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19thfloordubai: Thoughts on a misguided attempt to celebrate Filipinos
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Monday, June 16, 2008. Thoughts on a misguided attempt to celebrate Filipinos. 8216;Imagine a world without Filipinos’ is the heading of. An unintentionally hilarious opinion piece in today’s Arab News. If the Arab News writer really wanted to shake things up, he might start a campaign to introduce a National Job Swap Day. Hopefully by then the Jeddah flower seller will have regained the use of his arms. June 24, 2008 at 10:38 AM. You are so sarcastic CB! You must be British ha! July 1, 2008 at 4:41 PM.
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19thfloordubai: After failing at the Olympics, Qatar might start to look desperate
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Sunday, June 8, 2008. After failing at the Olympics, Qatar might start to look desperate. To make the shortlist for the 2016 Olympics,. Is reported to readying a bid to host the 2018 World Cup. Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, is said to be serious about bringing a major sporting event to the country – and beating the UAE to it, but doesn’t want to be humiliated by the judging process. He’ll be lucky. Despite being impressed by. In qualifying for 2010,. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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19thfloordubai: Ministry to tackle laborer summer break by having more inspectors work through the midday heat.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Ministry to tackle laborer summer break by having more inspectors work through the midday heat. The UAE’s Ministry of Labour says it is to get tougher with companies which force laborers to work through the midday heat. Site inspections will be increased to catch employers violating work-time restrictions, which come into force next month. Presumably this means there will be more inspectors having to work between 12.30pm and 3pm. Lucky them. LOL re: last comment! As oil price le...
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19thfloordubai: Great customer service should be a thrill, not a chore
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Thursday, June 12, 2008. Great customer service should be a thrill, not a chore. There is alarming lag between the rate of development of new business in. And the standard of customer service, says a new report. File this one under ‘Stating the Bleedin’ Obvious’. Unfortunately, it's not just an isolated UAE thing, it's happening all over the world. Good service, not even outstanding or excellent service, is becoming harder and harder to find. I was having a conversation about this just yesterday with a r...
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19thfloordubai: Rain-makers threaten to piss on solar panel’s chips
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Rain-makers threaten to piss on solar panel’s chips. It has all the ingredients of a farce. One government-sponsored body is seeding clouds, trying to create artificial rain; another is pumping $2bn into developing solar panel technology. Let us hope the two sides are talking to each other – or that a documentary team is recording the scenes as a. National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology. Soaks guests touring Masdar’s new solar plant. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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19thfloordubai: March 2008
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Monday, March 31, 2008. Flabby media dodges another bullet. How can a manufacturer of soap powder, shampoo and skin creams be an agent for change in the Middle East's media industry? The answer, of course, is advertising spend. With newspapers, magazines, radio and (most) TV being distributed for free, media owners rely on advertising to generate revenue. Knowing this, the advertisers have the right to expect certain demands to be met. Understandably, such a situation is not popular among advertisers....
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19thfloordubai: The danger of accepting a September-to-March sporting calendar
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Sunday, June 1, 2008. The danger of accepting a September-to-March sporting calendar. Is in talks with the Women’s Tennis Association to host a top-class tennis tournament. Like golf, it wants to add an. Date to an early season ‘desert swing’ involving. 8217;s two golf events, tennis,. 7s, marathon and international football friendlies and you have a steady stream of world class sport in the UAE. Basketball and athletics can all be stage indoors. All is not lost. Mahmood says. May 13, 6.55pm. Misreading ...
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19thfloordubai: June 2008
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008. Misreading the signs as UK raises terror alert level in UAE. Possible targets include spots popular with expats. What kind of impact does this have expats living in the country? And how might it affect those planning to visit, or do business? On the upside, the place filled up at 10.30pm for the Italy-France game. Monday, June 16, 2008. Taxi driver road rage as Dubai's hyper-growth hammers earnings. Hurried driver training and draconian penalties sees moral plummet. The writer c...
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19thfloordubai: Bahrain’s ridiculous overreaction
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Monday, June 2, 2008. Bahrain’s ridiculous overreaction. 8217;s ridiculous reaction is echoed in. Kuwaiti MPs had called for expulsion of Bangladeshis blaming them for the increasing crime rate in the state. General Moeen U Ahmed, Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army, on a recent trip to the country, had to remind his hosts of. 8217;s response to the 1990 invasion by. It sent two infantry divisions and left a mine-clearing team to help with the rebuilding. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The danger ...