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3-Checking indexuae.com I found a huge number of web development companies, That about sums it up. It's a very competitive industry here - larger number of skilled developers prepared to work for low wages. Internet/Media city would be worth a visit. Check their websites - maybe they have some usef...

Thanks C. I thought I'd heard something like that.

arniegang wrote:It would depend on whether the wives do "sloppy seconds" on not i suppose.

I shouldn't have read that while drinking my coffee. My kybrd is nt wrkng prply nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

I heard good things about RAK Bank too. HSBC are probably good enough although I got annoyed with them one day and closed my account. But then I think every bank will annoy you one way or another. Lloyds don't have many branches but they're the only bank open 0800-1800 6 days a week AFAIK. Most bank...

Yes very sad. But I'm curious why an event 2 years old is important enough to warrant a post now. Israelis have killed a few more people since then. Are they less important because they're not American?

This may sound stupid, but I dont get the bank thing......? Why do I have to inform the banks that I am beoming a non-resident? So they deduct less tax on the interest they pay you. And it's one more thing that shows the tax department you've left the country. If that's minimal, it probably doesn't...

XRW-147 wrote:Zooter, meet Danny Boy http://www.nzsbdirectory.co.nz/model201.html

What ARE these kiwis like? Who calls their daughter "Orgy" ...

... http://www.nzsbdirectory.co.nz/model230.html

Hashman, you are making a lot of people go to a lot of work here. If you supposedly know sniper, can you please step up to the plate and give us the facts rather than just making us take your word for it? Hashman doesn't appear to be reading this ... Thanks for the info HP and good suggestion re ha...

I have been recommended by my employer to put my children in JESS. I understand it is a english speaking school. My daughter is 5 and my son is 3. Can anyone who has children or know people who have kids at this school please let me know what it is like. How many children in each class and is it a ...

Don't know Kings but first guess is good. Haven't heard of Carmel. School of RS very conservative last I heard (male and female staff not supposed to talk to each other, stuff like that) but that's going back a couple of years. Dubai IS? Isn't that an Indian curriculum school? More here and here... ...

arniegang wrote:Me too Liban. Its strange, i checked my outbox earlier and my pm to him sent on Apr28th is still there. I was asking him a favour re moving a post.

That doesn't sound strange to me. PMs stay in your outbox till you delete them no?

Some schools will employ teachers without a teaching qualification - having a degree helps - but it won't be easy for you. Your best chance is probably in August just before the start of the school year when a school is desperate because a teacher has suddenly left or not turned up. Some more info h...

XRW-147 wrote:

sharewadi wrote: That doesn't sound strange to me. PMs stay in your outbox till you delete them no?

Umm... no. PMs stay in your outbox when they have not been read. They move into your sent box once read and remain til you delete.

Sorry, you're right, I was thinking outbox=sentbox.

and no complaints - other than from the kids complaining that its hard :P But kids always complain... hehe :lol: And teachers - they're restricted in how they teach (some may think this is a good thing) and get lowish salaries. But teachers always complain :)... Chouiefat has an educational philoso...

The situation in Palestine was not started yesterday, it was created in 1945 Er, I thought David "invaded" the "promised land" of Canaan around 1200 BC. One could argue it started then. Or with the Balfour treaty in 1917? But then there was the Byzantium Empire in there somewher...

This is exactly what I was worried about. But how much bad the situation is? is it really impossible to find a job with an acceptable sallary? I am reading the classifieds in gulfnews and khaleejtimes and I've sent my CV to few companies but I think I should be there in person. No, not impossible, ...

arniegang wrote:you mean something like this:

And who said romance is dead ?

...oh and there is also something called human error ...such as labelling mix up, communication breakdown Well, I can't see that happening here. Ahem :shock: ... UAE is expecting 15 million tourists annually by 2010 (or is it 2015)? AD itself is expecting 12.2 million by 2010 :wink: Uh oh, is it ju...

Mel Marie wrote:What do you think of this rule?

Quite reasonable . I heard about a couple that got caught "frolicking" outside somewhere and were given the choice of 6 months in jail or get married.

SD, I just remembered something. Wasn't your blog blocked last year for a week or two (glad it didn't stay like that BTW )?

Any names of health / alcohol & drug agencies would be great. I have seen write ups about Dubai's Training and Rehabilitation Center but cant find any sort of contact info. Strange, there's no drugs or alcohol in Dubai :? ... But seriously, you're talking about this place ? Not sure what else t...

Knight, occupation of Gaza, the entire West Bank and East Jerusalem is illegal. This is a simple and straightforward fact. there are a number of UN resolutions that were never reinforced. A solution based on ending the occupation of these territorries together with fairly addressing the refugees' r...

constantine wrote:sharewadi
with all due respect...it just happened...with the man being falsely diaginosed with the virus(reported in 7 days/emirates today)...obviously that was human error!!...

Yes. I didn't expect my original comment to be taken seriously .

Banks are not legally registered as withholding tax entities, as such they do not 'deduct' tax on interest income. Their job is to pay/collect interest earned/charged, your job is to declare it. Ah, ok. My comment was based on my bank deducting withholding tax but it's not in Australia. I was makin...

vicarage wrote: www.paypal.com (not for middle east)
www.2co.com (easy)

mahmoodb wrote:Ignore PayPal and 2Checkout.

cant agree more. divesting internally into something that will be a twin to etisalat. and they have the nerve to say that they need more time for local operators to mature before allowing US telcos to come in. They're not saying that. WTO timeframe says carry on till 2015 but US wants liberalisatio...

Media City? But like C says, you will find it competitive unless you have something you can be sure there is a demand for eg... Timeoutdubai was good (going weekly was a questionable decision) Car Middle East - at last a decent car magazine for 10 dhs PC Middle East is ok but I still find it lacking...

I want to start a new magazine publication in UAE. This magazine would be basically on daily life issues, technology and entertainment. Oh no, I just read this bit again. You're not talking about another version of "Charged" I hope :? . They're still around so I presume they're successful...

If the UN instigated resolutions, then they would have been acted upon and re-inforced by the UN, backed up by international troops and a peacekeeping force. Hah hah. This is the UN we're talking about :shock: :?: . why are Palastinians asked to give up their land for people who they have never wro...

So, if I only have a credit card account in Australia when I move over to Dubai - I should have no worries in the ATO seeing me as a non-resident for tax purposes? (which then means I won't have to pay Aus. tax on my earnings) You're looking for a definitive answer from people who are not in a posi...