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Events 40 maltatoday, Sunday, 14 September 2014 Film premieres to suit all tastes throughout September on GO Stars HD GO's TV subscribers have a lot to look forward to this september, with a range of film premieres to suit all tastes and ages. Academy Award nominated Di- rector Richard Curtis' film About Time, starring Rachel McAdams and Domnhall Gleeson, tells the story of an awkward young lawyer who learns that the men in his fam- ily have the ability to travel through time. Using his newly found power, Gleeson uses his abilities to win over the love of his life, played by McAd- ams but soon discovers that he can- not escape heartbreak and sorrow. About Time was nominated for a saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film, and received a nomination for Best supporting Actor for Bill Nighy's character. It premieres on GO stars HD on Tuesday 16 september at 9.00pm. Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall star as Martin and Claudia in the in- ternational thriller Closed Circuit, premiering on GO stars HD on Fri- day 19 september at 9.00pm This depicts the story of two ex-lover lawyers who attempt to keep their former affair private after finding themselves on the same defence team at a terrorism trial. As the trial continues, sinister conspiracies emerge, drawing Martin closer to Claudia again. sarah's Key is a film about an American journalist named Julia, who marries a Frenchman and is commissioned to write an article about the infamous Jewish round up at Vel d'Hiv in German-occupied Paris in 1942. During her research, she learns a secret linking her husband's family to that of sarah, a young Jewish girl. The more Julia uncovers about sa- rah's history, the more she discov- ers about her husband, her life, and herself. The film premieres on GO stars HD on saturday 13 september at 9.00pm. Penelope Cruz and Woody Allen star in Allen's magic realist romantic comedy, To Rome with Love, which will be shown on GO stars HD on saturday 27 september at 9.00pm. Cruz also stars in The Counsellor, showing on Friday 12 september at 9.00pm. Other films showing this month include Mission Impossible, That's My Boy, and Inside Man, all showing at 9.00pm on Monday 15, Thursday 25, and Friday 26 septem- ber respectively. More information on GO stars HD which is available from as lit- tle as €6.99 per month can be ob- tained from all GO retail outlets and exclusive resellers, by calling Freephone 80072121 or visiting www.go.com.mt. Roberto Benigni and Penelope Cruz star in Woody Allen's romantic comedy To Rome with Love From wingtip to cockpit - 800 workers in 80 days IT takes 800 workers just 65 to 80 days to assemble, install, test, paint, fur- nish and deliver an Emirates Airbus A380, the iconic double-decker air- craft that has been creating headlines and delighting travellers since it first entered into service in 2008. Emirates operates the world's larg- est fleet of A380 aircraft, with 50 of these graceful feats of modern engi- neering currently serving 29 global destinations. All of Emirates' A380s have been furnished and delivered via the Airbus facility in Hamburg. First, the aircraft fuselage is pro- duced in Hamburg and then trans- ported to Toulouse for the first stage of final assembly. The wing sections, produced in the UK, are also shipped from Airbus's Hamburg facility to Toulouse. Parts like the fuselage and wings are transferred through a transportation network that includes three specially-commissioned ships to carry the sections from production sites throughout Europe. Over 10,000 bolts are used to connect the fuselage and over 4,000 for the wings. After assembly, each of the five sections of the fuselage are tested by engineers, and then the aircraft is off to Hamburg for painting and cabin furnishing. It takes 30 people approximately 10 days to paint the A380, which has a surface area of 3,150 square meters - approximately the size of seven professional basket- ball courts. Over 500 kilogrammes of paint is needed just to give the aircraft its white colour. Cabin furnishing, to install Emir- ates' distinctive on-board facilities come in the final stages of the assem- bly process. It takes about 33 working days to furnish the 550 square metre cabin area on-board the Emirates A380. This includes all seats, galleys, crew rest areas, the unique shower- spa and private suites in First Class, the on-board lounge located at the back of the Business Class cabin, and the award-winning ice inflight enter- tainment system in all cabins. Emirates received 13 of the giant double decker aircraft in the last year. Over 28 million passengers have trav- elled on the Emirates A380 over the last six years of operations, and more travellers can look forward to the ex- perience as Emirates adds more A380 destinations to its route network. New A380 destinations planned for this year include: Frankfurt on 1st sep- tember, Dallas on 1st October, san Francisco on 1 December and Hou- ston on 3rd December. Emirates currently operates daily scheduled flights between Malta and Dubai via Larnaka, Cyprus. Central Bank to issue commemorative coin to celebrate 50 years of Independence ON 15 september 2014 the Cen- tral Bank of Malta will issue a sil- ver coin commemorating the 50th anniversary of Independence. The coin has a face value of €10. The coin was minted at the Royal Dutch Mint. It is struck in 0.925 silver and has a weight of 28.28 grams and a diameter of 38.61 mm. The coin is of proof quality and the mintage is limited to 5,000 coins. The coin was designed and engraved by Noel Galea Bason. The reverse of the coin features the first Prime Minister of Inde- pendent Malta, Dr George Borg Olivier, waving the Independence Instruments which were presented to him by the Duke of Edinburgh at a public ceremony held in Flo- riana on 21 september 1964, the first day of Malta's independence from Britain. The obverse of the coin shows the emblem of the Università of Mdina, which was an administra- tive council set up in that town in medieval times. It was a form of autonomous government that was granted to the Maltese by the Vice- roy of sicily in the 15th century. The white and red emblem, which is reproduced on the coin in colour, represents the historic roots of Malta's national identity. The coins may be purchased from the Malta Coins Distribution Centre at the main building of the Central Bank of Malta in Valletta, or by completing the order form which can be downloaded from the Bank 's website. For more information, the public is kindly requested to contact the Bank 's Malta Coins Distribution Centre by email on mcdc@cen- tralbankmalta.org or by calling +356 2550 6006/7/8. Karibu Malta helping children in need James Borg Cumbo, an employ- ee at GasanMamo has recently joined a group of volunteers from Karibu Malta on their mission to build two classrooms at the Daughters of the sacred Heart in Ruiru, Kenya. "When we arrived on site and found that the foundation for the extension was not ready yet and that the authorities did not want us to be part of the build- ing process we were devestated," said James. "We did not let that dampen our mood and we persisted in help- ing out the children and the nuns just the same. We managed to refurbish the existing part of the school by whitewashing the walls and fixing some of the wooden tables. We also had a lot of time on hand to teach and carry out fun acitivies with the children in the area. The whole experience was simply amazing." Karibu Malta is a young or- ganisation with the main aim of carrying out various activities throughout the year raising funds to implement work with the less fortunate. Further information on the organisation can be ob- tained by visiting their Facebook page on w w w.facebook.com/Kar- ibuMalta.