• A couple stands near the installation Sombras del Bosque (Shadows of the Woods), made with deer antlers, by Mexican artist Fernando Gonzalez Gortazar at the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City on June 1, 2014. Gonzalez Gortazar is an architect, sculptor and urban designer and he received the Henry Moore Prize in 1989. Reuters
    A couple stands near the installation Sombras del Bosque (Shadows of the Woods), made with deer antlers, by Mexican artist Fernando Gonzalez Gortazar at the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City on June 1, 2014. Gonzalez Gortazar is an architect, sculptor and urban designer and he received the Henry Moore Prize in 1989. Reuters
  • Visitors look at a video installation, comprising of 106 TV sets, by American artist Susan Hiller in the Abattoirs Museum in Toulouse, southern France, as part of Toulouse's International Art Festival, on June 1, 2014. AFP
    Visitors look at a video installation, comprising of 106 TV sets, by American artist Susan Hiller in the Abattoirs Museum in Toulouse, southern France, as part of Toulouse's International Art Festival, on June 1, 2014. AFP
  • Visitors look at an installation by Cuban-American artist Jorge Pardo in the Augustins Museum in Toulouse, southern France, incorporating the museum's collection of Roman column tops, as part of Toulouse's International Art Festival, on June 1, 2014. AFP
    Visitors look at an installation by Cuban-American artist Jorge Pardo in the Augustins Museum in Toulouse, southern France, incorporating the museum's collection of Roman column tops, as part of Toulouse's International Art Festival, on June 1, 2014. AFP
  • Models walk the runway wearing designs by Hannah Jacobs during the Wiltshire College Salisbury show during day 2 of Graduate Fashion Week 2014 at The Old Truman Brewery on June 1, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images
    Models walk the runway wearing designs by Hannah Jacobs during the Wiltshire College Salisbury show during day 2 of Graduate Fashion Week 2014 at The Old Truman Brewery on June 1, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images
  • Two tourist boats pass by the 18-meter-tall Rubber Duck floating in Xixi Wetland Park in Hangzhou city, eastern China's Zhejiang province. EPA
    Two tourist boats pass by the 18-meter-tall Rubber Duck floating in Xixi Wetland Park in Hangzhou city, eastern China's Zhejiang province. EPA
  • International circus superstar Bello Nock takes over Times Square June 3, 2014 in New York City as he spends eight hours on a high wire above New Yorkers in the first of several big stunts he is doing this summer. The stunt, produced by Mandt Bros. Productions, will stream live on TheUltimate.com. Throughout the event, journalists and fans from across the globe will have the chance to speak with Bello directly, while he balances on the wire, via in-person interviews from an adjacent platform or via satellite feeds and/or webcam connections. AFP
    International circus superstar Bello Nock takes over Times Square June 3, 2014 in New York City as he spends eight hours on a high wire above New Yorkers in the first of several big stunts he is doing this summer. The stunt, produced by Mandt Bros. Productions, will stream live on TheUltimate.com. Throughout the event, journalists and fans from across the globe will have the chance to speak with Bello directly, while he balances on the wire, via in-person interviews from an adjacent platform or via satellite feeds and/or webcam connections. AFP
  • Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef, centre, poses for a photo with the crew of his show al-Bernameg after announcing its cancellation in Cairo June 2, 2014. Egypt’s top TV satirist said on Monday his show had been cancelled, amid speculation it was because his latest script poked fun at a presidential election won by the former army chief. Bassem Youssef, known as the Egyptian Jon Stewart, told a news conference the Saudi-owned MBC Masr TV station had been put under more pressure “than it could handle”. Reuters
    Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef, centre, poses for a photo with the crew of his show al-Bernameg after announcing its cancellation in Cairo June 2, 2014. Egypt’s top TV satirist said on Monday his show had been cancelled, amid speculation it was because his latest script poked fun at a presidential election won by the former army chief. Bassem Youssef, known as the Egyptian Jon Stewart, told a news conference the Saudi-owned MBC Masr TV station had been put under more pressure “than it could handle”. Reuters
  • Mayu Watanabe, a member of Japan’s all-girl pop idol group AKB48, sits on top of the stage as she holds the No 1 position trophy after taking the No 1 spot of the AKB48's General Election 2014 in Tokyo, Saturday, June 7, 2014. AP
    Mayu Watanabe, a member of Japan’s all-girl pop idol group AKB48, sits on top of the stage as she holds the No 1 position trophy after taking the No 1 spot of the AKB48's General Election 2014 in Tokyo, Saturday, June 7, 2014. AP
  • Jane Fonda accepts the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Tribute Gala at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Los Angeles. Looking on from left is Michael Douglas. AP
    Jane Fonda accepts the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd AFI Lifetime Achievement Award Tribute Gala at the Dolby Theatre on Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Los Angeles. Looking on from left is Michael Douglas. AP
  • Jack White performs at The Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island Park on Saturday, June 7, 2014. AP
    Jack White performs at The Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall's Island Park on Saturday, June 7, 2014. AP
  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth's crown is carried through the Norman Porch of the Palace of Westminster after the State Opening of Parliament on June 4, 2014 in London, England. Reuters
    Britain's Queen Elizabeth's crown is carried through the Norman Porch of the Palace of Westminster after the State Opening of Parliament on June 4, 2014 in London, England. Reuters
  • Matthew McConaughey, and from left, Keanu Reeves and Hugh Grant present the decade of hotness award to Sandra Bullock at the Guys Choice Awards at Sony Pictures Studios on Saturday, June 7, 2014, in Culver City, Calif. AP
    Matthew McConaughey, and from left, Keanu Reeves and Hugh Grant present the decade of hotness award to Sandra Bullock at the Guys Choice Awards at Sony Pictures Studios on Saturday, June 7, 2014, in Culver City, Calif. AP
  • Re-enactors storm Gold Beach from a Royal Marine Landing craft during the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings parade on June 6, 2014 in Arromanches Les Bains, France. Getty Images
    Re-enactors storm Gold Beach from a Royal Marine Landing craft during the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings parade on June 6, 2014 in Arromanches Les Bains, France. Getty Images
  • A gallery assistant walks past a work depicting Winston Churchill at the Banksy: The Unauthorised Retrospective exhibition at Sotheby’s S2 Gallery in London June 6, 2014. Reuters
    A gallery assistant walks past a work depicting Winston Churchill at the Banksy: The Unauthorised Retrospective exhibition at Sotheby’s S2 Gallery in London June 6, 2014. Reuters
  • A BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car is displayed during the launch of the BMW i8 at BMW World on June 5, 2014 in Munich, Germany. The BMW i8 is said to be the first sports car with the consumption and emission values of a compact car by using a synchronisation of electric motor and combustion engine. Getty Images
    A BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car is displayed during the launch of the BMW i8 at BMW World on June 5, 2014 in Munich, Germany. The BMW i8 is said to be the first sports car with the consumption and emission values of a compact car by using a synchronisation of electric motor and combustion engine. Getty Images
  • Sister Cristina Scuccia performs after winning the final of the Italian version of the TV talent show The Voice in Milan, Italy on Thursday, June 5, 2014. AP
    Sister Cristina Scuccia performs after winning the final of the Italian version of the TV talent show The Voice in Milan, Italy on Thursday, June 5, 2014. AP

In pictures: The week that was in Arts and Life ending June 7


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We pick this week’s best Arts&Life moments from around the world.

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David Haye record

Total fights: 32
Wins: 28
Wins by KO: 26
Losses: 4

Name: Peter Dicce

Title: Assistant dean of students and director of athletics

Favourite sport: soccer

Favourite team: Bayern Munich

Favourite player: Franz Beckenbauer

Favourite activity in Abu Dhabi: scuba diving in the Northern Emirates 

 

Dust and sand storms compared

Sand storm

  • Particle size: Larger, heavier sand grains
  • Visibility: Often dramatic with thick "walls" of sand
  • Duration: Short-lived, typically localised
  • Travel distance: Limited 
  • Source: Open desert areas with strong winds

Dust storm

  • Particle size: Much finer, lightweight particles
  • Visibility: Hazy skies but less intense
  • Duration: Can linger for days
  • Travel distance: Long-range, up to thousands of kilometres
  • Source: Can be carried from distant regions
The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting 

2. Prayer 

3. Hajj 

4. Shahada 

5. Zakat 

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Company profile

Name: Steppi

Founders: Joe Franklin and Milos Savic

Launched: February 2020

Size: 10,000 users by the end of July and a goal of 200,000 users by the end of the year

Employees: Five

Based: Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai

Financing stage: Two seed rounds – the first sourced from angel investors and the founders' personal savings

Second round raised Dh720,000 from silent investors in June this year