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With the inauguration of its $4 million beach club in Ras Al Khaimah, the Hilton presents tourists one more tantalising incentive to visit the emirate.

Forty-six years ago, Thommadura Publis Silva, an 18-year-old coal-fetcher tasked with feeding the oven at Mount Lavinia Hotel in Colombo, took an initiative which would, in time, have a major impact on the cuisine of Sri Lanka.

For Kenny Zuzarte, culinary skills come easy. As easy as singing in a female's voice or doing a female act on stage. A delicious interlude with an artiste who has won accolades for his performance of various acts.

Just the other night, my four-year-old daughter got hold of the cordless and said she was going to call jolly pal. Hold on, I said, at this late moment, no parent of any pal will entertain a phone call. It turned out, I had got it all wrong… unable to decide which shades were the right ones for her colouring assignment, she wanted to call her teacher, Mrs Jolly Pal, for a bit of advice.

In the India of old, long before the public became aware of the law of torts and their privilege to sue for a new phenomenon called malpractice, doctors had their own compounders equipped with a mortar and pestle, and several bottles of colourful fluids.

The UAE is a swell place for outdoor activity. The seemingly unending stretches of sand, the mind-expanding coastline, quaint souks and bazaars, breathtaking views of the sea... the country is blessed with all this and more. In a special feature on outdoors, we go on the ubiquitous tour of 'em all – a night out in the desert, and also check out some places where you can just relax your body, mind and soul...

As a financial advisor, <b><i>Desmond Townsend</i></b> enjoys the challenging task of dealing with portfolios, shares and investments. But apart from crunching numbers and monitoring share prices, he likes to occasionally dabble in the kitchen

With no less than 23 of its more than 40 exhibitions rated "global number one," the German city of Düsseldorf is indeed a superstar in the show business. Not content with this achievement, the city on the Rhine, which is also a major centre for the telecommunications, media and advertising industries, is making a vigorous push to cross new frontiers.

With the launch of daily non-stop flights to Düsseldorf, Emirates now provides a vital link between Germany's major industrial and commercial centre and Dubai, the Middle East's commercial and financial centre.

Food is Densil Quadros' life. Whether it is at work or at home, he is surrounded with the aromas and flavours of the kitchen. A wife who is equally passionate about cooking, adds spice to his life. Friday meets a man who enjoys the 'fishy' aspects of cooking..

Miniature painting in itself is fascinating. So is wood inlay work. So imagine the result of a fusion of these two art forms. That is exactly what two Iranian-based artists, Mohsen Ghiassi and Hossein Ghaempanah, have done. Their works will be on show in Dubai this month

Perhaps it's the interplay betwen yin and yang or maybe it's the harmonious blend of fan and ts'ai.