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Abu Dhabi, 10 October 2008: One of the most prominent actors in the Arab world and Egypt’s most famous - and arguably most-loved actor - Adel Imam will be presented with the Variety Achievement in Film Award during the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) 2008, being held in Abu Dhabi from 10 – 19 October and organized by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH).

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Saturday 11th October sees fresh talent celebrated and established
Arab filmmaker honoured

Abu Dhabi, 9 October 2008: Day 2 of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) on Saturday 11th October witnesses the debut of fresh Arab filmmaking talent, one of the hottest documentaries on the international film festival circuit and MEIFF pays tribute to one of most established filmmakers in the Arab world, Nacer Khemir.

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Google Inc on Wednesday launched technology to insert advertisements into online video games and boost revenue from the booming gaming sector.

The software, called AdSense for Games, is in beta testing and allows video, image or text advertisements to placed at the start, end or change of level in an online game.

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Glittering Hollywood, Arab and Bollywood personalities attend red carpet & exclusive opening night screening

Abu Dhabi, 9 October 2008: More than 130 films from 35 countries will be screened at the second edition of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF), organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) and being held over an expanded ten enthralling days from 10th to 19th October 2008 in Abu Dhabi.

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One of Martin Chalfie's first experiments involved using GFP to color individual cells in a transparent roundworm.

Research into the mysterious green glow of a jellyfish earned three scientists this year’s Nobel Prize for Chemistry, the Nobel Foundation announced Wednesday.

Osamu Shimomura of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts; Martin Chalfie of Columbia University; and Roger Tsien of the University of California at San Diego won for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein GFP.

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 MBC 2 and Etihad seize opportunity to connect with cognoscenti festival audiences

Abu Dhabi, 9th October 2008: With an unrivalled festival programme line-up, film aficionados from across the region will be descending on the nation’s capital for the second edition of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF), held in Abu Dhabi from 10 to 19 October for the first time, MBC 2 has pledged its support of the festival, which is organized by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH). MBC 2 is the major sponsor, with the nation’s airline Etihad returning for its second year – upgrading to silver sponsorship for 2008.

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Catherine Deneuve, Yusra, Susan Sarandon and Laila Ulwi to hold panel discussions at MEIFF 2008

 Abu Dhabi, 29th September 2008: The organisers of the second edition of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF) announced the full line up for the festival’s initiative in hosting two days of panel sessions in partnership with CINEMA VERITE to raise awareness about social and humanitarian issues. Continue reading »

NASA’s Messenger spacecraft is closing on Mercury for a second fly-by, during which it will snap 1,200 images of the planet’s remaining unseen surface.

Back in January, Messenger’s initial visit returned some nice photos of roughly 20 per cent of Mercury’s hitherto hidden hemisphere. It approached to within around 125 miles (200km) of the surface, and will repeat this low-altitude sweep for its 6 October rendezvous.

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Japanese games giant Nintendo is launching a new-look version of its popular DS handheld games console.

The console, called the Nintendo DSi, can be used to take photos, download games and play music.

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe’s fisheries chief called for hefty quota cuts on Wednesday to protect exotic deepwater species, some of which can live up to 150 years, with trawling to be banned for deep-sea sharks and orange roughy from 2010.

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