The Fifa World Cup 2022 in Qatar is set to be one of the most significant events of any kind to take place in the Middle East.
The societal, cultural and sporting impact of the tournament on the population here and the numerous visitors who are expected to travel will be incalculable.
The biggest sporting event in the world will begin on November 20 and conclude at the Lusail Stadium on December 18.
Matches will be held at eight venues across the country. The other seven venues are Stadium 974, Al Thumama Stadium, Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (Al Rayyan), Education City Stadium, and the Al Janoub Stadium (Al Wakrah).
As we build up towards the Qatar World Cup 2022, we look at each of the eight venues that will play host to teams and fans from all over the world.
Stadium 974
It is undoubtedly a unique venue at this or any other World Cup, both in concept and look. The stadium, which has a capacity of 40,000, incorporates two distinct facets of the country. The number 974 signifies the international dialling code for Qatar, and also the exact number of shipping containers used in the construction of the venue.
Shipping is integral to the growth and development of all countries in the region, which is also true for the hosts and has thus been immortalised in the form of Stadium 974.
Also, the venue has been built keeping sustainability and legacy in mind. It has been called the "first fully demountable tournament venue" in the history of the Fifa World Cup. The venue's temporary nature and modular design meant fewer building materials were required during construction.
Following the conclusion of the tournament, the stadium will make way for a waterfront development, according to the tournament website.
World Cup 2022 fixtures at Stadium 974
Tuesday, November 22: Group C, Mexico v Poland (8pm UAE time)
Thursday, November 24: Group H, Portugal v Ghana (8pm)
Saturday, November 26: Group D, France v Denmark (8pm)
Monday, November 28: Group G, Brazil v Switzerland (8pm)
Tuesday, November 29: Group C, Poland v Argentina (11pm)
Friday, December 2: Group G, Serbia v Switzerland (11pm)
Round of 16
Monday, December 5: Match 54, Group G winner v Group H runner-up (11pm)
How Alia's experiment will help humans get to Mars
Alia’s winning experiment examined how genes might change under the stresses caused by being in space, such as cosmic radiation and microgravity.
Her samples were placed in a machine on board the International Space Station. called a miniPCR thermal cycler, which can copy DNA multiple times.
After the samples were examined on return to Earth, scientists were able to successfully detect changes caused by being in space in the way DNA transmits instructions through proteins and other molecules in living organisms.
Although Alia’s samples were taken from nematode worms, the results have much bigger long term applications, especially for human space flight and long term missions, such as to Mars.
It also means that the first DNA experiments using human genomes can now be carried out on the ISS.
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$1,000 award for 1,000 days on madrasa portal
Daily cash awards of $1,000 dollars will sweeten the Madrasa e-learning project by tempting more pupils to an education portal to deepen their understanding of math and sciences.
School children are required to watch an educational video each day and answer a question related to it. They then enter into a raffle draw for the $1,000 prize.
“We are targeting everyone who wants to learn. This will be $1,000 for 1,000 days so there will be a winner every day for 1,000 days,” said Sara Al Nuaimi, project manager of the Madrasa e-learning platform that was launched on Tuesday by the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, to reach Arab pupils from kindergarten to grade 12 with educational videos.
“The objective of the Madrasa is to become the number one reference for all Arab students in the world. The 5,000 videos we have online is just the beginning, we have big ambitions. Today in the Arab world there are 50 million students. We want to reach everyone who is willing to learn.”
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