New Years Eve of 2012 in Dubai – UAE

A possible list of Fireworks Display  in Dubai for 2012 New Year Eve:

Fireworks @ Burj Khalifa – Dubai (Dubai Mall if you want closer view or you can go to nearby places such as Jumeirah, Safa area, Business Bay or Al Quoz to get a perfect glimpse of fireworks)

Fireworks Show @ Burj Al Arab – best viewed if you are in or near Burj Al Arab / Jumeirah Beach hotel and from the open beach besides Jumeirah Beach Hotel Duration will be for 15 minutes and start at 12:00 midnight.

2012 Fireworks show at Dubai Creek... Can be viewed from Bur Dubai Abra Station or Deira Creek side and Maktoum Bridge.

Fireworks @ Bab al Shams for 2012 New years Fireworks in the Desert.

Various Activities in Global Village for welcoming 2012 and probably a fireworks display also.

Malaria case in Dubai

Dubai: Several cases of malaria have been reported in International City (IC) in Dubai, doctors said. Doctor treating 2-3 cases every week as mosquitoes thrive in dirty water bodies . 

General practitioner Dr Fouziya Ayyub, who works in IC, said dozens of residents could be infected by mosquitoes thriving in dirty water bodies in the residential cluster. "The stagnant waters are mosquito-breeding grounds. People get bitten and fall sick. When I test them, it turns out to be malaria," said Dr Fouziya.


"As far as I know, there were zero malaria cases here. But now I see about two or three cases per week."
She added some cases appear to be "local transmissions" rather than "imported" ones.
The UAE was declared malaria-free by the World Health Organisation in 2007, but there have been incidents of people getting infected abroad and entering the country.
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) told XPRESS: "Like any other capital cities where malaria transmission is eradicated, we do have cases of imported malaria in the country... People can get the infections and return to UAE. This is what we call imported malaria." It added: "All cases reported to DHA in 2011 are cases of imported malaria; all the cases are expatriates..."
However, Dr Fouziya said some patients had told her they had not travelled outside the UAE "for a long time". If her suspicions are true, this would be a case of local malaria transmission, she added.

source Gulfnews.com

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Viagra in a Condom

A new condom that aims to enhance erections may also lift earnings and buyout prospects for unprofitable U.K. drugmaker Futura Medical Plc. (FUM)

 

Durex condoms made by partner Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc will contain a dose of Futura’s Zanifil gel inside the tip, boosting blood flow within the penis. The product results in firmer, larger and longer-lasting erections for men who may find wearing condoms challenging, according to Futura. 

Premium pricing may help the condom generate global sales of 150 million pounds ($235 million) annually within five years, tempting Slough, England-based Reckitt Benckiser to keep all that revenue for itself, said Daniel Mahony, who manages $300 million at Polar Capital in London. Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of Lysol cleaners, doesn’t usually agree to sales-sharing accords, which makes it likely takeover talks are under way, said Lala Gregorek, an analyst at Edison Investment Research. 

“It’s essentially Viagra in a condom,” said Mahony, who owns shares of Guildford, England-based Futura. “I wouldn’t be surprised if Reckitt tries to either buy the whole company or buy that royalty stream out at some point.”

Futura Chief Executive Officer James Barder declined to comment on any discussions with Reckitt Benckiser. While Futura isn’t for sale, he said, “ultimately, we’re looking to optimize and maximize our return at the appropriate time.” 

source: bloomberg.com

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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Dubai : US actor Tom Cruise (R) poses on the red carpet with Emirati Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF)  on December 7, 2011. AFP PHOTO / MARWAN NAAMANI

Most Earth-like planet discovered

(Reuters) - The most Earth-like planet ever discovered is circling a star 600 light years away, a key finding in an ongoing quest to learn if life exists beyond Earth, scientists said on Monday.

A diagram comparing our own solar system to Kepler-22, a star system containing the first ''habitable zone'' planet discovered by NASA's Kepler mission, is seen in this undated handout picture released by NASA, December 5, 2011.

Credit: Reuters/NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech/Handout

The planet, called Kepler-22b, joins a list of more than 500 planets found to orbit stars beyond our solar system. It is the smallest and the best positioned to have liquid water on its surface -- among the ingredients necessary for life on Earth.

Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol

"Mission: Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol" the trailer shows some of the film's widely anticipated action-packed scenes.