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TUESDAY | DECEMBER 13, 2016 | RABEE AL AWWAL 13, 1438 AH<br />
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editor@omanobserver.om<br />
Warming<br />
thre<strong>at</strong>ens<br />
Xmas icon<br />
Researchers blame clim<strong>at</strong>e change for the shrinking reindeer. Over the past 16 years, the weight of adult<br />
reindeer in Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic has dropped by 12 per cent. If Santa is recruiting helpers to<br />
haul Christmas presents around the world this year he had better take a few extra, said researchers. P25<br />
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ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY<br />
Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna,<br />
Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen and<br />
Forest Whitaker. Release D<strong>at</strong>e: 15<br />
December 2016<br />
In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely<br />
heroes band together on a mission to<br />
steal the plans to the De<strong>at</strong>h Star, the<br />
Empire’s ultim<strong>at</strong>e weapon of<br />
destruction. This key event in the Star<br />
Wars timeline brings together ordinary<br />
people who choose to do extraordinary<br />
things, and in doing so, become part of<br />
something gre<strong>at</strong>er than themselves.<br />
Malaysian children compete for prizes by climbing up a 20-feet slippery pole<br />
called “panj<strong>at</strong> pinang”, smeared with butter <strong>at</strong> Kampung Sungai Kertas, a village<br />
in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The competition and other festivities<br />
in the village were held in conjunction with celebr<strong>at</strong>ions marking the birth of<br />
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), a public holiday in the country. — AFP<br />
VIOLIN DAY<br />
The violin is easily the most<br />
popular bowed string<br />
instrument across the world.<br />
Everything from Western and<br />
Indian classical music to<br />
bluegrass and jazz would be<br />
unimaginable today without<br />
the violin. It’s quite possibly<br />
the most vers<strong>at</strong>ile instrument<br />
in the world in terms of<br />
repertoire, and th<strong>at</strong>’s why<br />
there’s a Violin Day to celebr<strong>at</strong>e<br />
it!<br />
The violin itself evolved from<br />
medieval fiddles, and came<br />
into a distinct form by the 15th<br />
century becoming the most<br />
popular virtuoso instrument in<br />
Europe by the 1660s. Today,<br />
the violin has found its way into<br />
various forms of classical and<br />
folk music around the world as<br />
well as various other genres.<br />
— www.daysoftheyear.com
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