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The Advisor: First Aid

I have read that strokes are now ranked second only to heart disease in the UAE as the biggest cause of death and is the most common cause of lifelong disability worldwide. How would I know if someone was having a stroke and what could I do? How can I prevent myself from having [...]

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Developing a national Emiratisation policy

The emiratisation employee forumto be held on 25th and 26th January at the Fairmont has the theme Private Sector Emiratisation for Economic Prosperity and aims to provide a forum to discuss ways in which successful Emiratisation policies can be developed. It brings together participants from the public and private sectors arganizations.
Through a series of [...]

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Abu Dhabi to lead UAE growth, says analyst

The UAE will emerge from recession in 2010, with virtually all the growth coming from Abu Dhabi. Accoridng from an investment analysis report by Shuaa Capital, Dubai’s economy in set to contract in 2010 – it is a real story of two cities, “said Mahdi Mattar, head of research and chief economist at Shuaa.
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Stress Management for Students

Stress, if not handled properly can land you in to a lot trouble. Especiallyduring student life, proper stress management is very important. Here are some stress management tips for students:
ISOLATE STRESSING FACTORS
Understand the basis of the problem and try to figure out its root cause. As a student, there are number of reasons which [...]

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Movie Review: The Men Who Stare at Goats

Dir Grant Heslov, starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey.
Reporter Ben Wilton (McGregor) is down on his luck. Heading out to Iraq in search of a story big enough to impress his straying wife, Ben meets Lyn Cassidy (Clooney), a retired soldier and a psychic spy. He can’t quite believe what he’s stumbled upon.
Those [...]

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Live for Today, Plan for tomorrow!

Many of us make decisions keeping the future in mind, our children’s education, marriage, provision for health, a trust fund when we retire. We sometimes get so caught up in these goals that we forget that life is passing us by and that while we are providing for our future we are not enjoying [...]

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Calls for pregnant women to take H1N1 vaccine

The Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has made free supplies of the H1N1 vaccine and prenatal vitamins available for pregnant women across the Emirates.
This is phase two of the protection programme; the vaccine was provided to Hajj pilgrims in November. Dr Jamal Al Mutawa, Section Head of Communicable Diseases at HAAD, said: “Pregnant [...]

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Al Ain taking health and safety seriously

Al Ain municipality is to establish the UAE’s first Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) department for the building and construction sector. Created in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Municipality (ADM) and under the mbrella of the Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA), this new environmental management system aims to oversee the massive development that is [...]

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Five sentences you never wish to hear!

1. Anything starting or ending with inshallah. We know it’s a harmless enough saying – and a really rather nice one too. But when everyone and anyone adopts the phrase as a get-out clause for any task they’re given, it’s more than a little frustrating. Inshallah on deadline day? We just don’t want to [...]