TO:
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“Rashed saw a
huge giant with
big, red eyes,”
by Amal Abdulla Al Abed Abboud Al Jaberi
ILLUSTRATOR
Mariam Fahad Yousif Obaid Al Zaabi

Compassion:
Noora Al Ali Radiates Good
Noora Al Ali is not
your average
university student.
A fourth year graphic
design student from
Zayed University, Noora
is determined to make a
difference by spreading
compassion. She
launched the Radiate
Good campaign as a
book of action, a to-do-
list of sorts, to mobilize
change. The campaign
not only aims to bring
the community closer
together but encourages
people to make acts of
kindness a part of their
daily life. Noora explains
to Tempo how
this works…
“I was chatting with one of my
teachers. She was telling me about
‘compassionate games’, which are
held annually to encourage people
from different countries to do good
deeds. So I thought it would be a
good idea to do something similar in
Abu Dhabi to make it a compassionate
city. My Radiate Good campaign is
just a start for people here to practice
kindness and make it a part of their
daily lives.
“The main goal is to promote acts
of kindness in daily life. I targeted
working people and students because
they are very busy accomplishing
their goals or with their daily lives
that they often forget about the
people around them. I want people
to be aware of things around them
and think of people and be thoughtful
of them. However, in our current
lifestyle, compassion is sometimes
neglected because people usually put
themselves first to accomplish their
personal goals.
‘‘The idea behind the compassionate
games definitely inspired me! People
nowadays are busy chasing their
dreams that they become very
ambitious and individualistic. They
need a reminder to be kinder and
more thoughtful of others, and show
them that by being kinder, they can
improve themselves, which could
help them to grow and become more
successful in their own career or life.
‘‘For this campaign I have lots of
different ideas for the future such
as focusing on something such as
bullying in schools, and making
another booklet with 100 more acts
of kindness that students at schools
can do. So the idea is to focus on one
thing but take the main idea of this
project and make a booklet for one
specific group of people to target
one issue.
“The booklet is the main piece
of advice that I give. It has lots
of information and stresses the
importance of being kind. To put
together this booklet, I did a study
and read lots of books. My advice is
to carry this book with you. I designed
the book with lots of illustrations so it
wouldn’t be boring to look at. I hope
that the book will give people the
motivation to change their lifestyle
and start thinking of the people in
their lives and how they can draw a
smile on their faces.
“I like to spread positivity and be
kind to everyone I am surrounded by,
whether I know them or not. That’s
because I understand that anyone
might be going through hard times
and may need someone to cheer them
up, and be nice to them. Some acts of
kindness that I got used to doing, even
without thinking, is smiling to anyone
I see, and also holding the door open
to the person behind me. I say “Thank
you” and “Please” a lot because I feel
that it is my way of showing politeness
and appreciation to anyone who
helps me.
“As humans, we have the need to be
cared for and to care for others; to
be treated with respect and justice;
and to live in a peaceful and loving
society. I hope this campaign will
raise awareness about the importance
of being compassionate to your
community, family, friends
and yourself.”
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DO YOU “Radiate Good”?
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Noora shares some of the pages of her
booklet with Tempo. Place a checkmark and
see what you can do each day! :)
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By Nancy Bercaw | @nancybercaw
i [heart]
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Heart in a Jar
“Where would you like to spend
your summer vacation?”
Long before my father died of
complications associated with Alzheimer’s
disease, people frequently remarked on
our similar appearance. I usually fought
back against the allegation.
“How can a little girl look exactly like a
grown man?” I’d say with my hands on my
slender hips—unconsciously imitating my
father’s own determined stance.
But our physical resemblance and
character traits were undeniable: long-
armed, big-lipped, blue-eyed, loose-
jointed, freckle-skinned Bercaws. Except
for our male and female chromosomes,
nearly everything about us was a
perfect match.
Yet I always felt like my own person.
Even at a young age, I preferred stories
to science. I wanted to write books; he
wanted to cure diseases.
We weren’t exactly the same.
My dad, Dr. Beauregard Lee Bercaw,
decided to become a neurologist after
watching his own father succumb to
Alzheimer’s. My dad feared that because
he looked just like his dad, the disease
would come for him too.
So great was his worry that Dr. Bercaw
kept grandfather’s autopsied brain in
a jar at the center of his office desk.
Consequently, grandpa’s grey matter and
my dad’s great dread became the center
of my childhood universe.
As my father approached middle age he
began to experiment on himself, with diet
supplements. By age 60 he was taking 78
tablets a day. He tracked down anything
that offered the possibility of saving brain
cells and killing free radicals. This was
in 1999, long before herbal supplements
were household words.
After retiring from his neurology practice,
Dr. Bercaw turned his full attention to
math puzzles. Even when I was visiting,
he’d sit silently on his leather recliner
with a calculator to verify the accuracy of
computations he did by memory. I always
wished that he would talk to me.
Once, dad looked up from his Sudoku
game and said, “Promise that you’ll put a
gun to my head if I turn out like
my father.”
I didn’t kill my dad. Instead, I watched
helplessly as he declined into the disease
he’d heard coming like a train. Dr. Bercaw
spent the last 18 months of his life in a
memory care facility and died on April 2,
2012, a month before his 74th birthday—
the same age at which his own father
passed away.
I’ve been seeing a lot of my dad again
lately. And not just in the mirror. He comes
to mind whenever a name escapes me. I
wonder what I might find if I could look
behind my face into my brain. Proof I am
the next Bercaw up to bat for
Alzheimer’s disease?
Still, I can choose not to be like my father.
I may have inherited his genes, but I can
decide not to share his obsession. I don’t
want to spend the second half of my time
on Earth worrying about whether or not
I’m going to get Alzheimer’s disease.
I’d rather see every inch of the Earth
instead. I want to show my son what’s
worth living for—and the answer isn’t
math. Life is measured in love, not in brain
mass. The only thing in this world that’s
worth remembering: It’s the heart that
belongs in a jar.
Irecently took a good, hard look at myself in the mirror. My eyelids
are beginning to sag over my blue eyes. My ruddy sun-damaged
skin is going slack around my ears. “Hi Dad,” I said to my 49-year-
old reflection. “I’d recognize you anywhere.”
Name: Shabari Shankar
Age: 20
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Student
This summer, I want
to explore Paris for its
interesting architecture,
cuisines and fashion!
Name: Reham Al Ramahi
Age: 27
Nationality: Jordanian
Profession: Graphic
Designer and
Photographer
Hawaii or Malaysia to
enjoy the nice weather
and the beauty of
nature especially for
photography!
Name: Yara Nasif
Age: 21
Nationality: Canadian/
Egyptian
Profession: Student
Italy! I’d like to explore
the fascinating cities and
eat lots of good food!
Name: Moisa Al Zyodi
Age: 20
Nationality: Emirati
Profession: Government
Worker
I would like to go Turkey
to explore the city and
enjoy an adventure of a
lifetime!
Name: Guilio Asso
Age: 31
Nationality: Italian
Profession: Architect
I would like to spend
my summer somewhere
very cold like Northern
Europe!

By Dorian “Paul D” Rogers | @pauldTHERIPY
West
Meets
East:
Poetry
Fusion
articulate cafe
I recently sat down
with Japanese-
American poet and
Hip-Hop artist, G
Yamazawa, to have
coffee and discuss
his first-ever visit to
the UAE as well as
his background as a
writer.
Paul D: You are Japanese American
raised in Durham, North Carolina. How
was that growing up?
G: It was interesting because I was the
middle man between both my parents
and American culture. I was able to
share with my friends about Buddhism
and Japanese heritage while I was
simultaneously informing my parents
about American pop culture, music,
sports, and language.
Paul D: You performed at the Abu
Dhabi International Poetry Festival
and was featured at Rooftop Rhythms.
What were your overall thoughts about
the UAE and the emerging
poetry scene?
G: I loved it! The UAE is a beautiful
place with so many different cultures.
I thought people were very open to
performance poetry, and everybody
was so receptive to my work even
though I had doubts that it wouldn’t be
able to translate.
Paul D: I love it too and am not sure
when I will be able to move. How were
you received by local poets and the
poetry community?
G: Very well!
Paul D: You are both a rapper and a
poet. Which art form best expresses
you? Which one would you do if you
could only choose one?
G: I would have to say that I want my
hip hop and rhymes to express myself
just as much as my poetry does because
it still is poetry. I think music is a medium
that transcends language barriers, so I’d
love for my songs to be able to reach
places my English cannot.
Paul D: What is your first experience with
rhyming and poetry? When did you know
you had a knack for words?
G: In 6th grade, I plagiarized a bunch
of the greatest rappers of all time and
submitted to this book contest. I got
an honourable mention! That’s when
I decided to try it myself before I got
caught stealing. I also knew that with my
background in Japanese and being raised
in NC, I had a unique perspective on
language and I could manipulate my voice
in many ways.
Paul D: What have been the highlights of
your trip to Abu Dhabi?
G: The people. Meeting new friends,
seeing old family, and hearing about
peoples’ stories. Where ever I go, I always
enjoy the people the most.
Paul D: Could you see yourself living in
the UAE?
G: Yes!
Paul D: What is your ultimate dream
with poetry?
G: To reach and move a generation of
youth at the deepest level possible. You?
Paul D: To continue planning poetry
events in English and Arabic with the
mission of educating, entertaining, and
uniting. What do you think about the
future of poetry in the UAE?
G: I think it’s only going to get bigger and
bigger, and there’s plenty of room for
growth! The sky’s the limit.
Paul D: How are you transitioning with
your upcoming move to California?
G: I’m still in the process of moving, and
will be doing a tour as I drive across the
country. It’s been an amazing transition
so far because all of my friends and family
have been so supportive of my endeavors.
I’m hoping to connect with the Asian
American community and to be able to
travel to Japan more often to do cross-
cultural examinations through an
artistic lens.
Paul D: That’s great. I just cross-examined
this check and noticed that I didn’t bring
my wallet. Can you take care of the bill?
G: *Stares with mouth wide-open*

By Nisma Hamid | @nismahamid | Instagram: nismahamid By Heather Long Vandevoorde, Ph.D. | @hvdvoorde
Gather round boys and girls,
‘tis the season for tears.
Exams are upon us, and so are
the retched feelings that come
with them. Being a high school
senior and an IB examinee, I am
already done with my internal
and external examinations.
However, that in no way means
that I have forgotten the
sleepless nights, nerves,
and anxiety...
The IB diploma programme externals
tests its students on two years’ worth
of work, which doubled the stress.
Those of you who know me also know
that I am a chronic procrastinator, like
many high school students. My case
may be somewhat different however.
When I procrastinate, I am aware yet
oblivious of the consequences. Aware
because I realize what would happen
if I do not get to work and oblivious
because I choose to engage in other
useless tasks. Maybe it’s my way of
dealing with the stress, but the results
are never pleasant. I have learned
things the hard way, and here I have
prepared a list of do’s and don’ts.
Do’s:
• Make a schedule! The minute you
get your exam schedule create a
corresponding study schedule that
you can follow. Study different
subjects on the same day as to not
get bored and distracted.
• Make a to-do List! Make sure the
tasks are as simple, and specific,
as possible. Instead of“study for
chemistry”, write “study chapter 1
for chemistry” and so on because
there’s nothing more satisfying
than ticking things off a to-do list.
For the most part, parents
believe their kids know how
to study. They go to school
to learn just that. They do
not need assistance in that
department. In fact, a study
released in 2014 entitled, The
Broken Compass: Parental
Involvement with Children’s
Education suggests that,
starting in middle school,
parents helping their kids
study may actually bring scores
DOWN. Yipes! They found that
most of us have forgotten how
to do what the kids are learning
and get in the way of newer
teaching methods.
We all have this burning desire for
our kids to excel. We say it’s to help
them have a better future. That’s
partly true. The rest of the dirty little
secret is that we see their success
as a direct reflection of the quality
of our parenting skills.“Her son
gets straight A’s, she must be doing
something right,” those are the words
we long to hear, am I right? While
I have enough courage to write a
parenting column, I admit that I am
in perpetual search of that particular
kudo.Unintentionally, this makes for
added pressure during exam time. I
find pressure counterproductive, so I
asked my posse of moms what they
do to encourage a highly-efficient,
lowest-possible stress environment for
exam studying. Their overwhelming
response was that we can help our
kids better focus during their study
time by taking charge of break
time activity.
Here are the highlights from the posse:
the most common thread seems to be
laughter. Veronika says, “We plan silly
exercises during study breaks.”Get
them giggling. Learn to juggle, set up
a fun obstacle course, or watch a brief
comedy clip. Donna agrees, “Funny
books, movies, or taking time during
breaks to find something humorous
to laugh at helps at our house.”Has
your child seen the parrot scene from
Monty Python? Let them laugh off the
stress and return to the books with a
clear head.
Another theme is exercise. Suzanne
suggests, “Particularly for an
afternoon study break when the kids
are feeling drowsy, getting up off their
chair and making the heart beat faster
always helps my kids.”A walk outside,
choreograph a favorite song (which
might put this idea under laughter
as well), or a swim can be a terrific
change of pace. Play ball with the dog
outside. Do a yoga video. Endorphins
released during exercise help
evacuate stress and encourage focus
of attention. Other ideas that arose
included baking muffins, gardening
and doing a favourite craft activity.
I was pleasantly surprised at the
lengths these moms go to in order
to create a better study experience
for their children. Each of the
activities mentioned involved family
togetherness as well. We can leave
them alone to study but show our
support when they emerge for a break.
That just might be the recipe for our
kids to be able to put forth their
best effort.
Sweating it Out at
Exam Time
• Stick to it! Your schedule and
to-do list must be part of your
lifestyle during the
examination period.
• Take a break! Small breaks
between chapters or subjects can
do more good than harm, as long
as they are not too long.
• Listen to music! Not just any
music, but classical music which
is proven to improve a student’s
academic performance. It may not
work for all, but you never know
unless you try.
Don’ts:
• Eat while studying! When your
parasympathetic nervous system
directs blood from your brain
and muscles to your gut to aid in
digestion you will find it harder to
concentrate. Trust me on this.
• Study in the dark! Whenever I
study in the dark, I get really
tired and sleepy. Studying in the
right atmosphere is extremely
important; I think everyone can
relate to this.
• Study when you’re cold! When
I am cold, I tend to curl up in a
blanket and then get really tired.
Again, I think everyone can relate
to this.
• Study in a messy room! Our brains
pick up on anything, including
too much stimuli. A messy room
can cause you to lose focus and
concentrating becomes
slightly harder.
I hope this list helps you. All that’s left
for me now as I prepare for college is
to practice what I preach.
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Your most valued possession?
I have quite a few, but if I could
choose three those would be: My
Gibson Les Paul Custom, My leather
Perfecto, and my past experiences.
Where can we find you hanging
out most?
I don’t really have a favourite haunt, I
tend to move around a lot.
One thing you cannot live without?
Music. GOOD music.
The person who inspires you
the most?
Anyone who overcomes adversity to
become successful or influential
Five things you need for survival?
A good book, a guitar, a pen, a
notebook, and cheesecake.
What car would like to own?
The Mercedes SLS has always been
my favourite, but I ‘m more into Harley
Davidsons than cars.
Describe a typical day in your life.
Everyday is different, I don’t have a
typical day per se. I usually get up
at5 am and work to about 3 or 4 pm.
Once I’m done with my obligations, it
really depends on my mood.
Where do you see yourself in
10 years?
I don’t know. I only hope to be happy
and healthy.
What is your idea of peace?
A day in a forest or somewhere
by the sea
Your goal in life?
To always be faithful and true
to myself, to never conform or
compromise my integrity just to
please the wrong people.
What item do you keep buying even
though you have plenty?
I overstock on shoes, guitar picks and
new era baseball caps - it’s ridiculous!
What are three things that today has
taught you?
Always be yourself, good things
happen to good people on the
long run and try your best to be
as compassionate, patient and
empathetic to people no matter how
ignorant or stupid they are or seem
to be.
time capsule PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANGELI CASTILLO
Age: 29
Profession: Junior operator / Musician
Nationality: French Algerian
Motto: “Never hate on someone that
sins differently than you.”
Wassim Ali
Who in your life deserves a big old
thank you?
My father, my younger brothers, my
childhood friends: Omar and his
awesome family, Sinan for teaching
me how to play a decent power chord;
Angie for all the cheeseburgers and
the laughs that came with them;
Abdul for getting me hooked on
The Ramones; my ex bandmates for
the crazy gigs we’ve had and every
person that’s been there for me in
desperate times.
Have you found your purpose yet?
Yes I have but it’s a secret.
What is the craziest thing you have
ever done?
When I was 19 I hitchhiked from Paris
to the Albanian border and back with
nothing more than 200 euros and a
sleeping bag.
What is your earliest memory? How
old were you?
Listening to my dad’s Beatles records
and watching Bruce lee movies. I was
five years old.
If your life was a book, what would it
be called?
Jack of all trades, master of none.
If you wanted to look absolutely great,
how would you dress?
I’d suit up, nothing makes a man look
fine and dandy quite like a custom
made Italian suit.
Who would you most/least like to be
stuck in an elevator with?
Most: my friend Faisal Eissa, and least:
know-it-alls and useless people.
If you could wake up tomorrow in the
body of someone else currently living,
would you do so? Whom would
you pick?
This might sound weird, but I’ve
always wanted to know what it was
like to have Stephen Hawking’s brain.
Either him or Joe Rogan.
How can the right music make a party
better? What music do you usually put
on to get the party started?
Pendulum, the Prodigy or Wu tang
clan’s 36 Chambers album and ICP
always do the trick for me.

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