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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 22:09
Usually, seafood predominates at the Aquarium restaurant at the Creek Yacht and Golf Club. We went to brunch there once, it was very quiet, family orientated but nothing special laid on for kids. Lovely view, good food. Not sure if they would do turkey and all the trimmings? <em>edited by simpleasabc on 18/11/2012</em>
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 21:55
This is a very young country, give it some slack. How many percentage of decision makers/management level are from not so young/developed countries? I've no idea, have you? And in any case, these are not the people with the final decision, are they?
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 21:24
@ Arch and Madge Gustard - gotta love your judicious snipping of what I consider to be the most relevant part of my post. :D Just to remind you, I said ".. and maybe in the country he comes from, the locals did not move directly from being nomads who lived in tents to building high rises with all "mod cons"? " This is a very young country, give it some slack. I agree that to a biased outsider, it looks as if greed has completely overtaken health and safety requirements, but the country needs a chance to learn from its mistakes, as other countries much older than this are [b'>still [/b'>in the process of doing. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 18/11/2012</em>
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 21:04
what parents ( who are not necessarily entitles to home status) may wish to consider is whether to apply as a home status or a foreign student from the outset - some Universities have more places for foreign students and so a person may have a greater chance of getting in on this basis especially if their grades are not very good or the course is in high demand! yes but then it could cost twice as much. of course it would but some people choose to do that for the mentioned reasons. Unfortunately, the ones we've been looking at have v few places for international students. Ah, now I come to think of it, they are some of the ones we've heard will give home status.. I wonder if there's a correlation? This is all in the realm of speculation for us anyway as dorter (yes, of course I know how to spell the word daughter, I prefer dorter to "DD" and it's an old family joke, all right?) is waiting for her results before deciding which course she wants to do where.
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 20:43
There were about 6 huge Butterball turkeys in the frozen section at Spinneys Motor City this evening.
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 16:37
This is interesting, I think: http://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/was-she-right-or-wrong/ No it's not, it's silly and irrelevant to the post and question. I think it's both interesting and relevant to the discussion.
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 15:31
See if you can make sense of this: http://www.uaeinteract.com/travel/drug.asp Also, I'd suggest either asking your Consulate here what they advise, or the UAE consulate in your home country. From what I understand, you'd need to be very careful about bringing in drugs which are on the banned list - I wouldn't risk it, myself, but you'd definitely need a copy of the prescription and a letter from your doctor, probably translated into Arabic. Most people come in without being stopped but if you happen to be stopped at Customs and everything is not in order, you may find yourself in trouble. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 18/11/2012</em>
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 14:36
and knowing the standards of building work in the ME, it's worrying. That is quite a statement Joyce. Sorry to say this, [b'>but for a new country[/b'>, I would say that the standards are quite high. Really my BIL is a Construction Director and said the quality of the work here is not very good at all. My Brother who was an electrician looked at the work on one of the villas that i used to live in ( prestigious project) and said he was surprised that the place hadn't gone on fire due to the bad wiring. How long did it take the country your B-i-L is from to reach standards of construction where places are not likely to catch fire because of bad wiring? More than 40 years, perhaps, and maybe in the country he comes from, the locals did not move directly from being nomads who lived in tents to building high rises with all "mod cons"?
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 14:23
You can't legislate against idiots. We'll see if the fire was started by a an illegal gas cylinder exploding or someone's carelessly thrown cigarette-end setting fire to something inflammable (like litter) on the roof. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 18/11/2012</em>
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 13:49
Indigo Towers is near JLT Metro Station, Joyce. As you can see from this map, using the zoom, it is quite far away from Tamweel Tower in Cluster U, where the fire was. http://http02.bfm.im/adv_map.php?id=2
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 12:11
This is interesting, I think: http://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/was-she-right-or-wrong/
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 12:05
KB100, that's terrible for you - I do hope that's not been a regular occurrence for people in similar postions. An experience we parents can learn from, though. If ours decides on and gets accepted in the UK, we have v little chance of her being accepted as a home or even a European student. Apparently, she'd have more chance of getting a generous scholarship to a US university, go figure :)
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 11:46
From what people have told me, though in theory you are correct, KB100, some universities' Admissions Offices may apply home status to people who might well be considered international students by other universities. You only find out about this once an offer of a place has been made, apparently.
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 11:35
Fees for international students at medical schools in UK tend to be around GBP25k p.a. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 18/11/2012</em>
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 10:31
Apparently, it depends on individual universities' interpretations of the definition for "home students".
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 09:26
We went to brunch at IB Gate when they first started - the food was fine, usual brunch fare and there was a great little petting zoo for the children, as well as a bouncy castle, I think. We have since been to Iftar at IB Gate, in a different restaurant, and the food was extremely good for such a large buffet. I'm sorry, can't comment on Christmas except would imagine it would be nice.
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Latest post on 17 November 2012 - 10:33
In yesterday's news from London: http://www.lbc.co.uk/look-giant-rat-attacks-baby-in-cot-in-camden-62996/album/giant_rat_attacks_baby_in_her_cot_in_camden/1901
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Latest post on 17 November 2012 - 10:18
I've googled and found these two numbers, dk if they're any good to you: 04 2578484 (AAA Roadside Assistance) and AAA Emergency hotline roadside assistance: 8008181
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Latest post on 17 November 2012 - 09:32
http://www.godubai.com/citylife/press_release_page.asp?pr=68611
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Latest post on 17 November 2012 - 09:20
Second vote for Greg at the Polo and Equestrian Club which, for the sake of the taxi-driver the first time you go, is not quite in the Ranches, but just past Studio City, almost opposite the Ranches on the Al Qadra Road.
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Latest post on 15 November 2012 - 16:25
Thanks, SkyKitty.
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Latest post on 15 November 2012 - 15:51
I've got a friend coming over soon and was checking to see if I could find the latest rules on the above. My apologies to those ladies I was convinced were wrong, as this is what the British Embassy says on its page updated 6.11.2012: Guidance on bringing medication into the UAE Some prescribed and over the counter medicines that are available in the UK are considered controlled substances in the UAE. Any such medication cannot be brought into the UAE without prior permission from the UAE Ministry of Health. If a traveller arrives in the UAE without this permission and the required documentation, the medication will not be allowed into the UAE and the person may be subject to prosecution under UAE law. The latest guidelines issued from the UAE Ministry of Health state that a visitor entering or transiting the UAE who is carrying controlled drugs (narcotic, psychotropic, CDa and CDb) should have in his/her possession a valid medical prescription (if the original has been retained by the dispensing pharmacy, an attested copy of the prescription should be carried) and an authenticated certificate and/or permit from the health authority of the country of departure confirming that the traveller has legal authority to possess the drugs. Visitors should not carry more than 30 days worth of the prescription. A visitor carrying regular medicines (prescription only medicines) can bring into the UAE up to three months worth of the medicines provided he/she has the valid medical prescription.
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Latest post on 15 November 2012 - 15:47
Thanks. Where on SZR is MMI?
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Latest post on 15 November 2012 - 14:52
No, like many other ladies here, mine works every day and often late into the night, in his case because of time and working day differences between here and Europe. He is usually available for business-related calls when we're all away on holiday, as well. He is also known as a workaholic.
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Latest post on 15 November 2012 - 14:42
Why would it? That's not the function of this (or any other) forum, surely? <em>edited by simpleasabc on 15/11/2012</em>
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Latest post on 14 November 2012 - 15:20
I'm sorry, Sand Fairy, I don't understand how your brain works, there's clearly no point arguing with you as you are always right even when you're clearly wrong.
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Latest post on 14 November 2012 - 15:16
Sand Fairy, this list is about what people are allowed to import for personal use, not what you can get on prescription from a doctor here.
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Latest post on 14 November 2012 - 15:08
Where did you find that list, Mrs Alsaleh, and when does it date from, please? The site I quoted below says this: From the General Authority for Health Services Guide to the Management of Controlled Drugs in the Private Sector, March 2007... ... Narcotic (Active ingredients) Alfentanil Amphetamine Buprenorphone [b'>Codeine[/b'> Fentanyl Ketamine Methadone Methyphenidate Morphine Pentazocine Pethidine Remifentanil Sufentanil <em>edited by simpleasabc on 14/11/2012</em>
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Latest post on 14 November 2012 - 15:03
Just get a prescription from your dr for the codeine and you are fine. No - it is not allowed in - OP do not bring it. A man was thrown in prison for eating a poppyseed sandwich at Heathrow Airport and one of the poppyseeds got stuck in the tread of his shoe. Not worth it - get an alternative. Yes it is - i have had codeine her before on prescription..... But did you bring it in from abroad?
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Latest post on 14 November 2012 - 15:02
Check out this site to find out whether you think it'll be worth your buying both the Fine Dining and the Family books - there's a 10% online purchase discount on both of them: http://www.theentertainerme.com/ Also, make sure that the Saffron voucher is valid for brunch on the date you want, if that's why you want it. If I were you, with 5 of you, I would think it would be worth it for the savings to buy both of them. The Family one has vouchers for coffee places and light meals as well. If you choose carefully, you can probably make back what you spend by using each book just once :)
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Latest post on 14 November 2012 - 14:31
As far as I'm aware it's fine as long as you bring you prescription with you from the doctors. My husband had strong painkillers that aren't allowed to pass unless you have a valid prescription. Of you're still worried I can only suggest cocodomol although its not as strong! :-( I don't think codeine is allowed in with or without a prescription, according to this website: http://www.fairtrials.net/press/press-releases/list-of-controlled-pharmaceutical-substances-in-uae/ The relevant bit being: Narcotics These are Controlled substances under Schedules 1-6 of the UAE Federal Law 14 of 1995. [b'>They may not be imported into UAE. Possession of these drugs, with or without a prescription, may lead to a prison sentence.[/b'> In addition to the medications listed below, this category includes cannabis, cocaine and[b'> opiates, from heroin to poppy seeds (the kind used in everyday baking)[/b'>. Codeine counts as a narcotic.
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Latest post on 14 November 2012 - 14:26
There are tables outside at Beachcombers, much in demand at this time of year, so best to reserve them :) Fantastic view of the Burj al Arab.
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Latest post on 14 November 2012 - 14:06
I think you're going to have to find a place you know and like which doesn't usually do a Friday brunch, and ask them what they are doing for Christmas Day at lunch time. As TDB says, all the usual suspects seem to do a brunch with turkey and all the trimmings as well as the rest of the international fare (I love that as I dislike turkey :) ), so you might be hard-pushed to find somewhere with only a turkey lunch on the menu. Jamie's Italian don't do brunch; I don't know about Bussola at the Westin. Maybe the Ivy or the Observatory will be doing a special Christmas menu?
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Latest post on 14 November 2012 - 07:09
Judgemental, much? Of course, the "other woman" is always at fault. Honestly, it's like living in the Fifties here. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 14/11/2012</em>
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Latest post on 13 November 2012 - 19:50
Here are their details - why not ask them? http://www.yadig.com/business/Dubai/Laura-Ashley-Home---Mercato-Mall/19792
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Latest post on 12 November 2012 - 20:52
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Latest post on 12 November 2012 - 19:41
We asked if mail could be redirected from our old po box and were told they didn't offer that service! It says so in their blurb, but I assumed that was for private nos, not office ones.
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Latest post on 12 November 2012 - 18:57
Don't worry about the food aspect of it - if you don't feel like cooking for the Reveillon, you will also be able to order food in for Christmas Eve, from any of the places recommended below. Otherwise, shops like Spinneys and Waitrose (and Galeries Lafayette (bring your own foie gras, it costs a fortune here ;) )) are well-stocked with Christmas goodies and are open from 7 or 8 am to 11 pm. Last Christmas Eve, I dashed out at 6pm to get a fresh goose (the frozen one had caught cold) and we were enjoying it by 10.30 pm :) Good luck with the move and Bienvenue a Dubai :)
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Latest post on 12 November 2012 - 15:53
To today's OP - I wouldn't advise doing it. You're laying yourself open to all kinds of trouble. I wouldn't have alcohol at a party for teenagers that young even in Europe - I would wait till their 18th birthday party, probably. But here, doing what you suggest - far too much at risk.
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 22:34
So many of our ancestors of Anglo-Saxon*origin have died during the Great War and WWII and wars in between, and many others since, that Remembrance Day is vital for our continuing history - not to glorify war, but to remember those poor men who laid down their lives for our present freedom. I find it disconcerting that the present generation should believe Armistice Day/Remembrance Day is for the glorification of war - clearly, their history teachers have no understanding, either. Lest we forget, ladies, lest we forget. RIP those brave Tommies, including my own Great Uncle Tommy O'Neil, who died on his way to Flanders' Fields from Scotland via Canada, in about 1917. *includes ANZAC forces, of course :( <em>edited by simpleasabc on 11/11/2012</em>
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 22:18
Btw... For rancher residents... Drive towards bab al shams, first round about, you will see a parking lot followed by an awesomely safe cycle lane... Just keep an eye out for random cars who have been seen on the awesomely safe cycle lane Do I detect a slight note of sarcasm, here, Kakariki? (Your very name sounds rude in French, somehow.)
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 22:15
Can't think, off the top of my head (noddle) ;)
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 22:13
The driver that hit me is in prison, fact, and the sergeant explained why. Are you able to share that reason with us, please, Bird? (If not, it is understood no offence meant and none taken.)
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 22:10
Please listen to DesertRose1958 - SHE DA WOMAN (honestly, no kidding, this lady knows what's what and her advice is golden).
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 22:05
Unfortunately, it seems the Dubai Police and the RTA are still not singing from the same song sheet, Ecochic.
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 19:12
Do you mean registered with Ejari? http://www.ejari.ae/
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 16:06
I believe ecochic will find her statement: [b'>Dubai government rule - if a cyclist dies on the roads, the vehicle driver is not imprisoned as the cyclist is at fault for not following the law.[/b'> is not as categorical as she thinks. Dubai FAQ says: "UAE Federal Law No. 21 of 1995, and Ministerial Order No. 130 of 1997 cover the use of bicycles in the UAE. Article 16 of the law says that cyclists should ride on the right of the road, should not ride on the footpath, should use cycle tracks where available, and are not permitted to ride on[b'> main roads[/b'>." Roads inside compounds such as AR are hardly main roads. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 11/11/2012</em>
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 15:13
But is this to make tarts with juice but without cherries, or is it cherry juice with a tart flavour?
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 15:04
Roads are not meant for Cyclist in this country... don't blame the reckless drivers... way too many times I have seen cyclists who take up the entire lane at the ranches and cars have to wait till the second lane gets free so they can over take.... no amount of honking will make them move towards the side, it's just not right they cycle on the main road as it's UNSAFE and no amount of safety gear can safe a life. if you can't cycle on the bricked pavement (like so many other do) drive to jumeriah beach or other places which offer cycle lanes for long distances and stop causing problems with the residents who are returning home. Dubai government rule - if a cyclist dies on the roads, the vehicle driver is not imprisoned as the cyclist is at fault for not following the law. I was about to get all uppity with you about roads not being meant for cyclists in this country, but then read your last sentence. :( :\: Thank you, I've learned something new today. Along with the fact a tenant is at fault for trusting a contract concluded with an agent appointed by the landlord.
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 12:55
Thanks for the info, Scribs. We don't have a private PO Box no - wonder if we can get the stuff redirected from the office Box no? Doubt it.
 
 
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