‘Eco Future’ is a yearlong exhibition opened recently in Manarat Al Saadiyat. The exhibition aims to urge the society and especially young generations to live a sustainable life style. It focuses on increasing the awareness of global warming, pollution and the green lifestyle.

Manarat Al Saadiyat literally means “the place of Enlightenment.” It is a 15,400 square meter arts and culture center located in Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

The exhibition is organized by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority with other governmental organizations such as Masdar, Abu Dhabi Education Council, Urban Planning Council, Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Emirates Wildlife Society and Tourism Development and Investment Company.

The main teaching method in the exhibition is done by lectures, workshops, games, videos, trips with the illustrated paintings and distributed brochures. The exhibition uses interactive cartoon characters, which are taken from the local community of the UAE. The characters Ali, Moza, Yas and Sara are used to attract a younger audience, especially kids between 8 to 12 years old. It includes a large number of interactive games to teach the kids green lifestyle choices from eating and drinking to how to make eco-friendly cars.

The exhibition contains six different areas including Drinking, Eating, Enjoying, Moving, Building and Future City. In each area are environmental oriented artistic workshops. Also, they organize  kayaking trips for both kids and adults.

The 7days newspaper has published some environmental facts taught during the exhibition:

• The UAE’s energy use is seven times the global average.
• The UAE is the world’s largest generator of waste.
• At current rates, the UAE’s fresh water supply will be unusable in 50 years.
• One computer left on all day releases over 680 kg of carbon dioxide a year. It would take 100 to 500 trees to absorb that amount.
• It takes roughly 25 bathtubs of water to grow enough cotton to make a T-shirt.
• One per cent of the earth’s water is fresh. All the rest is salty sea water or frozen ice caps.

The exhibition is open daily from 10am – 8pm from September 27, 2012 to September 26, 2013. The admission to  Manarat Al Saadiyat is free , while the entrance ticket of the exhibition is  for  30 dirhams for adults and 25 dirhams for kids. Families of 4 members can enter the exhibition for 80 dirhams only. The exhibition can be reached by public buses, taxis and cars.

Image Courtesy of  Saadiyat Cultural District

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Turkish Chief of Staff and three Force Commanders wanted their retirements. This signals a form of quitting and this is first for Republic of Turkish history. For a time there is some problem between Military and Government but no one was waiting this development.

On July 29, Chief of Staff Işık Koşaner; Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President of Turkey Abdullah Gül had a meeting together. That meeting took about one hour and about six hours later Chief of Staff Işık Koşaner; The Commander of Land Forces, Erdal Ceylanoğlu, The Commander of Air Forces, Hasan Aksay; The Commander of Naval Forces Eşref Uğur Yiğit wanted their retirements.

Işık Koşaner worked one year in this position and he will stay there for two more years. He is known for his sensitivity of secularism and he is also uncomfortable about jailed generals and government’s opinions about their promotions.

After that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked with Deputy Prime Minister, Beşir Atalay and then General Commander of Gendarmerie, Necdet özel who is only one general now in the military came to Prime Minister’s Center Building and talked with Prime Minister about one hour. Lastly, Necdet Özel and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan went to President of Turkey Abdullah Gül. In an hour they declared that Necdet Özel is new The New Commander of Land Forces and represent Chief of Staff.

Supreme Military Council (YAŞ) started on August 1 and will finish on August 4. After all these developments Supreme Military Council can be difficult from others.

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