The banks all over the UAE are instructed by the Central Bank to clear the cheques the very same day., & there are no exceptions. A bounced cheque is criminal offence punishable under UAE law 401. jail for period between 1 month to 8 years on discretion of Judge. A post dated cheque (PDC) is to be ... Continue Reading

The look on Shay Given’s face, when he grabbed on to the Swedish referee and told him it was a handball but just got shrugged off. It was heartbreaking. And in the same way, the loss was heartbreaking. The boys were devastated after putting through such a sterling performance tonight. France pulled through an advantageous ... Continue Reading

There has been talk for awhile now that Pixar was looking to open a studio here in town. It’s not a bad idea at all, given the high concentration of local tech and art talent. And it’s looking like those burbles are turning into action, as Pixar has apparently begun looking for some of their ... Continue Reading

Or: Taking the “Public” Out of “Public Education” I think as a student, you always expect your fees to go up.  But 32%?  Oof.  Students and those with supportive parents are going to face a mid-year increase of 15 percent to student fees and tuition, then (ouch) another 15 percent increase effective summer 2010.  A panel ... Continue Reading

The Conservatives have been trying to frantically upgrade Muskoka's infrastructure via a $50 million G8 Legacy Infrastructure Fund founded in February, another $5 million in security upgrades for the North Bay airport and other funding initiatives under the Economic Action Plan. More fuel to critics fire on the current government's priorities favouring Conservative jurisdictions. Sad that by trying to snub Toronto and move both the G8 and G20 events to cottage country they will have to put at one here anyway. All lot of added expense for nothing. ... Continue Reading

Yesterday a video circulated that allegedly showed several possible teenagers attacking pedestrians at random and today the story is Police on the trail of attackers shown in YouTube video. I ran across this video around 9am yesterday morning and chose not to post it for two reasons. 1) I felt it would bring out the racial trolls ... Continue Reading

A new Michelin Tokyo Guide will be on sale this weekend and at the launch/photocall it is revealed that Tokyo is now the new world capital of gastronomy. Oh la la. C’est catastrophe pour Paris? According to the new guide, Tokyo now has 11 3-stars restaurants compared with 10 for Paris. Not only that, Tokyo has ... Continue Reading

Details about the annual Santa Conference (SantaCon) is usually unavailable this early in the year and the veracity of any information that does become available is often in question due to Santa’s propensity for pranking. What we do know is this, the annual conference is coordinated by a shadowy figure known only as “Santa” and ... Continue Reading

There is currently a fire burning near the Ortega Highway in San Juan Capistrano. As I was on my way home around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, I noticed, what appeared to be smoke. I was sure of it when I crested a hill near my house. It is being reported that it is a 25+ acre ... Continue Reading

With over a three million titles on display, 340 stalls from leading publishers and distributors, this 10 day long Bangalore Book Festival (BBF) is open to public from 9th Nov till 15th Nov ( i.e. today) is claimed to be indias largest book festival…. Open to public from 11am till 8pm. More photos here.. ... Continue Reading

In a quick follow up to Lucinda Michele’s post about local tattoo artist Jeremy Swan who was going to attempt to break the world record by completing more than 801 tattoos in 24 hours… He did it. Quick matchbook math on that says he did one tattoo every 1.6 minutes to pull that off. Which seems ... Continue Reading

Image Reflection Uploaded on November 9, 2009 by conner.mccall SOTC has NEMAA Fall Fine Arts Show and an interesting conversation about the light rail, Gentrification Via Light Rail. Minnpost has a must read with the judges talking – Small-fee case explodes: Minnesota justices direct judicial anger at Pawlenty and Legislature the most remarkable piece of ... Continue Reading

My friend and fellow blogger Ann Erdman aka Pasadena PIO dropped the tidbit on facebook.  Tonight from 7PM until 3AM Saturday Pasadena PD will be running Sobriety Check Points in random locations around Pasadena.  My advice to the Old Town Pas partiers…take the Gold Line . ... Continue Reading

photo by me Well, Mount Pleasant just got a little less cool. Last night, a fire of unknown origin, tore through nearby businesses, including Zocalo Mexican restaurant, Slickety Jim’s, Lugz Coffee, and Kishu Island Sushi. Fortunately spared was the apartment complex next door. Ironically spared was the old Scotia Bank building on the corner of Main and ... Continue Reading

Bob Collins pointed me to this story Minneapolis Cuts Snow Plow Drivers The city of Minneapolis has to cut $1.4 million from its snow removal fun this winter because of constant state aid to local governments. They must reduce the number of fulltime plow from 134 drivers to 80 drivers. The other 54 will either be laid ... Continue Reading

From 15 to 19 November 2009 at Airport Expo Dubai Airshow 2009 Opening on Nov 15 The Dubai airshow is for Industry visitors only. Many of the civilian and military aircrafts will be on display and demonstrations. Helicopters, Passanger aircrafts will be part of the show. Tune to TV Channel Dubai One if you ... Continue Reading

The strib reports Minneapolis Police Department jumps onto Facebook The Minneapolis Police Department is looking for some fans. That is, the department has just launched a Facebook page,following the lead of countless law enforcement agencies across the country. These departments are scrambling, like many big institutions, to connect with people who are abandoning legacy communications media in favor ... Continue Reading

The times they are a-changin’. It used to be give the chimney a thorough cleaning and order a cord of wood. Nowadays it’s check the website or e-mail alerts before thinking about sitting around a cozy fire. Winter Spare the Air runs: November 1, 2009 – February 28, 2010 Get Notifications: * Check the newspaper, radio, and TV * ... Continue Reading

Things are a little crazy busy on our ends, but that’s not excuse to leave this blog unnattended for too long. Several things have caught our attention in the last couple of weeks, so here’s a quick digest to keep you in the loop. This week, running from Monday 9th November to Saturday 14th November, Take ... Continue Reading

Over the years marketing has taken different dimensions and the medium of internet is no exception. One trend is designing websites for sacrificial animals. Here is one for you. Will post others if i come across : www.lasaniacattle.com. Gallery section is designed well, video section is a broken link and “About us” is also incomplete. Not ... Continue Reading

King County is preparing for the possibility that there may be serious flooding this winter. If you live in the Green River Valley, you really, really don’t need me to tell you this because you’ve been hearing about it for a while. Still, it’s important that you don’t just tune these messages out ... Continue Reading

I’m sure you’ve heard about K.K.’s little rant:The perilous, slippery slope of gay marriage, which seems to have stalled at 445 comments against her insane logic. So instead I”ll point you to this little nugget over joy over at Roadguy: What’s up with 35E? Don’t ask your GPS Learn to Drive the Speed Limit as Posted I-35 ... Continue Reading

The largest candystore in Gulf is open at the Mall of Emirates :) – with a variety of approx 1500 candies in different shapes, flavors and colors the place is tempting i mean really TEMPTING not only for kids but for elders equally. it is known as Candylicious ... Continue Reading

Jesse Jones of King5 News tests Campbell Soup’s claim that there are 32′ of noodles in every can. He lays out a can’s worth of noodles on a football field. Slow news day? If you want to kill some time at work, watch it here. Way to embarrass us on Consumerist Jesse. ... Continue Reading

The new 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has been launched in Dubai by Gargash Enterprises, the Mercedes-Benz authorized agent in the emirate. Some of the innovative features of the new S-Class include attention assist-drowsiness detection system, adaptive high beam assist and night view assist with special pedestrian detection. It also incorporates the ’splitview technology’, which enables the ... Continue Reading