Official data showed on Friday that the British economy contracted by 0.6 percent on a monthly basis in June and 0.1 percent during the second quarter of the year. A Archyde.com poll had indicated a contraction of 1.3 percent in June. The Office for National Statistics said that services fell 0.5% during the month, and were the main driver of the decline in gross domestic product. A decline in economic output for the month of June was expected due to a banking holiday marking Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee celebrations.
August 12, 2022
American actress Anne Heche ‘shouldn’t survive’ her car accident
There is no more hope for Anne Heche. In a statement, a spokesperson for her family gave the news of the actress’ health and it is bad.
“Unfortunately, following her accident, Anne Heche suffered an anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition,” said the spokesperson. She shouldn’t survive. The actress remains on life support because “she’s wanted to be able to donate her organs for a long time” and doctors are determining if any of them are viable.
In his press release, the spokesperson already speaks of her in the past: “Anne had a huge heart and left a memorable impression on everyone she met. Beyond her extraordinary talent, she considered spreading kindness and joy to be her life’s work – she fought in particular to make everyone more accepted no matter who he or she loved. .
Victim of a double car accident
The actress was a victim of a double road accident last Friday. In videos from the neighborhood, the star’s vehicle can be seen six days seven nights to fit into the garage of a building for the first time, before setting off once more at high speed in the Mar Vista district of Los Angeles.
The actress’ Mini Cooper ended up in a house a few meters from the first impact and caught fire. Anne Heche remained trapped in the cabin until the firefighters arrived. The star did not injure anyone, while the resident of the property was at home. She nevertheless lost everything in thefire and its neighbors launched a jackpot to help him relocate.
The LAPD has opened an investigation once morest Anne Heche for driving under the influence and hit and run.
Anne Heche acted in a large number of films in the 1990s, including Six Days, Seven Nights or Donnie Brasco. She is also known for her role in the soap opera Another Worldwhich won her a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991. In the 1990s, she had a high-profile relationship with anchor Ellen DeGeneres.
Spending a day at the beach or pool with friends and family is one of our favorite summer plans since, with the high temperatures and the heat, the only thing we want is to be outdoors and near the water to be able to cool off from time to time. The best thing regarding these plans is that they are always used to buy some food and some drinks at the Mall and have a barbecue, but apart from eating and bathingWhat else can be done to enjoy the day?
We usually celebrate barbecues at home, because we have a pool, one weekend yes and another too. We love to put on our favorite music and dance and sing with our friends while we eat and take a bath, but it is true that sometimes we fall short and we need look for something else so as not to get bored. That’s why we went around the supermarket Lidl that we have closer to home to see if we saw something that would help us entertain ourselves on those pool days and we found these new Lidl board games that we think you will love.
Lidl board games
Sunbathe, listen to some music, take a bath, read a book, take a napetc., all this is fine to do when we go to the beach or pool to relax, but IMHO it’s fine to do it for a little while or if you go to the beach or pool alone, but things change when you go with friends or family, you need something else to entertain you beyond the cards, the rackets or the ball. For this reason, as soon as we saw these new Lidl table games, we thought it was a good option to tell you regarding them to give you more entertainment ideas on your pool or beach days. Here we leave you the three that we liked the most, such as dominoes, petanque and dice:
Domino

We love this game of dominoes and we believe that it is an ideal option to relax and have a fun time with family and friends on cool summer evenings while you stimulate your skills and logical thinking. It is made up of a total of 28 dominoes made of woodspecifically, made of pine schima and, in addition, it includes a notepad so that you can write down who is winning and who is losing, a transport case and game instructions.
dice games


This set of dice also helps stimulate logical thinking and is included in the bag. 5 wooden dicealso made of schima pine, a cube to move the dice, a scoring pad with 100 sheets, the game instructions and a carrying bag that approximately 14×14 cm.
Petanque set


Finally, this set of bowls to play on the beach or in the pool is the sea of fun and entertainment. The best thing regarding these petanques is that, while you are having fun while you are competing with each other in a healthy way, you are also promoting hand-eye coordination. This Lidl petanque set includes 6 wooden target balls, a wooden shot ball, a carrying case so you can take them with you wherever you want, and game instructions. To give you more details, the large ball is approximately 7 centimeters in diameter, the small one is regarding 3.4 centimeters in diameter and all the balls are also made of schima pine wood.
Emirates News Agency – “Abu Dhabi Economy” launches the Innovation Incubators Program to empower innovators and entrepreneurs
Fri, August 12, 2022 – 3:54 PM
ABU DHABI, 12th August / WAM / The Abu Dhabi Competitiveness Office, affiliated with the Department of Economic Development – Abu Dhabi, launched the Abu Dhabi Innovation Incubators Program to empower individuals wishing to transform their ideas into distinguished innovations and business opportunities that in turn contribute to supporting the process of diversified, smart and sustainable economic development, as part of its efforts to enhance the innovation system and entrepreneurship.
The official launch of the Innovation Incubators Program comes within the initiatives of “Abu Dhabi Innovates”, the general framework for strengthening the innovation system in the emirate, which was announced in May 2022 and includes regarding 14 initiatives .. The general framework provides the appropriate environment such as spaces, resources and tools necessary to sponsor, build capacities, develop ideas and activate Its commercial value by converting it into services, products and projects.
Innovation incubators are considered among the factors affecting the encouragement and stimulation of innovation, as they play a vital role in providing an appropriate and stimulating environment by providing the necessary support to transform scientific ideas and innovations into business opportunities.
Sameh Al Qubaisi, Director General of Economic Affairs at the Department of Economic Development – Abu Dhabi, said: “The Abu Dhabi Innovation Incubators Program is part of Abu Dhabi’s economic efforts to set institutional and legislative frameworks that stimulate innovation, research and development in vital economic sectors. We are working to achieve this by following a package of policies and legislation, developed by Abu Dhabi Economy in cooperation with a number of partners, to ensure the readiness of innovation incubators in terms of tools, work systems and the rest of the aspects necessary to support innovators at various stages.
His Excellency added: “We are confident that this program will support the innovation system in Abu Dhabi and the continuous efforts to develop the business environment, and contribute to strengthening Abu Dhabi’s regional and global position.”
The Abu Dhabi Innovation Incubators Program sets the basic rules and guidelines for licensing incubators in universities, institutes, educational institutions, research centers, government agencies and private sector institutions that invest in innovative technical solutions and support research and development and innovative projects.
The list of academic and private entities that obtained licenses for innovation incubators included Khalifa University, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi University, Higher Colleges of Technology, Al Khwarizmi International College, New York University – Abu Dhabi, Plug and Play, and Fat6lab.
In line with Abu Dhabi’s focus on the knowledge and innovation economy, the Abu Dhabi Innovation Incubators Program works to develop innovation in areas that support priority sectors and have broad growth potential, including the Internet of Things, data service centers, cloud computing services, e-commerce, and smart manufacturing. and medical research, asset management, commodity trading, tourism, financial technology, and agricultural technology.
Hala Al Ameri, Executive Director of the Abu Dhabi Competitiveness Office, said: “Innovation incubators play a key role in developing the capabilities of innovators and providing the appropriate environment at all stages of the project’s development, from an idea to innovative products and services, which contributes to accelerating the development of innovations and projects.”
She added: “The Innovation Incubators Program will provide the necessary mechanism to facilitate innovators’ access to financing opportunities and commercial deals through incubators, and encourage entrepreneurs and investors to deal with trusted incubators, choose the appropriate innovations for them to invest in, and support innovators during the journey of transforming their ideas, inventions and innovations into projects.” successful and prosperous.
The Abu Dhabi Competitiveness Office was established in 2011 with the aim of achieving the highest levels of competitiveness in the emirate by providing a diversified sustainable environment that enables businesses and companies to achieve the best results by creating an economic environment that stimulates innovation.
Wam/ Ramy Samih/ Reda Abdel Nour