Make plans to attend the Jumeirah Golf Estates Carnival Day, where you can enjoy fiestas, parades, amusement games, salsa, Zumba, food trucks and more. Kids will enjoy the bouncy castle, skill games, jugglers, a Lego station and free glitter temporary tattoos. Tomorrow, 10am to 5pm, free entry, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, search Jumeirah Golf Estates on www.facebook.com
Sign up to take part in Leap of Faith with community-focused initiative Beat Diabetes at Jump Boxx. On Leap Year, participants are invited to make the most of the extra day with a fun-filled evening dedicated to health and fitness. There will be an introductory session outlining enjoyable activities to maintain a healthy lifestyle and a trampoline-jumping session for the whole family. February 29, 6pm to 8pm, free, Jump Boxx, Uptown Mirdif, Dubai, register by sending your name, mobile number and number of passes needed to beat.diabetes@landmarkgroup.com
Visit the Market Day at Green Community. The tribute to mothers includes a market featuring hand-made products, accessories, clothes, jewellery, gifts and more. Kids will enjoy the games, competitions and arts and crafts workshops. From noon to 6pm, free entry, Market Mall, next to Choithram's, Green Community, Dubai, search Ad Pack Six UAE on www.facebook.com
Celebrate Kuwaiti National Day tomorrow by enjoying a performance by Kuwaiti singer Abdulla Al Ruwaished at Global Village. He has released more than 25 albums, the latest being Ma Fee Ahad Mertah. Tomorrow, 9pm, Dh15 to enter Global Village, Exit 37, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, Dubai, www.globalvillage.ae
Plan to watch the 1981 Moroccan musical documentary Trances at The Yard. Cinema Akil presents the Ahmed El Maanouni film about the music of Nass El Ghiwane, a band whose acoustic sound draws on the Moroccan trance-music tradition. Saturday, 7pm, The Yard, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz, Dubai, www.cinemaakil.com
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Sour Grapes
Author: Zakaria Tamer
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Pages: 176
Traces of Enayat
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Publisher: And Other Stories
Pages: 240
Company Profile
Company name: Hoopla
Date started: March 2023
Founder: Jacqueline Perrottet
Based: Dubai
Number of staff: 10
Investment stage: Pre-seed
Investment required: $500,000
The specs: 2019 Jeep Wrangler
Price, base: Dh132,000
Engine: 3.6-litre V6
Gearbox: Eight-speed automatic
Power: 285hp @ 6,400rpm
Torque: 347Nm @ 4,100rpm
Fuel economy, combined: 9.6L to 10.3L / 100km
Turning waste into fuel
Average amount of biofuel produced at DIC factory every month: Approximately 106,000 litres
Amount of biofuel produced from 1 litre of used cooking oil: 920ml (92%)
Time required for one full cycle of production from used cooking oil to biofuel: One day
Energy requirements for one cycle of production from 1,000 litres of used cooking oil:
▪ Electricity - 1.1904 units
▪ Water- 31 litres
▪ Diesel – 26.275 litres
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Company: Eco Way
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Founder: Ivan Kroshnyi
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