Doing it for the kids

Daily news for the capital------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- 9th December 2011 Doing it for the kids School children across the UAE can get up-close to the Abu Dhabi Volvo Ocean Race this New Year, as part of a multi-tiered engagement programme HCT and twofour54 to create hi-tech campus media lab The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) has joined forces with Abu Dhabi media conglomerate twofour54 to provide HCT students with opportunities to develop skills and careers in the local media industry, with the recent signing of an agreement EMAL celebrate million tonne mark In November 2011 - less than two years since its commission in December 2009 - Emirates Aluminium (EMAL), Al Taweelah smelter, achieved yet another major milestone: one million tonnes of hot metal produced Celebrity chef urges UAE to protect Emirati cuisine traditions Japanese celebrity Chef Hal Yamashita has urged local hospitality players to ensure the country’s traditional cuisine and cooking methods are not eroded by the increasingly cosmopolitan options available in the domestic fine dining scene Diplomatic spouses come together in aid of Thailand flood victims This week saw a fantastic turn out at Monte Carlo Beach Club as the Diplomatic Group for Spouses of Ambassadors to the UAE hosted a charity event to raise funds for victims of the recent floods that have ravaged Thailand Click to see if you are one of last week's winners Get updates from us on Twitter - click here and follow us To unsubscribe from everything Abu Dhabi Week please click here