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Gulf Today
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- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Bloom World Academy banks on Banksy's bouquets for baccalaureates
Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer Bloom World Academy's (BWA) private art fair on May 30 saw the debut display of three original Banksy street art pieces — Running Coppers, Toxic Fuel, and Secured. It made BWA the first school in the UAE to host original Banksy street art works, including the world premiere of 'Secured', one of the artist's highly coveted pieces. The artworks, which were presented alongside student work at the school's exclusive art fair, are owned and curated by Wonderwall Fine Arts. Two of the pieces were unveiled globally at World Art Dubai earlier this year, while 'Secured' had never been exhibited in a gallery anywhere in the world. BWA is a Dubai-based authorised IB school. John Bell, Founding Principal of Bloom World Academy, said: 'At BWA, we encourage students to explore, question and create. This collaboration wasn't just about viewing thought-provoking art — it was about dialogue, reflection, critical thinking and giving our students and their families a front-row seat to culture that challenges and inspires.' Kimberly McMahon, CEO at Wonderwall Fine Arts said that 'we're proud to collaborate with Bloom World Academy on this special showcase — they're a school that genuinely values early exposure to meaningful art and ideas. Our goal wasn't just to display original Banksy street artworks, but to place them where they could spark imagination and conversation. Giving young people access to work that's bold, witty and thought-provoking felt like the right way to make art matter — and perhaps even plant the seed for the next great Banksy.' Featuring a range of student artwork and design projects from across grade levels, the one-day art fair emphasised the power of creativity in holistic education. It was an opportunity for students to exhibit their work alongside one-of-a-kind street pieces by a globally renowned artist. BWA is an International Baccalaureate World School for students aged 18 months to 18 years old. It embeds the arts into its educational ethos and has collaborated with institutions like Jameel Arts Centre. BWA is the first own-brand school of leading school provider in the UAE, Bloom Education. Secured by Banksy. Bloom Education owns brand schools and nurseries, and operates UAE Charter Schools and New Generation Schools. It is a pioneer in the Middle East education sector for nearly a decade and half and has introduced leading American, English and International Baccalaureate curriculum education brands in the UAE, with a total roster of over 20,000 students. Partnering international school brand Brighton College, Bloom Education has been selected by Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) to operate the Abu Dhabi Charter Schools programme. Bloom Education has also been chosen by Emirates Schools Establishment (ESE) to operate schools in the Northern Emirates, as part of the 'Ajyal' (new 'generation') school initiative. Kimberly McMahon responds to Gulf Today's questions regarding the art fair Why did you choose a school for the Banksy exhibition? Bloom World Academy is not just a school; it is an innovative incubator that strives to stimulate and educate young minds. If we could inspire just one child during our exhibition, who knows, we may bring about the next Banksy! What attracts you to Banksy? His subversive wit and willingness to look at the world afresh with playful authenticity, whilst never shying away from global issues. There is also beauty and complexity in something so simple. A lot of Banksy's work are simple designs and stencil based — yet they invoke such deep thought. Added to this, the nature of the street art and where the art is curated, offers another layer of beauty. Given some of the street art pieces are over 20 years old, the mediums in which these pieces were created deliver a visceral response. Bloom World Academy premises. What are the backstories of Running Coppers, Toxic Fuel and Secured? Banksy's works often mimic municipal signage in each of these three works. Is he simply poking fun at authority or is there a deeper message at play? Each of the pieces challenge traditional authoritative figures (police, parents, security guards) in a humourous way, insinuating their authority is nothing more than a mirage presented by flawed humans. What is the mandate of Wonderwall Fine Arts? Wonderwall is a response to a passion formed over two decades, and an intrinsic desire to honour the pieces within a stewardship. Wonderwall operates under three pillars - i) Preserve the irreplaceable — rescue, restore, immortalise. ii) Showcase the legacy — Through global exhibitions and galleries. iii) Curate history — Through our limited edition art offerings, ensuring the pieces and their meaning survive through avid collectors and admirers. What were your takeaways from World Art Dubai? It was both liberating and inspiring to see the reaction of the very few people who have ever had the opportunity to see a Banksy street artpiece in person! The excitement and anticipation visitors had when discovering the brand's offering, only further inspires us to deliver on our objectives. What is Dubai's place among the great world capitals of art? Although late to the party, it is clear that Dubai has a voracious appetite for contemporary art and has both the energy and enthusiasm to become a global leader! What do Dubai and Banksy have in common? Both Banksy's art and Dubai's culture are young and unencumbered with historical baggage ... neither are restrained by rules and both are motivated to look forward, not backward. Dubai and Banksy also challenge societal norms, looking to develop and be at the forefront of contemporary thinking.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Why Are Hawai‘i's Waters So Laden with Bacteria?
Alongside Surfrider's 2024 Clean Water Report, which produces water sample analyses of hundreds of beaches with the help of volunteers at Surfrider chapters across the greater U.S., the nonprofit organization also put together a Water Quality Report for Hawai'i. According to the data, seven test sites across O'ahu and Kaua'i showed harmful bacteria levels that exceeded state health standards more than half of the times they were tested by Surfrider's volunteer-based water-testing program, Blue Water Task Force (BWTF). Several of those failed to reach safe levels for human contact more than 80% of the time: 'On Kauaʻi, three BWTF sites located at stream or river mouths (Hanalei River at Weke Rd., Hanamāʻulu Stream Mouth, and Nāwiliwili Stream) failed every single water test performed in 2024,' a Surfrider Hawai'i press release announcing the report reads. 'Similarly, on Oʻahu, the highest bacteria sites are located adjacent to stream mouths. The Chings (Punaluʻu Beach Park) sampling site, near Punaluʻu Stream on East Oʻahu, failed every water quality sample, and Kahaluʻu Beach failed 92% of samples. In our second year of sampling in Waiʻanae with Kingdom Pathways, one of the sites, Kaupuni Stream, is yet again exceeding state health standards consistently, with 80% of samples having failed.' So where's all that dirty water coming from? 'It is definitely a common misconception—tropical turquoise beaches in a remote island chain = safe water,' Hanna Lilley, Surfrider's Hawai'i Regional Manager who oversaw the report told me, pointing out that it is one of the larger hurdles of public awareness around water-quality issues. It might be hard to fathom that a string of volcanic rocks out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean can't seem to flush and dissipate all its pollution into the surrounding blue expanse, but currents around the island only help so much—and in some cases exacerbate issues—while a continuous flow of sewage and runoff from a population of nearly 1.5 million can perpetually foul the its 2024 report, Surfrider cites that sewage pollution from Hawai'i's 83,000 cesspools is among the biggest culprit, as they collectively discharge a daily 52 million gallons into coastal waters. The meta message? While stream mouths can make for shallow, relatively safe nearshore waters free of shorebreak and currents, the water quality near them is almost never safe and can even prove deadly. Granted, this is hardly news—see: Hawaii News Now's 'Hawaii Leads Nation in Deadly Staph Infections.' Apart from proactively working to inform the public on better environmental practices—like its Ocean Friendly Gardens (OFG) initiative—helping the public become more aware of unsafe conditions at the beach is also a prerogative. One recent feat saw Surfrider's Maui Chapter help convince the Maui County Ocean Safety Bureau to provide Brown Water Advisory (BWA) signs to lifeguards so that they could place physical warnings of dangerous water quality on beaches where, previously, such warnings were only posted online or on television and radio public service announcements. to warn beachgoers of polluted conditions on the beach after it rains. The Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) also 'recently agreed to revise their beach monitoring program to continue to test popular Tier 1 beaches when Brown Water Advisories are in effect, thereby providing better water quality information to the public during both dry and wet weather,' Surfrider wrote, considering this a feat, particularly in the face of federal funding cuts slated for Fiscal Year 2026 that could completely cut funding for the EPA's Beach Act Grants program, which supports water quality monitoring and public notifications across 35 states in total and might leave us all 'completely blind to pollution issues at our local beaches'—yikes, indeed. Surfrider is calling on Congress to reject the Trump administration's proposal to slash funding for the EPA and support robust funding for the BEACH Act and other clean water programs. Everyone deserves to enjoy a fun day at the beach without worrying about getting sick from exposure to pollution. Why Are Hawai'i's Waters So Laden with Bacteria? first appeared on Surfer on Jun 1, 2025
Qatar Tribune
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Record bonuses will offer added incentives for athletes at Jetour Doha Diamond League meeting: Barshim
Tribune News Network Doha At a packed press conference ahead of the 2025 Jetour Doha Meeting (Friday 16 May), Qatar star and former Olympic high jump champion Mutaz Barshim spoke on behalf of everyone in the room when he said, 'It's important that we take care of the athletes.' A great ambassador for the sport and his country, the 33-year-old launched his own innovative event in 2024 - the 'What Gravity Challenge' - bringing together a group of the world's best high jumpers at the spectacular Katara Amphitheatre in Doha. The successful second edition of the event, which included men and women for the first time, took place on 9 May. On this occasion he was talking about the $5000 bonus payments on offer to athletes who set new meeting records at the 2025 Diamond League event in his home city: 'Track and field isn't an easy job,' he said, 'It's tough out there and when it comes to the financial part of the sport you can be fourth or fifth in the world and you might still need a job (when you retire). Change is good and we're moving in the right direction.' Barshim, a multiple Olympic medallist, won an unprecedented third successive global title with victory at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene 2022. He will target 'one more medal' at this year's World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, before the Asian Games in 2026, an event which is very close to his heart. The issue that sadly kept him out of his own meeting last week will potentially keep him out of tomorrow's showpiece, but his commitment to the sport and his supporters was clear. 'I want to jump at home, this is the place I care about most,' he said. 'It was a really difficult moment not to be able to jump last week, and it's the same again here. We have responsibilities in this sport and we put our bodies on the line and part of that means injuries. If you don't push yourself to the limit you don't know how far you can go.' Joining Barshim on the top table were Katie Moon (USA), Letsile Tebogo (BWA), Hamish Kerr (NZL) and Neeraj Chopra (IND). Still at the start of his promising career, Olympic champion Kerr admitted he grew up watching and supporting Barshim. 'To see him lead the way in our sport is inspiring,' he said of his friend and rival. 'The high jump is very open right now and for me, at this time, it's about learning from each competition and building. Physically I'm in really good shape but I've not yet been able to fully connect, but that's what's so good about having these chances to compete.' 28-year-old Kerr won the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships with a national record and Oceania best of 2.36m, upgrading his 2022 bronze. He matched that height in Paris, winning Olympic gold after a jump-off. The Commonwealth champion most recently finished second in the 2025 World Indoors. Like the men's high jump, the women's pole vault is equally competitive. 'On any given day there are several of us who can walk away with a win and it keeps me motivated to stay on top of my game,' said Moon, the 2021 Olympic champion and two-time world champion (Eugene 2022 and Budapest 2023) who won silver in Paris last summer. 'I'm feeling great,' she continued. 'This is the best string of training I've put together the last couple of years. I felt really good this indoor season and so far, knock on wood, it's been really good. Having jumped here in the past it's a great runway and perfect conditions and I'm very excited. I really love jumping here.' The Doha meeting record for the women's pole vault is 4.84m (Sandi Morris, USA, 2018 and 2021). 'If I jump that this early it would be huge (from a confidence-perspective),' said Moon. 'The money is just an added bonus.' There is a good chance Olympic champion Tebogo could break the meeting record for the 200m. Currently 19.67 by Kenny Bednarek in 2024, Tebogo - a world 100m silver and 200m bronze medallist in 2023 - is more than capable. He clocked an area record of 19.46 to take victory in Paris and in doing so made history by claiming his country's first Olympic gold medal in any sport. It was the fastest time in the world in 2024 and moved him to fifth on the world all-time list. 'A good performance would be to finish healthy,' he said, modestly. Of all the Doha meeting records, the men's javelin mark of 93.90m (Thomas Rohler, GER, 2019) is arguably the toughest to conquer. 'It's the Diamond League record so it's very hard!' laughed 2024 Olympic javelin silver medallist Chopra. Chopra is the reigning world and Asian Games champion and is India's national record holder with a best of 89.94m. He made history in Tokyo when he became the country's first Olympic gold medallist in track and field and that trend continued at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest when he became the first athlete from India to strike gold. As the press conference drew to a close, it was Barshim, fittingly, that had the last laugh. The men's high jump meeting record in Doha - which is his, of course - is 2.40m. As conversation turned to what was possible tomorrow night, and who might leave with the $5000 bonus payments, he turned to young pretender Kerr and smiled; 'If you jump 2.41m, I'll triple that for you!!'. A challenge or a gift. Time will tell.
Qatar Tribune
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Doha Diamond League: 45 Olympic and World medallists to be on show
Dohadiamondleague Last year's event brought an incredible party atmosphere to the Qatar Sports Club and the athletes responded by treating the sell-out crowd to four world leading performances and two meeting records. Organisers have confirmed that in 2025, for the first time, athletes who set new meeting records in Doha (across all disciplines) will be awarded a $5000 bonus. Together with a record prize pot of $9.24 million across the Wanda Diamond League series, the announcement marks another welcome addition for athletes. Across a packed programme, highlights are expected to include the men's 200m, men's high jump, men's javelin, women's steeplechase, women's pole vault and men's discus. Notably, the women's 100m features Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, one of the most decorated athletes of all time, and gives Doha athletics fans the chance to celebrate the global track icon in her final year of competition. Men's 200m Olympic 200m champion and World Athlete of the Year Letsile Tebogo (BWA) is the standout athlete in the men's 200m. The 21-year-old, a world 100m silver and 200m bronze medallist in 2023, clocked an area record of 19.46 to take victory in Paris and in doing so made history by claiming his country's first Olympic gold medal in any sport. It was the fastest time in the world in 2024 and moved him to fifth on the world all-time list. Tebogo, who will race in the Doha Diamond League for the first time, ran sub-20 seconds for 200m on nine occasions in 2024. Men's high jump Reigning Olympic champion Hamish Kerr (NZL) and former Olympic champion Mutaz Barshim (QAT) are the headline names in the men's high jump field. The 28-year-old Kerr – an athlete who has rightly grown in confidence over the past 12 months – won the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships with a national record and Oceania best of 2.36m, upgrading his 2022 bronze. He matched that height in Paris, winning Olympic gold after a jump-off. He finished second at the 2025 World Indoors in China following a series of early season victories in New Zealand. Barshim, who finished third in Paris, is also a two-time Olympic silver medallist (2012 and 2016). A true championship performer, he won an unprecedented third successive global title with victory at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene 2022. A great ambassador for the sport and his country, the 33-year-old launched his own innovative event in 2024 – the 'What Gravity Challenge' – bringing together a group of the world's best high jumpers at the spectacular Katara Amphitheatre in Doha. The 2025 edition of the 'What Gravity Challenge' took place on Friday 9 May and was won by Korea's Sanghyeok Woo (2.29m). Ryoichi Akamatsu (JPN) and Raymond Richards (JAM) – who will both take part in the Jetour Doha Meeting – finished second and third respectively with 2.26m. Men's javelin Olympic javelin silver medallist Neeraj Chopra (IND), the reigning world and Asian Games champion, will compete at the Jetour Doha Meeting for the third successive year. Chopra is India's national record holder with a best of 89.94m and he has a massive following in Qatar. He was the first Indian track and field athlete to set a world record (under-20) when he threw 86.48m to win the 2016 World U20 Championships, which was also the first time an Indian athlete had won a global track and field title. He made history in Tokyo (2021) when he became the country's first Olympic gold medallist in track and field and that trend continued at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest when he became the first athlete from India to strike gold. Although finishing runner-up to Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem in Paris 2024, Chopra delivered the second-best throw of his career (at the time) with 89.45m. He impressively improved that mark to 89.49m at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne two weeks later. The Doha javelin competition has built a reputation for its high quality in recent years and this year's edition should be no different as Chopra – who is now coached by Jan Zelezny (CZE), the world javelin record holder (98.48m) and a multiple Olympic and world champion – headlines a field that includes Olympic bronze medallist, former world champion and Diamond League champion Anderson Peters (GRN); former Olympic and world silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch (CZE); former European champion Julian Weber (GER); former world champion and Olympic silver medallist Julius Yego (KEN); and former Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott (TTO). Women's steeplechase Olympic champion Winfred Yavi (BRN) will be reunited with Paris silver and bronze medallists Peruth Chemutai (UGA) and Faith Cherotich (KEN) in a top-quality women's 3000m steeplechase field in Doha. Yavi – the Asian record holder with a best of 8:44.39 (Rome, 2024) – is the second-fastest women's steeplechaser of all time and holds three of the ten quickest times ever recorded. She is currently the reigning Olympic, world and Asian Games champion and has said she wants to 'run fast and set a high standard' in her Diamond League season-opener. Ugandan record-holder Chemutai, who won the Olympic title in Tokyo (2021), is ranked third-fastest all-time with a best 8:48.03 achieved at the 2024 Diamond League event in Rome where she finished second to Yavi. Women's pole vault Katie Moon (USA) and Alysha Newman (CAN) – who won silver and bronze medals respectively at the Olympic Games in Paris – will clash again in Doha alongside last season's victor Molly Caudery (GBR), the British record holder (4.92m) and 2024 world indoor champion. Moon, a two-time world champion (Eugene 2022 and Budapest 2023), was Olympic champion in Tokyo 2021 and has a best of 4.95m. She was a world indoor medallist in 2022 (silver) and 2024 (bronze) and was crowned Diamond League champion in 2023. She had her best ever indoor season but chose to forego the World Indoor Championships with her ultimate goal for the year to retain her world title in Tokyo. Men's discus Olympic discus bronze medallist Matt Denny (AUS) – ranked second on the world all-time list after his impressive 74.78m throw in Ramona in April – will compete against reigning world champion and former Olympic champion Daniel Stahl (SWE) and 2022 world champion Kristjan Ceh (SLO) at the Jetour Doha Meeting. Women's 100m All eyes will be onmultiple Olympic and world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) as she opens her 2025 Wanda Diamond League season in Doha. The global track icon, now 38-years-old, became the first Jamaican woman to win an Olympic women's 100m title at the Beijing Games in 2008 and successfully defended her title in London 2012. She has won a record five global 100m titles to date, including at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha (where she also won 4 x 100m relay gold), and was named Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year at the prestigious 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards. Third-fastest of all-time over 100m with a best of 10.60s (Lausanne, 2021), she last competed at the Diamond League meeting in Doha in 2021 where she took victory in the 100m in 10.84s (+1.1m/s). 'Doha holds a special place in my heart, and I'm truly excited to return for this year's Diamond League,' said the 'Pocket Rocket' who will be up against recently crowned world indoor 60m champion and reigning European champion Mujinga Kambundji (SUI). Eight reigning individual Olympic and world champions will compete at the Jetour Doha Meeting and in addition to those already mentioned are Thea LaFond (DMA), Olympic triple jump gold medallist in Paris, and Serbia's Ivana Spanovic (Vuleta), world long jump gold medallist in Budapest (who will compete in the triple jump in Doha). The Jetour Doha Meeting is the third meeting of the 2025 Wanda Diamond League. The series – which started in Xiamen on 26 April – comprises 15 of the most prestigious events in global track and field across four different continents and concludes with a single final across two days in Zurich (27-28 August).
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Here's Why You Should Offload BorgWarner Stock From Your Portfolio
BorgWarner Inc. BWA, a global leader in clean and efficient technology solutions required for combustion, hybrid and electric vehicles, is facing headwinds from higher tariffs and rising SG&A see why you should offload this Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) stock from your portfolio. The company has slashed guidance for adjusted operating margin due to higher tariffs. The company expects to recover higher tariffs through higher prices. However, those recoveries will increase revenues but won't actually improve profits, so the overall margin will still take a hit. It now expects a full-year adjusted operating margin of 9.6% to 10.2%, down from the previous estimate of 10.0-10.2%, reflecting a 20 basis point is bearing the brunt of high SG&A costs over the past several quarters and the trend is expected to continue. High research and development costs associated with electrification-related programs and eProduct growth are likely to limit its margins. Discouragingly, BorgWarner expects free cash flow of $650-$750 million in 2025, which implies a year-over-year decline of $29 million at the midpoint of the stretched balance sheet is also a concern. BWA's long-term debt rose to $3.8 billion on March 31, 2025, up from $3.76 billion as of Dec. 31, 2024. Rising debt restricts the firm's financial flexibility. BorgWarner competes globally with other manufacturers and distributors of similar products, many of which are larger and have greater resources. Major non-OEM competitors include Robert Bosch GmbH, Denso Corporation, Garrett Motion, Hitachi, Ltd., Magna Powertrain, Valeo, Schaeffler Group, and Vitesco Technologies, as well as certain electrification start-ups. The company's competitors often benefit from economic advantages, such as lower labor costs, healthcare costs, tax rates, and export or raw materials subsidies. Increased competition could adversely affect the company's Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2025 sales and earnings suggests a year-over-year decline of 2.57% and 2.78%, respectively. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings for 2025 and 2026 has moved down by 8 cents and 12 cents, respectively. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research Some better-ranked stocks in the auto space are Hesai Group HSAI and Standard Motor Products, Inc. SMP. HSAI sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), while SMP carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks Zacks Consensus Estimate for HSAI's 2025 earnings indicates year-over-year growth of 336.36%, respectively. EPS estimates for 2026 have improved 12 cents in the past 30 Zacks Consensus Estimate for SMP's 2025 sales and earnings implies year-over-year growth of 17.1% and 12.62%, respectively. EPS estimates for 2025 and 2026 have improved 6 cents and 2 cents, respectively, in the past 30 days. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) : Free Stock Analysis Report Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) : Free Stock Analysis Report Hesai Group Sponsored ADR (HSAI) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
