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Just curious. Does anyone here know anything about the med school? Does it have a reasonable international reputation? Are the faculty any good? Is it extremely difficult for an expat to get admitted?

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I live in Queensland Australia at the moment. We are currently one of the world's biggest exporters of coal. There are enough proven reserves in Queensland to supply the entire global demand for the next six years. Less than 5% of the state has been properly explored so far. There could be enough co...

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Yes and no. Coal runs power stations. Power stations power desalination plants. Desalination plants produce fresh water. And there is a whole lot of water in the world's oceans. Im more concerned about global warming. And the gulf states should be worried too heh - I don't think they need to get muc...

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If you have proper legal advice you can set up efficient and perfectly legal structures that will permit appropriate allocations of reward for risk. For example there is no law against contracting with an offshore entity for services with the offshore entity earning a healthy profit on its services ...

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Really? I wasnt aware of that. I guess Ill stop worrying about the heat then.

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Actually I am selling mine. But it won't do you any good :lol: Im selling mine in Australia and moving to Dubai where I will probably buy another one - Im thinking about importing an AMS tuned evo from the US. But I need to carefully research importing before I go down that route to see how hard it ...

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"The Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair believes its right people should be able to have a discussion and express their personal views on issues such as this." A POLL yesterday showed 90 per cent of people agreed with Jack Straw's view on Muslim veils. 90% of the population are cu...

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Thats a very good point - thanks for that.

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hmmm I wont be in the market for at least six months so don't know if that is very helpful. but if you have any questions about evos in general i am happy to answer or point you in the right direction. generally speaking they are pretty tough cars and can take a surprising amount of abuse as long as...

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:?: Not entirely sure what you are referring to. I have used one as a daily for almost two years - including 40 degree heat. Mine isnt really stock anymore and I understand that tuners in the UAE are not always reliable - but there are ways around that problem (although I am vaguely worried about fi...

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If your skillset is in demand you can expect to get paid the same as you would get paid in any other major financial center in the world assuming you are working for a major international company. Its a global market for labour. If you are working for a large local company rather than an internation...

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Thats $1200 US. Could you reasonably live on $1200 US after tax at home with the package that you just set out?

Then consider that most things will be probably be a bit more expensive.

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Good guess

On my current Evo Im running a Motec M800 PNP peaking at 24 psi with about 205kw@wheels. The car runs 12.9 @ 107 mph down the quarter mile.

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Cheers XRW :P EGTs are flat at 11.5 once it comes on load. Ill see if I can find the dyno. Keep in mind modern Evos run 18psi dead stock. And to be strictly fair - its only 24 psi in 1st gear where its only loaded for 2 seconds at the most. I drop it 1 psi per gear so by the time you hit 5th its onl...

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Its ok for the USA to have nukes and not ok for North Korea to have nukes. The reason is because one leader is literally insane and one is not (although you may not like him). I will let you guess which is which. It has very little to do with politics and a great deal to do with the fact that insane...

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Im assuming that those are all actual claims by the North Korean media about Kim Il Jong. *edit* The official government account of his birth states that "At the time of his birth there were flashes of lightning and thunder, the iceberg in the pond on Mount Paektu emitted a mysterious sound as ...

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If there is a war with Iran and there is even the slightest chance of it spilling over into UAE - Im outta there. I dont get paid enough to take bullets.

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I am using Australian and London based recruiters who specialise in my industry to try and get a job in Dubai. I have been doing it for about 3 weeks now and might be close to a reasonable offer already. Personally I wouldnt use domestic recruiters as I am going for a position with the regional offi...

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Depends where the internship is.

If the internship is with a top flight company that you would kill to work for - its a great way of getting your foot in the door. If the internship is with some no name dive you wouldnt accept a job offer from - forget it.

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Takes 2 seconds with a google search ie "engineering recruitment" (or whatever your field is). Pick one of the large recruitment agencies which works in Dubai and somewhere like London. If they are big enough to have offices around the world (check the addresses to make sure they are not p...

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This table does not cut and paste well across to a forum. The original link is: http://www.finfacts.com/costofliving.htm First number is 2006 ranking (most expensive cities in the world) - ie Moscow at #1 is the most expensive city in the world Second number is 2005 ranking (most expensive cities in...

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Translation: Yonge & Sheppard = Young & Cool.

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Yes it is that good.

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Which raises an interesting question. When the foreign troops leave - what happens?

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Wheres a picture of the gotti boys in pink shirts when you need one....

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I believe the technical term is "you broke it, you fix it".

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Im teaching myself - very slowly.

It does pay to be cautious when your car is expensive - I have no desire to blow a rod through my block by in teaching myself how to tune.

Best to know your limitations me thinks.

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Thanks boomtown! Yea i have started speaking to the likes of Hays and other agencies who are international. Will have a look on seek and totaljobs to find Aus and UK agencies but they always seem to have construction jobs only. Will keep looking. Is the offer made to you including accomadation, car...

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I agree - never deal with a recruitment agent that wants a fee from an employee.

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Actually I was too harsh. Maybe American troops are doing more harm than good. But someone has to go in there and ensure stability. Problem is that the Iraqis hate everyone - Im having a hard time thinking who. Not Europeans, not the Chinese, not Pakistanis, not Iranians, not Africans - theres not a...

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