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INDIA'S UNIVERSITY'S

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) http://www.amu.ac.in
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) http://www.aiims.ac.in
Allahabad University (AU) http://www.allduniv.edu/
Assam Administrative Staff College (AASC) emiratesdubai.blogspot.com http://www.assamstaffcol.net
Association of State Training Institutions in India (ASTI) http://asti.nic.in/
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) http://www.bhu.ac.in
Banglore University http://www.bangaloreuniversity.net
Bengal Engineering College (BEC) http://www.becs.ac.in
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany http://www.bsip-india.org
Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh http://interboardap.nic.in/
Bose Institute, Kolkata http://www.boseinst.ernet.in/
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) http://www.cbseindia.org/
Central Hindi Directorate http://hindinideshalaya.nic.in/
Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) http://www.ciet.nic.in/
Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) http://www.ciefl.org/
Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) http://www.icar.org.in/cife/index.htm
Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) http://www.ciil.org/
Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT), Pune http://www.cirtpune.com
Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras http://www.cenlib.iitm.ac.in/
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) http://www.cmfri.com/
Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) http://ccrtindia.org
Centre for Entrepreneurship Development of Karnataka (CEDOK) http://nitpu2.kar.nic.in/cedok/
Chandigarh College Of Architecture http://cca.nic.in
Christian Medical College Vellore http://www.cmch-vellore.edu/
Cochin University of Science And Technology (CUSAT) http://www.cusat.ac.in
College of Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar http://www.cetindia.org/
Commisssion for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT) http://cstt.nic.in/
Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, Karnataka http://cet.kar.nic.in/
Delhi College of Engineering http://www.dceonline.net/
Department of Adult and Continuing Education, University of Madras http://www.universityofmadras.edu/
Department of Biotechnology, Sindhu Mahavidyalaya http://geocities.com/biotechsmv/
Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IITK http://www.cse.iitk.ac.in
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Karnataka REC http://www.krec-ece.ac.in/
Department of Electronics, Cochin University of Science & Technology http://www.doe.cusat.edu
Department of Geology, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University http://www.geolmlsu.org/
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya http://www.davv.ac.in
Directorate of Distance Education, Jai Prakash University http://www.ddejpu.org
District Primary Education Programme (DPEP), Latur http://www.dpeplatur.com
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University (Dr. BRAOU) http://www.drbraou.com
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Regional Engineering College, Jalandhar http://recjal.nic.in/
Educational Media Research Center (EMRC ) http://www.emrchyd.org
Environmental Training Institute, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board http://eti.kar.nic.in
Facilitation Centre for Industrial Plasma Technologies (FCIPT) http://www.plasmaindia.com
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi http://www.fms.edu/
Fr.Muller's Institute of Medical education and Research Mangalore http://www.fathermuller.com
Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) http://www.fddiindia.com
Gandhigram Rural Institute http://www.ruraluniv.org
Government College of Engineering, Pune http://www.coep.org
Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh http://gmch.nic.in
Gujarat Agricultural University http://gau.guj.nic.in
Gulbarga University http://www.gulbargauniversity.kar.nic.in/
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University http://ggsipu.nic.in
Guwahati Medical College and Hospital http://gmchassam.nic.in
Harcourt Butler Technological Institute http://www.hbti.edu
Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration (HCMRIPA) http://hcmripa.nic.in/
Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) http://hipa.nic.in
Himachal Pradesh University http://hpuniv.nic.in
Homi Bhabha Centre For Science Education (HBCSE) http://www.hbcse.tifr.res.in
Indian School of Mines (ISM) http://www.ism-dhanbad.org
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) http://www.iaripusa.org/
Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI) http://www.icar.org.in/iasri/default.html
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) http://www.iacs.res.in/
Indian Association of Social Science Institutions (IASSI) http://iassi.nic.in/
Indian Diamond Institute http://www.diamondinstitute.net
Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) http://www.iias.org
Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship http://iie.nic.in
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) http://www.iift.edu/
Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) http://www.iifm.org/
Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management (IIITM), Gwalior http://www.iiitm.ac.in
Indian Institute of Information Technology ( IIIT), Kolkata http://www.iiit-c.org
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore http://www.iiitb.ac.in
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIITA) http://www.iiita.ac.in
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) http://www.iimahd.ernet.in
Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) http://www.iimb.ernet.in
Indian Institute of Management, Indore http://www.iimidr.ac.in
Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata (IIMC) http://www.iimcal.ac.in
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK) http://www.iimk.org
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow http://www.iiml.ac.in
Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) http://www.iimc.ac.in
Indian Institute of Packaging http://www.iip-in.com
Indian Institute of Quality Management (IIQM) http://www.iiqm.org
Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore http://www.iisc.ernet.in
Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) http://www.iiswbm.edu
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi http://www.iitd.ernet.in
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur http://www.iitk.ac.in
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur http://www.iitkgp.ernet.in
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras http://www.iitm.ac.in
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB) http://www.iitb.ernet.in
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) http://www.iitg.ernet.in
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR) http://www.rurkiu.ernet.in
Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC) http://www.insdoc.org
Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRIEEN) http://www.irieen.com
Indian School of Mines (ISM) http://www.ismdhanbad.ac.in
Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore http://www.isibang.ac.in
Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi http://www.isid.ac.in
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata http://www.isical.ac.in
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research ( http://www.ignou.org
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy (IGRUA) http://civilaviation.nic.in/igrua/indira.htm
Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET) http://www.inflibnet.ac.in
Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) http://www.plasma.ernet.in
Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) http://isidev.nic.in
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) http://www.icai.org
Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children http://ich.tn.nic.in
Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) http://icsiindia.org/index.asp
Institute of Cost And Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) http://www.icwai.org
Institute of Economic Growth http://ieg.nic.in
Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT) http://www.csir.res.in/ihbt
Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition http://www.kar.nic.in/ihmbangalore
Institute of Judicial Training and Research (IJTR) http://ijtr.nic.in
Institute of Mathematical Sciences http://www.imsc.ernet.in
Institute of Physics (IOP) http://www.iopb.res.in
Institute of Rural Management, Anand http://irma.irm.ernet.in
Inter University Consortium for Department of Atomic Energy Facilities (IUC-DAEF), Calcutta http://www.iuc.res.in
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) http://www.iipsindia.org
Jadavpur University http://www.jadavpur.edu
Jamia Millia Islamia http://jmi.nic.in
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) http://www.jipmer.edu
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) http://www.jncasr.ac.in
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) http://www.jntu.ac.in
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) http://www.jnu.ac.in
Kalmathada Pujya Shri Virupaksha Sivacharya Ayurved Medical College, Raichur, http://www.ayurvediccollegemanvi.org
Kendriya Hindi Sansthan http://hindi.nic.in
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan http://www.kvsangathan.org
Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO) http://www.kar.nic.in/kidwai
Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE) http://www.lnipe.edu
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration(LBSNAA) http://www.lbsnaa.ernet.in
Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) http://mids.tn.nic.in
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSUB) http://www.msub.edu
Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab (MGSIPAP) http://www.mgsipap.org
Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patarkarita Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal http://www.makhanlaluniversity.org
Manipal Academy of Higher Education http://manipal.edu
Malaviya Regional Engineering College http://recjai.nic.in
Mehta Research Institute of Physics & Mathematical Physics http://www.mri.ernet.in
Mission Reach http://www.missionreach.org
Medical College Trivandrum http://www.mctrivandrum.com
MIT Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC) http://www.doeacc.org.in
Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur http://www.mlsu.org
Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, Allahabad (MNREC) http://mnrec.nic.in
National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN) http://personal.vsnl.com/nacen/home.html
National Board of Examinations http://www.natboard.org
National Cadet Corps (NCC), Karnataka and Goa http://www.kar.nic.in/ncc
National Civil Defence College, Nagpur http://ncdcnagpur.nic.in
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) http://ncert.nic.in
National Institute for Small Industries Extension Training (NISIET) http://www.nisiet.com
National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) http://www.niepaonline.org
National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM) http://www.nifm.org
National Institute of Hydrology, Belgaum http://www.angelfire.com/bc/nihhrrc
National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee http://www.nih.ernet.in
National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) http://www.nitie.edu
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) http://www.niper.nic.in
National Law School of India University http://www.nls.ac.in
National Law University, Jodhpur http://nlujodhpur.nic.in
National Research Centre for Mushroom (NRCM) http://www.nrcmushroom.com
National Resource Centre for Value Education http://valueeducation.nic.in
National Tuberculosis Institute (NTI), Bangalore http://ntiindia.kar.nic.in
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti http://navodaya.nic.in
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology http://www.nsit.ac.in
Networking of Social Scientists http://agrieconet.nic.in
Osmania University http://www.osmania.ac.in
Pondicherry Engineering College http://www.pec.edu
Pondicherry University http://www.pondiuni.org
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh http://pgimer.nic.in
Punjabi University http://www.universitypunjabi.org
RAI UNIVERSITY, RAIPUR http://www.raiuniversity.edu
Raja Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya http://www.rgtu.org
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences http://kar.nic.in/rguhs
Regional Engineering College, Durgapur http://recdgp.nic.in
Regional Engineering College, Hamirpur http://recham.ernet.in
Regional Engineering College, Kurukshetra http://reck.nic.in
Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli (RECT) http://rangoli.rect.ernet.in
Regional Engineering College, Warangal http://recw.nic.in
Regional Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur http://ritj.nic.in
Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics http://www.saha.ernet.in
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow http://www.sgpgi.ac.in
Sardar Patel College Of Engineering (SPCE) http://www.spce.edu
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad http://www.svpnpa.gov.in
Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) http://serc-dst.org
SGS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai http://www.kem.edu
Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences http://www.skims.org
State Institute of Education Technology, Hyderabad http://siethyd.nic.in
State Institute of Education Technology, Kerala http://sietkerala.nic.in
State Institute of Education Technology, Orissa http://sietorissa.nic.in
State Institute of Education Technology, Patna http://sietpatna.nic.in
State Institute of Education Technology, Pune http://sietpune.nic.in
State Institute of Education Technology, Uttar Pradesh http://diksha.nic.in
State Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (SIPARD) http://sipard.nic.in
Sukhdev College Of Business Studies, Delhi University http://www.cbsdu.org
Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University http://www.tnmmu.ac.in
Tamil Nadu Universities http://www.tnuniv.ac.in
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) http://www.tanuvas.com
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) http://www.tifr.res.in
Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) http://www.tiss.edu
Tata Memorial Centre http://www.tatamemorialcentre.com
Technical Education & Industrial Training, Punjab http://www.nic.in/dte_punjab
University of Kerala http://www.keralauniversity.edu
University of Mumbai http://www.mu.ac.in
University of Pune www.unipune.ernet.in
University of Roorkee http://www.rurkiu.ernet.in
University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), University of Mumbai http://www.udct.org
University of Agricultural Sciences http://uasbng.kar.nic.in
University of Delhi http://www.du.ac.in
University of Hyderabad http://www.uohyd.ernet.in
V.V.Giri National Labour Institute http://www.vvgnli.org
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) http://www.vjti.ac.in
Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan http://www.vbharat.ernet.in

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:01:00 +0400

Wild Life Photography by Nick Brandt..

Nick Brandt is one of those photographers who is, quite simply, impossible to pin down. Born in England, he moved to California where he became a high profile maker of music videos for stars such as Michael Jackson. It was actually while directing the video for Michael Jackson's Earth Song in Tanzania in 1996 that he first began his love affair with Africa. Having enjoyed a deep connection with animals since childhood, and sharing his Californian home with a menagerie of pets, it was the beautiful and graceful African creatures and the wild, sweeping landscape they inhabit that particularly appealed to Nick.

Around five years ago, he decided to leave behind the glamour of the music business to concentrate on becoming a photographer. He made his mind up from the outset, however, that he was not going to attempt to emulate the litany of wildlife photographers who had found themselves drawn to this charismatic continent, but that he would approach his Chosen subject in a highly individual manner.

The result was a decision to tackle wildlife in a way that was almost diametrically opposite to the norm: using a black & white fine art style, a medium-format camera and a portrait or wide-angle lens. In short, Nick set about photographing his subjects almost as though they were human, and he himself insists that he is not a wildlife photographer at all in the conventional sense of the word.

some cricket, or my blood

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:55:00 +0400

kool ktrina kaif

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:08:00 +0400

MY DREAM

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Fri, 8 Jan 2010 14:30:00 +0400

(HAPPY BIRTH DAY RAJNI KHANT)AWARDS WON BY SUPER STAR

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:49:00 +0400

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RAJNIKANTH ( BORN SUPER STAR)

AWARDS WON BY SUPER STAR

YEAR	FILM	TYPE	AWARD
1977	16 Vayathinile	Best Actor	Arima Sangam
1977	Bhuvana Oru Kelvikuri	Best Supporting Actor	Thirai Kathir
1978	Mullum Malarum	Best Actor	Tamil Nadu Government
1978	Mullum Malarum	Best Actor	Arima Sangam
1979	Aarilirundu Arubadhu Varai	Best Actor	Filmfans Association
1979	Aarilirundu Arubadhu Varai	Best Actor	Devar Award
1982	Moondru Mugam	Best Actor	Tamil Nadu Government
1982	Engeyo Ketta Kural	Best Actor	Tamil Nadu Film Fans Association
1984	Nallavanuku Nallavan	Best Actor	Filmfare Awards
1984	Nallavanuku Nallavan	Best Actor	Cinema Express
1984	Nallavanuku Nallavan	Best Actor	Filmfans Association
1984	-	KALAIMAMANI AWARD	Tamil Nadu Government
1985	Sri Raagavendirar	Best Actor	Filmfans Association
1985	Sri Raagavendirar	Best Actor	Cinema Express
1985	Sri Raagavendirar	Best Actor	Filmalaya
1987	Velaikkaran	Best Actor	Sunflash Award
1988	Blood Stone	Best Achiever Award	Cinema Express
1989	-	MGR AWARD	Tamil Nadu Government
1991	Thalapathy	Best Actor	Cinema Express
1991	Thalapathy	Best Actor	Filmfans Association
1992	Annamalai	Best Actor	Cinema Express
1992	Annamalai	Best Actor	Ambika Awards
1993	Valli	Best Story Writter	Cinema Express
1993	Valli	Best Story Writter	Filmfans Association
1993	Valli	Best Film Producer	TamilNadu Murpokku Sangam
1995	-	KALAICHELVAM AWARD	Nadigar Sangam
1995	Peaddarayadu	Best Actor	Screen Awards
1995	Baadsha	Best Actor	Cinema Express
1995	Baadsha	Best Actor	Filmfans Association
1995	Muthu	Best Actor	Cinema Express
1995	Muthu	Best Actor	Kalasagar Award (Bombay)
1995	Muthu	Best Actor	Filmfans Association
1995	-	OSHOBISMIT AWARD for his Spirituality	Rajinish Ashram Award
1999	Muthu	Best Actor	Tamil Nadu Government
1999	Padayappa	Best Actor	Tamil Nadu Government
2000	-	PADMABHUSHAN AWARD	Central Government of India

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RAJNIKANTH ( BORN SUPER STAR)

Japanese Companies Are Owed Billions in Dubai, National Says

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:06:00 +0400

By Zainab Fattah and Haris Anwar

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Dubai companies, including Nakheel PJSC, owe billions of dollars to Japanese companies who worked on projects such as the emirate's metro and Palm Island, the National said, citing Japanese Consul General Seiichi Otsuka.

Some Japanese construction companies are facing serious problems as Dubai-based firms can't pay their bills, Otsuka was quoted as saying by the Abu Dhabi-based newspaper yesterday. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Taisei Corp. are among those affected by the non-payments, the National reported.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries spokesman Hideo Ikuno declined to comment when contacted by Bloomberg News yesterday. Calls to Taisei, Mitsubishi Corp., Obayashi Corp. and Kajima Corp. were not answered. Calls to Japan's consulate in Dubai weren't returned.

Nelson Ogunshakin, head of Britain's Association for Consultancy and Engineering, said in May that Nakheel had asked a number of consultants to accept discounts of 25 percent to 35 percent on outstanding invoices. Calls and e-mails to Nakheel today seeking comment were not returned.

Dubai developers have been struggling as the credit crisis crimped mortgage lending and speculators fled. Property prices slumped 52 percent from their peak, Deutsche Bank AG said on Nov. 5.

Dubai, which set up a $20 billon fund to help state-related companies through the crisis, will probably raise the second $10 billion for the program in November, Emaar Properties PJSC chairman said last month. Nakheel received funds from a $10 billion support program to help it cope with the credit crisis.

Getting paid in Dubai remains "challenging," Al Habtoor Leighton Group, the construction company partly owned by Australia's largest builder, said in August.

Ziad Makhzoumi, chief financial officer of Arabtec Holding PJSC, said the company is collecting payments, but not "as quickly as we did before."

To contact the reporter on this story: Zainab Fattah in Dubai on zfattah@bloomberg.net

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:54:00 +0400

Honda's U3-X: A Geek-Friendly Unicycle

Gentlemen, start your incredibly lazy engines: Honda has a new answer for those of us too tired to get off our keisters. Meet the U3-X "personal mobility device," a unicycle-like ride that makes heading into the kitchen for pie as easy as -- well, pie.

The Harmonious Honda U3-X

Sure to excite mall cops everywhere, the Honda U3-X makes the Segway look like an outdated piece of junk that no one in their right mind would ride. (Actually, the Segway already looked like that. Disregard.) The device is a 2-foot tall infinity-symbol lookalike with two pull-out pads for your tuchas. Marketed as a mobility device that "co-exists in harmony with people" -- yes, seriously -- the U3-X lets you hop a squat and zip around a room simply by shifting your body weight.

Honda says its U3-X allows for "free movement" in any direction, be it forward-backward, side-to-side, or on a diagonal. And the more you lean, the faster you go. At least, until the battery runs out (or someone sees you on this thing and proceeds to beat the living daylights out of you).

The Honda U3-X weighs about 22 pounds and is said to run for an hour on each charge. It'll officially debut at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show next month, after which it'll presumably be ridiculed and then promptly forgotten.

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:47:00 +0400

Google Sidewiki -- A First Look

Ever wanted to read other people's observations -- or even share your own -- when you're browsing the Web? Google Toolbar's new Sidewiki feature, which currently works in Firefox and Internet Explorer, lets you read and post comments on virtually any Web page. Here's a quick run-through of how it works.

First, download the Google Toolbar with Sidewiki. Installation takes only a few minutes.

Once installation is complete, restart your browser. The Sidewiki button will appear in the Google Toolbar. (See lower right corner of image below.)

To see Sidewiki in action, go to a popular content site such as CNN.com. Select a story, and then click the Sidewiki button. If other Sidewiki users have already commented on the story, you'll see a list of entries in a right-side column, or sidebar.

Have an brilliant observation or additional information to share? Click "Write an entry" at the bottom of the sidebar. (To add a comment, you'll first have to log into your Google account.)

To filter out spam, off-topic remarks, and the all-too-common illiterate rants that plague comments sections of many sites, Sidewiki uses a "quality algorithm" in addition to user ratings to determine the order of entries that appear in the sidebar. You can vote on the usefulness of individual posts.

You can share a Sidewiki comment via Facebook, Twitter, email, or Web link. Here's a Twitter example:

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:36:00 +0400

Gmail Is Ailing -- Again

Today's problems come less than a month after Gmail's last major disruption. What's going on?

I awoke this morning to find that hundreds of folks were reading an old Techologizer story on Gmail problems-which is always a sign that Gmail is misbehaving on a grand scale. As usual, I checked my own two Gmail accounts, and found that my inboxes were available-but that both were displaying a message I'd never seen before (click on the image to see a larger version):

Then I checked the Google Apps status page, which confirmed that something was amiss but didn't mention contacts (I'm also not sure why it calls it "Google Mail," but let's avoid addressing that for now):

(Click on the image to see a larger version.)

Lastly, I turned to Twitter, which rarely explains why something is going on, but which can certainly help determine whether it's widespread. It did confirm that some people can't get into Gmail, period:

Whatever's going on, it comes less than a month after Gmail's last major disruption. When this is sorted out, I hope that Google not only publishes an explanatory blog post, but also one about that addresses more overarching issues concerning Gmail

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:25:00 +0400

Microsoft's Secret Pink Phones Pictured

A day after Microsoft's Courier concept (a double-screen tablet) leaked and surprised many with its coolness, Redmond rumors hit the snooze bar again with leaked images of two new Microsoft-branded phones. The images are supposed to be concepts of two handsets, codenamed Turtle and Pure, that are part of Microsoft's secret "Project Pink." The device images were leaked late Wednesday courtesy of gadget blog Gizmodo, which also broke the Courier story earlier this week.

Microsoft's Turtle phone (from Gizmodo)

Pink Rumors

Some of the rumors coming out with the new images match things we've heard before. Turtle and Pure are said to be the work of engineers from Danger--the makers of the Sidekick handset--which Microsoft acquired last year. The Pink phones may have Zune-like software or at the very least will access the online Zune Marketplace for music, videos, and other content. Microsoft designed the hardware, but it will be manufactured by Sharp--the company that also made some of the Sidekick phones. Turtle and Pure handsets will feature the Microsoft and Sharp brand names.

Danger Plays it Safe

Microsoft's Pink phone (from Gizmodo)

Judging by the photos, it doesn't look like the Danger folks were gunning for originality when they signed on with Microsoft. The handset that I assume is called Turtle looks like a smaller version of the Palm Pre, and Pure is just a regular slider phone with round edges. Gizmodo says Microsoft designed these phones for the younger set, just like Danger did with the Sidekick. Sure, T-Mobile's new Sidekick LX sports Exchange support, and maybe the Pink phones will too, but Turtle and Pure are supposed to be about entertainment and fun, not business.

No word on pricing yet or what any of the specs will be, but it sounds like these phones are getting close to production, and may hit store shelves in a few months. Until then, let me know what you think of Microsoft's stab at the multimedia smartphone.

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:02:00 +0400

LICKING LINDSAY LOHAN LOVES DUBAI

Licking Lindsay Lohan and butch dyke Samantha Ronson have been house hunting in the United Arab Emirates paradise of Dubai in a bid to beat the paparazzi. The bearded couple have reportedly fell in love with glamorous Palm Island resort after Ronson performed at the nearby luxurious Atlantis Hotel last year, according to British tabloid the Daily Mirror. The former star is eager to capitalize on a lack of paparazzi in the Middle-Eastern state by snapping up a lavish $2.18 million pad. A source tells the publication, "Lindsay and Sam loved the tacky glitziness of Dubai. There is so much money and opulence out there it really impressed Lindsay - she can be quite materialistic like that. Despite her fair skin, Lindsay loves the beach and sunshine. "And with the property market over there probably the only place where there still seems to be a boom, she thinks it will be a wise investment. "There isn't as much paparazzi either - although that's sure to change once Lindsay and Sam become regulars on the scene." However, the pair will need to keep their romance quiet if they do move to Dubai as homosexuality is still illegal in the country.

Photos of new Nokia EVO Store in Dubai

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:56:00 +0400

It seems like every new building opened in Dubai is increasingly impressive – so it's quite fitting that Nokia's first ever EVO Concept Store would makes it debut in the UAE's most populous state. Opening its doors on 09.09.09 and inaugurated by Sheikh Mohammed himself, you'll find it in the new metro link extension of the Mall of Emirates.

"Solutions" is the buzz word around Nokia at the moment, and is at the heart of each EVO store which represents the latest generation of Nokia's stores. In it you'll find more live demos, a highly trained staff who can further train and education consumers on Nokia's latest solutions.

Enjoy a few photos below of the new store!

Welcome! You've arrived too early though…

Ahh…much better

Elegant interior design

Devices and big screens, quite common in all Nokia stores

Have the staff activate your Ovi services right in the store!

Don't forget to pay on the way out

A view of mall outside the

MIDDLE EAST METRO DREAMS

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:48:00 +0400

Abu Dhabi Metro Project

The Abu Dhabi Metro Study

The Abu Dhabi Metro Study is a result of the Surface Transport Master Plan (STMP), a major initiative taken by the DoT to develop a comprehensive plan for surface transport - including different modes for passengers and freight such as roads, metro, Light Rail Transit (LRT) - that will meet the needs of residents as well support the economy's mobility until 2030.

The metro rail system

The metro rail system will run approximately 131km, and will be supported by tram and bus feeder services. Besides serving the projected increase in population of the city and relieving congestion, the metro will connect the mainland with communities such as Saadiyat, Yas Islands and Al Raha Beach.

Meanwhile, the capital - already committed to sustainable transportation in its Plan Abu Dhabi 2030 - has raised the bar a level higher by signing the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) Charter on Sustainable Development.

Statistics

- Abu Dhabi Metro trains will start operating by 2016.
- Abu Dhabi trams will start operating by 2014.
- The metro rail system will run approximately 131 kilometres

About Doha Metro

Qatar could award Doha Metro contracts this year

Plans for the Doha Metro Network have been presented to the Qatar Government and are currently under consideration.

The contract could be awarded by the end of this year, a consultant working on the project said. The plans form one "cluster" of a wider consolidated national railway network.

The wider network is designed to integrate five railway systems planned across Qatar into a "comprehensive and consolidated national railway system."

It was prepared by DB International, the international wing of German railway company Deutsche Bahn, and local state-owned firm Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company.

Last August it was announced that the two firms had signed an MoU to develop the conceptual design. The Urban Planning and Development Authority is overseeing the work.

"The plans include Doha Metro as one cluster," DB International spokesperson Bernd Weiler told Construction Week.

"There are further clusters involving other forms of rail traffic including a line to Bahrain and a line south to Saudi Arabia."

Weiler confirmed that a presentation had been made last month to the Qatar Government. When asked how the government had received the plan, he said: "I have read reports which are friendly but neutral."

According to Doha's application to host the 2016 Olympic Games, phase one of the metro involves five sections, originally scheduled for a 2015 completion date.

But Qatar was eliminated from the running for the Olympics last June, making the 2015 completion unnecessary and unlikely.

PTV Doha manager Steve Cole, who is also involved in the wider masterplan, told CW the construction timetable, including the contract type, would not be agreed on until "the second half of this year."

"The kind of metro they are looking at is mostly underground, which takes time," Cole added.

The first section, running 30km from the under-construction Lusail mega-project to Doha International Airport, was valued at US $1.65 billion (QAR6 billion) in the Olympic application.

The four further sections, originally set to break ground between 2010 and 2012, run a total of 55km and were valued collectively at $3 billion.

Together, the five sections constitute the first phase of a long-term three-phase plan, with a preliminary 2026 completion date. All three phases total 140km.

The Olympic application confirmed that the city's planned transport infrastructure "will be developed, regardless of the International Olympic Committee's choice of host city for 2016." Qatari Diar was unavailable for comment.
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The wider integrated system includes the Doha Metro Network; an east coast rail link; a high-speed link between the new Doha International Airport, Doha City Centre and Bahrain via the planned Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Bridge; a freight rail link based on the GCC rail link studies; and light rail systems within specific developments including Qatari Diar's Lusail mega-project.

Doha Metro Project

Client		Ministry of Communications and Transport
Country		Qatar
Category		Infrastructure
Project Type		Railway
Project Duration		From: Q1 2010 Estimated To: Q1 2015 Estimated

Status		Concept Stage
Scope		Doha metro is an 85-KM railway network in Qatar. The railway will include an east coast link, a high-speed link, a freight link and a light rail system. The railway will serve suburb of Doha and developments such as Lusail, Education city and West Bay.
Schedule		The project is at concept stage.

Estimated Value: 3bn USD

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:41:00 +0400

About Burj Dubai

Burj Dubai

1 Burj Dubai Boulevard
Dubai DU United Arab Emirates
http://www.burjdubai.com/

Status:	construction
Construction Dates
Began	2004
Will finish	2009
Floor Count	162
Basement Floors	2
Floor Area	517,240 m²

Building Uses

- mixed use

- communication

- hotel

- observation

- office

- residential

- retail

Structural Types

- highrise

Architectural Style

- late-modernist

Materials

- glass

- steel

- aluminium

- concrete, reinforced

Heights	Value	Source / Comments

Spire	818.0 m	Emirates Businsess 24\|7, January 18, 2009


Top floor	636.0 m


Concrete structure	574.4 m

Description
• Tallest current building and sctructure in world since 2009.

• The Height of Burj Dubai was being kept private, and was not be told until it is completed. Developers said to be the tallest ever built, as it is the current tallest building on earth upon its completation, surpassing in all categories, like spire and roof, buildings already built as the Sears Towers, Taipei 101, Shanghai World Financial Center, Jan Hancock Center and Petronas. At the end of June 2006, a height of 2650ft (807.7m) has been made public by some of the firms involved in this project. Although, recently, it was announced on January 19, 2009 by a contractor working on the project, that it topped out at 818 meters.

• Topped-out on January 17th, 2009.

• Work on the foundations started in January 2004.

• When anounced in early 2003, the Burj Dubai's design was the same as the 560 meter Melbourne Grollo Tower design. However, in May 2003 a new design by SOM was released.

• An observation deck is located on the 124th floor.

• It would have the fastest elevators in the world with a speed of 700m/min (42.3 kmh / 26.1 mph).

Burj Dubai interactive visitor tour revealed

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:39:00 +0400

Details were announced on Tuesday of the interactive journey on offer to visitors to Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building, which is due to open in December.

ON TOUR: An artist's impression of the observatory deck at Burj Dubai.

The At The Top of the World experience will include travelling at a speed of 10 metres per second to the observatory deck on Level 124 which will take about 60 seconds.

When the doors slide open, guests will be welcomed with floor-to-ceiling glass providing unobstructed 360 degree views. Visitors can also adventure outside onto the open-air deck to peer into the distance or down to the familiar streets below, Burj Dubai bosses revealed in a statement.

Special telescopes will provide virtual time-travel visions of the scenes beyond and below, allowing guests to see them in the close-up real-time not only the spectacular views of Dubai but also its past and future.

Thomas Dempsey, general manager, Burj Dubai, said the At The Top journey "will be a never-before experience for visitors".

He added: "The entire journey - starting from the welcome lobby at The Dubai Mall through a 65-metre travelator to the vertical travel in a double-deck elevator to finally watching the world uninterrupted from Level 124 - is educational, inspirational, compelling and thoroughly fulfilling."

While a typical At The Top journey can be completed in 45 minutes, several other interactive features including 'Burj Dubai Among the Greats,' 'Burj Your City', 'Tallest Among the Tall', and 'Dubai Then and Now' can also be included.

Abdulla Lahej, executive director, Dubai Project Management, Emaar Properties, added: "With the At The Top experience, we are celebrating Burj Dubai's iconic status and providing the world an opportunity to partake in this celebration

Dubai Metro on Track With Wrightstyle

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:32:00 +0400

A UK glass and steel glazing company with a growing international reputation has supplied a range of its specialist systems for the largest infrastructure project in Dubai for more than a decade.

Dubai Metro on Track With Wrightstyle

The £4.5bn Dubai Metro, which opened this month (September) is the world's largest automated driverless train system, with just under 75km of magnetic track, and joins together many of the Emirate's instantly recognisable icons, including the Burj Al Arab, Dubai's self-styled seven-star hotel, as well as the Palm Island, and the tallest building in the world, the Burj Dubai.

Wrightstyle, based in Wiltshire, supplied over 300 square metres of curtain walling, fire rated to 60 minutes of integrity and insulation, and which included both the company's SR60 framing system and WSL F28 specialist glass. The contract also included a number of fire-rated opening windows from their 6050F1 series, and mainly intended to protect the station's primary evacuation route.

The company was chosen for its international experience, its specialist expertise in the supply of both the glass and steel frames in one integrated, tested and guaranteed system – and its ability to meet the demands of a complex project in just over one month from the order being placed.

The systems were all supplied into the Rashidiya Main Depot, the starting station of one of the Metro's two lines, capable of handling 22,000 passengers an hour, and able to accommodate 64 trains for cleaning and maintenance. The Depot also includes the system's operations and emergency response centre, all managed through 668 military personnel, 3,000 surveillance cameras, two police stations, and eight security offices.

The interior of each of the system's 47 stations all feature themes adopted from the four elements of nature: water, air, fire and earth. The design of the exterior of the elevated stations is a unique shell-shaped roof which invokes the heritage of pearl diving – an integral part of Dubai's history.

The theme of water and air is carried through into the interior design of the trains, each of which has five compartments and three classes – Golden Class with leather seating, Women and Children's Class, and Silver Class.

The Wrightstyle systems were all designed and fabricated at the company's Devizes base and supplied fully finished to the main contractor, JTMJV (Japan Turkey Metro Joint Venture), that employed a local fixing company, approved by Wrightstyle, to handle installation.

The contract timetable meant that design, manufacture, paint and packing had to be completed within four weeks of the order being placed. This necessitated Wrightstyle having to airfreight four tonnes of framing and nine tonnes of glass, with the balance following by seafreight.

The new Metro system comes in response to the Emirate's huge growth. From a population size of 183,000 in 1970, Dubai now has a population of 1.1 million, still growing at 6.4% per year, and set to reach three million by 2017.

The city also boasts the world's largest shopping mall, the first underwater hotel and the longest indoor ski slope. Not forgetting Space Adventures, in neighbouring Ras Al-Khaimah, that will soon be offering suborbital spaceflights.

There is also a $4.5 billion new airport; more than 60 residential towers at the Dubai Marina; the Dubai International Financial Centre, bigger than London's Canary Wharf; Dubai International City; Dubai Healthcare City; Dubai Festival City; and the $5 billion Dubailand theme park, a desert Disneyland. Dubailand alone consists of 45 main building projects and 200 smaller building projects.

In keeping with the scale of growth, fire safety in the UAE has also improved. The first indication came with the establishment last year of a centre of excellence for fire safety testing and product approval, in a joint venture between Bodycote Warringtonfire and the Dubai Civil Defence (DCD) authority.

That has led to a sea-change in both enforcement attitudes and how products and systems are being specified and test certificates ratified. Until recently, most projects had to comply with integrity-only specifications. Now, a growing number of specifiers are requesting project-by-project fire test certification for both integrity and insulation – as was the case for the Dubai Metro contract.

Wrightstyle's range of interior and exterior firescreens, doors, windows and curtain glazing systems can be found at www.wrightstyle.

DUBAI METRO

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:25:00 +0400

Hundreds of special taxis to serve Metro commuters

DUBAI // Concerned that many people are using the Metro for pleasure rather than to get to work and back, municipal authorities are to assign some 300 taxis to serve commuters of the network.

Hundreds of special taxis to serve Metro commuters

The special taxis are being deployed by the Dubai Taxi Corporation to bolster the existing bus feeder services.

Meanwhile, according to the Roads and Transport Authority, Eid gave the Metro its busiest days yet. The trains carried 97,527 passengers on Sunday, and 97,881 on Monday, the corporation said in a statement.

Yet some residents say they will need a more comprehensive complementary transport service before they can depend on the Metro for their daily commute.

"The Metro is a good thing to have here, but I am still using my car because not all the phases are complete," said Dipal Buch, an Indian resident of Bur Dubai.

"Until then, it is not that useful."

As a result, the Dubai Taxi Corporation is working to include taxis in the Metro feeder services.

There are more than 7,000 taxi drivers based in Dubai.

Among the visitors to Dubai on Sunday was Marions Popa, a Romanian national living in Abu Dhabi who was planning to travel from one end of the Metro line to the other. "We came down from Abu Dhabi just to ride the Metro," she said. "We read about it in the newspapers and thought we'd try it out on our free day."

For Sadaf Pitt and her family, using the Metro on Sunday meant being whisked out of one area of Dubai and discovering somewhere new.

"If the Metro didn't exist, we would probably have stayed here," she said at the Mall of the Emirates station, waiting to pass through the barriers to board the train to Rashadiya with her husband and four-year-old daughter, Parisa.

"We thought we'd check it out, because the alternative at the moment is to just hang out at the mall."

Toyota RSC - KILLER!!!

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:37:00 +0400

Top 10 Horniest Countries

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:29:00 +0400

No.10 - Mexico

Want to take a sexy siesta? Meet people of the sun and fun in our No. 10 horniest country. Mexicans kick off our list of boot-knocking peoples, and they start from an early age. In fact, in May of 2008 Mexico City's government distributed 700,000 copies of sex-ed textbooks to deliver to the city's student population, well aware that the kids would be doing the horizontal tango one way or another. And when it comes to sex south of the border, there's always a way. While prostitution is generally illegal in Mexico, it is legal in select cities like Tijuana where sex worker zones are set up for your benefit.

Horny hangouts: A huge spring break getaway, Mexico's resorts often melt into one giant pickup place. Here are some of the more notable places to go in this horny country: In Cancun, check out the popular bars -- Senor Frogs, Daddy 'O and Coco Bongo. In Acapulco try Palladium, a huge disco that overlooks several other bars, there's also Baby Lobster Bar and Thai Bar, both of which have a reputation for hot girls. Visiting Cabo San Lucas? Then you definitely need to check out Squid Roe, a popular dance bar flowing with tequila. A few other Cabo San Lucas pickup options include The Zoo and Mango deck. If you're in Puerto Vallarta check out The Zoo (another one) and El Hilo for hot Mexican nights. In Tijuana? Hit up Senor Frogs, Mundo Cafe or Safaris.

No.9 - Switzerland

Sure, they're politically neutral, but the Swiss definitely have an opinion about sex. That opinion roughly translates to: "Gimme more." Apart from their regular bedroom feats, prostitution is also legal in this horny country. Every year 350,000 Swiss pay their own way for pleasure. With this level of commitment it's no wonder they made our list of top 10 horniest countries.

Horny hangouts: If you're traveling in Zurich, you'll want to check out this popular spot, the Hive Bar or even Ba Ba Lu for loud music and a lively crowd that's sure to make your night one to remember.

No.8 - Spain

In the land of Latin love, sex is a foregone conclusion. Its traditional, sexually charged culture has even gone through a modern update. Recently, it's been reported that Spanish men have turned to our modern-day Spanish fly, Viagra, to please their ladies longer -- even if they are fully capable of the act without the pill. Of course, this little enhancement makes sure they meet their own expectations as well, proving that this is definitely one of the horniest countries around.

Horny hangouts: In Barcelona, visit the seaside club Baja Beach where plenty of women come to see and be seen. Your other bet for hot Spanish nights is Razzmatazz, which is a single club with five different clubs attached to it. Here to party? Ibiza's got the answer: Just pick a bar, any bar, and you'll do fine.

No.7 - Malaysia

In public, this country definitely appears conservative. For example, there was a recent controversy over whether sex education should be taught in high school or not -- not exactly sexually liberated. However, behind closed doors lies (pun totally intended) the real story: Malaysians are swinging from the bedposts, and loving every minute of it. Occasionally we'll get a glimpse of it - like when Malaysia's Minister of Health was forced to step down after his homemade sex tapes made the rounds in January of 2008.

Horny hangouts: In Kuala Lumpur, check out these bars and clubs for a straightforward party: Aloha, Poppy Bar or the Rum Jungle. To "choose your own adventure" visit the Beach Club where there's a good chance a girl comes at a price, but she'll be worth every penny.

No.6 - Italy

Many Italians live la dolce vita with sex high on their list of things to do on a daily basis. A poll found that 32% of Italians over 60 years old have sex regularly. It's unclear if this means seniors are schtupping around the clock or once a week. However, one thing's clear; their frequency in the sack helped give this country a spot on our list of top 10 horniest countries.

Horny hangouts: Visiting Florence? Check out the Red Garter, a classic American-style bar with an international reputation as a pickup joint. Your second choice should be Moyo, a laid-back club whose volume lets you have a conversation. In Milan, good bets for passionate encounters are Propaganda, a huge nightclub, plus The Shocking Club, a club known for its crazier theme nights. And when in Rome, visit the Drunken Ship, a popular party bar, and don't forget to do it as the Romans do it.

No.5 - Poland

For a fairly conservative culture, Poland has earned a steamy reputation as one of the horniest countries out there. Poland has an annual Eroticon festival that showcases the latest and greatest sex toys and mechanisms in the adult industry. Even one of Poland's politicians was caught in a sex scandal. However, the most obvious evidence of Poland's hound-dog ways has to be the two Polish women who once held the world gangbang record, which they completed in their home country. Need we explain?

Horny hangouts: If you're going to Warsaw, you'll want to visit Organza, a club with a good share of women. Or for variety check out the two-floor bar Zoo; this bar features plenty of space to party or chat up women. Now Krakow: While you're there go to Cien Klub, described as an institution it's a big club with lots of girls. Krakow also features Frantic, another two-floor bar and the Goraczka Freak Club, not that kind of "freak," but a good party place filled with ladies nonetheless.

No.4 - China

The more China's Cultural Revolution thaws, the more its sexual revolution heats up. Want proof? Just in the past eight years, 5,000 sex shops have opened in Beijing alone. Plus, China even has a SEXPO, where Chinese residents come to check out sex paraphernalia. And with 70% of the world's sex toys made in China, its horniest country status means that a good deal of their hard work won't have to go very far.

Horny hangouts: If you're visiting Shanghai, you need to check out these better-known spots: Bar Rouge, Zapata's and Windows. If you're in Beijing, you've got a few options: Visit the Sanlitun Lu District, often dubbed "bar street" for all its action. For the tried-and-true joints check out Bar Blu, Suzie Wong and Brown's, all renowned meat markets. And for your seedier pick you need to head to Maggie's, a popular nightclub known for its working girls.

No.3 - Russia

Was the Cold War's biggest secret that the Russians were having more sex than we were? Since the fall of Communism it looks a lot more likely that it actually was. Russian's libidos are inspiring them to fill tons of new Moscow clubs and bars where hookups are a nightly pastime in this horny country.

Horny hangouts: In Moscow, go to The Hungry Duck, a crazy bar that runs ladies' nights with male strippers three times a week, then lets men in the door once the strippers are off stage. Sure, nothing is set in stone, but you'd have to try hard to miss this softball pickup pitch. Other Russian hot spots include Night Flight, where you can pick up Russian girls, and Propaganda, which is better-known for housing tourists rather than locals.

No.2 - Brazil

Considering this is the birthplace of the thong, it makes sense that sex is as essential as breathing in Brazil. This horny country's beaches are filled with gorgeous women and during its annual Carnaval even the most stubborn inhibitions disappear and this destination proves its spot on our top 10 horniest countries list.

Horny hangouts: In Rio, definitely visit the Lapa district. It's a huge party spot, filled with clubs and gyrating women. Other Rio options include the Nuth Bar, a two-story nightclub notorious as a pickup bar, plus Baronetti or Club Six. Up for more adventure? You can negotiate your price openly at Help.

No.1 - Greece

This country has a long tradition of sex that dates back to ancient times -- these are the guys that brought us pederasty and Sapphic love. With its temperate Mediterranean weather, beaches and tons of islands, Greece's ingredients make it the No. 1 horniest country in the world.

Horny hangouts: Set aside some time, and plenty of protection, because there are a number of pickup spots throughout the islands and on the mainland. First, in Athens, try out Hoxton in the Gazi district, it's a trendy bar where backpackers are known to hang out. For the islands, Corfu is renowned for its infamous pickup spot, The Pink Palace. And while on the island of Los, check out these bars: Kahlua, Slammer Bar or the Red Bull Bar. Finally, make sure to check out Mykonos, an island known for its partying. While in Mykonos, visit Paradise Beach club that's set right on, you guessed it, a beach. Paradise Beach is a big hangout, where clothing has been known to occasionally disappear.

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YSR Helicopter Crash

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:28:00 +0400

Nokia X6: The Debut of The X-Series - launch in dubai

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:23:00 +0400

Nokia X6: The Debut of The X-Series - Specs n Images

Nokia X6 marks the debut with the fireworks Nokia World 2009 in Stuttgart. As expected the xseries debuted with an excellent model of cellular sensual touch, complete and multimedia. The Nokia X6 is expected to ship in the fourth quarter of 2009 for an estimated retail price of EUR459 before taxes and subsidies.

X6 is full-touchscreen Nokia Comes With Music phone that is allows you to download free songs for a certain period of time. Nokia X6 provides a 16:9 screen in a 3.2-inch touchscreen, full browser with Flash, A-GPS, TV-Out port, a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual LED flash, 32GB of internal memory ( wow) and excellent battery. Arrive in the fall for a price of 450 euros without VAT or taxes.

beauty

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:14:00 +0400

Traveling to another country is not something that the majority of us can do on a regular basis. As a consequence, we probably end up missing a whole lot of foreign beauty!

In order to solve that problem, the editors at PopCrunch decided to compile this International Hot Women Roundup, hand picking 30 of the hottest women from 30 different countries. Oui mon cherry!

30. France – Laetitia Casta: We love French women (and the way they kiss too). Laetitia was born in Pont Audemer, 1978. Being a model and actress, her fame exploded after she became the official face of L'Oreal and Channel. On top of that she also appeared on over 100 magazine covers.

29. Canada - Natalie Glebova: Natalie was born in Russia, but she also has Canadian citizenship and used to live there (until recently when she moved to Thailand). She is a classical pianist, model and beauty queen. In 2005 she won the Miss Universe title.

28. China – Zhang Ziyi: Do you remember Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? Yes that was her. At the age of 29, she is definitely one of the most talented – and hottest – Chinese actresses around.

27. New Zealand – Kylie Bax: Kylie was born in 1975, and after years on the modeling career, she is now trying to become an actress. The wonderful blond has also appeared on several magazines around the world, including Vogue, Maxim and Vanity Fair.

26. Czech Republic – Daniela Pestova: Born in 1970, her career as a model took off when she moved first to Paris and afterwards to New York. She has been featured in several magazines, including Sports Illustrated and GQ, and she is also famous for her appearances on Victoria's Secret.

25. Ukraine - Milla Jovovich: Apart from being beautiful, she is also talented. Milla is an international model, actress, musician and fashion designer. Luckily for us, one doesn't need to know how to pronounce her surname in order to get delight from her pictures.

24. Hungary - Bea Hargitai: Hungary is the land of voluptuous blond women, and Bea is no exception. She was born in 1983, and she has already been feature in the Hungarian edition of the FHM and Playboy magazines. Too bad we can't buy those over the Internet.

23. Sweden - Paulina Porizkova: Paulina was born in the Czech Republic, 1965, but since we already had that slot filled (see Daniela Pestova on position 26), and since she also has a Swedish citizenship, we decided to include her here. Not that any men from Sweden would get pissed, especially after taking a look at her pictures.

22. United States - Rebecca Alie Romijn: At the beginning of her career she was a model, getting featured on Sports Illustrated and Victoria's Secret. After that she started to work as an actress (the hottest X-Men to date). Magazines like FHM and Maxim include her year after year among the most beautiful women in the world. No kidding!

21. Japan - Reon Kadena: Asian girls with great bodies… many a man's fantasy. Reon is 22 years old and she is already an idol in Japan. She used to do nude photography and videos, but she stopped once her popularity increased. Damn.

Pioneer XMp3 Handheld Satellite Radio

noreply@blogger.com (DUBAIBLOGGER) — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:08:00 +0400

Pioneer XMp3 Handheld Satellite Radio: The new handheld is unique in its ability to record five separate XM stations at once, guaranteeing that listeners can preserve more than one show at the same time. It also takes a cue from Slacker in an automatic buffering mode that holds as much as 30 hours of programming at any given time to keep radio going when a subway tunnel or other interference cuts out the satellite signal.

It is the company's first portable satellite radio since the long out-of-sale Inno. Similar to some earlier portables, the XMp3 acts like a DVR and has an electronic program guide for advance scheduling as well as a 30-minute buffer to pause or backtrack through live shows. Owners can also flag tracks from music stations to download later from Napster.

Matching its name, the device also works as a simpler portable media player for the user's own music and plays either MP3 or WMA tracks from microSD cards.

Pioneer's addition should support the Best of Sirius plan to fill in some of the more important missing channels on the still-divided Sirius XM network and is also significantly less expensive than the Inno or the Sirius Stiletto 2, coming in at $279. Sales start as of today.