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Animating Pg 12 the World THE FIRST MAGAZINE IN THE REGION TO USE MOBILE TAGGING THE WIDEST CIRCULATED YOUTH AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED MAGAZINE IN THE UAE NOVEMBER 2012 ANIMATING PG 12 THE WORLD A PIECE OF PIZZA PIE HOW MUCH IS A GREAT IDEA WORTH? HARLEY HEAVEN MOMS R US GET UP, STAND UP, JUMP UP www.tempoplanet.com 04 notes and cyberchatter 05 uspace 06 what’s hot 26 You thought last month was busy? Then wait ‘til 07 vista: social enterprises you experience November. Coupled with terrific 08 tempo’s top 10 songs / on my ipod weather, the feast of activity choices right now in 10 my style blueprint the UAE makes this a most pleasurable place to 12 cover story: animating the world be in at this time of the year. In fact several of my 14 city bites friends who normally travel end of year are opting 16 youth talk for a staycation in the UAE. 18 resuscitation theatre / maha al fahim Our magazine is a reflection of the bounty around 19 people calendar us and comes chockfull of community features 21 derrick jones: entrepreneurship author and stories. We celebrate art and creativity in all its 24 trending forms this issue, from the supertalented Sudanese 25 time capsule cartoonist Shihab Al Deen to the musically gifted 26 the t-shirt: history, culture and staying power British band The Get Ups. In this issue we have 28 game hedz / tech talk cool community stories; from the two moms 29 harley heaven: from hell’s angels to food saints who set up a resource portal, to another power 30 moms r us duo who set up their own fashion line. We have community reporters galore, exploring the worlds 31 doc in the house / remixing rumi of motorcycling, books, music, fashion and film. 32 mini minx: get up, stand up, jump up 34 media Tempo is always pleased to bring you the diversity 35 tamakkan: who cares for the customer of voices, perspectives and opinions, presented by 36 planetarians our excellent team of writers and our contributors. 37 horoscope Let us know what you think of our revamped 38 just a thought website, and be sure send us your views and comments. Enjoy the outdoors, and reach out to your community. 29 32 Sana Bagersh Managing Editor [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL Sana Bagersh CONTRIBUTORS FEATURES WRITER Manar Al Hinai Dr. Alma Kadragic Ian Mason Alia Youssef EDITORIAL Azza El Masri COORDINATOR Saniya Ali Sharon Carvalho Rohith Bhat Ahmed Samir MARKETING Emma Kirkman DIRECTOR Blakniss Manjul Abhishek Shahid Saeed Dr. DMS 38 DESIGN & LAYOUT Mark De Castro Dorian ‘Paul D’ Rogers Angeli Castillo PHOTOGRAPHER Samarpan Chakraborty Angeli Castillo Feras Shuaibi Farrukh Naeem DISTRIBUTION Sadaf Hassan COORDINATOR Karam Bukair Melaku Muluneh Ayman Bukair DESIGN BY } download www.gettag.mobi to your smart phone ADDRESS run application To reach editorial at Abu Dhabi Tempo email: [email protected]. If you need to find out where you can pick up your click on tag beside each article to copy call: 02 491 8624/25 or check out the list of Tempo distribution points on our website. have fun with online content, videos & cool tags! 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MONTH’S VOTE: I especially like the ‘Youth Talk’ section. - Manisha I began reading your magazine Tempo a while ago and I was Tempo received an email drawing really impressed by how our attention to an issue in the attractive the magazine is, October magazine. In the ‘Trending’ especially for the youth. I really section of the magazine, the artist Psy appreciate the work done on the Tempo asked you what event you was listed as a Japanese singer when were most looking forward to? he is actually Korean. We apologise magazines articles especially and we would like to thank Maiden for ‘Doc in the House’ and the ABU DHABI letting us know. “Psy would be very various fashion segments. 50.0% FILM FESTIVAL disappointed when he reads it,” said - Syed Adil Baksh Jafri Maiden. 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CALL US ON 02 491 8624 [email protected] TO FIND OUT MORE! tempoplanet.com TO ADVERTISE IN THE WIDEST CIRCULATED YOUTH AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED MAGAZINE IN THE UAE, CALL: 02 491 8624 04 | www.tempoplanet.com TALKING BOOKS www.tempoplanet.com By Azza El Masri 50 CENTS OF STARDOM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DIFFERENCE ON WRITING By Mohammed Kamali and Karam Bukair A book by Stephen King (Pocket Books, 2002) World renowned rapper 50 Cent was in Dubai to launch his brand of premier audio headphones and accessories ‘SMS Audio’. Stephen King Tempo cub reporters, Karam Bukair and Mohammed Kamali went to meet him. in widely known for “On our way to Dubai, we weren’t sure his immense whether we were actually going to see 50 Cents up close and personal – he is after all contribution one of the best rappers on this planet. So to American we tried to keep our hopes up by playing his literature music on full blast in the car, and that really of books got us pumped up! that range We didn’t get to meet 50 Cent so we sat where he sat! KARAM: When we walked up to the press from contemporary horror to conference room I was a bit doubtful that they would let us in; most of the reporters looked old science fiction like Carrie, and enough to be my dad. But we told them that Tempo sent us (we got prior approval from Tempo of course) they waved us in enthusiastically. The Dark Tower. But have any of you heard of Stephen King Entering the Dubai World Trade Center and knowing that 50 Cent was also in it was one kind of weird. We were not sure that we would see him but once we were in the room waiting we held our publishing a memoir about breaths. And then after what seemed like an eternity, he walked in. He had an aura of success; writing? Well now you will. his walk was almost a strut! If you’re an aspiring writer or if you are MO: I was actually shaking when he walked in, I couldn't hold the camera straight! already practicing the craft, then On After several introductions, 50 Cent began explaining his headphones ‘SMS Audio’ to the Writing will be a valuable guide. Even crowd. Apart from being extremely high quality, 50 Cent explained, a percentage of the profit if you’re certain that your writing is from headphones sold here would go to the Dubai Autism Center. This message had a greater ‘perfect’, you can always improve! And impact because Dubai is the first place the headphones were launched in the whole of the MENA who to turn to for that than the giant (Middle East and North Africa) region.
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